TENNIS PLAYERS ARE THE TOP EARNERS IN WOMEN’S SPORTS, MARIA SHARAPOVA TOPS THE LIST FOLLOWED BY LI NA

Written by: on 15th August 2014
Western and Southern Open
TENNIS PLAYERS ARE THE TOP EARNERS IN WOMEN'S SPORTS, MARIA SHARAPOVA TOPS THE LIST FOLLOWED BY LI NA

epa04354088 Maria Sharapova of Russia serves to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova of Russia in their third round match of the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament at the Linder Tennis Center in Mason, Ohio, USA, 14 August 2014. EPA/TANNEN MAURY  |

Tennis players got $105.1 million of the $142 million estimated to have been earned by the top 10 female athletes.

Tennis players again dominate the Forbes ranking of the highest-earning female athletes, accounting for seven of the top ten.

Maria Sharapova topped the ranking for the tenth consecutive year, earning $24.4 million, with $22 million from endorsements. While she has resumed her winning ways on court after a shoulder injury, the Russian has also been prominent in her dealings off the court, promoting existing sponsors like Porsche, signing a new deal with Avon, expanding her candy line and taking an investment position in a skincare company.

At No. 2 was Na Li, who got bonuses from her Australian Open victory that took her to $23.6 million, $18 million from endorsements. Serena Williams was No. 3 with $22 million.

Victoria Azarenka is at No. 6, down two spots from a year ago following an injury-plagued season, but still earning $11.1 million. She is followed by Caroline Wozniacki, who earned $1.3 million in prize money but $9.5 million in endorsements — the fourth highest among female players — for $10.8 million. The former No. 1 has several deals still, despite exiting the top 10, but her ranking is climbing again.

Agnieszka Radwanska is No. 8, with several smaller deals giving her $3 million in endorsements and earnings of $6.8 million

Another former No. 1, Ana Ivanovic, also has greater endorsement income than winnings, getting $5 million from various deals and winning $1.4 million to put her earnings at $6.4 million.

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