Forbes Magazine has recently released its list of 15 highest-paid female athletes of 2019. These athletes have earned at least $5 million from 1 June 2018 to 1 June 2019.
Here Is a List Of Top Female Athletes along with our very own Indian Athlete.
1 Serena Williams
Serena Jameka Williams is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1. The Women’s Tennis Association ranked her world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017.
Serena’s total earning of 29.2 million USD.
2. Naomi Osaka
Naomi Osaka is a professional tennis player who represents Japan. She is the reigning champion in women’s singles at the US Open and the Australian Open. Osaka is ranked No. 2 by the Women’s Tennis Association and is a former world No. 1 player.
Naomi’s total earnings of 23.4 million USD.
3. Angelique Kerber
Angelique Kerber is a German professional tennis player. A former world No. 1 and winner of three Grand Slam tournaments, she made her professional debut in 2003 and rose to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open as the No. 92-ranked player in the world.
Angelique’s total earning of 11.8 USD from tennis.
4. Simona Halep
Simona Halep is a Romanian professional tennis player. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles twice between 2017 and 2019. In total, she has been No. 1 for 64 weeks, which ranks tenth in the history of the Women’s Tennis Association rankings.
Simona’s total earning is 10.8 million.
5. Sloane Stephens
Sloane Stephens is an American professional tennis player. She is ranked in the top 10 by the Women’s Tennis Association and achieved a career-best ranking of No. 3 in the world after Wimbledon in 2018.
Sloane Stephens’ total earning is $9.6 million.
6. Caroline Wozniacki
Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in singles, the 20th in the Open Era, and the first woman from a Scandinavian country to hold the top-ranking position.
Caroline Wozniacki pulled up $7.5 million.
7. Maria Sharapova
Maria Yuryevna Sharapova is a Russian professional tennis player. A United States resident since 1994, Sharapova has competed on the WTA tour since 2001. She has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks.
Sharapova’s total earning is of $7 million.
8. Karolina Pliskova
Karolína Plíšková is a Czech professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 and is currently ranked No. 3 in the world by the Women’s Tennis Association. Plíšková has won fourteen singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour, as well as 10 singles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit in her career.
Karolina’s total earnings of $6.3 million.
9. Elina Svitolina
Elina Svitolina is a Ukrainian tennis player. Having turned professional in 2010, she reached her career-high ranking of world No. 3 on 11 September 2017.
Elina’s total earning of 6.1 million USD.
10. Venus William
Venus Williams is an American professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 50 in the WTA singles rankings. She is generally credited with ushering in a new era of power and athleticism on the women’s professional tennis tour.
Venus William’s total earning is 5.9 million
11. Garbine Muguruzu
Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco is a Spanish-Venezuelan tennis player and former world No. 1. Since turning professional in 2012, she has won seven singles titles, including two majors, the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships.
Her total earning is 5.9 million USD.
12. Alex Morgan
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American soccer player. She is a forward for Orlando Pride in the National Women’s Soccer League and the United States national team. Since 2018, she has co-captained the national team with Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe.
Alex Morgan’s total earning is $5.8 million.
13. PV Sindhu
Pusarla Venkata Sindhu is an Indian professional badminton player. She became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic silver medal, and one of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal – the other being Saina Nehwal. Sindhu won silver in Women’s singles at Commonwealth Games 2018.
PV Sindhu ‘s total earning is $5.5 million.
