An American tennis coach, Oracene Price is famous as the former wife of tennis coach Richard Williams (1980-2002). She is best known for being the mother of tennis stars Venus Williams and Serena Williams. Both Venus and Serena are high-ranked professional tennis players who have won numerous Grand slam tournaments. She has been credited with the success of her daughters and is one of the chief reasons why the siblings took up tennis in the first place. Her coaching Venus And Serena Williams have helped them win a whopping 120 titles for singles and 28 titles for doubles. Her coaching has earned Serena and Venus a number of notable tournament wins such as Career Golden Slam & Australian Open by Serena as well as her coaching achievements include Wimbledon, US Open, Olympic Gold Medal, WTA Tour Championships, Career Golden Slam-Doubles, French Open, and US Open by the William sisters.
Apart from the coach, Oracene Price is actively working for various charity foundations and causes like the construction of schools in Senegal. She has traveled with her daughters to many countries. She has established the OWL Foundation which deals with encouraging children to educate themselves and also students financially. The foundation provides an excellent learning platform and the chief motive of the foundation is to help students with learning problems and academic failures express themselves and help them excel in academics. She worked as a nurse. Being outspoken on issues of racial discrimination, she has often confronted the media about racial profiling. She also describes herself as an ardent feminist and has been vocal about the inequality seen in the field of sports. She has spoken against the objectification and over-sexualization of women by the media.
Oracene Price Parents and Nationality
Oracene Price took birth on 3 April 1952 in Saginaw, Michigan, the United States. She held American nationality and belonged to the African-American ethnicity. As per her birth date, her zodiac sign is Aries. Her religious belief is Christian and black is her race. Recently, she celebrated her 69 birthday on 3 April 2021.
Talking about Oracene Price's family, her father was an automotive worker from the Mississippi Delta.
Regarding Oracene Price's education, she earned a college degree at Western Michigan University. Before, she graduated from Buena Vista High School in 1970.
Oracene Price Married Life: Husband and Children
At the age of 69, Oracene Price is single. Previously, she was married to Yusef Rasheed. Together, she has three daughters: Lyndrea Price, a web designer, Isha Price, a Lawyer, and Yetunde Price (1972-2003), who was a former beauty salon owner & registered nurse. Unfortunately, Yusef died in 1979. In 1980, she married Richard Williams. The couple had two daughters: Venus Williams and Serena Williams, who both became famous professional tennis players. They separated in 2002. Her sexual orientation is straight.
Oracene Price Net Worth 2021
As of 2021, Oracene Price has an estimated net worth of around $1 million whereas her major sources of income come from his professional career coaching. She has not been revealed yet her salary income and she is living a cool lifestyle with her parents.
Oracene Price Height and Weight
The successful tennis coach, Oracene Price stands at the perfect height with slim body builds. She has a well-balanced body weight. She has a pair of black eyes color and her hair color is dark brown. Thus, her body measurement, dress size, & shoe size are not available right now.
Coaching Achievements
- Coachee Singles Titles 49 (V)- 72 (S) (Total titles 121)
- Coachee (s) Doubles 21 (S-V)- 2 (V)- 5 (S) (Total Titles 28)
List of Notable Tournaments (with champion)
- Career Golden Slam- Single (Serena)
- 7X Australian Open (Serena)
- 3X French Open (Serena)
- 1X Wimbledon (Williams sisters)
- 8X US Open (Williams sisters)
- 2X Olympic Gold Medal (Williams sisters)
- 6X WTA Tour Championships (Williams sisters)
- 28X WTA Tier/Premier Mandatory/Premier 5 (Williams sisters)
- Career Golden Slam- Doubles (Williams sisters)
- 4X Australian Open (Williams sisters)
- 2X French Open (Williams sisters)
- 6X Wimbledon (Williams sisters)
- 3X Olympic Gold Medal
- 2X US Open (Williams sisters)
- Fed Cup champions (Williams sisters)
- 2X Hopman Cup (Serena)
