Sportico Report Taps Highest-Paid Women’s Sports Athletes

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Fever rookie Caitlin Clark rocketed to the upper tiers of Sportico’s annual highest-paid women’s sports athletes report on Wednesday, landing in 10th place with an estimated $11 million in yearly earnings.

With tournaments like the US Open guaranteeing equal purses across men’s and women’s events, tennis players dominated the findings, accounting for nine of the 15 entries. This includes first-place Coco Gauff, who, with $9.4 million in prizes plus $21 million in endorsements, tops the list for the second year in a row.

Skier Eileen Gu came in second, complementing her individual earnings with the list’s highest-estimated endorsement profits at $22 million. Gymnast Simone Biles came in at No. 9 with an estimated $11.1 million in total income.

Golfers Nelly Korda and Lydia Ko also made the cut, mirroring the LPGA Tour’s expanded purses.

Report highlights endorsements in women’s sports

The report underlines the continued importance of endorsements in the women’s game — particularly within team sports, where many athletes rely on supplemental income to boost relatively small pro salaries.

However, 2024’s estimated $221 million in…

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