As the older sister of Serena Williams, fans have been interested in Venus Williams‘ net worth for decades.
There’s no doubt that Venus and Serena are two of the greatest tennis players of all time. But what is Venus Williams’ net worth and how does it compare to her younger sister, Serena? Read on for what we know about Venus Williams’ net worth and how much she’s made in her tennis career.
After her work, the French Open started awarding equal prize money to its male and female winners in 2006 and continued with their entire tournament a year later. Wimbledon also announced in 2007 that it would award equal prize money to men and women as a result of Venus’ advocacy. “It’s incredible to see how the conversations around equal pay have evolved over the years—it’s a global issue that has finally become a global movement,” she said.
In an interview with CNBC in 2018, Venus revealed that she didn’t spend a cent of her $570,000 prize money earnings when she won her first Grand Slam title in 2007. Instead, she put it in the bank. “I really didn’t spend any of it,” she said. “I just didn’t want to become a statistic, or one of those athletes that had it all and then in the end had nothing. That was always in the back of my mind, so it made me want to be more realistic with how I spent money.