Serena Williams Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings

July 7 Update: Serena Williams wins her 14th Grand Slam title, her 5th Wimbledon title, and the top prize of £1,150,000. On top of her singles prize money, Serena will split the ladies doubles top prize of £260,000 with sister Venus. | Preview: Serena Williams holds the all-time record of prize money won by a woman professional athlete. As of June 25, 2012, her career total is a staggering $36,046,313. By reaching the finals of both the Wimbledon 2012 singles and doubles tournament, she is assured of pushing her record prize money earnings beyond the $37 million mark. On Saturday, Serena is chasing two titles. If she wins the singles title, she takes home the champion's prize money of £1,150,000. If she and sister Venus takes home the doubles trophy, they will split the £260,000 champions purse.

Before the tournament started, Serena is #5 in the 2012 year-to-date prize money leaders list behind Victoria Azarenka, Maria Sharapova, Agnieszka Radwanska and Sara Errani with $1,294,379.

WTA 2012 Prize Money Leaders
AS OF JUNE 25, 2012

1 Azarenka, Victoria BLR $4,633,237
2 Sharapova, Maria RUS $4,369,006
3 Radwanska, Agnieszka POL $2,088,433
4 Errani, Sara ITA $1,901,235
5 Williams, Serena USA $1,294,379
6 Kvitova, Petra CZE $1,058,976
7 Stosur, Samantha AUS $945,530
8 Vinci, Roberta ITA $901,208
9 Kerber, Angelique GER $886,976
10 Li, Na CHN $770,854

WTA Career Prize Money Leaders
As of: Jun 25, 2012
1 WILLIAMS, SERENA USA 36,046,313
2 WILLIAMS, VENUS USA 28,091,198
3 CLIJSTERS, KIM BEL 24,279,361
4 DAVENPORT, LINDSAY USA 22,166,338
5 GRAF, STEFFI GER 21,895,277
6 NAVRATILOVA, MARTINA USA 21,626,089
7 SHARAPOVA, MARIA RUS 21,012,333
8 HENIN, JUSTINE BEL 20,863,335
9 HINGIS, MARTINA SUI 20,130,657
10 SANCHEZ-VICARIO, ARANTXA ESP 16,942,640

