Posted by Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday December 18, 2024
Tennis players continue to dominate Forbes' annual list of the world's highest-paid female athletes.
Seven of the Top 10 and 14 of the Top 20 on the Forbes list, released on December 18, are WTA players, including the cream of this year's crop. Coco Gauffsurpassed $30 million to become the third female athlete in history to earn more than $30 million in a single year.
Naomi Osakawho earned $57.4 million in 2021, and Serena Williams, who topped the list with $45.9 million in the same year, are the other two.
Gauff made $34.4 million, including $25 million from his successful portfolio, which includes deals with New Balance, Barilla, Ray-Ban, Meta, Beats by Dre and the latest hair care brands Carol's Daugher, Fanatics and Naked Juice. .
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Gauff was elected leader in 2023 Iga Swiatek list, earning a five-time major leaguer for more than $10 million.
Swiatek, who is No.2 on the Forbes list, earned $23.8 million, including $15 million in endorsements from No. 4 on the list, which is in China. Zheng Qinwen.
Zheng, an Olympic gold medalist in singles, could reach the top of the list in the next few years, as she greatly increased her stardom in 2024 by reaching her first final and becoming the first Chinese woman to reach home. gold in Olympic tennis singles.
Zheng added Audi/Milk Tea Chain Chagee, Lancome and phone maker Vivo to his endorsement portfolio, and earned a total of $20.6 million, including 15 mil from endorsements. Li Na appeared in the Top 10 from 2011 to 2014.
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ($18.7 million, fifth in the list) posted her best season as a Forbes Top 5 celebrity. She added a watchmaker, and the Acai bowl series Oakberry to her sponsorship list, as well as two major titles. .
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At No.6 was Naomi Osaka, who earned $12.9 million, mostly for being allowed to date Emma Raducanu. Osaka, who earned more than $50 million in 2021 and 2022, remains at the top of the list thanks to more than a dozen sponsorship deals with her production company Hana Kuma.
The poster girl for British Airways, Dior and HSBC, Raducanu is still looking for the court success she achieved in 2021, when she won the US Open from the age of 18. He is ranked 57th and earned only 900,000 in prize money in 2024.
Ninth on the list may come as a surprise, because our next player only played two games all season. But never underestimate the power of the Williams sisters. The great champion who has played seven games comes in at number 9. He has earned $12.1 million from speaking engagements, makes six figures collectively, and is very active as a businessman. Williams also created Palazzo, an AI-powered interior design platform and barbie model created as part of the toy's 65th anniversary.
Jessica Pegula ($10.2 million), Jasmine Paolini ($8 million), Elena Rybakina ($7.9 million) and Leylah Fernandez ($6.5 million), also made the top 20 list at the top of the Forbes list.
