Coco Gauff heads Sportico’s list or the highest-paid female athletes for 2025, with Aryna Sabalenka also barrelling over $30 million for the first time, and catching up with Gauff, thanks to a $15 million prize money haul.
Only four women have ever earned over $30 million – Gauff, Sabalenka, Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams.
In total, ten tennis players made the Top 15 of Sportico’s annual list, up from nine last year. In 2019 all ten of the Top 10 on the list were tennis players. This year, seven of the Top 10 are WTA talents.
The list, rather surprisingly, includes Venus Williams, who raked in $10.2 from her growing endorsement portfolio, per Sportico.
Gauff’s $23 million in endorsements is the highest of the 10 tennis players on the list, and is tied with Eileen Gu. In April, Gauff launched Coco Gauff Enterprises in conjunction with WME after announcing a split with Roger Federer’s agency, Team8.
In addition to New Balance, her biggest sponsor, Gauff also works with Baker Tilly, Bose, Head, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and Chase Bank.
Below see the Top 15 highest-paid female athletes of 2025, per Sportico’s list
- 1. Coco Gauff: $31 million Prize money: $8 million | Endorsements: $23 million | Age: 21
- 2. Aryna Sabalenka: $30 million Prize money: $15 million | Endorsements: $15 million | Age: 27
- 3. Iga Świątek: $23.1 million Prize money: $10.1 million | Endorsements: $13 million | Age: 24
- 4. Eileen Gu: $23 million Prize money: $20,000 | Endorsements: $23 million | Age: 22
- 5. Zheng Qinwen: $20.6 million Prize money: $1.6 million | Endorsements: $19 million | Age: 23
- 6. Caitlin Clark: $16.1 million Salary/bonus: $119,000 | Endorsements: $16 million | Age: 23
- 7. Nelly Korda: $13.8 million Prize money: $2.8 million | Endorsements: $11 million | Age: 27
- 8. Madison Keys: $13.4 million Prize money: $4.4 million | Endorsements: $9 million | Age: 30
- 9. Elena Rybakina: $12.6 million Prize money: $8.6 million | Endorsements: $4 million | Age: 26
- 10. Naomi Osaka: $12.5 million Prize money: $2.5 million | Endorsements: $10 million | Age: 28
- 11. Simone Biles: $11 million Prize money: $0 | Endorsements: $11 million | Age: 28
- 12. Amanda Anisimova: $10.8 million Prize money: $7.3 million | Endorsements: $3.5 million | Age: 24
- 13. Jessica Pegula: $10.5 million Prize money: $5.5 million | Endorsements: $5 million | Age: 31
- 14. Venus Williams: $10.2 million Prize money: $219,000 | Endorsements: $10 million | Age: 45
- 15. Jeeno Thitikul: $10.1 million Prize money: $7.6 million | Endorsements: $2.5 million | Age: 22