Serena Williams - 2012 Prize Money per Singles Tournament

BRISBANE
BRISBANESEE ALL BRISBANE RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 1 2012, $655,000, HARD (O)
DRAW: 32M/32Q/16D, RANK: 12 SEED/ENTRY: 4/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R32 H2H SCHEEPERS, CHANELLE (RSA) 38 W 6-2 6-3
R16 H2H JOVANOVSKI, BOJANA (SRB) 76 W 6-2 6-4
Q H2H HANTUCHOVA, DANIELA (SVK) 24 L W/O
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 120 WTA RANKING PTS: 120 PRIZE MONEY: $16,000
AUSTRALIAN OPEN
AUSTRALIAN OPENSEE ALL AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
GS, AUSTRALIA, JANUARY 16 2012, $12,122,762, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/128Q/64D, RANK: 12 SEED/ENTRY: 12/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 H2H PASZEK, TAMIRA (AUT) 45 W 6-3 6-2
R64 H2H ZAHLAVOVA STRYCOVA, BARBORA (CZE) 49 W 6-0 6-4
R32 H2H ARN, GRETA (HUN) 92 W 6-1 6-1
R16 H2H MAKAROVA, EKATERINA (RUS) 56 L 6-2 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 280 WTA RANKING PTS: 280 PRIZE MONEY: $115,423
FED CUP WEEK 1
FED CUP WEEK 1SEE ALL FED CUP WEEK 1 RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
FC, USA, FEBRUARY 4 2012, $0, HARD (I)
DRAW: 8M/0Q/2D, RANK: 12 SEED/ENTRY: /
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R1 H2H GOVORTSOVA, OLGA (BLR) 97 W 7-5 6-0
R1 H2H YAKIMOVA, ANASTASIYA (BLR) 65 W 5-7 6-1 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 0 WTA RANKING PTS: 0 PRIZE MONEY: $0
MIAMI
MIAMISEE ALL MIAMI RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, USA, MARCH 20 2012, $4,828,050, HARD (O)
DRAW: 128M/64Q/32D, RANK: 11 SEED/ENTRY: 10/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 BYE
R64 H2H ZHANG, SHUAI (CHN) 171 W 6-2 6-3
R32 H2H (21) VINCI, ROBERTA (ITA) 20 W 6-2 6-1
R16 H2H (6) STOSUR, SAMANTHA (AUS) 5 W 7-5 6-3
Q H2H (4) WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN) 6 L 6-4 6-4
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 250 WTA RANKING PTS: 250 PRIZE MONEY: $79,000
CHARLESTON
CHARLESTONSEE ALL CHARLESTON RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, USA, APRIL 2 2012, $740,000, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/64Q/16D, RANK: 10 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 BYE
R32 H2H VESNINA, ELENA (RUS) 56 W 6-3 6-4
R16 H2H (17) ERAKOVIC, MARINA (NZL) 45 W 6-2 6-2
Q H2H (6) LISICKI, SABINE (GER) 13 W 4-1 RET
S H2H (2) STOSUR, SAMANTHA (AUS) 5 W 6-1 6-1
F H2H (9) SAFAROVA, LUCIE (CZE) 26 W 6-0 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 470 WTA RANKING PTS: 470 PRIZE MONEY: $115,000
FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS
FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFSSEE ALL FED CUP WEEK 2 - PLAYOFFS RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
FC, UKRAINE, APRIL 21 2012, $0, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 8M/0Q/2D, RANK: 9 SEED/ENTRY: /
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R2 H2H TSURENKO, LESIA (UKR) 110 W 6-3 6-2
R2 H2H SVITOLINA, ELINA (UKR) 171 W 6-2 6-1
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 0 WTA RANKING PTS: 0 PRIZE MONEY: $0
MADRID
MADRIDSEE ALL MADRID RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, SPAIN, MAY 5 2012, $5,189,603, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/28D, RANK: 9 SEED/ENTRY: 9/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 H2H VESNINA, ELENA (RUS) 68 W 6-3 6-1
R32 H2H PAVLYUCHENKOVA, ANASTASIA (RUS) 25 W 6-2 6-1
R16 H2H (6) WOZNIACKI, CAROLINE (DEN) 6 W 1-6 6-3 6-2
Q H2H (2) SHARAPOVA, MARIA (RUS) 2 W 6-1 6-3
S H2H HRADECKA, LUCIE (CZE) 105 W 7-6(5) 6-0
F H2H (1) AZARENKA, VICTORIA (BLR) 1 W 6-1 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 1000 WTA RANKING PTS: 1000 PRIZE MONEY: $872,042
ROME
ROMESEE ALL ROME RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
TOUR, ITALY, MAY 14 2012, $2,168,400, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 64M/32Q/32D, RANK: 6 SEED/ENTRY: 9/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R64 H2H VOSKOBOEVA, GALINA (KAZ) 46 W 6-2 6-3
R32 H2H PETROVA, NADIA (RUS) 30 W 4-6 6-2 6-3
R16 H2H MEDINA GARRIGUES, ANABEL (ESP) 31 W 6-3 6-1
Q H2H PENNETTA, FLAVIA (ITA) 21 W 4-0 RET
S H2H (8) LI, NA (CHN) 9 L W/O
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 395 WTA RANKING PTS: 395 PRIZE MONEY: $70,175
FRENCH OPEN
FRENCH OPENSEE ALL FRENCH OPEN RESULTS FOR WILLIAMS
GS, FRANCE, MAY 27 2012, $11,315,740, CLAY (O)
DRAW: 128M/128Q/64D, RANK: 5 SEED/ENTRY: 5/
RND OPPONENT RANK W/L SCORE
R128 H2H RAZZANO, VIRGINIE (FRA) 111 L 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
WTA CHAMPIONSHIP PTS: 5 WTA RANKING PTS: 5 PRIZE MONEY: $24,320

Congratulations to Serena Williams for her Wimbledon 2012 Prize Money Earnings.