Top-10 Highest Earning Sports Females from 2023
The highest paid sports woman in 2023, according to Forbes Magazine, was Polish tennis player Iga Świątek. Tennis players make up the majority of the top earners.
| # | Name | Sport | Earnings
($ million) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iga Świątek | Tennis | 23.9 |
| 2 | Eileen Gu | Skiing | 22.1 |
| 3 | Coco Gauff | Tennis | 21.7 |
| 4 | Emma Raducanu | Tennis | 15.2 |
| 5 | Naomi Osaka | Tennis | 15.0 |
| 6 | Aryna Sabalenka | Tennis | 14.7 |
| 7 | Jessica Pegula | Tennis | 12.5 |
| 8 | Venus Williams | Tennis | 12.2 |
| 9 | Elena Rybakina | Tennis | 9.5 |
| 10 | Leylah Fernandez | Tennis | 8.8 |
Notes
- The figures are taken from the annual list of highest-paid women athletes published by Forbes magazine in December 2023.
- The earnings totals (in US dollars) are derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees, licensing and endorsement income. Taxes or agents' fees are not factored into the figures.
- Naomi Osaka was top of the list in 2022.
- The highest paid male from 2023 was Cristiano Ronaldo with 136 million in total earnings.
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