Women are dominating the sports industry more than ever. Almost
every sport has a female competitive counterpart which is a great thing to
witness. Tennis adopted female very early and females have dominated this sport
the most.
With that being said, female tennis players are also one of
the highest-paid female athletes in the world. Serena Williams had the longest
run as the highest-paid female athlete of all time but that crown has been
snatched from her by another tennis player.
22-year-old Japanese-American tennis sensation, Naomi Osaka,
is now the highest-paid female athlete in the world. Osaka also broke the
record of Maria Sharapova when she earned around $37.4 million in a single
year. The previous record set by the Russian was $29.7 million in 2015.
Female tennis players are one of the highest-paid athletes in
the world. This indicates that tennis pays females more than any other sport in
the world. A recent list of the top ten highest-paid female athletes was indicating
that 9 out of 10 were tennis players.
If you pull up highest paid male athletes, it would come up
with a mix of different disciplines like soccer, basketball, golf, football, baseball,
and also tennis. Most of the players, whether male or female, earn more amount
of money through endorsement deals, sponsorships and other deals than the tournament
prize money. Public appeal plays a huge role in it.
Take a look at the following infographic for the list of top
ten highest-grossing female athletes in 2020.
Infographic by: statista.com
