Last night, Forbes released the latest issue (June 2019 to June 2020) female athlete income rankings, with the title of the article "50 Years After the Establishment of the Women's Tour, Tennis Has Become the Top Of the Revenue Chart".
We all know that tennis, as one of the most professional sports in the world, may be favored by a large number of advertisers in addition to competing for large prize money.
So how amazing is the dominance of female tennis players in this list? The top ten directly occupy the top nine, and the top two players have both exceeded $30 million.
Let's take a look at the detailed list ranking in the first issue.
No.10 Alex Morgan
Salary/Bonus: $400,000
Endorsements: $4.2 million
Total: $4.6 million
The active U.S. women's soccer international Morgan once beat Canada at the 2012 London Olympics, and made a great contribution to the final championship, and she is also the only non-tennis player on the list with both beauty and skills.
No.9 Angelique Kerber
Prize: $1.3 million
Endorsement: $4 million
Total: $5.3 million
The humble Kerber has performed modestly on the tour in the past year, and now the world ranking has slipped to 22nd, but thanks to the endorsement income of big names such as Adidas, Rolex and Porsche, the former ball queen is still on the list.
No.8 Sofia Kenin
Prize: $4.8 million
Endorsements: $1 million
Total: $5.8 million
This year's Australian Open champion Kenning also earned a combined income of $5.8 million, of which the prize money accounted for an absolute proportion, and after winning the Australian Open this year, Americans received 4.12 million Australian dollars (about $3 million) in championship prize money.
No.7 Elina Svitolina
Prize: $5.4 million
Total: $6.4 million
Svitolina, now ranked fifth in the world, has reached the final four at Wimbledon and the US Open over the past year's cycle, while the Ukrainian has been doing well on the Tour, earning her $5.4 million in prize money.
No.6 Garbiñe Muguruza
Prize: $2.1 million
Endorsements: $4.5 million
Total: $6.6 million
Two-time Grand Slam champion Muguruza has an outstanding appearance, which also makes her popular with advertisers, and this year's Australian Open runner-up result has also brought her a lot of income.
No.5 Bianca Andreescu
Prize: $4.9 million
Total: $8.9 million
Andreescu, who has not yet competed in any tournament this year, is not only on the list, but also finished fifth, but the efficient results of the US Open and Toronto's victory have brought the Canadian rising star to nearly five million dollars in prize money alone.
No.4 Simona Halep
Prize: $6.9 million
Total: $10.9 million
Former women's singles world number one Halep is less than satisfactory in terms of endorsement income, but his more contentious Romanian won $6.9 million through solid performance (last year's Wimbledon champion), which is second only to Barty.5 million.
No.3 Ashleigh Barty
Prize: $10.1 million
Endorsements: $3 million
Total: $13.1 million
Barty, one of the most consistent players on the tour in the past cycle, has won a number of major championships, and last year's year-end shenzhen championship allowed her to take away $4.42 million at a time, compared with only $3 million in total endorsement income.
No.2 Serena Williams
Prize: $4 million
Endorsements: $32 million
Total: $32 million
Serena Williams, a 23-time women's singles Grand Slam winner, is once again in second place on the list, and Americans' income in endorsements can be said to be completely different from the last few.
No.1 Naomi Osaka
Prize: $3.4 million
Endorsements: $34 million
Total: $37.4 million
Naomi Osaka topped the list with a total revenue of $37.4 million, of which $34 million in endorsement revenue also reflects the tilt or even shift of tennis to the entire Asian market.
Just think, if there is currently a Chinese Golden Flower that can achieve similar results to Osaka, then how will this list change? (Source: House of Tennis Author: Barbie)