Richard Williams Net Worth 2024: Income, Salary, Career, Bio

Richard Williams is an American tennis coach who has a net worth of around $25 million. He is well known as the father of the tennis superstars Serena Williams and Venus Williams. Richard was born on February 14, 1942, in Louisiana, USA.

‘King Richard’ movie was made based on his life story. Today in this post we are going to tell you about Richard Williams, his net worth, his income, his salary, personal life and some other facts about him.

Richard Williams Net Worth (2024)

Full Name:	Richard Williams
Net Worth:	$25 Million
Age:	80
Country:	United States
Born:	February 14, 1942
Salary:	$500,000
Last Updated:	2024

Richard Williams Net Worth Growth

Net Worth in 2024	$25 Million
Net Worth in 2023	$19.5 Million
Net Worth in 2022	$19 Million
Net Worth in 2021	$18.5 Million
Net Worth in 2020	$18 Million

Early Life

Richard Williams was born on February 14, 1942, in Louisiana, USA. As of 2021, he is 79 years old. Growing up he was good at sports. His parents are Richard Doe Williams and Julia Mae Metcalf.

He is of African American descent and was raised as a Christian. His family wasn’t financially sound and for a brief period, they lived on East 79th street near the railroad tracks. Williams graduated from high school and then moved to Michigan. Later he moved to California.

Career

He first took tennis lessons and then when he saw Virginia Ruzici play tennis, he made up his mind that he wanted his daughters to play tennis. He wanted to make both his daughters Serena and Venus tennis stars who would be the No.1 in the world.

He created an 85-page plan and then started training his daughters who were barely five years old. He then enrolled them at a tennis academy. He got them to play at tournaments such as the Shreveport tournament. Later, he started coaching them personally.

He is one of the best tennis coaches in the history of the game of tennis. In 1999, under his training, his daughter Serena Williams won the US Open. His second daughter Venus Williams went on to win the Wimbledon title in 2000.

In consecutive years, his daughters went on to win many titles under his training. He even trained his siblings to play tennis. In the year 2014, Williams wrote a book entitled ‘Black and White: The Way I See It’.

Latest News

Richard Williams has been gaining a lot of attention after a movie based on his life was released in November 2021. The movie is titled ‘King Richard’ and is played by actor Will Smith. The movie is a documentary that talks about the life of Richard Williams.

Actress Demi Singleton is seen playing the role of Serena Williams while actress Saniyya Sidney plays the role of Venus Williams. The movie was released on November 19, 2021, and has been made with a $50 million budget.

Favorite Things

Favorite Actor	Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite Actress	Not Know
Favorite Singer	Not Know
Favorite App	YouTube
Favorite Game	N/A
Favorite Food	Not Know
Favorite Song	Not Know
Favorite Sportsman	Neymar
Favorite Movie	Don’t Know
Favorite Cricketer	Rohit Sharma
Favorite Footballer	Neymar
Favorite TV Show	Not Know
Hobbies	Driving

About

Net Worth	$25 Million
Name	Richard Williams
Age	80
Height	(1.8 m)
Weight	75KG (Approx)
Profession	Coach
Date Of Birth	February 14, 1942
Birthplace	United States
Nationality	American
Income	$500,000 (Annual)
Spouse	N/A

“The most strongest, the most powerful, the most dangerous creature on this whole earth is a woman who knows how to think.”

– Richard Williams

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Personal Life

Richard Williams has been married thrice. He first married Betty Johnson in 1965 and had five children from the marriage. The couple got divorced in 1973 and the reasons for the same have not been revealed. In 1979, he met Oracene Brandy Price and got married to her.

They had two children out of that wedding i.e., Selena Williams and Venus Williams Richard Williams was determined to make professional tennis players that the whole world would know. He lived with his second wife in California and they separated in 2002.

His third wife Lakeisha Juanita Graham was a grocery store owner. Their relationship gained much spotlight since Lakeisha was just a year older than William’s daughter Venus. They got married in 2010 and have a son from that wedding who they named Dylan.

Williams suffered a stroke in 2016. However, he survived that. Later he and Lakeisha got divorced in 2017. After that Williams again suffered a series of strokes and has been stable as reported by certain sources. Williams doesn’t use any social media platforms.

Wealth Dependency

As per reports Richard Williams is said to have a net worth of about $25 million. His primary sources of income are his career as a professional tennis coach. He also gained a lot of popularity after his daughters went on to become the world’s No.1 under his training and mentorship.

Richard Williams went on to endorse various brands which also is a source of his net worth. He also co-authored a book Bart Davis which was one of the best sellers and he also made money through his book.

Summary

As of 2024, Richard Williams’s net worth is estimated at around $25 million. Most of his came from being a tennis coach. Richard Williams has also endorsed various brands and has co-authored a book.

It was under his training that his daughters went on to be world tennis champions and he has been in the news lately after a movie starring Will Smith has been released in November 2021, which is based on the life and times of Richard Williams.

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