How tall is Venus Williams?
Venus Williams's listed height is 185 cm (6'1"). She is taller than about 99% of women in the United States.
Where 185 cm sits among women in the United States
Taller than about 99% of women in the United States born in 1980 (average 163.8 cm).
About Venus Williams
Venus Williams, whose full name is Venus Ebony Star Williams, is an American professional tennis player. She was born on 17 June 1980 in Lynwood, United States. Along with her younger sister Serena, she was coached by her parents Oracene Price and Richard Williams. She turned professional in 1994 and reached her first major final as a 17-year-old at the 1997 US Open.
Williams has been ranked world No. 1 in both women's singles and doubles by the Women's Tennis Association. She has won 49 WTA Tour-level singles titles, including seven majors, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open, a gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics and the 2008 WTA Tour Championships. In both 2000 and 2001 she won the Wimbledon and US Open titles. She first reached world No. 1 in singles on 25 February 2002, the first African-American woman to do so in the Open era. She has also won 22 doubles titles, including 14 majors and three Olympic gold medals.
Williams has a listed height of 185 cm (6'1").
Frequently asked
How tall is Venus Williams in feet and inches? Venus Williams is 6'1" tall, which is 185 cm, 72.8 inches or 1.85 m.
Is Venus Williams tall for women in the United States? At 185 cm she is taller than about 99% of women in the United States born in 1980, whose average height is 163.8 cm.
Sources
- Venus Williams on Wikipedia — biography and career.
- Venus Williams on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 185 cm.
- Venus Williams on TMDB — filmography and co-stars.
Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Celebrity heights are based on widely reported public figures and can vary slightly between sources.