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AUSTRALIAN OPEN WOMEN'S PROFILES

(8) Venus Williams
PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS:	8/1
NATIONALITY:	USA
BIRTH DATE:	17/06/80
BECAME PRO:	1994
WORLD RANKING:	8

VERDICT

2007 was the year the Williams sisters bounced back and while Serena chose Melbourne to show the world what she was all about, Venus was only slightly less spectacular as she captured a fourth Wimbledon title. She's now truly feared again and it's with good reason. One of the top servers in the game, Venus' powerful groundstrokes and tremendous reach make her almost the complete package. She put one of her common injury problems (hamstring) to one side to win the exhibition event in Hong Kong recently, so looks ready to challenge for a title she has never won before.

TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
	07	06	05	04	03	02	01	00	99	98
Australian Open	-	1R	4R	3R	RU	QF	SF	-	QF	QF
French Open	3R	QF	3R	QF	4R	RU	1R	QF	4R	QF
Wimbledon	W	3R	W	2R	RU	RU	W	W	QF	QF
US Open	SF	-	QF	4R	-	RU	W	W	SF	SF

Women's Profiles

(1) J Henin
(2) S Kuznetsova
(3) J Jankovic
(4) A Ivanovic
(5) M Sharapova
(6) A Chakvetadze
(7) S Williams
(8) V Williams
(9) D Hantuchova
(10) M Bartoli
(11) E Dementieva
(12) N Vaidisova
(13) T Golovin
(14) N Petrova
(15) P Schnyder
(16) D Safina
(17) S Peer
(18) A Mauresmo
(19) S Bammer
(20) A Szavay
(21) A Bondarenko
(22) L Safarova
(23) V Zvonareva
(24) Na Li
(25) F Schiavone
(26) V Azarenka
(27) M Kirilenko
(28) K Srebotnik
(29) A Radwanska
(30) V Razzano
(31) S Mirza
(32) J Vakulenko

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