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Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2021: No.10 Is The Odd One Out

Forbes recent list of highest paid female athletes is quite surprising as tennis players dominate the list. Read here to know who's the non-tennis player in the list.

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Pooja Suryavanshi

Tennis is one of the popular sports after cricket and soccer. The Williams sisters have been ruling this sports industry for years. They have a massive fan following. Now it’s time for the newbies and they are not only beating Serena in WTA rankings but also in the Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes 2021.

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Check here the ranking of Serena Williams, 8 others, and their income according to Forbes. Must-check the No.10 as she is the odd one out here.

List Of Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2021

#1/10. Naomi Osaka Net Worth- $37.4m

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first female tennis player from her country to win the Grand Slam Singles title after defeating World Champion Serena. Since then she won 4 more titles in a row and became the World Champion in 2019.

Naomi is currently the World’s 2nd best female tennis player but tops the Forbes list of the highest-paid female athletes 2021.

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#2/10. Serena Williams Net Worth- $36m

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record of Margaret Court. 

#3/10. Ashleigh Barty Net Worth- $13.1m

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The Romanian tennis player is a former World No.1 player. She is also the most improved player in the WTA ranking and maintained her position in the top 10 WTA rankings longer than any other player. Simona is also 3 times Fan Favorite Singles player since 2017.

Also Read: Historic Win By PV Sindhu As She Becomes The First Indian To Win Gold In ‘BWF World Championship’

#5/10.Bianca Andreescu Net Worth- $8.9m

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Elina Svitolina became the World’s 3rd best tennis player twice in 2017, and 2019 respectively. She has also won WTA Championship in 2018 and reached the quarter-final of the Australian Open twice.

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Her current ranking is 6th in Women Singles.

#8/10. Sofia Kenin Net Worth- $5.8m

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World No.1 tennis player in 2016. The left-handed player is currently at 26th position in the WTA list.

#10/10. Alex Morgan Net Worth- $4.6m

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only female soccer player on the Forbes 2021 list. She is a Californian player and awarded with SheBelieves Cup 2021 in February. Her last tournament before pregnancy was the 2019 World Cup Final where she played against Netherland.

The same year, she also won the ESPY Award of Best Female Athlete and U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year 2018. According to the list of Forbes's richest female athletes, Alex Morgan's net worth is $4.6 Million including $4.2 m in revenue from the endorsements.

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These were the top 10 athletes with huge income however this is not the case with a list of male athletes. Roger Federer is the only one in the Forbes top 10 athletes.

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