The Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza was the fifth highest-paid athlete in the world in 2021, generating 8.8 million dollars, according to a list revealed by Forbes magazine and led by the Japanese Naomi Osaka with 57.3 million dollars.
Forbes, a publication specialized in business and finance, revealed the 10 female athletes who obtained the most earnings last year and who together achieved 167 million dollars.
Muguruza, 28, had an outstanding year in her sport by becoming the first Iberian to win the WTA Finals, an achievement achieved in November in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Her good sports year took her to third place in the WTA ranking and caught the attention of new brands to achieve income off the field of 6 million dollars, for 2.8 million in tennis.
In 2021, Garbiñe added Jaguar and Nivea to its brand portfolio, which joined long-time supporters like Adidas and Babolat.
The $167 million earned by the top 10 female athletes was 23% more than in 2020 and set a new record that surpassed $143.3 million in 2013.
Osaka, 24 years old and the 14th best tennis player in the world, obtained most of her income, 55 million dollars, outside the field thanks to sponsorship agreements with more than 10 partners, among which Louis Vuitton and Tag Heuer stand out.
On the court, the Japanese netted $2.3 million, much of it for winning the Australian Open in February, her fourth career Grand Slam title.
Serena Williams repeated the formula Osaka and produced its biggest money inflow, $45 million, from advertisers like Nike, Gatorade and DirecTV.
On the field, the 40-year-old player earned $900,000 by participating in just six tournaments. In total, it closed 2021 with 45.9 million dollars
Osaka Y Williams They are the only women who appeared in the list of the 50 highest paid athletes in the world regardless of gender, the Japanese was placed in 12th place and Serena, in 28th.
american tennis player venus williams, older sister of Serena, was the third place in the Forbes ranking with 11.3 million dollars, 11 of them obtained off the court.
Simone Billes, American gymnast, was the fourth best on the Forbes list with income of 10.1 million dollars, 10 of them achieved outside of her sports activity.
The other members of the Forbes ranking are the South Korean golfer Jin Young Ko, with $7.5 million in sixth place; indian badminton player PV Sindhu, with 7.2 million dollars in the seventh, and the Australian tennis player Ashley Barty, 6.9 million dollars in the eighth.
They are followed by the American golfer nelly korda, 5.9 million dollars in the ninth, and closes the American basketball player Can dance Parker, with 5.7 million.
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