No female athlete has bagged more money this year than Coco Gauff as the 20-year-old has joined Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka is being the third woman with topping over $30 million in a single year.
According to Sportico, the American tennis star collected $9.4 million via tournament prize money this year and additional $21 million through sponsors – which brings the total to $30.4 million.
With that sum, the 2023 US Open was by far the highest-paid female athlete for 2024 as freestyle skiier Eileen Gu – who comes at second place – pocketed $22.1 million.
Inside the top-10, there are five other WTA stars – Iga Swiatek ($21.4 million), Zheng Qinwen ($20.6 million), Aryna Sabalenka ($17.7 million), Osaka ($15.9 million) and Emma Raducanu ($14.7 million).
Coco Gauff is the world’s highest-earning female athlete, taking home over $30 million this year.
Roger Federer’s agency reps Gauff, and she is just the third woman in sports history to crack $30M in annual income, joining Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.
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Gauff didn’t win a Grand Slam this year but earned more than last year
Last year, the world No. 3 earned $23 million. Although she didn’t manage to land a Grand Slam…
