From Gauff to Swiatek: The 10 highest-paid female athletes in the world | Flashscore.co.uk

$33 million, tennis, On-Field: $8 million – Off-Field: $25 million

Gauff, who was the third highest paid player in tennis last year, has won the French Open in 2025, but it is clear that he is making money from his business empire. Mercedes-Benz and Chase Bank joined the list of sponsors of the 21-year-old American, and he signed new partnerships with New Balance and fashion brand Miu Miu.

$ 30 million, tennis, field: $ 15 million – Off-Field: $ 15 million

Ending the season as the WTA Tour’s top-ranked player for the second year in a row, Sabalenka led the WTA Tour last season with four singles titles. Sabalenka, who is sponsored by brands such as Audemars Piguet and Master & Dynamic, is only the fourth athlete to ever reach $30 million in earnings.

$25.1 million, tennis, on-field: $10.1 million – Off-Field: $15 million

On court, Swiatek had a lot of success last year, winning Wimbledon for the first time. Outside the court, Świątek started a new business company called “Jazda!” in March 2026, indicating his transition to “CEO mode” and the official expansion of businesses beyond the tennis court.

4) Eileen Gu

$23.1 million, freestyle skiing, On-Field: $0.1 million – Off-Field: $23 million

Gu, who became the most successful freestyle athlete in Olympic history at the age of 22 in Milano-Cortina, does not bring in dollars for his performances on the slopes. But off the slopes, Gu has a long list of lucrative deals, including Red Bull, Porsche, IWC Schaffhausen, and his latest addition, TCL electronics.

$22.6 million, tennis, on the field: $1.6 million – Off-Field: $21 million

After Zheng won Olympic gold at the Paris Olympics and reached his first major final at the Australian Open in 2024, expectations began to rise for the player who has become an advertising icon in his native China, where he has agreed to collaborate with a dozen partners, including Alipay, Audi and Dior.

$ 13.4 million, tennis, field: $ 4.4 million – Off-Field: $ 9 million

Madison Keys, who works with brands like Brilliant Earth, IBM, and MassMutual, was down to No. 17 in the WTA ranking, but there is hope that she can return to the top after winning her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open last year.

$13 million, golf, on-field: $3 million – Off-Field: $10 million

Korda had a very good 2025 season on the LPGA Tour, where it seemed that she would not lose seven titles in her 16th start—including five straight from January to April 2024. When she left the course, she was successful again, adding the EY accounting major to a business sponsor that included Cisco, Delta Air Lines, and Goldman Sachs Lines.

$12.5 million, tennis, on the court: $2.5 million • Off the court: $10 million

A four-time Grand Slam champion, Osaka showed flashes of her old style in 2025, while she was able to return to the top 20 for the first time since January 2022. From the court, Osaka has built a diverse business empire focusing on media, skincare, and sports management, designed to support including cultural records.

$12.5 million, tennis, on-field: $8.5 million – Off-Field: $4 million

Rybakina’s title at Wimbledon in 2022 remains the biggest of her career, but the $2.4 million that went with her victory was less than half of the $5.2 million she earned for going undefeated at the WTA Finals last year. Rybakina created her own management company for more transparency, tax efficiency, and to fight her business dealings directly according to her future needs.

$ 12.3 million, tennis, field: $ 5.3 million – Off-Field: $ 7 million

Pegula, who is the daughter of billionaire Terry Pegula and Kim Pegula, who own the NFL’s Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres, qualified for the WTA Finals for the fourth consecutive year. Off the court, he revealed a partnership with Hyatt and Maev dog food and started a podcast called The Player’s Box with three other tennis players.

(The list is based on information distributed by Forbes.)