World’s Top 10 Highest-Paid Professional Female Athletes of 2024
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World’s Top 10 Highest-Paid Professional Female Athletes of 2024

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The phrase “you play like a girl” has come a long way from being an insult—these days, it’s a flex!

 

Between endorsements and prize money, these ladies are getting to the bag. Not only are they competing amongst the highest of ranks in their respective fields, but they are moving the needle towards closing the pay gap between men and women athletes and increasing visibility and interest in women’s sports.

 

The average American woman earns 83% of what an average American man earns, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics

 

Below are the Top 10 Highest-Paid Professional Female Athletes (according to Sportico.com)

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1. Coco Gauff – $30.4 million

Diana Shnaider upsets Coco Gauff in straight sets, 6-4, 6-1 in the round of a 16 at the National Bank Open, a WTA1000 tennis tournament

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American Tennis Player

Prize money: $9.4 million

Endorsements: $21 million

Age: 20

 

Related: Coco Gauff Makes History as the World’s Highest-Paid Female Athlete

 

2. Eileen Gu – $22.1 million

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Chinese-American Freestyle Skier

Prize money: $62,000

Endorsements: $22 million

Age: 21

 

3. Iga Świątek – $21.4 million

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Polish Tennis Player

Prize money: $8.4 million 

Endorsements: $13 million

Age: 23

 

4. Zheng Qinwen – $20.6 million

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Chinese Tennis Player

Prize money: $5.6 million 

Endorsements: $15 million

Age: 22

 

5. Aryna Sabalenka – $17.7 million

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Belarusian Tennis Player

Prize money: $9.7 million

Endorsements: $8 million

Age: 26

 


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6. Naomi Osaka – $15.9 million

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Japanese Tennis Player

Prize money: $870,000

Endorsements: $15 million

Age: 27

 

7. Emma Raducanu – $14.7 million

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British Tennis Player

Prize money: $671,000

Endorsements: $14 million

Age: 22

 

8. Nelly Korda – $14.4 million

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American Golfer

Prize money: $4.4 million

Endorsements: $10 million

Age: 26

 

9. Simone Biles – $11.1 million

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American Gymnast

Prize money: $135,000

Endorsements: $11 million

Age: 27

 

10. Caitlin Clark – $11.1 million

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American Basketball Player

Salary/bonus: $100,000

Endorsements: $11 million

Age: 22

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