Venus Williams - Awards

Awards

See also: WTA Awards
1995
  • Sports Image Foundation Award for conducting tennis clinics in low-income areas
1997
  • WTA Newcomer of the Year
  • September's Olympic Committee Female Athlete
1998
  • Tennis Magazine's Most Improved Player
2000
  • WTA Player of the Year
  • WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)
  • Sports Illustrated for Women's Sportswoman of the Year
  • Teen Choice Awards – Extraordinary Achievement Award
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.62)
  • Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year for team sports (with Serena Williams)
2001
  • Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
  • EMMA Best Sport Personality Award
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.57)
2002
  • Best Female Athlete ESPY Award
  • Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.60)
2003
  • 34th NAACP Image Awards' President's Award
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.65)
2004
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.77)
2005
  • Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year Award
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.81)
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.3)
2006
  • Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award
  • BET's Best Female Athlete of the Year
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.1)
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.90)
2007
  • Gitanjali Diamond Award
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.3)
2008
  • Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year Award
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.3)
2009
  • Anti-Defamation League Americanism Award
  • Whirlpool 6th Sense Player of the Year Award
  • ITF Women's Doubles World Champion (with Serena Williams)
  • WTA Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)
  • WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)
  • Doha 21st Century Leaders Awards – Outstanding Leadership
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.77)
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)
2010
  • Caesars Tennis Classic Achievement Award
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.83)
  • YWCA GLA Phenomenal Woman of the Year Award
  • WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year Award (with Serena Williams)
  • Forbes 30 Utterly Inspiring Role Models
  • Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women in the World (No.60)
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)
2011
  • Forbes The Celebrity 100 (No.86)
  • TIME Magazine 30 Legends of Women's Tennis
  • Forbes Most Powerful Black Women In The U.S. (No.10)
  • Harris Poll Top 10 Favorite Female Sports Star (No.2)
2012
  • World TeamTennis Finals Most Valuable Player

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