* 1942 – Richard Williams, father of Venus Williams and Serena Williams

* 1980 – Venus Williams, American tennis player

* 15-Yetunde Price, 30, sister of American tennis players Venus and Serena Williams.

* Venus Williams ( born 1980 ), professional tennis player

* June 8 – Serena Williams defeats her sister Venus Williams in straight sets to win the 2002 French Open.

Davenport's next victory on tour was her first Grand Slam singles title at the 1998 US Open, defeating fifth-ranked Venus Williams in the semifinals and top-ranked Hingis in the final.

After Wimbledon, Davenport won the singles and doubles titles in Stanford and won San Diego in doubles with Morariu over Serena and Venus Williams in the final.

Davenport reached the Wimbledon final, where she was beaten by Venus Williams.

Davenport once again lost to Venus in the Stanford final and to Serena Williams in the Los Angeles final.

After losing to Hingis in the Zürich final, Davenport won two consecutive titles in Linz, defeating Venus Williams, and in Philadelphia.

She lost in the Australian Open doubles final with Morariu to Venus and Serena Williams.

Davenport then reached the semifinals of the Tier I San Diego tournament, where she lost to Venus Williams.

She then lost to Venus in New Haven and to Serena Williams in the US Open semifinals.

Davenport and Lisa Raymond reached the doubles semifinals of the Australian Open, where they lost to Serena Williams and Venus Williams.

She defeated Venus and Serena Williams for the first time since 2000, which she said instilled belief in her that she could win more Grand Slam tournaments.

In the quarterfinals of that tournament, Davenport defeated Venus Williams for the fourth consecutive time.

Davenport eventually defeated Mauresmo and faced 14th-seeded Venus Williams in an all-American final.

In 2006, the WTA and players such as Venus Williams pushed for equal prize money to men at both the French Open and Wimbledon.

Both Lleyton Hewitt and Venus Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences, Hewitt being defeated in the semi-finals by Andre Agassi and Venus being defeated in the final by her younger sister Serena.

Venus Williams, 6 – 4, 6 – 3

It was the third of four consecutive Grand Slam titles won by Serena, all won by defeating Venus in the final.

* 2002 US Open: Lindsay Davenport defeated Yelena Bovina to advance to the semi-finals against the winner of Serena Williams vs. Daniela Hantuchová ; Monica Seles defeated Martina Hingis to advance to the quarter-finals against Venus Williams.

* 2002 US Open: Serena Williams defeats Venus Williams.

One spot featured the Hamburglar and Grimace with Cedric The Entertainer, and the final spot featured the Hamburglar with tennis stars Venus and Serena Williams.

At the beginning of 1999 Graf played the warm up event to the Australian Open in Sydney ; she defeated Serena Williams in the 2nd round and Venus Williams in the quarter-finals before losing to Lindsay Davenport in the semi-final.

She won her 13 Grand Slam doubles titles with her sister Venus Williams and the pair is unbeaten in Grand Slam finals .. Serena Williams is also a two time winner of the WTA Tour Championships

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Venus Williams has played against her sister Serena Williams in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of the 23 matches.

The Williams family moved from Compton, California, to West Palm Beach, when she was ten, so that Venus and Serena could attend the tennis academy of Rick Macci, who took notice of the sisters and who would provide additional coaching.

At the Grand Slam Cup in Munich, Venus defeated Hingis in the semifinals before losing to Serena for the first time in the final.

However, Venus teamed with Serena to win the doubles title at the event, completing a Career Grand Slam in women's doubles for the pair.

This result meant Serena replaced Venus as the World No. 1.

Venus and Serena teamed to win the women's doubles title at the event, their sixth Grand Slam title in women's doubles.

A sparkle of new musicians and bands appear: Simples Mente Livre, Móveis Coloniais de Acaju, Maquinado ( Lúcio Maia ), Monjolo, Lulina, Macaco Bong, Matanza ( band ), Violins, Superguidis, Lucy and the Popsonics, Retrigger, Eron Falbo, Terminal Guadalupe, Do amor, Nevilton, Pélico, Poléxia, Vanguart, Copacabana Club, Borderlinerz, Zemaria, Samambaia Sound Club, Banda Eddie, Guizado, Gardenais, Jumbo Elektro, Urban ToTem, Moptop, Porcas Borboletas, Cinedisco, Sabonetes, Threat, Montage, Daniel Belleza e os Corações em Fúria, Madame Saatan, Pública, Lucas Santtana, Visitantes, Firefriend, Seminal, Zefirina Bomba, Rockassetes, Charme Chulo, Rock Rocket, Mão de Oito, Érika Machado, Ecos Falsos, Envydust, Os Telepatas, Carolina Diz, Monaural, Mahalab, Supercordas, Canastra, SomoS, Chimpanzé Clube Trio, Wandula, Cartolas, Screams of Hate, Margot, Luxúria, Valentina, Volver, U. D. R., Faichecleres, Volpina, Aerocirco, Vincebuz, Mallu Magalhães, Banzé, Filomedusa, Ari Borger Quartet ( instrumental ), Radiare, Minnuit, Elma, Telepathique, Eu Serei a Hiena, Velhos e Usados, Julia Says, Pata de Elefante, Orquestra Abstrata, MoMo, Rodrigo Bittencourt, Garotas Suecas, Banda Pedra, Lafusa, Monno, Banda Rozen, Los Pirata, Vandaluz, Nancy, Venus Volts, Bad Folks, Rafael Agra, Marcelo Camelo, Lirinha, Stop Play Moon, Watson, Transmissor, Ultrafônica, Cabaret, Black Drawing Chalks, Rockz, Bazar Pamplona, Rodrigo Amarante, Little Joy, Drosóphila, Capitão Iguana, Mula Mansa & a Fabulosa Figura, Diego de Moraes e O Sindicato, Os Azuis, Plato Divorak, Los Porongas, Seychelles, Clorofones, Sweet Cherry Fury, Comunidade Nin-Jitsu, Bonde do Rolê, Um porem dois, Transmissor, Jair Naves, Apanhador Só, and Live Wire.

