Highest-paid women sportspersons in world

Forbes announced the list of highest paid female athletes

Tennis players make up the majority of the world's highest-paid female athletes list.

Serena Williams topped the list for the third consecutive year, despite dropping out of Forbes' ranking of the world's 100 highest-paid athletes in June.

 One of the most interesting inclusion is of PV Sindhu.

The Indian badminton player had a total earning of $8.5 million.

Here is the list of 10 highest-paid women sportspersons in world -

Serena Williams is the powerhouse in women tennis and has won more Grand Slam singles titles (23) than any other woman or man during the open era (1968–). Her total earning between June 2017 and June 2018 was $18.1 million. The former number one also launched her fashion collection, Serena in May. She earned $18 million through endorsements and $62,000 as prize money in this period.

Caroline Wozniacki: The current Australian Open champion and former number one, Caroline Wozniacki had a total earning of $13 million. Out of this, her endorsement earnings were of $6 million. Her endorsement partners include Adidas, Usana, Rolex, Babolat and more. In 2018, she partnered with Ovvo Optics for her own sunglasses line. Her prize money between June 2017 and June 2018 is $7 million.

Sloane Stephens winning her first Grand Slam title (US Open) in 2017 was perfect. All of her sponsorship deals had expired or were on the verge of running out. The win was a huge boost to her off-court income as she got new deals from Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Rolex, Colgate, Chocolate milk and Biofreeze. Here total earning was of $11.2 million. The endorsements earning was of $5.5 million and prize money earning was of $5.7 million. She was the first American woman beside the Williams sisters to win a Grand Slam since 2002.

Garbine Muguruza was the Wimbledon champion in 2017. It was only her second Grand Slam win. The win meant sponsorship from Adidas and also helped her join hands with Rolex. Evian signed the Spanish-Venezuelan pro this year for a multiyear, global marketing campaign. Her other sponsors include Babolat, Beats by Dre, Rolex, Maui Jim sunglasses and Caser Seguros insurance. Her endorsement and prize money earnings were both of $5.5 million.

Maria Sharapova added a multiyear deal with UBS last year to a portfolio that already included Nike, Head, Porsche and Evian. The candy mogul expanded her Sugarpova brand via agreements with the Hudson Group and SBE Hotel Group. The brand is available in 22 countries, and sales should hit $20 million next year. Her total earning of last season was $10.5 million out of with $9.5 million was from endorsements while $1 million was prize money

Venus Williams: Alcon tapped Williams this year to help launch a new lubricant to combat dry eye. Her awareness level of 81% in the U.S. ranks behind only her sister’s among female athletes in the U.S. Williams, 38, is a popular draw on the speaking circuit, commanding as much as $100,000 for an appearance. She plans to play in the 2020 Olympics. In 2017, Williams earned $10.2 million out of which $4.2 million was prize money and $6 million was endorsements.

PV Sindhu is the only Indian to make it into top 10. She burst on the scene after her silver medal at the Summer Olympics in 2016. She was the first Indian female athlete to achieve this feat. The 23-year-old has a robust sponsor roster with Bridgestone, Gatorade, Nokia, Panasonic, Reckitt Benckiser and a half-dozen other brands. Her total earning was of $8.5 million. She bagged $8 million from endorsements and $500,000 from prize money.

Simona Halep:  The world’s top-ranked tennis player had her deal with Adidas expire at the end of 2017. She reached the Australian Open final in January wearing a dress she designed herself. Nike inked the Romanian to a multiyear pact the following month. Her prize money earning was of $6.2 million and endorsements was of $1.5 million.

Danica Patrick: The most successful female race driver she hanged her fire suit after the Indy 500 in May. She launched her clothing line, Warrior by Danica Patrick and authored the fitness book Pretty Intense last year. She made headlines in the gossip magazines via her romance with NFL star quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Her earning was of $7.5 million out of which her salary/prize money was of $3 million and endorsement earning was of $.4.5 million.

Angelique Kerber: Adidas is the biggest endorsement deal for the German tennis ace, and she also counts Generali, Porsche, Rolex, SAP and Yonex among her sponsors. Not included in Kerber’s earnings tally is the $3.3 million she pocketed for winning Wimbledon last month, which was out of the counting period. Her total earning was of $7 million. Prize money was of $3 million and endorsements was of $4 million.