2018 world’s highest earning sport woman revealed [see top 10]
American tennis star, Serena Williams has topped the Forbes list of highest-earning female athletes of 2018.
The USA star, one of the aging Williams sisters, is worth $62,000(£48,050)
Here is the top ten highest earning female athletes, according to Forbes.
| Name | Sport | Prize money | Endorsements | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Serena Williams (USA) | Tennis | $62,000 (£48,050) | $18m (£13.9m) | $18.062m (£14m) |
| 2. Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) | Tennis | $6m (£4.6m) | $7m (£5.4m) | $13m (£10m) |
| 3. Sloane Stephens (USA) | Tennis | $5.7m (£4.4m) | $5.5m (£4.2m) | $11.2m (£8.6m) |
| 4. Garbine Muguruza (Spain) | Tennis | $5.5m (£4.2m) | $5.5m (£4.2m) | $11m (£8.5m) |
| 5. Maria Sharapova (Russia) | Tennis | $1m (£773,500) | $9.5m (£7.3m) | $10.5m (£8.1m) |
| 6. Venus Williams (USA) | Tennis | $4.2m (£3.2m) | $6m (£4.6m) | $10.2m (£7.9m) |
| 7. PV Sindhu (India) | Badminton | $500,000 (£387,000) | $8m (£6.2m) | $8.5m (£6.6m) |
| 8. Simona Halep (Romania) | Tennis | $6.2m (£4.8m) | $1.5m (£1.1m) | $7.7m (£6m) |
| 9. Danica Patrick (USA) | Nascar | $3m (£2.3m) | $4.5m (£3.5m) | $7.5m (£5.8m) |
| 10. Angelique Kerber (Germany) | Tennis | $3m (£2.3m) | £4m (£3.1m) |
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