Highest Paid Female Athletes in the World

No. 1: Maria Sharapova

Estimated Income : $24.5 million

Recent Earnings : $70 million

Game: Tennis

Age: 23

sponsors: Nike

No. 2: Serena Williams

 Estimated Income : $20.2 million

Recent Earnings : $6.5 million

Game: Tennis

Age: 28

No. 3: Venus Williams

Estimated Income : $15.4 million

Game: Tennis

Age: 30

No. 4: Danica PatrickDanica Patrick

Estimated Income : $12 million

Game: Racing

Age: 28

No. 5: Kim Yu-Na

Estimated Income : $9.7 million

Game: Figure skating

Age: 19

sponsors: Kookmin Bank

The 2010 Olympic gold medalist

No. 6: Annika SorenstamAnnika Sorenstam

 Estimated Income : $8 million

Game: Golf

Age: 39

sponsors: Callaway, Cutter & Buck, Lexus and Role

No. 7: Ana IvanovicAna Ivanovic

Estimated Income : $ 7.2 million

Game: Tennis

Age: 22

sponsors: Adidas

No. 1-ranked player in the world and most popular among all athletes.

No. 8: Jelena Jankovic

Estimated Income : $5.3 million

Game: Tennis

Age: 25

sponsors: Anta

The first woman to ever be ranked No. 1 without reaching a Grand Slam final in 2008.

No. 9: Paula CreamerPaula Creamer

Estimated Income : $5.2 million

Game: Golf

Age: 24

Creamer’s $7.7 million in career prize money is 12th-best of all time.

No. 10: Lorena OchoaLorena Ochoa

Estimated Income : $5 million

Game: Golf

Age: 28

Ranked No. 1 on the LPGA Tour.