Tennis Players Dominate Forbes 2016 List Of Top Paid Female Athletes With Serena Williams Coming In At #1

#1 SERENA WILLIAMS (Tennis), $28.9 Million After an 11-year reign as the top female money earner in sports, counting endorsements combined with prizemoney, the provisionally suspended Maria Sharapova fell to #2 as 21-time singles Major winner Serena Williams tops the Forbes 2016 list, measuring money over the last 12 months. Considering that some of her … Continue reading →

Maria Sharapova Tops Forbes Highest Paid Female Athletes For 10th Straight Year

When the Forbes list of top 100 paid athletes came out a month or so ago, it was obvious Maria Sharapova, Li Na and Serena Williams would be 1, 2 and 3 when the top 10 female athlete list was published. Now it has been, and so officially we can say Masha has topped the … Continue reading →

Maria Sharapova Tops Forbes Highest Paid Female Athletes For 7th Straight Year

Tennis star Maria Sharapova topped Forbes list of the highest paid female athletes for the 7th straight year. The three-time Major winner and 2011 Wimbledon finalist and Roland Garros semifinalist earned $25 million in prizemoney, endorsements, appearance fee and exhibitions. Her Nike contract was extended for 8 years, with her sales up 26% in 2010. … Continue reading →