Together, the duo have 14 doubles Major titles, winning every single Major final they competed together in. The sisters also have a doubles Olympic gold medal and individual singles gold medals to their name, making them two of the most successful tennis players of all-time.
While the two sisters are steeped in such rich history, their late half-sister Yetunde Price, who was tragically shot dead during a young age, is lesser known to the outside world. Here is everything you need to know about her:
Who is Venus and Serena Williams’ older sister?
Yetunde Hawanya Tara Price was the oldest half-sister of Serena and Venus Williams. Price served as a personal assistant for the Williams sisters for some time. She is the oldest of Oracene Price’s five daughters but unlike the Williams sisters, Richard Williams was not her father. She was a half-sibling from a previous marriage between Oracene and Yusef Rasheed.
Price frequently joined her sisters at their tournaments, including the 1997 US Open and Wimbledon. She worked part-time as a nurse and also owned a hair salon back in 2003. Furthermore, she was the mother of three children.
What happened to Yetunde Price?
Unfortunately, Yetunde Price was murdered in a shooting in 2003 in Compton, California.
On the night of September 14, Yetunde Price was spending time with her boyfriend in her SUV parked outside a crackhouse in the suburbs of Crompton. As per reports, two men guarding the house opened fire on the SUV in the belief that they were miscreants who were trying to affect their business.
Price’s boyfriend escaped the gunshots and drove Price to a relative’s home and called the emergency services upon reaching there. She was taken to the hospital later on and was pronounced dead shortly after arriving there, as she endured a major bullet wound to the head.
Serena Williams, in a web series called DiversiTea featuring youth activist Naomi Wadler, opened up about her sister’s death by shooting and how the epidemic of gun violence has affected black women over the years.
The former World No.1 was filled with immense emotion as she conveyed her feelings on the struggle to cope up with the loss.
How many siblings do Venus and Serena Williams have?
Venus and Serena Williams have three half-siblings on their mother’s side: Lyndrea, Isha Price, and the late Yetunde. Lyndrea Price currently works as an apparel designer for Venus’ clothing brand, Eleven. Isha Price, meanwhile, is an American lawyer and film producer.
On their father’s side, the pair have about nine half-siblings, namely Sabrina, Richard III, Ronner, Reluss, Reneeka, Betty Johnson, Dylan, Lakeisha Juanita Graham, and Chavoita LeSane.
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