Here are the top-paid women athletes from around the world for 2020-21 according to the figures from Forbes Magazine. Again this year the highest paid is tennis player Naomi Osaka. Osaka and Serena Williams were the only females in the top-50 highest-paid athletes for 2021, ranking 12th and 28th respectively.

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Name Country Sport earnings
(US$ million)		 previous year rank
1 Naomi Osaka Japan Tennis 57.3 1
2 Serena Williams USA Tennis 45.9 2
3 Venus Williams USA Tennis 11.3 >10
4 Simone Biles USA Gymnastics 10.1 >10
5 Garbiñe Muguruza Spain Tennis 8.8 6
6 Jin Young Ko South Korea Golf 7.5 >10
7 P.V. Sindhu India badminton  7.2 >10
8 Ashleigh Barty Australia Tennis 6.9 3
9 Nelly Korda USA Golf 5.9 >10
10 Candace Parker USA Basketball 5.7 >10

Notes

  • The earnings totals (in US dollars) are derived from salaries, bonuses, prize money, appearance fees, licensing and endorsement income for the 2021 calendar year. Taxes or agents' fees are not factored into the figures.
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