Classic Photos of The Williams sisters: Venus & Serena

With Serena and Venus Williams set to meet for the 28th time in their careers at the Australian Open final on Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017, here is a look at the Williams sisters through the years.

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SI Staff
Publish date:
Jan 26, 2017

Classic Photos of The Williams sisters: Venus & Serena

Serena and Venus Williams shake hands after a game circa 1991 in Compton, Calif.

Venus and Serena Williams pose with former U.S. President Ronald Reagan circa 1991 at a tennis camp in Florida.

Venus and Serena Williams pose with their father Richard circa 1992 at a tennis camp in Florida.

Venus and Serena Williams take time off a practice session to pose together during the Adidas International event at White City on Jan. 16, 1998 in Sydney, Australia.

Anna Kournikova, Venus and Serena Williams attend a players party for the Super Power Challenge Cup in traditional Chinese dresses on Jan. 6, 1999 in Hong Kong.

Serena and Venus Williams hold their trophies after the women's final match at the Lipton Tennis Championships on March 28, 1999 in Key Biscayne, Fla.

Venus and Serena Williams pose during a photo shoot on May 1, 1999 in Rome, Italy.

Serena and Venus Williams got in touch with their patriotic side during a photo shoot before the 2000 Sydney Summer Olympics.

Venus and Serena Williams wave to the crowd during their doubles gold medal match in the Summer Olympics on Sept. 28, 2000 at the Tennis Centre in Sydney, Australia.

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Venus and Serena Williams attend the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year awards ceremony on Dec. 12, 2000 in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams hold their trophy after defeating Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu in the women's doubles final at the Australian Open on Jan. 26, 2001 at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

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Venus and Serena Williams attend the Essence Awards on April 27, 2001 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams laugh together before the trophy ceremony after their women's final match at the US Open on Sept. 8, 2001 at National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

Venus Williams congratulates Serena on winning their women's final match at Wimbledon on July 6, 2002 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Venus and Serena Williams pose with their trophies after their women's final match at the US Open on Sept. 7, 2002 at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.

Serena and Venus Williams speak during the VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards Show on Oct. 15, 2002 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Venus Williams and Serena Williams compete in the women's final match at the Australian Open on Jan. 25, 2003 at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

Venus and Serena Williams pose together during the 34th NAACP Image Awards on March 8, 2003 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, Calif.

Serena and Venus Williams arrive together for the Laureus World Sports Awards on May 20, 2003 at Grimaldi Forum in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Venus and Serena Williams celebrate winning their doubles match at Wimbledon on June 30, 2003 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Venus and Serena Williams present the Best Male Video award to Justin Timberlake during the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards on Aug. 28, 2003 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City

Serena and Venus Williams attend the 6th Annual Mercedes-Benz DesignCure on July 10, 2004 at the home of Sugar Ray and Bernadette Leonard in Pacific Palisades, Calif.

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Serena and Venus Williams pose with Brett Ratner at the Juicy Couture Swimwear Launch on July 31, 2004 in Los Angeles.

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Nicky and Paris Hilton pose with Serena and Venus Williams during Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2005 on Sept. 9, 2004 at Bryant Park in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams pose together during the Bloomberg After Party on April 30, 2005 in Washington, D.C.

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Serena and Venus Williams pose with Kelly Osbourne during Olympus Fashion Week Spring 2006 on Sept. 12, 2005 at Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City.

Serena and Venus Williams attend the 11th annual Intercontinental Ball benefiting the Make-A-Wish foundation on Nov. 18, 2005 in Miami.

Venus and Serena Williams laugh while attending the premiere of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby on July 26, 2006 in Los Angeles.

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Serena and Venus Williams attend the Sports Illustrated Super Bowl XLI Party on Feb. 3, 2007 at The Fifth in Miami Beach, Fla.

Venus and Serena Williams talk tactics during their doubles first round match against Claire Curran and Anne Keothavong at Wimbledon on June 28, 2007 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Venus and Serena Williams attend the launch party of Venus's new clothing line EleVen on Nov.r 14, 2007 at Tenjune in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams poses together after Venus's graduation ceremony from the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale on Dec. 13, 2007 in Fort Lauderdale Fla.

