Venus vs. Serena: Their Most Memorable Matches
And the Williams sisters' rivalry continues Tuesday night.
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And The Williams Sisters' Rivalry Continues Tuesday Night - Venus Williams and Serena Williams's impact on tennis will live on for generations. The sisters, who are 15 months apart, have won a combined 28 Grand Slam singles titles, 13 Grand Slam doubles titles and five Olympic gold medals (singles and doubles). On Tuesday night, they'll meet for the 27th time overall and 14th time in a Grand Slam match with No. 1 Serena facing 23rd-ranked Venus in a U.S. Open quarterfinal. Serena leads the rivalry, 15-11, and 8-5 in Grand Slams, including her Wimbledon quarterfinal win over her older sister this past July. Before the sisters resume their rivalry, BET.com serves up some of their most memorable matches. (Photo: XINHUA /LANDOV)
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1998 Australian OpenWinner: Venus Williams - They've been playing against each other since they were kids, but the 1998 Australian Open marked the first time that the Williams sisters faced off in professional play. Venus hadn't even turned 18 when she scored a 7-6 (4), 6-1 second round victory over her 16-year-old sister. (Photo: TORSTEN BLACKWOOD/AFP/Getty Images)
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2001 U.S. Open FinalWinner: Venus Williams - It didn't take long for young Serena to start throwing rocks at Venus's throne once she got to the championship round to challenge her in the 2001 U.S. Open. Still, big sis was too much to handle, winning in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. This would be the first of five U.S. Open matches pitting the sisters head-to-head.(Photo: Ezra Shaw/Allsport)
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2002 French Open FinalWinner: Serena Williams - It was all love after Serena defeated Venus in the final at the 2002 French Open tennis championships on the clay courts of Roland Garros stadium. She won with a score of 7-5, 6-3. Still all love to this day! (Photo: REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer /Landov)
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2002 U.S. Open FinalWinner: Serena Williams - A year after losing to her older sister in the same tournament, Serena proudly showed off the 2002 U.S. Open trophy after beating Venus 6-4, 6-3. Serena lost by nearly the same score in 2001. (Photo: REUTERS/ Shaun Best /Landov)
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2003 Australian Open FinalWinner: Serena Williams - Even in defeat, Venus couldn't wait to embrace and congratulate her sister on the hard-fought 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-4 victory in the final round of the 2003 Australian Open. Make that another tournament that Serena would extract a bit of sweet sisterly revenge on Venus.(Photo: REUTERS/David Gray /Landov)
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2003 Wimbledon FinalWinner: Serena Williams - They both took trophies...except Serena's was gold. She edged Venus 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 to win tennis's most prestigious tournament back-to-back...this one equipped with sisterly bragging rights, though. (Photo: REUTERS/Ian Hodgson /Landov)
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2005 U.S. Open QuarterfinalWinner: Venus Williams - Venus got the better of Serena that day at the U.S. Open, 7-6(5), 6-2, but wasn't able to win the New York tournament that year. (Photo: REUTERS/Marc Serota /Landov)
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2008 Wimbledon FinalWinner: Venus Williams - Venus entered the 2008 Wimbledon tournament as its defending champion and left still holding her crown following a 7-5, 6-4 win over Serena. To date, the win serves as Venus's ninth and last Grand Slam singles title.(Photo: REUTERS/Alessia Pierdomenico /Landov)