Overview
- Tennis supplies 10 of the Top 20, underscoring the sport’s commercial pull for elite women athletes.
- Gauff leads at $33 million, driven by roughly $25 million in endorsements against $8 million on‑court.
- Aryna Sabalenka tops on‑court pay at about $15 million, highlighting how performance money often trails off‑court deals for top stars.
- Elena Rybakina’s WTA Finals win in Riyadh paid $5.235 million, the largest single‑event prize in women’s tennis.
- The entry bar rose to $8.1 million, yet no woman made Forbes’ overall Top 50 as the Top 20 men earned more than $2.3 billion.