Serena Williams Dominates List Of Highest Paid Female Athletes Of The Year For 4Th Consecutive Year

When it comes to tennis, Serena Williams remains the highest-paid for the fourth consecutive year. However, Naomi Osaka, who upset Williams to win the U.S. Open last year has had a great year professionally and earnings wise. Her off-court earnings jumped from $1.5 million a year to $16 million after beating Serena. That’s good enough to make her the second highest-paid female athlete of the year. Osaka became just the third female athlete to earn $20 million in a year. The other three are Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Li Na. Williams and Osaka both earned more than twice as much as the third highest-paid female athlete in the world, Angelique Kerber, who pulled in $11.8 million from tennis. #15. Ariya Jutanugarn Sport: Golf Total Earnings: $5.3 million Prize Money: $3.3 million Endorsements: $2 million #13. (tie) Madison Keys Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $5.5 million Prize Money: $2.5 million Endorsements: $3 million #13. (tie) P.V. Sindhu Sport: Badminton Total Earnings: $5.5 million Prize Money: $500,000 Endorsements: $5 million #12. Alex Morgan Sport: Soccer Total Earnings: $5.8 million Salary: $250,000 Endorsements: $5.5 million #10. (tie) Garbiñe Muguruza Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $5.9 million Prize Money: $2.4 million Endorsements: $3.5 million #10. (tie) Venus Williams Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $5.9 million Prize Money: $900,000 Endorsements: $5 million #9. Elina Svitolina Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $6.1 million Prize Money: $4.6 million Endorsements: $1.5 million #8. Karolina Pliskova Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $6.3 million Prize Money: $4.6 million Endorsements: $1.7 million #7. Maria Sharapova Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $7 million Prize Money: $1 million Endorsements: $6 million #6. Caroline Wozniacki Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $7.5 million Prize Money: $3.5 million Endorsements: $4 million #5. Sloane Stephens Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $9.6 million Prize Money: $4.1 million Endorsements: $5.5 million #4. Simona Halep Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $10.2 million Prize Money: $6.2 million Endorsements: $4 million #3. Angelique Kerber Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $11.8 million Prize Money: $5.3 million Endorsements: $6.5 million #2. Naomi Osaka Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $24.3 million Prize Money: $8.3 million Endorsements: $16 million #1. Serena Williams Sport: Tennis Total Earnings: $29.2 million Prize Money: $4.2 million Endorsements: $25 million