<P> Their first match of 2005 was in the quarterfinals of the NASDAQ - 100 Open, their third career meeting at the tournament . The match was won by Venus Williams 6--1, 7--6 (8); it was the first meeting outside of a final between the two in three years and was the first win by the elder Williams sister in four years . </P> <P> The Williams sisters next met on one of the largest stages in tennis, the US Open, though much earlier in the tournament than they were accustomed to . Venus, as the recent Wimbledon champion and after three "magnificent efforts" to reach this round was perhaps favored in a Williams head - to - head for the first time in a few years . In the fourth round (their earliest meeting in a Grand Slam since their very first at the 1998 Australian Open) Venus Williams won 7--6 (5), 6--2 . Venus would lose in the quarterfinals 4--6 7--5 6--1 to eventual champion Kim Clijsters, the first time since the 1998 Rome meeting that the winner of a Williams sisters match - up did not win the title . </P> <P> At the close of the year, after the first year since 2000 in which Serena was unable to win a match against her older sister, Venus Williams had now tied the head - to - head 7--7 . </P> <P> The first meeting in 2008 between the sisters occurred at the Canara Bank Bangalore Open, their first meeting in a Tier II event . The only match between the sisters to end in a third - set tiebreak, both Venus and Serena were, according to commentator and former player Tracy Austin "busting a gut to win". The match end in a 6--3, 3--6, 7--6 (4) victory for Serena . </P>

Who has won wimbledon the most venus or serena