If we say that male and female athletes earn the same amount of money from their matches and brand endorsements, it will be wrong. However, female athletes still make a lot of money which comes from different sources including salaries, prize money, bonuses, endorsements, appearances fees. Forbes has shared a list of top 10 highest-paid female athletes between June 2017 and June 2018. Have a look:
10. Angelique Kerber: $7 million
Salary/Prize money: $3 million
Endorsements: $4 million
Brands associated: Adidas, Porsche, Rolex, SAP and Yonex.
She also made $3.3 million for winning Wimbledon last month, after the counting period.
9. Danica Patrick: $7.5 million
Salary/prize money: $3 million
Endorsements: $4.5 million
The most successful female race car driver started a clothing brand Warrior by Danica Patrick, and authored the fitness book Pretty Intense last year.
8. Simona Halep:$7.7 million
Prize/Salary money: $6.2 million
Endorsements: $1.5 million
Her deal with Adidas ended in 2017 and she wore a dress designed by herself in the Australian Open final to promote her brand. Nike signed her for a multiyear deal.
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7. P.V. Sindhu: $8.5 million
Prize/Salary money: $500,000
Endorsements: $8 million
Brands associated: Bridgestone, Gatorade, Nokia, Panasonic, Reckitt Benckiser among many others.
She is the first Indian female athlete to win a silver.
6. Venus Williams: $10.2 million
Prize/Salary money: $4.2 million
Endorsements: $6 million
5. Maria Sharapova: $10.5 million
Prize money: $1 million
Endorsements: $9.5 million
Popular Brands associated: UBS, Nike, Head, Porsche and Evian and Candy Mogul.
4. Garbine Muguruza: $11 million
Prize money: $5.5 million
Endorsements: $5.5 million
Popular Brands Associated: Adidas, Rolex, Babolat, Beats by Dre, Rolex, Maui Jim sunglasses and Caser Seguros insurance.
3. Sloane Stephens: $11.2 million
Prize money: $5.7 million
Endorsements: $5.5 million
Popular Brands Associated: Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Rolex, Colgate, Chocolate Milk and Biofreeze.
2. Caroline Wozniacki: $13 million
Prize money: $7 million
Endorsements: $6 million
Popular Brands Associated: Adidas, Rolex, Usana, Babolat and more. She partnered with Ovvo Optics.
She also started her own sunglasses line which sells 11 men’s and women’s styles named after Wozniacki’s family, friends and fellow famous Danes.
1. Serena Williams: $18.1 million
Prize money: $62,000
Endorsements: $18 million
Popular Brands Associated: HSN and Nike
She launched her fashion collection, Serena, in May.
It is interesting that the only non-tennis players in the top 10 are P.V. Sindhu and Danica Patrick.
