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Venus Williams (Achievement predecessor and successor)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati	World No. 1 February 25, 2002 – March 17, 2002 April 22, 2002 – May 19, 2002 June 10, 2002 – July 7, 2002	Succeeded by Jennifer Capriati Jennifer Capriati Serena Williams
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Anna Kournikova	WTA Newcomer of the Year 1997	Succeeded by Serena Williams
Preceded by Lindsay Davenport	WTA Player of The Year 2000	Succeeded by Jennifer Capriati
Preceded by Martina Hingis & Anna Kournikova Cara Black & Liezel Huber	WTA Doubles Team of the Year 2000 (with Serena Williams) 2009, 2010 (with Serena Williams)	Succeeded by Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs Gisela Dulko & Flavia Pennetta
Preceded by Lindsay Davenport Maria Sharapova	Best Female Tennis Player ESPY Award 2001-2002 2006	Succeeded by Serena Williams Maria Sharapova
Preceded by Lindsay Davenport	Best Female Athlete ESPY Award 2002	Succeeded by Serena Williams
Preceded by Cara Black & Liezel Huber	ITF Women's Doubles World Champion 2009 (with Serena Williams)	Incumbent
Preceded by First Award Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka	WTA Fan Favorite Doubles Team of the Year 2010 (with Serena Williams) 2012 (with Serena Williams)	Succeeded by Maria Kirilenko & Victoria Azarenka Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
Preceded by Francesca Schiavone	WTA Player Service 2012	Incumbent
Preceded by Mirjana Lučić-Baroni	WTA Comeback Player of the Year 2015	Succeeded by Dominika Cibulková
Records
Preceded by Brenda Schultz-McCarthy	Fastest serve world record holder July 20, 1998 – July 29, 2014	Succeeded by Sabine Lisicki