Archive · 5 Sep 2025
Williams Sisters Launch Program for Youth Through Tennis, Education
Venus and Serena Williams are starting a program called the Williams Family Excellence Program to help kids from families that don't have much money.
They want to help these kids by using tennis and education.
The program will help young people aged 13 to 25.
The USTA Foundation will help find these kids.
The program will provide them with free or cheap tennis training.
It will also give them advice on getting into college and access to special camps and competitions.
The goal is to help a lot of kids by 2035.
Venus is still playing tennis, and Serena has won many big tennis championships.
Venus and Serena Williams are partners in a new youth program.
The program will be called the Williams Family Excellence Program.
The program was announced at the US Open.
The focus is on post-secondary education and career development.
The program aims to reach over 2,500 young people annually.
- Who
- Venus and Serena Williams, USTA Foundation
- What
- Launched the Williams Family Excellence Program
- When
- Announced on Thursday at the US Open in 2025
- Where
- US Open
- Why
- To provide opportunities for young people from under-resourced communities through tennis and education.
- Program Name
- Williams Family Excellence Program
- Focus
- Post-secondary education and career development
- Target Age Group
- 13 to 25
- Goal
- Reach over 2,500 people annually by 2035
- Partners
- Venus and Serena Williams, USTA Foundation
- Services Provided
- High-performance training, college recruitment guidance, camps, and competitions