How Much Does Venus Williams Make?

The American tennis professional, Venus Williams, is also regarded as one of the all-time best in tennis. Williams started playing tennis out of her father’s will. Richard Williams is a tennis coach and has shaped two of the best WTA players, Venus and Serena Williams. Although Venus’ journey began in a comparatively poor neighborhood, she is now one of the richest tennis professionals.

Professional tennis has no fixed salary structure based on seniority or matches played. Thus, the earnings of players vary largely as it depends upon prize money and other sources of income. Therefore, the impact a player has on and off the court decides his/her net worth.

Speaking of Venus, she debuted in the year 1994 at the age of 14 and took her first major paycheck in the year 2000 by claiming victory in Wimbledon. She earned £430,000 for her efforts. However, WTA prize money was far less than what ATP players earned. Therefore, she raised her voice against the inequality and wrote a letter. Later in the year 2007, her efforts paid off as she became the first woman to be awarded equal prize money at Wimbledon. That year in Wimbledon, Venus clinched her sixth Grand Slam title.

Prize Money That Venus Williams Has Won up Till Now

Venus has bagged 49 singles titles, out of which seven are Grand Slam titles. Further, she has 22 career titles in doubles and 2 in mixed doubles. The former world no.1 has also lifted America’s name at Olympics by winning 4 gold medals, 3 in doubles, and 1 in singles.

Thereby, amassing 42,173,992 US dollars, which is second only to her sister Serena, the 23 times Grand Slam champion.

Endorsements and Sponsorships

Reebok has taken a liking towards the player since the very start of her career, as they were the first brand to approach Williams with a hefty deal of 12 million dollars in the year 1995. Later in the year 2000, they again collaborated with Venus and nodded upon a 40 million dollars contract for five years. Which, in fact, is the biggest endorsement deal secured by a female athlete.

Venus Williams has brand tie-ups with many companies, regardless of their operations in different industries. She has Wilson, Tide, Kraft, Electronic Arts, Ralph Lauren, and lactose under her wings. Earlier, she partnered up with Nike as well.

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Additionally, in the year 2019, she became the 10th highest-paid female athlete in the world with 5.9 million dollars’ worth of earnings, out of which 5 million came from endorsements. By far in the year 2021, she has secured a total of 11 million dollars from endorsements and sponsorships.

Business Ventures of Venus Williams

Both Williams sisters believe in maintaining a steady source of income apart from their game. The seven-time Grand Slam champion is pretty successful in the business sector.

She turned her interest in interiors into a full-fledged company named V Starr Interiors in year 2002, which now has a net worth of 60 million dollars. Following the successful interior business, she launched her own clothing line under the name Eleven by V in the year 2012, which provides an everyday look on and off the court.

Further, she has made investments in companies such as Quit genius, Ellevest, HumanCo, and WithCo. Adding to that, she is the first African- American woman to own stakes in the American football team, Miami Dolphins.

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To sum it up, Venus’s current net worth is 95 million dollars since her debut as a pro in tennis. Her income graph has seen no fall or plateau in the entire run, all because of her wise decisions and great tennis.