Four-time Grand Slam winner Naomi Osaka of Japan has become the highest paid female athlete of 2022 according to Forbes magazine, according to the publication’s website.
The tennis player earned $51.1 million in a year, of which $1.1 million went to her as prize money, the remaining $50 million came from off-court commercial activities.
The full top 10 highest paid female athletes in the world are as follows:
- Serena Williams (USA, tennis) – 41.3 million (0.3 + 41);
- Eiling Gu (China, freestyle) – 20.1 million (0.1 + 20);
- Emma Radukanu (Great Britain, tennis) – 18.7 million (0.7 + 18);
- Iga Sventek (Poland, tennis) – 14.9 million (9.9 + 5.0);
- Venus Williams (USA, tennis) – 12.1 million (0.1 + 12);
- Corey Gauff (USA, tennis) – 11.1 million (3.1 + 8);
- Simone Biles (USA, gymnastics) – 10 million (0 + 10);
- Jessica Pegula (USA, tennis) – 7.6 million (3.6 + 4);
- Minji Lee (Australia, golf) – 7.3 million (4.8 + 2.5).
