One of three tennis players—Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Naomi Osaka—has held the distinction of highest-paid female athlete for the past 20 years. However, Sharapova put up her racket in 2020, Williams retired last year, and Osaka took the year off from tennis to give birth to her daughter Shai and to pause some of her lucrative endorsement commitments.

Now there is a new number 1, Coco Gauff, who left behind Iga Swiatek and Eileen Gu with an estimated $22.7 million from winning prizes and endorsements.

Here are the top 15 most-paid athletes for the year 2023:

1.  Coco Gauff – $22.7 million

2.  Iga Swiatek – $21.9 million

3.  Eileen Gu – $20 million

4.  Emma Raducanu – $16.24 million

5.  Naomi Osaka – $15 million

6.  Aryna Sabalenka – $12.2 million

7.  Elena Rybankina – $9.5 million

8.  Jessica Pegula – $9 million

9.  Simone Biles – $8.5 million

10. Nelly Korda – $7.9 million

11. Alex Morgan – $6.85 million

12. Megan Rapione – $6.75 million

13. Leylah Fernandez – $6.1 million

14. Mikaela Shiffrin – $6.1 million

15. Ons Jabeur – $5.5 million

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