Venus Williams

In 2003, the sister and personal assistant to Venus Williams, Yetunde Price, was shot dead in Compton, California near the courts on which the sisters once practiced. Shortly after her death , the Williams family said "We are extremely shocked, saddened and devastated by the shooting death of our beloved Yetunde. She was our nucleus and our rock. She was a personal assistant, confidante, and adviser to her sisters, and her death leaves a void that can never be filled. Our grief is overwhelming, and this is the saddest day of our lives."[10]

On December 13, 2007, Williams got her associate degree in fashion design from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale.[11]

In 2011, Williams was forced to stop playing in the US Open before her second-round match after she learned she had Sjögren's syndrome.[12] After she learned this, Williams started following a vegan diet and lowered the amount of calories and sugars in her diet.[13]

In 2015, Williams got a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from Indiana University East.[14] She began studying for the degree in 2011 through an agreement between the university and the Women's Tennis Association. The agreement lets athletes play tennis professionally while studying online. Williams has said that shw wants to earn a MBA as well.[15]

Williams is a Jehovah's Witness.[16]

• Records in italics are currently active streaks.

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:97% |- style="background:#efefef;" | width=200|Championship || Years || Record accomplished || width=200|Player tied |- |1997 French Open – 2021 Wimbledon||1997–2021||Most appearances (90) in Grand Slam singles draw||Stands alone |- |1999 French Open – 2016 Wimbledon||1999–2016||First 14 Grand Slam doubles finals won (with Serena Williams)||Serena Williams |- |2002 French Open – 2003 Australian Open||2002–2003||Four consecutive runner-up finishes||Stands alone |- |2002 French Open – 2003 Australian Open||2002–2003||Four consecutive runner-up finishes to the same player (Serena Williams)||Stands alone |- |2003 Australian Open – 2017 Australian Open||2003–2017||14 years between first and last final||Chris Evert
Serena Williams |- |2000 Wimbledon – 2017 Wimbledon||2000–2017||17 years between first and last final||Serena Williams |- |Wimbledon||2005||Longest women's singles final[23]||Lindsay Davenport |- |Wimbledon||2007||Lowest-ranked champion (31st)[24]||Stands alone |- |Wimbledon||2007||Lowest-seeded champion (23rd)[24]||Stands alone |- |Wimbledon||2008||Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)[25]||Stands alone |- |US Open||2007||Fastest serve by a woman (129 mph)[26][27]||Stands alone |- |Summer Olympics||2000–2012||4 Olympic gold medals||Serena Williams |- ||Summer Olympics||2000–2016||5 Olympic finals||Stands alone |- |Summer Olympics||2000–2012||3 doubles Olympic gold medals (with Serena Williams)||Serena Williams |- |Summer Olympics||2000–2016||Most Olympic medals won by a male or female player (5)||Kathleen McKane Godfree |- ||Summer Olympics||2000–2016||Has won an Olympic medal in all three events (singles, doubles & mixed)||Kathleen McKane Godfree |- ||Summer Olympics||2000–2016||Has won an Olympic medal at four Olympic Games||Stands alone |- |Miami Open||1998–2002||22 consecutive singles matches won at this tournament||Steffi Graf |- |Dubai Tennis Championships||2009–2015||16 consecutive singles matches won at this tournament||Stands alone |- |Dubai Tennis Championships||2010–2014||2 consecutive singles titles without dropping a set||Justine Henin |- |Dubai Tennis Championships||2014||Only unseeded player to have won in singles and as a wildcard||Stands alone |- |Connecticut Open||1999–2002||4 consecutive singles titles|| Caroline Wozniacki |- |Connecticut Open||1999–2000||2 consecutive singles titles without dropping a set||Stands alone |- |U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships||1998–2007||Most singles titles won at this tournament (3)||Stands alone |- |Southern California Open||1999–2002||4 consecutive singles finals|| Tracy Austin |- |Mexican Open||2009–2010||2 consecutive singles titles||Sara Errani
Lesia Tsurenko |- |Year-end championships||1998-2008–2015||Won all three title Grand Slam Cup, WTA Finals and WTA Elite Trophy in singles |}