Top 10 greatest American tennis players of all time

#8 Venus Williams

Venus Williams after winning The Championships - Wimbledon 2007

The only player in tennis history to win Olympic medals in 4 different Summer Olympic Games, big-serving American Venus Williams has been a mainstay of women's tennis for almost 20 years.

Venus Williams has won 7 Grand Slam Singles titles, 14 Grand Slam Doubles titles, 2 Mixed Doubles titles and 5 Olympic medals, of which 4 are gold. She is second only to her younger sister Serena Williams in career prize money earnings.

If not for her sister Serena, Venus would have won the French Open and Australian Open too.

Making her first Grand Slam singles appearance at the 1997 French Open, Venus has appeared in a record 80 Grand Slam tournaments, which is the highest among both men and women. At 38, Venus Williams still has the hunger and desire to compete at the highest level, and is eagerly looking forward to the 2019 tennis season.