Highest-Paid Female Athletes: Naomi Osaka and the Million-Dollar Badminton Star

Here is a list of the 10 highest paid female athletes and how they made their money. The dollar figures below were calculated by Forbes.

10. Candace Parker, 5,7 millions de dollars

WNBA Chicago Sky star Candace Parker is enjoying numerous sponsorship deals to counter the fact that her WNBA salary is capped at $200,000 due to league rules. Parker has agreements with Adidas ADS,
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Capital One COF.PRL,
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et CarMax KMX,
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Parker also works as an NBA analyst for Turner Sports.

Parker’s earnings last year were $200,000 on the court and $5.5 million off the court.

9. Nelly Korda, 5.9 million dollars

Korda, one of the LPGA’s star golfers, won her first major at the PGA Women’s Championship.

Korda has several sponsorships, including Hanwha Q Cells, a solar cell maker, and UKG, a technology company focused on workforce management, according to Forbes.

Korda’s earnings for the past year were $2.4 million on course and $3.5 million on course.

8. Ashleigh Barty, 6,9 millions de dollars

Barty is the only athlete on this list who has made more money playing her sport than she has made from other endeavors.

She was the highest earning woman based on tennis tournament earnings in 2021.

Barty’s earnings last year were $3.9 million on the court and $3 million off the court.

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7. PV Sindhu, 7,2 millions

Perhaps not a household name in the United States, Sindhu is a 26-year-old badminton star from India. Sindhu has won a medal at each of the last two Olympic Games.

Sindhu has over 3 million followers on Instagram and has lucrative endorsement deals with electronics tech giant Byju and used car platform Spinny, in addition to partners like Li-Ning sportswear and the Bank. of Baroda from India, according to Forbes.

Sindhu’s earnings last year were $200,000 on the pitch and $7 million on it.

6. Jin Young Ko, 7.5 million de dollars

Golf star Jin Young Ko has been one of the highest earning female golfers for years. The South Korean golfer won the CME Group Tour Championship last year, earning $1.5 million for that tournament alone.

Young Ko’s sponsorship deals include LG Electronics 066570,
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Korean Air 003490,
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Jeju SamDaSoo mineral water and Rejuran skincare products, according to Forbes.

Young Ko’s earnings last year were $3.5 million on the course and $4 million on the course.

5. Garbiñe Muguruza, $ 8.8 million

Tennis star Garbiñe Muguruza has won three tournaments in 2021, generating millions in earnings on the court. The Spaniard has sponsorship deals with companies including Adidas, Babolat, Jaguar and Nivea.

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Muguruza’s earnings last year were $2.8 million on the tennis courts and $6 million on them.

4. Simone Biles, $10.1 million

Simone Biles competed in the Tokyo Olympics last year and won the bronze medal on the balance beam. She withdrew from numerous events during the Tokyo Games, citing mental health issues.

It’s hard to make a lot of money directly from the sport of gymnastics, so Biles’ income comes mostly from his endorsement and brand deals. Biles has deals with Tom Brady’s NFT company, Autograph, as well as Athleta, Visa V,
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United Airlines UAL,
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Uber many UBER,
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Master class, Facebook FB,
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and Tide.

Biles’ earnings last year were $100,000 in the gym and $10 million out of the gym.

3. Venus Williams, $11.3 million

Tennis legend Venus Williams doesn’t play as many tournaments as she used to – she’s only played nine in 2021.

So the 41-year-old made almost all of her money last year from sponsorship and brand deals, including her own clothing brand EleVen, Wilson, Electronic Arts EA,
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KHC Kraft,
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Ralph Lauren RL,
-2,16%
and Tide. Williams also owns a small stake in the NFL’s Miami Dolphins along with her sister Serena.

Venus Williams’ earnings last year were $300,000 on the court and $11 million off the court.

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2. Serena Williams, 45,9 millions de dollars

There’s a huge jump in revenue from third place on this list to second place. And the jump in earnings is between two sisters.

Serena Williams has held the top earning spot on this list for many years. The 40-year-old tennis legend played just six tennis tournaments last year and fell sharply in the World Tennis Association rankings.

Despite the drop, Williams is a godfather and business expert. She has agreements with Nike NKE,
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Gatorade et AT&T T,
+1,42%.
Williams also owns venture capital firm Serena Ventures where she has invested in more than 40 companies, according to Crunchbase data.

Serena Williams’ earnings last year were $900,000 on the court and $45 million off the court.

1. Naomi Osaka, $57.3 million

For the second year in a row, Naomi Osaka is the highest paid female athlete in the world.

Osaka has also surpassed every male tennis player in the world apart from Switzerland’s Roger Federer. Federer has been the highest paid tennis player for 16 consecutive years, according to Forbes.

The Japanese tennis star has massive sponsorship deals with Nike, Louis Vitton, Sweetgreen SG,
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Tag Heuer and Autograph, among others. In recent years, Osaka has admitted to struggling with mental health issues that forced her to quit some tournaments, even saying “It’s OK to not be OK.”

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Osaka’s earnings last year were $2.3 million on the field and $55 million off the field.