Serena Williams watches Venus return a shot against Ai Sugiyama and Katarina Srebotnik during their doubles match at the Australian Open on Jan. 18, 2008 at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

Venus and Serena Williams pose with their trophies after their women's final match at Wimbledon on July 5, 2008 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Venus and Serena Williams hold up their gold medals following their doubles final victory during the Summer Olympics on Aug. 17, 2008 at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing, China.

Serena and Venus Williams attend the Zac Posen Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Sept. 11, 2008 at Bryant Park in New York City.

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Vera Zvonareva, Venus and Serena Williams, Anne Keothavong, Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva pose during a studio session at The Ralph Lauren Sony Ericsson WTA Tour Pre-Wimbledon Party hosted by Richard Branson on June 18, 2009 at The Roof Gardens in London, England.

Serena Williams serves to Venus during their women's final match at Wimbledon on July 4, 2009 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Serena and Venus Williams pose with their trophies after their women's final match at Wimbledon on July 4, 2009 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

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Serena and Venus Williams pose with Miami Dolphins owner Stephen M. Ross after it was announced the tennis stars had become minority owners of the team during a news conference on Aug. 25, 2009 at the Miami Dolphins training complex in Davie, Fla.

Serena and Venus Williams look on before their doubles finals match against Cara Black and Liezel Huber on Sept. 14, 2009 at National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

Serena and Venus Williams attend the launch of New Tide Plus Febreze Freshness Sport on Feb. 5, 2010 at The W South Beach Recreation Deck in Miami Beach, Fla.

Serena and Venus Williams compete against Timea Bacsinszky and Tathiana Garbin during their doubles match at Wimbledon on June 25, 2010 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Venus and Serena Williams attend the USTA and Heineken's US Open Player Party on Aug. 27, 2010 at Empire Hotel in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams attend the Tennis Ball II gala on April 28, 2011 at the Southeast Tennis and Learning Center in Washington, D.C.

Venus and Serena Williams attend the launch of their Hamptons magazine cover on Aug. 25, 2011 at RDV in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams attend the Vanity Fair and Chrysler celebration of The Eva Longoria Foundation on Feb. 23, 2012 at Beso in Hollywood.

Venus and Serena Williams attend the Pre-Wimbledon Party on June 21, 2012 at Kensington Roof Gardens in London, England.

Serena and Venus Williams celebrate with their trophies after winning their doubles final match against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka at Wimbledon on July 7, 2012 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Serena and Venus Williams return a shot against Andrea Hlavackova and Lucie Hradecka during their doubles gold medal match at the Olympic Games on Aug. 5, 2012 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

Serena and Venus Williams play table tennis at a "Welcome to Melbourne" event hosted by the Olsen Hotel on Jan. 10, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.

Venus and Serena Williams pose with their trophies after an exhibition match on Nov.r 30, 2013 at the Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Venus and Serena Williams pose together during a meet and greet with the Melbourne Renegades on Jan. 9, 2014 at The Olsen in Melbourne, Australia.

Serena and Venus Williams return a shot against Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina during their doubles quarterfinal match at the US Open on Sept. 2, 2014 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y.

Venus and Serena Williams participate in the All Star Tennis Charity Event on March 24, 2015 at Cliff Drysdale Tennis Center in Key Biscayne, Fla.

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Venus and Serena Williams attend Serena's Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony on Dec. 15, 2015 at Pier 60 in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams hold their trophies after winning their doubles final match against Timea Babos and Yaroslava Shvedova at Wimbledon on July 9, 2016 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England.

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Serena and Venus Williams participate in a Wii Tennis Tournament hosted by Rafael Nadal on Aug. 25, 2016 at Lotte New York Palace in New York City.

Venus and Serena Williams attend their Court of Champions dedication ceremony during the Healthy Compton Community Festival on Nov. 12, 2016 at Lueders Park Community Center in Compton, Calif.

Serena and Venus Williams pose with over 380 Australian Open ballkids for the annual welcome ceremony during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open on Jan. 10, 2017 at Melbourne Park in Melbourne, Australia.

Classic Photos of The Williams sisters: Venus & Serena

Classic Photos of The Williams sisters: Venus & Serena

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