The Spanish tennis player Garbiñe Muguruza She was the fifth highest paid athlete in the world in 2021 by generating 8.8 million dollars, according to a list revealed by the magazine Forbes and that led the Japanese Naomi Osaka with 57.3 million dollars.
Forbes, a publication specialized in business and finance, revealed the 10 female athletes who obtained the most earnings last year and who together achieved 167 million dollars.
Muguruza, 28, had an outstanding year in her sport by becoming the first Iberian to win the WTA Finals, an achievement achieved in November in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Her good sports year took her to third place in the WTA ranking and caught the attention of new brands to achieve income off the field of 6 million dollars, for 2.8 million in tennis.
In 2021, Garbiñe added Jaguar and Nivea to her portfolio of brands, which joined other long-time supporters such as Adidas and Babolat.
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The $167 million earned by the top 10 female athletes was 23% more than in 2020 and set a new record that surpassed $143.3 million in 2013.
Osaka, 24, the 14th best tennis player in the world, earned the majority of her income, $55 million, off the field thanks to endorsement deals from more than 10 partners, including Louis Vuitton and Tag Heuer.
Naomi Osaka, a gold mine
On the court, the Japanese raked in $2.3 million, much of it for winning the Open de Australia in February, his fourth title of Grand Slam in his carrer.
Serena Williams it repeated the Osaka formula and produced its biggest money inflow, $45 million, from advertisers like Nike, Gatorade and DirecTV.
On the field, the 40-year-old player earned $900,000 by participating in just six tournaments. In total, it closed 2021 with 45.9 million dollars.
Osaka and Williams are the only women who appeared in the list of the 50 highest paid athletes in the world regardless of gender, the Japanese was placed in 12th place and Serena, in 28th.
Only Osaka, the Williams sisters and Simone Biles earned more money last year than Garbiñe, according to Forbes
american tennis player Venus Williams, older sister of Serena, was the third place in the Forbes ranking with 11.3 million dollars, 11 of them obtained off the court.
Simone Biles, American gymnast, was the fourth best on the Forbes list with income of 10.1 million dollars, 10 of them achieved outside of her sports activity.
The other members of the Forbes ranking are the South Korean golfer Jin Young Ko, with $7.5 million in sixth place; indian badminton player PV Sindhu, with 7.2 million dollars in the seventh, and the Australian tennis player Ashleigh Barty, 6.9 million dollars in the eighth.
They are followed by the American golfer Nelly Korda, 5.9 million dollars in the ninth, and closes the American basketball player Candance Parker, with 5.7 million.
