LONDON: Eleven times grand slam winner Serena Williams has set a single-season prize money record on the women's tour by earning $6,545,586 in 2009, the Women's Tennis Association said on Monday.

Williams, 28, now has career earnings of nearly $30 million.

(Reporting by Tom Pilcher, Editing by John Mehaffey;

To query or comment on this story email sportsfeedback@thomsonreuters.com)

© Thomson Reuters 2009 All rights reserved