The American sports business media outlet, Sportico, has revealed its annual ranking of the highest-paid female athletes worldwide. Two golfers are among the top 15. American Nelly Korda earned nearly $14 million, of which only $2.8 million came from prize money. The recently engaged golfer is seventh on the list.
Nelly Korda, results
World No. 1 Jeeno Thitikul appears in fifteenth place with total earnings of $10.1 million. The Thai golfer earned three-quarters of that amount playing golf. She won the Tour Championship for the second time and finished second in both the Womens PGA Championship and the Evian Championship. She trails the tennis veteran Venus Williams, with $10.2 million in earnings, including $10 million from sponsorships.
Its clear that female tennis players dominate this ranking. The top three spots are held by American Coco Gauff, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, and Polish Iga Swiatek, with $31 million, $30 million, and $23 million respectively. In addition to ten female tennis players, the list includes star gymnast Simone Biles, basketball player Caitlin Clark, who earns $16 million in sponsorships, and freestyle skier Eileen Gu ($23 million in sponsorships).
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