Serena Williams will end her 20-year career of dominating professional women’s tennis with a fortune estimated by Forbes magazine at $260 million. The American is the only athlete included in the list of the 100 most influential women in the world (85th place), reports the EFE agency.

Serena Williams, $260 million fortune

His company “Serena Ventures” has in its portfolio 60 companies, franchises in the field of cryptocurrencies, food, psychology, sports.

With her charisma, the American player changed the history of tennis. He overcame social and sports barriers and from the modest Californian town of Compton reached the roof of the world.

Serena Williams will leave tennis with 23 Grand Slam titles and 73 titles if she doesn’t hit Flushing Meadows in her 40s. His athletic prowess is matched by his business acumen, as he is one of the most coveted brands in the world, even during his time away from tennis.

She designed the custom outfit herself, with hundreds of diamonds and gold accessories emblazoned with ‘Queen’, ‘Mama’ and the initials ‘SW’ with Nike, which has accompanied her for most of her sporting career. Special clothes and shoes for the last tournament in the career.

Serena Williams showed her competitive spirit again on Wednesday, advancing to the third round of the US Open after beating Estonia’s world number two Anette Kontaveit 7-6(4), 2-6, 6-2 in Flushing Meadows.

Williams was cheered on throughout the match by 29,959 spectators present in the stands of the Arthur Ashe Arena, including the famous American golfer Tiger Woods.

In the next match, the opponent of the ex-world leader, who is currently ranked 605th in the WTA ranking, will be the Australian Aila Tomljanovic (46th WTA).