He wrote three novels – The Fifth String, Pipetown Sandy, and The Transit of Venus – as well as a full-length autobiography, Marching Along and a great number of articles and letters-to-the-editor on a variety of subjects.

Along with Theodore Dunham, he discovered the strong presence of carbon dioxide in the infrared spectrum of Venus.

Along with the album release, the Under Venus video – an animation video created by Testtube Productions – was launched.

Along the way, she defeated Venus Williams in straight sets 6 – 2, 6 – 3 and Ana Ivanović in three sets.

In an early 1999 interview, Love said about the Venus: " I wanted a guitar that sounded really warm and pop, but which required just one box to go dirty (...) And something that could also be your first band guitar.

From the Choirgirl Hotel and To Venus and Back, released in May 1998 and September 1999, respectively, differ greatly from previous albums as Amos's trademark acoustic piano-based sound is largely replaced with arrangements that include elements of electronica, dance music, vocal washes and sonic landscapes.

* To Venus and Back ( 1999 )

* Apple Venus Volume 1 ( 1999 )

However, the Cassini – Huygens mission fly-by of Venus in 1999 detected no signs of lightning at all.

* 1999: Hunting Venus ( TV ) .... Cassandra

Other highlights include beating several former World No. 1 players: Martina Hingis in the first round of Wimbledon in 1999, Venus Williams at the 2000 Italian Open and Kim Clijsters at the 2003 Zürich Open.

Eddison's A Fish Dinner in Memison ( 1941 ), Irving Stone's The Agony and the Ecstasy ( 1961 ), Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's The Palace ( 1978 ), Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient-part two 1992, Timothy Findley's Pilgrim ( 1999 ), Sarah Dunant's The Birth of Venus ( 2003 ), Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason's Rule of Four ( 2004 ), Richelle Mead's Succubus Shadows ( 2010 ), and the Showtime series The Borgias.

She has pursued this line of thought and feeling as well as a member of Feel Tank Chicago and on the way has edited books on Compassion ( 2004 ) and Intimacy ( 2001 ), which won an award for being the best special issue among all journals in the same year from the Academy of American Publishers, and which are interlinked with her work in feminist and queer theory in essays like " Sex in Public " ( Critical Inquiry ( 1999 )), Our Monica, Ourselves: Clinton and the Affairs of State ( with Lisa Duggan, 2001 ) and Venus Inferred ( with photographer Laura Letinsky, 2001 ).

* 1999 La Luna-" Venus "

* Tarzan: Carson of Venus ( with Igor Kordej, Dark Horse Comics, 1999 )

* The Tori Amos song " Josephine " from her 1999 album To Venus and Back is sung from the viewpoint of Napoleon during his unsuccessful invasion of Russia.

* Rozas, Diane & Anita Bourne Gottehrer, American Venus: The Extraordinary Life of Audrey Munson, Model and Muse, Balcony Press, Los Angeles, 1999, ISBN 1-890449-04-0

The lyrics " piece by piece " feature in the song " Datura " on the 1999 album To Venus and Back.

*" On Mars And Venus " ( with The Evil Tambourines ), Library Nation, 1999, Sub Pop

In 1999, Venus acquired WinterSilks, a large importer of silk fashions.

New revised edition in separate volumes: Márssal társalkodó Murányi Venus ( 1998 ), Porábúl meg-éledett Phoenix ( 1999 ), Thököly Imre és Zrínyi Ilona házassága-Palinodia ( 2000 ), Rózsakoszorú ( 2002 ), Csalárd Cupido-Proserpina elragadtatása-Dédalus temploma-Heroida fordítások ( 2003 ), Chariclia ( 2005 ).

* The British science fiction series Space: 1999 also refers to a mission to a space station orbiting Venus where the crew contracts a deadly virus and must be left to die rather than bring the infection back to Earth.

* A song written and performed by Tori Amos which appears on her 1999 live album To Venus and Back

Serena won the US Open in 1999 ; Venus beat Lindsay Davenport to win the 2000 Wimbledon title.

Defending champion Venus Williams fell to Jelena Janković, making this year the first since 1999 neither Williams sister featured in the Wimbledon women's singles final.

These films show the close relationship between film and the traditional art nude in art in films such as The Adventures of Baron Munchausen ( 1988 ), by Terry Gilliam, where Uma Thurman poses as Botticelli's The Birth of Venus, and Goya in Bordeaux ( 1999 ) by Carlos Saura, where Maribel Verdú poses as Goya's The Naked Maja.

* 1999: Venus