Venus Williams 1,000 matches: 10 standout moments
In honor of Venus Williams reaching 1,000 career singles matches, we look back at 10 great moments from the American's storied career.
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October 31, 1994: Aged just 14, Venus Williams plays her first WTA singles match, defeating Shaun Stafford 6-3, 6-4 at the Oakland Coliseum (Getty)
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March 1, 1998: Venus Williams secures her first WTA singles title, taking the IGA Classic in Oklahoma City after beating Joannette Kruger 6-3, 6-2 (Getty)
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July 8, 2000: Victory over compatriot Lindsay Davenport at Wimbledon won Venus Williams her first Grand Slam singles title (Getty)
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September 27, 2000: Venus Williams displays her first Olympic gold medal after beating Elena Dementieva in the Sydney singles final (Getty)
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October 23, 2000: Victory over Chanda Rubin in the semifinal of the Linz Open gives Venus Williams a 35th consecutive victory - a record which remains her best run (Getty)
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February 25, 2002: Venus Williams (pictured at the Paris Indoor Open, with finalist Jelena Dokic, earlier in the month) becomes World No.1 for the first time. She would hold the top spot for a total of 11 weeks across three spells that year (Getty)
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July 5, 2008: Venus Williams beats sister Serena to win Wimbledon for the fifth time, in what remains her most recent Grand Slam crown (Getty)
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July 13, 2017: Playing a record 101st Wimbledon singles match, Venus Williams congratulates the beaten Johnana Konta in the semifinal. Venus reached two Slam finals last year - more than any other - 17 years after her first final (Getty)
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January 14, 2018: Venus Williams competes in the Australian Open, her 77th Grand Slam, extending her record. She was beaten in the first round by Belinda Bencic (Getty)
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February 10, 2018: Venus Williams in Fed Cup action against Arantxa Rus in Asheville - bringing up her 1,000th singles match (Getty)
