It’s important to point out that as many as four of the five highest-paid sportswomen are actually WTA Tour players, and that list also includes Coco Gauffan American tennis player who has looked truly phenomenal this season.
Forbes based its list not only on tournament-related income, but also took into account off-field income.
Coco Gauff earned about $8 million on the field, but sponsorship deals with New Balance, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and others earned her as much as $25 million.
Aryna Sabalenka
As expected, Aryna Sabalenkaa Belarusian tennis player who is at the very top of the WTA rankings is in second place on the list.
Her total income of $30 million put her second on the list. The list also includes Polish player Iga Swiatek with a total income of $25.1 million.
The list also includes Madison Keys, Naomi Osaka, Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula.
This speaks volumes about how popular women’s tennis is and how much it is growing year after year.
It is important to point out that prizes and prize money at WTA tournaments increase from season to season, which gives players extra motivation, but also increases the popularity of this sport.
Whether this list will change substantially next year and whether new names will appear remains to be seen, but it is clear that the situation is extremely interesting and that we will closely monitor the development of all tennis players on the list.
This part of the year is quite quiet. Tennis players will use it to analyze the season and really determine what needs to be done to improve in the coming year.
There is a lot of potential among female tennis players and many names that could be right at the top of the Forbes list in the future. It is clear that a lot will change.
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