Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Serena Williams is the world’s highest paid Sportswoman

Williams has finally beaten Sharapova as the highest paid woman in the world of sports with earnings of $28.9 million according to Forbes.

#3 Serena Williams
For almost 12 years in a row, Maria Sharapova has top the world's highest-paid sportwomen table despite Serena Williams dominating her rival in the game winning 21 Grand Slam titles with a 19-2 record against Sharapova  beating her in every meeting since 2005.
#1 Maria Sharapova

 Serena racking up more than $77 million in prize money and earning the title of Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year four times, including 2015 with endorsements account for $20 million of $28.9 million. 
Maria Sharapova tested positive for meldonium at the Australian Open causing her to lost and also failed bids of renew deals with some of her sponsors like Nike, Porsche, TAG Heuer and American Express. All that brought her to No. 2 with $21.9 million. Fighter Rounda Rousey ($14 million), driver Danica Patrick ($13.9 million) and another tennis player Agnieszka Radwanska ($10.2 million) came third, fourth and fifth respectively in the top five table.

Serena, 34 came second in just concluded French Open to Garbine Muguruza.

 Details of sportswomen earnings can be derived from Forbes Magazine list of the World's Best Paid Athletes published since 1990 and from Sports Illustrated Magazine's annual Fortunate 50 and the International 20 lists which have been published since 2004.

 For last 2015 the list of highest sportswomen has follows:
NameCountrySportearnings
(US$ million)		previous year rank
1.Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis29.71.
2Serena WilliamsUSATennis24.62
3Caroline WozniackiDenmarkTennis14.67
4Danica PatrickUSAAuto Racing13.95
5Ana IvanovicSerbiaTennis8.39
6Petra KvitovaCzech RepublicTennis7.7>10
7Simona HalepRomaniaTennis6.8>10
8Ronda RouseyUSAMMA6.5>10
9Stacy LewisUSAGolf6.4>10
10Agnieszka RadwanskaPolandTennis6.08

 Below is past record for the highest-paid sportswomen
YearNameSportearnings ($ million)
2015Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis29.7
2014Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis24.4
2013Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis29
2012Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis27.1
2011Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis25
2010Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis24.5
2009Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis22
2008Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis26
2007Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis23
2006Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis19
2005Maria SharapovaRussiaTennis18.2
2004Serena WilliamsUSATennis9.5 (10?)
2003Venus WilliamsUSATennis14
2002Venus WilliamsUSATennis11
2000Martina HingisSwitzerlandTennis11
1999Martina HingisSwitzerlandTennis12
1998Martina HingisSwitzerlandTennis10
1997?
1996?
1995?
1994Steffi GrafGermanyTennis8
1993Steffi GrafGermanyTennis9.8
1992Monica SelesUSATennis8.5
1991Monica SelesUSATennis7.6
1990Steffi GrafGermanyTennis6.1
Congrats to her!
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