“New court, new game,” the legendary tennis player, 43, wrote on Instagram on Monday, March 3 to announce the news that she’s become an owner of Toronto Tempo alongside Kilmer Sports Ventures chairman Larry Tanenbaum. “I am incredibly excited to join the @torontotempo as the team's newest owner.”

Serena Williams has joined the Toronto Tempo’s ownership group, the WNBA expansion franchise announced Monday. Williams will “play an active role in future jersey designs and will help forge unique merchandise collaborations with the team,” the franchise said. The tennis icon will also “contribute to bringing the Tempo to life visually.”

Serena Williams has become the newest member of the ownership group for Canada’s first WNBA team, the Toronto Tempo.

Retired tennis great Serena Williams has taken an ownership stake in Canada's first Women's National Basketball Association team, the Toronto Tempo announced on Monday.

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All-time tennis great Serena Williams purchased a share of the Toronto Tempo, the new WNBA team that's set to take the floor next summer, she and the club announced on Monday.

Serena Williams is taking strides in her career outside of tennis. The tennis champion will be joining the ownership group for the Toronto Tempo, a brand-new WNBA team beginning play in 2026, the team announced on Monday.

She will partner with Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures for the Tempo, who will begin play in the 2026 season.

Serena Williams, one of the world's most celebrated athletes, will be a new owner of the Toronto Tempo, the team announced.

Serena Williams Joins Toronto Tempo WNBA Ownership Group Serena Williams Joins Toronto Tempo WNBA Ownership Group

Tennis legend Serena Williams has joined the ownership group of the Toronto Tempo, a WNBA expansion team that will play its inaugural season in 2026. Williams will be joining Larry Tanenbaum, chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures,