Tennis dominates highest-paid female athletes list

Nine of the Top 10 highest paid female athletes on the planet are tennis players. As *Forbes* has recently reported, the only non-tennis player to make the top of the list is soccer's Alex Morgan, who comes in at No. 10.

After four years of Serena leading the pack, Naomi Osaka moved ahead with a record-setting $37.4 million to become the highest-paid female athlete in history. It's fitting given that 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the start of the WTA tour. In 1970, Billie Jean King and the Original 9 formed the Virginia Slims Tour, which would become the WTA tour. They made adequate and equal prize money a reality for the players on tour today.

Here's a look at which WTA stars are lapping up the riches, and what they've earned in the past year (from June 2019-June 2020 and including both prize money and endorsements):

1

Naomi Osaka — $37.4 million

2

Serena Williams — $36 million

3

Ashleigh Barty — $13.1 million

4

Simona Halep — $10.4 million

5

Bianca Andreescu — $8.9 million

6

Garbine Muguruza — $6.6 million

7

Elina Svitolina — $6.4 million

8

Sofia Kenin — $5.8 million

9

Angelique Kerber — $5.3 million

10

Alex Morgan — $4.6 million

Five of the nine WTA stars will be back in action this month at the US Open.