Venus Williams
American tennis player
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| 2025 | Williams received a main-draw wildcard for Indian Wells but chose to turn it down. |
| 2024 | Venus Williams receives multiple wildcards for tournament entries, indicating continued support and recognition in professional tennis despite potential career challenges. |
| 2024 | Williams lost in the first round of Indian Wells to Nao Hibino. |
| 2024 | Williams lost in the first round of Miami tournament to Diana Shnaider. |
| 2024 | Williams missed the Australian Summer hard court swing due to her injuries. |
| 2024 | Williams aimed to participate in American hard court tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami. |
| 2024 | Williams lost in the first round of both the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments. |
| March 2024 | Williams announced her intention to return to action after her injuries. |
| 2023 | Venus received a wildcard at the Rosmalen Grass Court Championships but lost in the first round to Céline Naef. |
| 2023 | At the 2023 U.S. Open, in her first round match, which was her 100th career U.S. Open match, Williams suffered a significant defeat, winning only two games against qualifier Greet Minnen. |
| 2023 | In the second round of the Birmingham Classic, Williams faced Jelena Ostapenko, losing in another close three-set match where she experienced injuries. |
| 2023 | Competing in the 2023 Birmingham Classic, Williams won her first match as a 43-year-old by defeating Camilla Giorgi in a three-set match, marking her first victory over a top 50 player in almost four years. |
| 2023 | Williams received a wildcard into the 2023 Wimbledon main draw but lost in the first round to Elina Svitolina, suffering a serious knee injury during the match. |
| 2023 | Williams lost in the first round of the 2023 National Bank Open in Montreal but achieved her first Top 20 win in over four years with a victory over No. 16 seed Veronika Kudermetova at the 2023 Western & Southern Open. |
| 2023 | Venus Williams concluded the 2023 season ranked 412 in the world. |
| August 2023 | Lost in the first round of the National Bank Open in Montreal. |
| January 2023 | Venus Williams began her 30th year on the WTA Tour by securing a straight-sets victory over Katie Volynets in the first round of the Auckland Open. |
| January 2023 | After winning the first set against Zhu Lin in the second round of the Auckland Open, Williams ultimately lost the match after dropping the next two sets. |
| January 2023 | Williams received a wildcard to the 2023 Australian Open but withdrew after suffering an injury during her second round match against Lin in Auckland. |
| 2022 | After Serena's retirement, Venus stated that she also retired from playing doubles. |
| 2022 | Williams missed the first four Grand Slam tournaments in singles in 2022. |
| 2022 | The duo lost to Lucie Hradecká and Linda Nosková in the first round, marking the final Grand Slam match for the 14-time major doubles champions. |
| 2022 | Venus played doubles with her sister Serena at the U.S. Open, where they made history as the first doubles match to be played at nighttime on Center Court. |
| 2022 | She received a wildcard for the 2022 U.S. Open but lost in the first round to Alison Van Uytvanck. |
| 2022 | Venus Williams was recognized in Sports Illustrated's 100 Influential Black Women in Sports. |
| 2021 | Williams received a wildcard for Wimbledon and later gained direct entry due to Naomi Osaka's withdrawal. |
| 2021 | She won her first round match against Mihaela Buzărnescu at Wimbledon, marking her record-breaking 90th Grand Slam appearance. |
| 2021 | She reached the second round of the Australian Open in 2021. |
| 2021 | Venus Williams served as the executive producer for the biographical sports drama film 'King Richard,' which focuses on the lives of Venus and Serena Williams. |
| 2021 | At the French Open, she lost in the first round to Ekaterina Alexandrova, who was the 32nd seed. |
| 2021 | Williams lost in straight sets to Petra Kvitová as the fourth seed at the Yarra Valley Classic. |
| 2021 | Venus Williams began the 2021 season at the Yarra Valley Classic, defeating Arantxa Rus in straight sets. |
| May 2021 | Due to a 5-match losing streak, Williams dropped out of the top 100 for the first time since 2011. |
| 2020 | Williams fell to Dayana Yastremska in the first round of the Western & Southern Open. |
| 2020 | Williams finished the year with a 1–8 tour record and her ranking fell to 78 in the world. |
| 2020 | In the second round of the Top Seed Open, Williams faced her sister Serena for the 31st time but lost in a tight three-set match. |
| 2020 | Williams traveled to the Italian Open the week after the U.S. Open, where she lost in the first round to Azarenka. |
| 2020 | Venus Williams served as both a participant and executive producer for the CBS show 'Game On!'. |
| 2020 | In her first official tournament back, the Top Seed Open, Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the first round. |
| 2020 | At the Mexican Open, where she was the fifth seed, Williams lost to qualifier Kaja Juvan. |
| 2020 | At the French Open, Williams was eliminated in straight sets by Anna Karolína Schmiedlová. |
| 2020 | At the U.S. Open, Williams lost to Karolína Muchová in the first round. |
| 2020 | At the Australian Open, Williams was defeated by Coco Gauff in the first round. |
| 2020 | After a four-month break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Williams returned to competition by playing World TeamTennis. |
| 2020 | Williams withdrew from the Brisbane International before the tournament began as well as from the Adelaide International. |
| August 31 2020 | Following the Western & Southern Open, Williams dropped to no. 67 in the WTA rankings. |
| July 12 2020 | It was announced that Venus Williams would rejoin the Washington Kastles for the 2020 WTT season starting on July 12. |
| May 2020 | Both the Tennis Channel and Newsday ranked Venus Williams as the eighth-greatest female player of all time. |
| 2019 | Venus Williams ended her two-year relationship with publishing heir Nicholas Hammond. |
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