Recently, Forbes Magazine has released a list of 15 of the highest-paid female athletes of the world, 2019. The athletes come from around different countries from the world including our very own nation India. The list of Forbes is based on the earnings made by these athletes between June 2018 to June 2019 period:
15. Ariya Jutanugarn
Country of Origin: Thailand
Sports: Golf
Total Earnings: $ 5.3 Mn
Achievements:
– First Golfer (Male or Female) to have won a major golf championship.
– In June 2017, she became the no. 1 ranked golfer in the Women’s World Golf Rankings.
– Winner of the LPGA Tour’s Race to the CME Globe season-long points competition
– Her major brand endorsements include Titleist, Toyota, KBank and Thai Airways.
13. Madison Keys (Tie)
Country of Origin: America
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 5.5 Mn
Achievements:
– Made it to a pair of Grand Slam finals in 2018 (French Open and U.S. Open)
– Won the first clay-court event of her career at the Charlestown Open in 2019.
– Nike is her biggest brand endorsement until now.
– Partner with Evian, Wilson and Ultimate Software for brand endorsements.
13. PV Sindhu (Tie)
Country of Origin: India
Sports: Badminton
Total Earnings: $ 5.5 Mn
Achievements:
– She is the first women athletes from India to have won an Olympic silver medal ever.
– One of the two Indian badminton players to ever win an Olympic medal (Saina Nehwal being the other one).
– Won silver at Commonwealth Games 2018 in Women’s singles.
– Bridgestone, JBL, Gatorade, Panasonic are among her top brand endorsements.
12. Alex Morgan
Country of Origin: America
Sports: Soccer
Total Earnings: $ 5.8 Mn
Achievements:
– Co-captained the national team with Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapino Since 2018.
– Plays forward in the National Women’s Soccer League & the United States national team.
– Her major sponsors include Nike, Coca-Cola, Beats, AT&T, Continental Tires and Volkswagen.
10. Garbine Muguruzu (Tie)
Country of Origin: Spain Venezuela
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 5.9 Mn
Achievements:
– Formerly World’s No. 1 Tennis player
– Won seven singles titles, including two majors viz the 2016 French Open and the 2017 Wimbledon Championships since she started playing professionally in 2012.
– Adidas, Evian, Beats, Rolex and Babolat are amongst her major brand endorsements.
10. Venus William (Tie)
Country of Origin: America
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 5.9 Mn
Achievements:
– Stands at 50th position in the world ranking of WTA singles.
– Credible for ushering a new era of power and athleticism on the women’s professional tennis tour.
– Chief Brand Officer of the wellness brand Astura.
9. Elina Svitolina
Country of Origin: Ukraine
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 6.1 Mn
Achievements:
– Playing Tennis Professionally since 2010
– Became 3rd best tennis player in the world on 11th September 2017, the highest-ranking of her career.
– Nike and Wilson are her major sponsors.
8. Karolína Plíšková
Country of Origin: Czech Republic
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 6.3 Mn
Achievements:
– Formerly World’s No. 1 Tennis Player
– Currently 3rd best tennis player in the world
– Won fourteen singles and five doubles titles on the WTA tour
– Winner of 10 singles titles and six doubles titles on the ITF circuit.
7. Maria Yuryevna Sharapova
Country of Origin: Russia but a resident of America since 1994
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 7.0 Mn
Achievements:
– Competed on the WTA tour since 2001.
– Ranked world No. 1 in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association on five separate occasions, for a total of 21 weeks.
– Brand partnership with Nike, Porsche, Head, Evian and Tag Heuer.
6. Caroline Wozniacki
Country of Origin: Denmark
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 7.5 Mn
Achievements:
– Former world No. 1 in singles
– 20th Rank in the Open Era
– The first woman to hold the top-ranking position from a Scandinavian country.
5. Sloane Stephens
Country of Origin: America
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 9.6 Mn
Achievements:
– Ranked in the top 10 by the Women’s Tennis Association
– Achieved a career-best ranking of No. 3 in the world after Wimbledon in 2018.
4. Simona Halep
Country of Origin: Romania
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 10.8 Mn
Achievements:
– 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.
– Nike, Wilson, Mercedes-Benz and Hublot are her major brand endorsements.
3. Angelique Kerber
Country of Origin: Germany
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 11.8 Mn
Achievements:
– Former world No. 1 tennis player
– Winner of 3 Grand Slam tournaments
– She debuted as a Professional tennis player in 2003 and rose to prominence upon reaching the semifinals of the 2011 US Open. Ranked No. 92 player in the world.
– Her major brand deals are with Adidas, SAP, Generali and NetJets, Procter & Gamble’s Head & Shoulders, Yonex, Porsche, Rolex and Lavazza.
2. Naomi Osaka
Country of Origin: Japan
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 23.4 Mn
Achievements:
– Champion Winner of women’s singles at the US Open and the Australian Open.
– Ranked No. 2 by the Women’s Tennis Association
– Former world No. 1 tennis player
1. Serena Williams
Country of Origin: America
Sports: Tennis
Total Earnings: $ 29.2 Mn
Achievements:
– Ranked world No. 1 in singles on eight separate occasions between 2002 and 2017 by The Women’s Tennis Association.
Source: www.forbes.com & www.marketingmind.in/
