Coco Gauff is once again the highest-earning female athlete as she held off world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka to secure the top spot for the third consecutive year on a list once again dominated by tennis players.<\/p>\n
Last year Gauff topped the Sportico list with $30.4m<\/a> in earnings with $9.4m coming from prize money and $21m from endorsements, and she has earned slightly more this year with her total earnings estimated to be $31m ($8m on court and $23m off court).<\/p>\n The American\u2019s biggest on-court paycheck came at Roland Garros this year as she won her maiden French Open title, beating Sabalenka in the final, to collect $2,901,024, but that is pale in comparison to the $4.805m she earned at the 2024 WTA Finals.<\/p>\n But, as usual, players\u2019 earnings are boosted by endorsement deals and Gauff\u2019s<\/a> biggest sponsor is apparel giant New Balance while she also has links with Bose, Head, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and Chase Bank.<\/p>\n Sabalenka<\/a> set a new record in 2025 for most prize money earned during a single season as she made $15,008,519 \u2013 surpassing Serena Williams\u2019 total of $12m in 2013 \u2013 with her US Open victory worth $5,000,000.<\/p>\n 10 most lucrative WTA Tour prize money seasons: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Serena Williams star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Which active WTA players have earned the most prize money? Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff star<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n According to estimates, the four-time Grand Slam winner made $30m this year, and it was split 50-50 between prize money and endorsements.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek was second in 2024 as she made $23.8m and she is one spot down on the list while her earnings have also dropped as she made \u201conly\u201d $23.1m this year with $10.1m coming on court and $13m off court.<\/p>\n American freestyle skier Eileen Gu is fourth with Chinese star Zheng Qinwen completing the top five despite an injury-disrupted tennis season that saw her fail to reach any WTA Tour finals.<\/p>\n Zheng, who has slipped out of the top 10 of the WTA Rankings as she currently sits at No 24, made only $1.6m in prize money with the bulk of her earnings coming from endorsement deals.<\/p>\n The 2024 Australian Open runner-up is backed by the likes of Nike, Alipay, Audi, Dior, Gatorade and Rolex and, according to Sportico, made $20.6m from endorsements this year.<\/p>\n 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys<\/a> sits at No 8 with a total of $13m ($4.4m from prize money and $9m from endorsements) with Elena Rybakina at No 9.<\/p>\n 2022 Wimbledon winner Rybakina collected the biggest-ever cheque<\/a> in women\u2019s tennis as she earned $5.235m or winning the WTA Finals undefeated and that boosted her total on-court earnings to $8.4m with with $4m coming from endorsements.<\/p>\n Former world No 1 Naomi Osaka didn\u2019t win any titles in 2025 as she finished runner-up at the Canadian Open and Auckland Open with her on-court earnings $2.5m and off-court earnings $10m, which puts her 10th on the list.<\/p>\n The four-time Grand Slam winner was sixth last year with 2021 US Open winner Emma Raducanu<\/a> seventh with $14.7, but the latter has dropped out of the top 15 as her off-court earnings dropped significantly over the past year.<\/p>\n Three more tennis players feature in this year\u2019s top 15 with Amanda Anisimova sitting at No 12, Jessica Pegula at No 13 and the great Venus Williams at No 14.<\/p>\n 1. Coco Gauff United States \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $31m ($8m prize money and $23m endorsements) The post Coco Gauff\u2019s wealth continues to soar as she edges Sabalenka on earnings list, Raducanu out of top 15<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Coco Gauff is once again the highest-earning female athlete as she held off world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka to secure the top spot for the third consecutive year on a list once again dominated by tennis players. 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Sportico\u2019s 2025 top-15 highest-paid female athletes<\/h2>\n
\n2.\u00a0Aryna Sabalenka \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $30m ($15m prize money and $15m endorsements)
\n3. Iga Swiatek, Tennis \u2013 $23.1m ($10.1m prize money and $13m endorsements)
\n4. Eileen Gu United States \u2013 Freestyle Skiing \u2013 $23m ($20k prize money and $23m endorsements)
\n5. Zheng Qinwen China \u2013 Tennis\u00a0\u2013\u00a0$20.6m ($1.6m prize money and $19m endorsements)
\n6. Caitlin Clark United States \u2013 Basketball \u2013 $16.1m ($119,000 prize money and $16m endorsements)
\n7. Nelly Korda United States \u2013 Golf \u2013 $13.8m ($2.8m prize money and $11m endorsements)
\n8. Madison Keys United States \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $13.4m ($4.4 prize money $9m endorsements)
\n9. Elena Rybakina Kazakhstan \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $12.6m ($8.6 prize money and $4m endorsements)
\n10. Naomi Osaka Japan \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $12.5m ($2.5m prize money and $10m endorsements)
\n11. Simone Biles United States \u2013 Gymnastics \u2013 $11m ($0 prize money and $11m endorsements)
\n12. Amanda Anisimova United States \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $10.8m ($7.3m prize money and $3.5m endorsements)
\n13. Jessica Pegula United States \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $10.5m ($5.5m prize money and $5m endorsements)
\n14. Venus Williams United States \u2013 Tennis \u2013 $10.2m ($219K prize money and $10m endorsements)
\n15. Jeeno Thitikul Thailand \u2013 Golf \u2013 $10.1m ($7.6m prize money and $2.5m endorsements)<\/p>\n