Williams' not the first sister act

NEW YORK: Venus and Serena Williams aren't the first sister act in tennis.

There have been nine other sister vs. sister combinations on the WTA Tour since 1971, including the Maleevas of Bulgaria, with three siblings: Manuela, Magdalena and Katerina.

Of the 31 head-to-head matches between sisters before the US Open final, the younger sisters had a combined record of just 7- 24, with Serena Williams owning four of those victories by Little Sis.

The US Open will mark the 45th career title for the Williams family; heading in, Venus had 28, Serena 16. The three Maleevas rank next on the list of titles won by sisters, with a total of 38. Kathy and Barbara Jordan won five.--AP