10 Highest-Paid Female Athletes in the World.



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In this highly misogynistic and sexist world, there is an awful amount of gender discrimination and criticism that all these incredibly talented female athletes face. People make ample of excuses as to why they prefer male athletes or sports played by men.

The audience may claim they merely admire the skills of male athletes- more than those of the female athletes or provide you with a list of reasons why they don't find sports played by women interesting. It is the choice of an audience to have their opinions but many times it is the misogyny speaking.

The society and media continually preach about gender equality and the empowerment of women, yet the gender pay gap in sports- just like any other field or industry in life, has a vast disparity. The aforementioned statement is proven yet again, when out of the 100 highest-paid athletes on the globe, only 2 were women in the year 2020.

Here is a list of top 10 highest-paid athletes in the world who are women -

1. Venus Williams

Venus Williams is a professional tennis player from the US, who has given a new meaning to tennis with her fitness, strength and agility. Venus Ebony Starr Williams is a winner of 7 Grand Slam titles. Moreover, Venus won the Gold medal in the Singles play at 2000 Olympic games, that were held in Sydney, Australia.

Total Earnings - 5.9 million dollars.

2. Elina Svitolina

Elina Mykhailivna Svitolina, commonly known as Elina Svitolina is a Ukrainian tennis player, who turned professional in the year 2010. Svitolina became the first Ukrainian woman to make it to the top 10 of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) singles ranking and is the winner of 13 Women's Tennis Association titles.

Total Earnings - 6.1 million dollars.

3. Karolína Plíšková

Karolína Plíšková is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic, who was ranked No. 1 by the WTA in July 2017. Plíšková boasts 16 Singles titles and 5 doubles titles on the Women's Tennis Association tour along with ten Singles and six Doubles titles on the International Tennis Federation (ITF) circuit.

Total Earnings - 6.3 million dollars.

4. Maria Sharapova

Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, popularly known as Maria Sharapova is a Russian tennis player. The former professional tennis player who turned professional at the age of 14, is among the leading contenders in tennis in the early 21st century. Sharapova is a winner of 36 Women's Tennis Association titles as well as 5 Grand Slams. She also owns a Silver medal, she won at the 2012 London Olympics.

Total Earnings - 7 million dollars.

5. Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki is a former professional tennis player who is the first woman from a Scandinavian country to boast a top-ranking position. The Danish tennis player is the winner of thirty Singles titles, a Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2018, Women's Tennis Association Finals title, etc.

Total Earnings - 7.5 million dollars.

6. Sloane Stephens

Sloane Stephens is an American professional tennis player who has attained the third-highest rank in the world. Stephens is the victor of 6 Women's Tennis Associations Singles titles, along with the 2017 US Open.

Total Earnings - 9.6 million dollars.

7. Simona Halep

Simona Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player, she is the champion of the French Open 2018. Simona is the winner of two Grand Slam titles as well as 2 times highest Singles ranker. She also ranked tenth in the history of WTA including the year-end no. 1 in 2017 and the second time in a row in 2018.

Total Earnings - 10.2 million dollars.

8. Angelique Kerber

Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player, who made her professional debut in 2003. Kerber boasts three Grand slam Singles titles at the 2016 US Open, Australian Open in 2016 and the Wimbledon Championships in 2018. Angelique was a Silver medalist at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, where she represented Germany.

Total Earnings - 11.8 million dollars.

9. Serena Williams

Serena Williams is an American professional tennis player, who is the champion of 23 Grand Slam Singles titles and fourteen doubles titles in Grand Slam events. Williams is a four-time Gold medalist by winning the Women's Doubles at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, 2012 Summer Olympics in London and the Women's Singles at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. 

All three Gold medals Serena accomplished at the Women's Doubles were won alongside Venus Williams, her older sister. Serena is also only one of the two women on Forbes world's Highest-Paid Athletes in 2020, she stands thirty-third.

Total Earnings - 36 million dollars.

10. Naomi Osaka

Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player, representing Japan, she is 29th on Forbes 2020's Highest-Paid Athletes in the world, making her the highest-paid female athlete in the world. Osaka won five Women's Tennis Association titles along with 2 Grand Slams at the 2018 US Open and Australian Open in 2019. She also became the world's No. 1 ranked women's tennis player by the WTA, which makes her the first Asian player, male or female, to achieve this highest rank.

Total Earnings - 37.4 million dollars.

Conclusion:

So, these are the brilliant women who are outstanding athletes and the highest-paid female athletes in the world. Let's hope in the coming years, more women reach Forbes Highest-Paid Athletes in the world.


Written by - Ivanova

Edited by - Nidhi Verma