Michael Venus is a New Zealander professional tennis player who 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 has a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 8, first gained in August 2019.
Where did Michael Venus go to college?
The tennis player completed his undergraduate studies at Louisiana State University in United States. He currently lives in London, England, United Kingdom.
Venus first went to University of Texas then transferred to Louisiana State University after his freshman year.
In his first year at LSU, Venus became the first LSU player to win the ITA Men’s All-American Championship at the 2008 national tournament in Oklahoma.
He is one of two Louisianan college players to finish in the top ten of the Campbell’s ITA College Tennis Rankings in both singles and doubles in the same year.
He was a representative of the United States team in the BNP Paribas International University Challenge of Tennis in Poitiers, France in December 2009.
