Serena Williams, considered one of the world’s most prominent athletes for ages, is known to have a fortune of more than $260 million.
And the credit for this huge fortune is largely due to the fact that she won more than 94 million dollars in prizes exclusively, which she reaped much more than any other professional tennis player, according to what was reported by the “Insider” website.
The most famous player has earned millions in deals with well-known companies such as: Nike, Beats by Dre, Gatorade, JPMorgan Chase, Tempur-Pedic, Aston Martin, Audemars Piguet, Intel and Wilson.
In other words, that money came from something far from playing tennis.
The second highest paid female athlete
Despite this, Serena is still the second highest paid woman in sports, earning $45.9 million last year from tennis alone.
However, the star announced that she is never interested in collecting money, despite this huge wealth.
Serena Williams
“Just… I’m Serena.”
It is noteworthy that Serena had eliminated the Estonian tennis legend Anett Kontaveit, ranked second in the world, in the first surprise of the US Open, a few days ago.
She defeated Kontaveit by two sets to one to advance to the third round. The 40-year-old responded to the surprise of her victory, saying: “I’m just Serena!”