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- It was a two-year fight that began with a speech to the Grand Slam Committee on the eve of winning the 2005 final and was followed by an impassioned letter in The Times newspaper the following year. It culminated in the tournament's announcement of equal prize money in 2007. Appropriately, Williams was the first women's champion to receive it.
www.wtatennis.com/news/3677769/-you-can-t-beat-the-truth-venus-williams-recalls-fight-for-equal-pay'You can't beat the truth': Venus Williams recalls fight for ...
Jun 21, 2022 · 2007: After fighting for pay equity at Wimbledon, Venus Williams became the first woman to collect an equal-sized champion’s check. Equal prize money may seem simple and logical and fair to most...
Jul 3, 2023 · It came after Williams juggled winning the title on multiple occasions with lobbying the All England Club to change its policy on equal prize money.
Jul 4, 2023 · Venus Williams recently spoke about her fight for equal pay for women in tennis and the pay parity debate coming a long way. She was the first woman to receive the same prize money as...
Jul 2, 2013 · This time the club finally caved: When she won her fourth Wimbledon championship in 2007, Williams became the first woman to earn exactly the same as Roger Federer: $1.4 million.
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Mar 13, 2022 · Venus Williams reminisced about her Wimbledon 2007 campaign - which happened to be the first edition in the history of the championships that offered equal prize money for men and women.
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Aug 18, 2020 · Williams picked up the torch for women’s equal pay, speaking out as early as 1998, as an 18-year-old at Wimbledon. And the four-time Olympic gold medalist carried that torch to the finish line, ultimately playing a major part in securing equal pay at all four Grand Slams in 2007.
