Williams Sisters Rivalry
Venus Williams and Serena Williams are professional tennis players and sisters who have played numerous times in Grand Slam finals. The current head to head record between the two is 14–10, in Serena's favor. They have met in a total of eight Grand Slam finals (with Serena leading Venus 6–2), ahead of seven finals played by Steffi Graf and Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and by Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs but well behind the record of fourteen finals set by Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. The two sisters' most recent Grand Slam matches were played in the 2008 and 2009 final at Wimbledon and the 2008 quarterfinals of the US Open.
Both Williams sisters have been ranked World No. 1 in their career. Venus has been top ranked for a total of 11 weeks, beginning in February 2002. Serena has been top ranked for a total of 130 weeks, beginning in July 2002. As of May 27th 2013, Serena is the current World No. 1 and Venus No. 32. The Williams Sisters are the only two women during the open era to play each other in four consecutive Grand Slam finals.
Venus currently holds 44 singles titles while Serena holds 51.
Although the rivalry is long established, and is very fierce in competition, it is a very positive rivalry with the two sisters being very close. They have to date won 13 Grand Slam doubles titles, 3 Olympic Gold Medals and overall 21 titles playing together.
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