Women's Professional Sports - Top Earning Sportswomen

Top Earning Sportswomen

According to Forbes Magazine, the top ten earning female athletes are:

2011 rank Name Earnings (USD) Sport
70001000000000000001 Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova $25.0 million Tennis
70002000000000000002 Wozniacki, CarolineCaroline Wozniacki $12.5 million Tennis
70003000000000000003 Patrick, DanicaDanica Patrick $12.0 million Motorsport
70004000000000000004 Williams, VenusVenus Williams $11.5 million Tennis
70005000000000000005 Clijsters, KimKim Clijsters $11.0 million Tennis
70006000000000000006 Williams, SerenaSerena Williams $10.5 million Tennis
70007000000000000007 Yun-Na, KimKim Yun-Na $10.0 million Figure skating
70008000000000000008 Na, LiLi Na $8.0 million Tennis
70009000000000000009 Ivanovic, AnaAna Ivanovic $6.0 million Tennis
700110000000000000010 Creamer, PaulaPaula Creamer $5.5 million Golf

Forbes list: 2011
2010 rank Name Earnings (USD) Sport
70001000000000000001 Sharapova, MariaMaria Sharapova $24.5 million Tennis
70002000000000000002 Williams, SerenaSerena Williams $20.2 million Tennis
70003000000000000003 Williams, VenusVenus Williams $15.4 million Tennis
70004000000000000004 Patrick, DanicaDanica Patrick $12.0 million Motorsport
70005000000000000005 Yun-Na, KimKim Yun-Na $9.7 million Figure skating
70006000000000000006 Sörenstam, AnnikaAnnika Sörenstam $8 million Golf (retired)
70007000000000000007 Ivanovic, AnaAna Ivanovic $7.2 million Tennis
70008000000000000008 Janković, JelenaJelena Janković $5.3 million Tennis
70009000000000000009 Creamer, PaulaPaula Creamer $5.2 million Golf
700110000000000000010 Ochoa, LorenaLorena Ochoa $5.0 million Golf (retired)

Forbes list: 2010

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