Who did Venus Williams defeat in 2001 to win her second consecutive US Open tennis title?
2000 US Open (tennis) 2000 US Open (tennis) The 2000 US Open was held between August 28 – September 10, 2000. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2000. Both Andre Agassi and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in their title defences; Agassi being upset in the second round by Arnaud Clément and Williams losing in the quarter-finals to Lindsay Davenport. Marat Safin won his first US Open title and first of two Grand Slams, defeating Pete Sampras in the final, and Venus Williams defeated Davenport to win the women's title. Marat Safin defeated Pete Sampras, 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 Venus Williams defeated Lindsay Davenport,
2001 US Open (tennis) 2001 US Open (tennis) The 2001 US Open was held between August 27 – September 9, 2001. It was the final Grand Slam event of 2001. Marat Safin was unsuccessful in his title defence, being defeated in the semifinals by Pete Sampras in a rematch of the 2000 final, while Venus Williams was successful in her title defense, beating her sister Serena in the women's final. 20-year-old Australian Lleyton Hewitt won the men's title, defeating Sampras in the final. It was the second consecutive US Open final defeat for Sampras. Lleyton Hewitt defeated Pete Sampras, 7–6, 6–1, 6–1 Venus Williams