Year Ender 2022: Top 5 Highest-Paid Female Athletes This Year

Naomi Osaka is a Japan based tennis player. 2022 has been outstanding for her as she sealed the no 1 spot in singles by the Women’s Tennis Association. She also became the first Asian player to reach the top ranking in singles. Osaka earned a whopping amount of $51.1 million in 2022. (Getty)

The American tennis legend Serena Williams is considered to be on of the finest players to have played the game. For almost 319 weeks, she stood at no 1 spot by Women’s Tennis Association. She won 23 grand slam titles with a winning percentage of 84.6%. Williams made $41.3 million in 2022. (Getty)

The next in the list is American-born freestyle skier Eileen Gu. Since 2019, she featured in halfpipe, slopestyle, and big air events. At a mere age of 19, she has achieved a lot as she won 2 gold medals in Big Air and Halfpipe. Eileen got a total of $20.1 million in 2022. (Getty)

A Britain based tennis player Emma Raducanu made it to her career best no 10 spot by the Women’s Tennis Association. Her winning is off of 67.9%. She also won the US open title in 2021 and is the current no 1 woman to win a grand slam singles. She made the headlines by earning a total of $18.7 million in 2022. (Getty)

Iga Świątek is currently ranked no 1 by the Women’s Tennis Association is a polish based professional tennis player. She has won titles like French Open and US Open in her career so far. Her winning percentage is of 65.9%. Iga Swiatek earned a staggering total of $14.9 million in 2022. (Getty)