US EditionSerena Williams Awarded Spain’s Princess of Asturias Prize for Sports
- On May 28, 2025, American tennis icon Serena Williams was honored with Spain's Princess of Asturias Award in the sports category during a ceremony in Oviedo.
- The award honors her remarkable tennis career, highlighted by 23 Grand Slam titles won between 1999 and 2017, and acknowledges her retirement in 2022.
- The annual award from the Spanish crown honors excellence in sports and humanitarian work and is presented each fall in Oviedo by Princess Leonor.
- The award amounts to 50,000 euros and highlights Williams' advocacy for gender equality alongside her 73 career singles titles.
- The recognition affirms Williams' lasting impact on tennis and society while joining other distinguished past sports winners like Lindsey Vonn and the IOC Refugee Olympic Team.
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Serena Williams, Princess of Asturias Sports Award 2025
American tennis player Serena Williams has been awarded the 2025 Princess of Asturias Sports Award. The jury has read the ruling this Wednesday at 12 noon in the Regenta lounge of the Barceló Cervantes Hotel in Oviedo. This is the fifth of the eight international awards this year called by the Princess of Asturias Foundation and that fulfill this XLV edition. This award was chosen by a total of 30 candidates of 13 nationalities.
Serena Williams Wins Princess of Asturias Sports Award
Serena Williams, the biggest words in tennis. From the sport. A unique and legendary footprint. “I want to be remembered as a fighter,” she said three years ago, when she gave in to the third round of the US Open and finally sealed an extraordinary career that today is the object of recognition. That’s what the jury of the Princess of Asturias Sports Awards has considered, which perceives in the spirit, determination and success of the American …
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