MADRID — Serena Williams has been awarded Spain’s Princess of Asturias Prize for Sports activities for her stellar tennis profession, organizers mentioned Wednesday.
The 43-year-old American gained 73 profession singles titles together with 23 Grand Slams. She mentioned in 2022 that she was stepping away from tennis to deal with her household and enterprise pursuits.
The 50,000-euro ($57,000) Princess of Asturias Award is certainly one of eight annual prizes protecting totally different areas, together with arts, literature and science.
The awards ceremony, presided over by Spain’s Princess Leonor, takes place every fall within the northern metropolis of Oviedo.
Previous winners of the sports activities prize embrace skier Lindsey Vonn, the IOC Refugee Olympic Group and the New Zealand rugby group.