Top 10 Highest Paid Tennis Players of 2021

September 29, 2021 By Sourav

Tennis is a worldwide phenomenon and has a reputation among all the most popular games such as football as well as cricket and basketball. Tennis is not only a fantastic game to play but is as entertaining to watch as well. And many great tennis stars are equally paid well. To know more about these athletes, keep reading on. Here we have the Top 10 Highest Paid Tennis Players of 2021.

Highest-Paid Tennis Players Of 2021

They are known to have the best hands in tennis and are world-level celebrity players. This list consists of all the best players of this game and is about to blow your mind.

10. Maria Sharapova

At number 10 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have one of the hottest tennis players, Maria Sharapova. Considering her performance, she is compared only next to her arch-rival Serena Williams. She has won 36 WTA titles and 4 ITF titles. Besides, she also earned the 2004 Wimbledon title and the French Open two times.

She has earned $22 million off-court from her many endorsements with Nike, Evian, Head, Samsung, Tag Heuer, Motorola, Tiffany, and Land Rover and 2.4 million as the prize money, which together earned her a total of $24.4 million this year.

9. Caroline Wozniacki

At number 9 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have Caroline Wozniacki. She earned a total of $10.8 million this year. Out of the amount, she achieved $1.3 million as the prize money and also made a gross total of $9.5 million in endorsements from various companies.

Caroline Wozniacki is endorsed by several top brands. Currently, she appears in several campaigns and TV commercials for many of her endorsers, such as Adidas, Yonex, Proactiv, Rolex, and Sony Ericsson. She has won 30 WTA carriers and 4 ITF titles. She won the Australian Open in 2018.

8. Victoria Azarenka

At number 8 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have Victoria Azarenka. Just this year, she earned a total of $11.1 million which includes $7.5 million in endorsements from several companies and $3.6 million worth of prize money.

Victoria Azarenka has appeared in various campaigns and TV commercials for many of her major sponsors, including megabrands like Nike, Esurance, Wilson, Red Bull, and watchmaker Citizen. She has won a total of 21 WTA and an ITF Title. She obtained the Australian Open twice consecutively back in 2012 and 2013.

7. Ana Ivanovic

At number 7 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have Ana Ivanovic. Last year was not a good one for her as she had crashed out of the US Open. Although, that did not hamper her income as she ranked a total of $8.3 million in earnings.

Along with the $1.8 million that Ivanovic earned in prize money, she picked up over $6 million in endorsement cash. She has 15 WTA and 5 ITF titles on her victory list, and she won the French Open IN 2008.

6. Andy Murray

At number 6 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have Andy Murray. He earned a gross total of $15 million in endorsements from a lot of companies. Also, He achieved $4.1 million as the award money, which collectively earned him a staggering total of $19.1 million this year.

Andy Murray currently endorses brands like Adidas, Head rackets, Royal Bank of Scotland, Highland Spring, Jaguar, Rado watches.

5. Serena Williams

At number 5 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have Serena Williams. With her all-time best of 73 WTA tour titles to date and seven Australian Open titles, and also seven Wimbledon titles, Serena is definitely the greatest female tennis player of this era.

She has earned a total of $11 million in endorsements from various companies and also achieved $11 million as the award money, which collectively earned her a total of $22 million this year. Serena Williams currently appears in various campaigns and TV commercials for several endorsers, such as Nike, Wilson, Tampax, Hewlett-Packard, Kraft, and Puma.

4. Li Na

At number 4 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have LI NA. She earned a total of $18 million from his off-court endorsements from several companies. Also, She achieved $5.6 million as the prize money, which together earned her a total of $23.6 million this year.

Li Na currently appears in many campaigns and TV commercials for many notable leading companies such as Visa, Nike, Rolex, Samsung, Mercedes-Benz.

3. Novak Djokovic

At number 3 in this list of Highest Paid Tennis Players 2021, we have Novak Djokovic. This year he earns a total of $33.1 million which includes $21 million from lots of companies he endorsed and $12.1 million worth of prize money.

His significant sponsors endorse him, including superbrands like Mercedes-Benz, Audemars Piguet, Sergio Tacchini, FitLine. He holds the current world’s best position with his enviable 85 career titles. So far, he has won eight Australian Open title titles and also the Wimbledon title five times.

2. Rafael Nadal

Nadal, the undoubted king at clay courts, is also on our list of highest-paid tennis players in 2021. He earned a total of $30 million in endorsements from various companies like Gillette, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz, Lindt, and Moët. Nadal has also achieved $14.5 million as the prize money, which collectively earned him a total of $44.5 million just this year.

He already won 88 career titles to date, which happens to be the fourth highest in the Open Era. He has a record of thirteen French Open titles and two Wimbledon titles.

1. Roger Federer

Standing at the top of our list of the highest-paid tennis players in 2021 is the legendary Swiss International Roger Federer. He has earned a total of $52 million in endorsements from many companies like Nike, Rolex, and Credit Suisse. Federer has also achieved $4.2 million as the prize money, which collectively earned him a gross total of $56.2 million this year.

He already won 103 career titles to date, which happens to be the second-highest in the Open Era. His career is decorated with five US Open titles as well as eight Wimbledon titles.

Conclusion

Tennis has given us many star players in the past and also given us big names like Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, etc. The list goes on changing from year to year as many new names make an impact on the game. But, for now, all we can say is that be it the newcomers or the big fishes, the prominent names in the world of tennis are satisfied to feature among the ten richest tennis players with their impressive career statistics.