Serena Williams tops Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes in the world for the fourth year in a row, as she emerges 2019 Top 15 Highest Paid Female Athletes in the world. This list comprises of 12 tennis players. Indian badminton player P.V. Sindhu came in tied for 13th ($5.5 million), with Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn ($5.3 million) rounding out the top 15
According to Forbes this 2019 Top 15 Highest Paid Female Athletes in the worldis based on prize money, salaries, bonuses, endorsements and appearance fees between June 1 2018 and June 1 this year.
Below is a list containing 2019 Top 15 Highest Paid Female Athletes in the world
15. Ariya Jutanugarn
Total Earnings: $5.3 million
Prize Money: $3.3 million
Endorsements: $2 million
Jutanugarn won the LPGA Tour’s Race to the CME Globe season-long points competition and the accompanying $1 million bonus. The Thai pro golfer has more than ten endorsement partners, including Titleist, Toyota, KBank and Thai Airways.
13 (tie). Madison Keys
Total Earnings: $5.5 million
Prize Money: $2.5 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Keys reached a pair of Grand Slam finals in 2018 (French Open and U.S. Open) and won her first clay-court event of her career at the Charlestown Open this year. Nike is her biggest endorsement, and she also counts Evian, Wilson and Ultimate Software as partners.
13 (tie). P.V. Sindhu
Total Earnings: $5.5 million
Prize Money: $500,000
Endorsements: $5 million
Sindhu remains India’s most marketable female athlete. The badminton star has endorsements with Bridgestone, JBL, Gatorade, Panasonic and more. She became the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour finals in 2018.
12. Alex Morgan
Total Earnings: $5.8 million
Salary: $250,000
Endorsements: $5.5 million
The biggest star of the U.S. Women’s National Team says she’ll be back in uniform for the 2023 World Cup and is bringing personal sponsors like Nike, Coca-Cola, Beats, AT&T, Continental Tires and Volkswagen along for the ride. The USWNT co-captain is planning to launch a media company focused on women in sport.
10 (tie). Garbiñe Muguruza
Total Earnings: $5.9 million
Prize Money: $2.4 million
Endorsements: $3.5 million
Earnings fell for the two-time major winner as her ranking recently dropped to No. 28, from second in the world at the end of 2017. She still maintains a deep endorsement roster with Adidas, Evian, Beats, Rolex and Babolat.
10 (tie). Venus Williams
Total Earnings: $5.9 million
Prize Money: $900,000
Endorsements: $5 million
The 39-year-old Williams invested in wellness brand Astura and was appointed chief brand officer of the company in May. A 23-time Grand Slam champion, including doubles, she launched her own YouTube channel last month focused on “fitness, tennis, wellness, design and more.” Williams can bank six figures a pop on the speaking circuit.
9. Elina Svitolina
Total Earnings: $6.1 million
Prize Money: $4.6 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million
Svitolina scored the biggest win of her career when she captured the WTA Finals title in Singapore to end the 2018 season. The Ukrainian-born pro pocketed $2.4 million for the win and finished the year with a No. 4 world ranking, triggering bonuses from sponsors Nike and Wilson.
8. Karolina Pliskova
Total Earnings: $6.3 million
Prize Money: $4.6 million
Endorsements: $1.7 million
The Czech-born Pliskova has won four events over the past 12 months but has not reached a Slam final since losing the 2016 U.S. Open. Pliskova bumped her off-court earnings with a new contract with FILA that kicked in this year.
7. Maria Sharapova
Total Earnings: $7 million
Prize Money: $1 million
Endorsements: $6 million
Injuries limited Sharapova to only 18 matches over the past year, but she maintains a lucrative endorsement with Nike, in addition to her Porsche, Head, Evian and Tag Heuer partnerships. Sharapova invested in the UFC and skincare brand Supergoop, yet her main off-court focus is building her candy brand Sugarpova.
6. Caroline Wozniacki
Total Earnings: $7.5 million
Prize Money: $3.5 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Wozniacki won a trio of events in 2018 and ranked among the top three players during the entire year. She married former NBA player David Lee in June. The wedding brought together stars from their respective sports, with Serena Williams a bridesmaid and other attendees including Angelique Kerber, Pau Gasol and Harrison Barnes.
5. Sloane Stephens
Total Earnings: $9.6 million
Prize Money: $4.1 million
Endorsements: $5.5 million
Stephens reached the finals of four events last year and finished the year ranked No. 6 overall. Her Nike pact, which began last year, is one of the biggest in the sport. She showcased a tennis shoe based on the “Aqua” colorway of Nike’s retro Air Jordan VIII this summer.
4. Simona Halep
Total Earnings: $10.2 million
Prize Money: $6.2 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Halep led the sport in prize money in 2018 and ranks fifth on the all-time list with $33 million. She won Grand Slam titles each of the past two years, triggering lucrative bonuses. The Romanian pro counts Nike, Wilson, Mercedes-Benz and Hublot among her sponsors.
3. Angelique Kerber
Total Earnings: $11.8 million
Prize Money: $5.3 million
Endorsements: $6.5 million
Kerber won Wimbledon in 2018 and finished the year ranked second in the world, triggering bonuses from her partners. She renewed deals with Adidas, SAP, Generali and NetJets and recently inked a new pact with Procter & Gamble’s Head & Shoulders brand. Other endorsements include Yonex, Porsche, Rolex and Lavazza.
2. Naomi Osaka
Total Earnings: $24.3 million
Prize Money: $8.3 million
Endorsements: $16 million
Nike shocked the tennis world when it announced in April it had secured Osaka to an endorsement deal. Most observers thought she would return to Adidas, which had Osaka under contract until her deal expired at the end of 2018.
1. Serena Williams
Total Earnings: $29.2 million
Prize Money: $4.2 million
Endorsements: $25 million
Williams, 37, wants to play through at least next year but is already planning her next act with a clothing line, S by Serena, and aims to launch jewelry and beauty products lines by the end of 2020. She has also built a venture portfolio worth more than $10 million.
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