Coco Gauff is once again the highest-earning female athlete as she held off world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka to secure the top spot for the third consecutive year on a list once again dominated by tennis players.<\/p>\n
Last year Gauff topped the Sportico list with $30.4m<\/a> in earnings with $9.4m coming from prize money and $21m from endorsements, and she has earned slightly more this year with her total earnings estimated to be $31m ($8m on court and $23m off court).<\/p>\n The American\u2019s biggest on-court paycheck came at Roland Garros this year as she won her maiden French Open title, beating Sabalenka in the final, to collect $2,901,024, but that is pale in comparison to the $4.805m she earned at the 2024 WTA Finals.<\/p>\n But, as usual, players\u2019 earnings are boosted by endorsement deals and Gauff\u2019s<\/a> biggest sponsor is apparel giant New Balance while she also has links with Bose, Head, Rolex, Mercedes-Benz and Chase Bank.<\/p>\n Sabalenka<\/a> set a new record in 2025 for most prize money earned during a single season as she made $15,008,519 \u2013 surpassing Serena Williams\u2019 total of $12m in 2013 \u2013 with her US Open victory worth $5,000,000.<\/p>\n WTA Features<\/p>\n 10 most lucrative WTA Tour prize money seasons: Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek, Serena Williams star<\/a><\/p>\n Which active WTA players have earned the most prize money? Sabalenka, Swiatek, Gauff star<\/a><\/p>\n According to estimates, the four-time Grand Slam winner made $30m this year, and it was split 50-50 between prize money and endorsements.<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek was second in 2024 as she made $23.8m and she is one spot down on the list while her earnings have also dropped as she made \u201conly\u201d $23.1m this year with $10.1m coming on court and $13m off court.<\/p>\n American freestyle skier Eileen Gu is fourth with Chinese star Zheng Qinwen completing the top five despite an injury-disrupted tennis season that saw her fail to reach any WTA Tour finals.<\/p>\n Zheng, who has slipped out of the top 10 of the WTA Rankings as she currently sits at No 24, made only $1.6m in prize money with the bulk of her earnings coming from endorsement deals.<\/p>\n The 2024 Australian Open runner-up is backed by the likes of Nike, Alipay, Audi, Dior, Gatorade and Rolex and, according to Sportico, made $20.6m from endorsements this year.<\/p>\n 2025 Australian Open champion Madison Keys<\/a> sits at No 8 with a total of $13m ($4.4m from prize money and $9m from endorsements) with Elena Rybakina at No 9.<\/p>\n