US Open 2022 — Numbers behind Venus and Serena Williams’ remarkable careers

It’s almost impossible to imagine tennis without Venus and Serena Williams. The two sisters began their professional careers in 1994 and 1999, respectively, winning many majors and profoundly impacting the sport.

But as the saying goes, all good things must come to an end.

Serena announced in August via a first-person essay on Vogue.com that her playing career is winding down. She didn’t use the word “retirement,” instead opting for “evolution” when describing her eventual exit from professional tennis. She said her desire to grow her family was a reason for walking away and suggested the 2022 US Open could be her final tournament.

Venus, however, hasn’t revealed much about her tennis future. After losing to Belgium’s Alison Van Uytvanck in the first round of the US Open, Venus said in a postmatch news conference that she was “just focused on the doubles,” which she played with Serena.

On Thursday, the Williams sisters lost their first-round doubles match against the Czech Republic’s Linda Noskova and Lucie Hradecka 7-6, 6-4. It was the first doubles night session at Arthur Ashe since Mike and Bob Bryan defeated Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray in the men’s doubles quarterfinals in 2013 and the first women’s doubles night session there since the Williams sisters lost to Nadia Petrova and Maria Kirilenko in the third round in 2012. Thursday’s match was possibly the last time we will see Serena and Venus take the court as doubles teammates.

Venus’ US Open is over with the loss, but Serena is still going in the singles bracket and will face Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round Friday (7 p.m. ET on ESPN). Regardless of how their careers end, the Williams sisters’ legacies as tennis legends are ironclad. And we have the stats to prove it.

Here are some numbers behind Venus’ and Serena’s Hall of Fame-worthy careers:

The Williams sisters

14: Entering the 2022 US Open, Venus and Serena have won 14 women’s doubles Grand Slams as partners. The only duo with more in the Open Era is the pairing of Pam Shriver and Martina Navratilova (20).

3: The Williams sisters have won three Olympic gold medals as doubles teammates (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008, London 2012).

2002: After the 2002 French Open, where Serena defeated Venus 7-5, 6-3, the sisters ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the WTA rankings. It was the first time in WTA history that sisters occupied the top two spots. Serena ended the year as No. 1 and Venus No. 2.

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