At 20, Coco Gauff dethrones everyone: thanks to… Roger Federer, she is the highest paid sportswoman in 2024
Partner of many prestigious brands such as Nike, Porsche, Dior or Evian, the winner of the WTA Finals can count on a certain… Roger Federer to conduct her business and defend her image.
Roger Federer, ninth highest paid athlete in the world… without even having played!
Gauff is in fact represented by Team8, a sports management and marketing agency founded in 2013 by the Swiss, in collaboration with his long-time agent Tony Godsick.
In total, with the Atlanta native, nine Tennis players occupy a place in the top 15. A striking proof of the media and commercial power of the little yellow ball in the world of women’s sport. Other disciplines represented are freestyle skiing, Golf, gymnastics and basketball.
| Athlete | Sport | Sports earnings ($) | Gains annexes ($) | Total ($) | Rank in 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Coco Gauff | Tennis | 9,4 M | 21 M | 30,4 M | 1 |
| 2. Eileen Gu | Ski | 62 K | 22 M | 22,1 M | 3 |
| 3. Iga Swiatek | Tennis | 8,4 M | 13 M | 21,4 M | 2 |
| 4. Qinwen Zheng | Tennis | 5,6 M | 15 M | 20,6 M | NC |
| 5. Aryna Sabalenka | Tennis | 9,7 M | 8 M | 17,7 M | 6 |
| 6. Naomi Osaka | Tennis | 870 K | 15 M | 15,9 M | 5 |
| 7. Emma Raducanu | Tennis | 671 K | 14 M | 14,7 M | 4 |
| 8. Nelly Korda | Golf | 4,4 M | 10 M | 14,4 M | 10 |
| 9. Simone Biles | Gymnastics | 135 K | 11 M | 11,1 M | 9 |
| 10. Caitlin Clark | Basket-ball | 100 K | 11 M | 11,1 M | NC |
| 11. Jasmine Paolini | Tennis | 6,5 M | 3,5 M | 10 M | NC |
| 12. Jeeno Thitikul | Golf | 7,1 M | 2 M | 9,1 M | NC |
| 13. Jessica Pegula | Tennis | 4,2 M | 4 M | 8,2 M | 8 |
| 14. Elena Rybakina | Tennis | 3,9 M | 4 M | 7,9 M | 7 |
| 15. Lydia Ko | Golf | 3,2 M | 3,5 M | 6,7 M | NC |
