The siblings hugged each other when their first doubles match in 4 1/2 years ended in a loss at the US Open on Thursday night. Today we will discuss about Venus Williams: Illness| Retired| Net worth 2022| Siblings
Venus Williams: Illness| Retired| Net worth 2022| Siblings
Venus Ebony Star Williams (born June 17, 1980) is an American professional tennis player. 1 in both singles and doubles, Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. He is widely regarded as one of the sport’s all-time greats.
| Founded | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Editions | 142 (2022) |
| Location | New York City United States |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (since 1978) |
| Surface | Hard – outdoors (since 1978) Clay – outdoors (1975–1977) Grass – outdoors (1881–1974) |
| Prize money | US$60.1 million (2022) |
| Men’s | |
| Draw | S (128Q) / 64D (16Q) |
| Current champions | Daniil Medvedev (singles) Rajeev Ram Joe Salisbury (doubles) |
| Most singles titles | 7 Richard Sears William Larned Bill Tilden |
| Most doubles titles | 6 Mike Bryan Richard Sears Holcombe Ward |
Illness
Sjögren’s syndrome came into limelight when American tennis player Venus Williams announced that she was suffering from it.
What is Sjögren’s syndrome? How do you pronounce it anyway? And is there any treatment?
What is this?
Sjögren’s syndrome, also known as “Showgren’s syndrome”, is what doctors call a chronic systemic autoimmune disease. It occurs when the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks itself, destroying healthy tissue. It is chronic because it lasts for a long time, and systemic because it affects various organs.
It can occur on its own, when it is referred to as primary Sjögren’s syndrome, or with another autoimmune condition, such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or systemic sclerosis, and is then called secondary or associated Sjögren’s syndrome. Like most autoimmune diseases, there is no cure.
Net worth 2022
In comparison, Venus has an estimated net worth of $95 million. This comes from on-court earnings of $42 million, with the rest coming from investments, projects and sponsorships. Williams’ older sister signed a deal with Reebok in 1995 at the age of 14 and has also advertised with Wilson, Tide, Kraft, Electronic Arts, Ralph Lauren and Lacoste during her career. In 2021 alone, Venus is projected to earn $11m through sponsorship deals.
Serena was last year’s second highest-paid female athlete in the world behind Naomi Osaka, although she was sidelined for the second half of the season due to an injury at Wimbledon. Forbes said Serena earned $45.9m in 2021, of which only $0.9m from court earnings, proof that both she and Venus have surpassed tennis to become cultural icons and business leaders. The sisters were also at the forefront of the campaign for pay equality in tennis and have been credited with helping to turn the tide of historical economic disparities in tennis and the sport in general.
Siblings
The tennis star has three half-sisters from her mother’s side, Yetunde, Lindria and Isha Price.
Yetunde Price, 31, died in 2003 after she was allegedly accidentally murdered near the home of a suspected gang in Compton.
She was the eldest of Price Children, and at the time of her death, she was the mother-in-law of three, the nurse, and the owner of a hair salon.
