_(52036915870).jpg) Venus at the 2022 Monte-Carlo Masters | |
| Country (sports) |
|
|---|---|
| Residence | London, England |
| Born | 16 October 1987 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Turned pro | 2009 |
| Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
| College | Louisiana State University |
| Coach | Pat Harrison, Davide Sanguinetti, William Ward[1][2] |
| Prize money | $4,415,403 |
| Singles | |
| Career record | 11–20 |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Highest ranking | No. 274 (25 July 2011) |
| Grand Slam singles results | |
| US Open | Q2 (2009) |
| Doubles | |
| Career record | 340–227 |
| Career titles | 24 |
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (29 August 2022) |
| Current ranking | No. 14 (15 July 2024) |
| Grand Slam doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2019, 2022) |
| French Open | W (2017) |
| Wimbledon | F (2018) |
| US Open | QF (2024) |
| Other doubles tournaments | |
| Tour Finals | F (2019) |
| Olympic Games | Bronze (2020) |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Career titles | 0 |
| Grand Slam mixed doubles results | |
| Australian Open | QF (2022) |
| French Open | F (2023) |
| Wimbledon | SF (2018, 2024) |
| US Open | F (2017, 2019) |
Medal record | |
| Last updated on: 14 July 2024. | |
Michael Venus (born 16 October 1987) is a New Zealand professional tennis player. He has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 6, achieved on 29 August 2022. Venus won the 2017 French Open men's doubles partnering Ryan Harrison, and followed with a runner-up finish in the 2017 US Open mixed doubles partnering Chan Hao-ching. Venus and Harrison qualified for the year-end championships ATP Finals, where they reached the semifinals.
In 2018 Venus made the men's doubles final at Wimbledon with Raven Klaasen, losing to Mike Bryan and Jack Sock, and was a semifinalist in the mixed doubles there as well with Katarina Srebotnik. He and Klaasen qualified for the ATP Finals, but won only one round-robin match. They also qualified in 2019, finishing runners-up. In the meantime Venus and Chan Hao-ching again finished runners-up in the US Open mixed doubles. Venus and John Peers qualified for the 2020 ATP Finals, but lost close contests in all three of their round-robin matches.
Venus won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics alongside Marcus Daniell.
- ^ "Michael Venus struggling to get to Melbourne for Australian Open". stuff.co.nz. 28 January 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Michael Venus – ATP Tour". atptour.com. ATP Tour.