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.

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 is joining the ownership group of the WNBA’s first Canadian franchise, the Toronto Tempo, the team announced Monday. She will partner with Larry Tanenbaum, Chairman of Kilmer Sports Ventures for the Tempo, who will begin play in the 2026 season.

The WNBA’s latest team, the Toronto Tempo, shared in a press release that Serena Williams has joined an ownership group for the organization.

The first WNBA team founded outside the United States—the Toronto Tempo—just got a major new investor: none other than tennis legend Serena Williams. Forever an advocate for women in sports, Williams put her money where her mouth is and announced on March 3 that she was becoming a co-owner of the team,

Before Serena Williams, athletes like Magic Johnson, Dwyane Wade, and Tom Brady were among the sports figures who owned stakes in WNBA teams.