Swiatek tops Forbes list of highest-paid female athletes

Poland’s Iga Swiatek has topped Forbes’ annual list of highest-paid female athletes for 2023, earning $23.9 million ($14 million of which came off the field). The Pole is among nine tennis players in the top 10 list with another three featuring in the top 20 of the list which combines athletes’ earnings on and off the field.

Freestyle skier Eileen Gu, from China, finished second in the list, earning $22.1 million with $22 million of that coming off the field.

Swiatek and Gu are followed by eight tennis players in the top 10 – US Open champion Coco Gauff ($21.7M) at No 3, Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu at No 4 ($15.2M), former world No 1 Naomi Osaka at No 5 ($15M), Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka at No 6 ($14.7M), American Jessica Pegula at No 7 ($12.5M), seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams ($12.2M) at No 8, Australian Open runner-up Elena Rybakina at No 9 ($9.5M) and Leylah Fernandez, who helped Canada win the Billie Jean King Cup title at No 10 ($8.8M). 

Rising Chinese star Zheng Qinwen came in at No 15 ($7.9M), Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur ($5.7M) is No 18 and Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova ($5.2) at No 20 in the list.

Swiatek is the fourth tennis player to top the annual list, which was first published in 2008 – joining the Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Noami Osaka. The Pole had finished second, behind Gauff, in a similar list published by sports media outlet Sportico a few weeks ago.

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