02163cam a2200349 4500 265181580 TxAuBib 20160617120000.0 070209s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780822575955 lib. bdg. : alk. paper 0822575957 lib. bdg. : alk. paper (OCoLC)83609486 TxAuBib Donaldson, Madeline. Venus & Serena Williams : Amazing Athletes / by Madeline Donaldson. Revised edition. Minneapolis : Lerner, 2008. 32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm. Amazing Athletes Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. A grand slam moment -- Growing up in the ghetto -- Getting attention -- Turning professional -- Rising through the ranks -- Tennis sisters, tennis rivals -- Selected career highlights. Examines the lives and careers of tennis players Venus and Serena Williams, gold medal winners for the Women's Doubles in the 2000 Olympics and holders of many other championship titles. --- Fierce competitors on the court and fast friends off of it, the Williams sisters are two of tennis's most outstanding players. Their spectacular talent and in-your-face style of play have helped them to nearly single-handedly revitalize the sport of tennis. From their start on the hard streets of southern California to their Grand Slam wins and unprecedented endorsement contracts, follow the Williams sisters' rise to the top of the women's professional tennis scene. Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.3 0.5 Quiz #115927. 20160617. Williams, Venus, 1980- Juvenile literature. Williams, Serena, 1981- Juvenile literature. Tennis players United States Biography Juvenile literature. African American women tennis players Biography Juvenile literature. Women Biography Juvenile literature. Amazing Athletes. TXHAM