Coco Gauff highest paid sportswoman in 2024, female Tennis players strong in the rankings

Having become at 20 years old the youngest winner of the WTA Masters played in Riyadh on November 9, Coco Gauff ended the year with a sporting success but also a lucrative one (a record check for $4.8 million). This is also the case for the ranking of the most paid sportswomen of the year 2024. The American Tennis player takes first place according to the company Sportico.

Swiatek loses two places

With $30.4 million in winnings (€28.84 million), the world number 3 at the WTA is ahead of Chinese freestyle ski champion Eileen Gu ($22 million) and Polish lga Swiatek ($21.4 million) , “winner” last season. Players from the women’s world tennis circuit are numerous in this list with Qinwen Zheng (4^e), Aryna Sabalenka (5^e), Naomi Osaka (6^e), Emma Raducanu (7^e), Jasmine Paolini (11^e), Jessica Pegula (13^e) and Elena Rybakina (14^e).
In total we find in this ranking athletes from five different sports, tennis in the lead even if Golf has three representatives (Nelly Korda, Jeeno Thitikul, Lydia Ko). The list is completed by gymnast Simone Biles and basketball player Caitlin Clark

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The ranking of the most paid sportswomen of the year 2024

1. Coco Gauff (USA/Tennis): $30.4 million

2. Eileen Gu (CHN/Freestyle skiing): $22 million

3. Iga Swiatek (POL/Tennis): $21.4 M

4. Qinwen Zheng (CHN/Tennis): 20,6 M$

5. Aryna Sabalenka (BLR/Tennis) : 17.7 M$

6. Naomi Osaka (Japan/Tennis) : 15 M$

7. Emma Raducanu (BRI/Tennis): 14 M$

8. Nelly Korda (USA/Golf) : 14.4 M$

9. Simone Biles (USA/Gymnastics): $11 million

10. Caitlin Clark (USA/Basket Ball) : 11 M$

11. Jasmine Paolini (ITA/Tennis): 10 M$

12. Jeeno Thitikul (THA/Golf) : 9.1 M$

13. Jessica Pegula (USA/Tennis) : 8.2 M$

14. Elena Rybakina (KAZ/Tennis) : 7.9 M$

15. Lydia Ko (NZL/Golf) : $6.7M