She’s Starring At Wimbledon. Her Dad Is Worth $4.8 Billion originally appeared on The Spun.
Emma Navarro, the women’s tennis star, is looking to advance to the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, July 7. The American tennis star is currently trailing her opponent No. 7 seed Mirra Andreeva, one sets to zero. But Navarro is off to a good start in the second set.
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While Navarro is best known for her play on the court – she’s risen up to No. 8 in the world rankings and has accumulated $4,609,453 in prize money – she has a ways to go before matching her family’s career earnings.
Navarro’s dad is American billionaire Ben Navarro. According to Forbes, his net worth is checking in at about $4.8 billion. That’s 1,043 times as much money as his daughter has earned on the tennis court.
Ben Navarro is “a former Citigroup vice president” who started Sherman Financial Group “in 1998 and built it into a credit card and debt collection empire,” according to Forbes.
LONDON, ENGLAND – JULY 03: Emma Navarro of the United States in action against Naomi Osaka of Japan in the second round on Day Three of The Championships Wimbledon 2024 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 03, 2024 in London, England (Photo by Robert Prange/Getty Images)Robert Prange/Getty Images
Emma Navarro, who grew up in New York, does not like the “billionaire’s daughter” label. She’s succeeding in a sport that is pretty black and white when it comes to success and failure. Her dad’s money isn’t winning her matches at Wimbledon or in Flushing at the U.S. Open.
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But, obviously, it helped get her where she is. Navarro surely had better access to coaches, training, courts, etc. than most players growing up. But such is the nature of sports in 2025.
We’re seeing more and more kids of athletes and celebrities succeed in sports in 2025. Navarro is not alone in that category, that’s for sure.
But she definitely doesn’t like the label.
NEW YORK, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 01: Ben Navarro, father of Emma Navarro of the United States, looks on against Coco Gauff of the United States during their Women’s Singles Fourth Round match on Day Seven of the 2024 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 01, 2024 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)Jamie Squire/Getty Images
“I don’t read anything. I don’t read the comments, the articles, any of that stuff. I don’t know what the fans are saying. There will be headlines and they kind of mention that [ which is fine, but I didn’t grow up being handed things,” she told Tatler of her dad’s massive net worth.
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“We grew up in a sort of traditional way. We’d get up at 6 a.m. on a Saturday morning and go play tennis… growing up it was a priority that we learnt toughness and we learnt work ethic and how to be intentional and purposeful and live productive lives so I don’t love being referred to as whoever with however much money’s daughter. It’s a label I don’t really like.”
Navarro will continue to push past that label.
A win at Wimbledon would certainly help put her into her own category.
She’s Starring At Wimbledon. Her Dad Is Worth $4.8 Billion first appeared on The Spun on Jul 7, 2025
This story was originally reported by The Spun on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.