She Was Named Sports Illustrated's Sportsperson Of The Year In 2015

Serena Williams has earned a lot of prestigious prizes as a result of her astounding accomplishments. She received the WTA (Women's Tennis Association) Newcomer of the Year award in 1998 and the WTA Most Improved Player award the following year. Like Steffi Graf, she has won the WTA Player of the Year title seven times. Serena Williams has won the ESPY Award for Best Female Tennis Player ten times and the ESPY Award for Best Female Athlete twice, in 2003 and 2013. She shared the NAACP Image Award - President's Award in 2003 with her sister Venus.

In 2003, 2010, 2016, and 2018, she won the Laureus World Sports Award for Sportswoman of the Year. Additionally, in 2002 and 2009, she received the Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year award. Serena received the Sportsperson of the Year award from Sports Illustrated in 2015. Serena Williams was the highest-paid female athlete in 2016, earning about $29 million. She was the lone female athlete on Forbes' list of the top 100 earners in sports in 2017. She came in at number 63 on Forbes' list of the highest-paid athletes in the world in 2019.