5 Most Richest Sportswomen In The World

In a year where the top 100 sports athletes earned a combined US$3.1 billion, it is clear that sports mean big money.While beloved Real Madrid and Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo ran away with US$93 million for himself, there was still plenty of cash to go around.

But, it isn’t just the men that are seated at the money table. The ladies, with the aid of lucrative corporate partnerships, are no slouch as well.

* Serena Williams

Total Earnings: US$27 million

Making headlines both on and off the courts, tennis legend Serena Williams is the only female sportswoman on the Forbes’ The World Highest-Paid Athletes 2017 list – coming in at number 51!

* Angelique Kerber

Total Earnings: US$12.6 million

After winning two Grand Slams last year, Kerber struggled as she went out in the fourth round and first round at the Australian and US Open respectively.

* Danica Patrick

Total Earnings: US$12.2 million

Danica Patrick, the most successful female American professional stock car driver, is the first woman to win an IndyCar Series race as well as to finish third in the 2009 Indianapolis 500.

* Ronda Rousey

Total Earnings: US$11 million

While it wasn’t a good year in the Octagon for the UFC 207 headliner, Ronda Rousey still made out like a bandit – securing a record-tying US$3 million guarantee and a cut of the 1.1 million pay-per-view buys.

* Venus Williams

Total Earnings: US$10.5 million

While she doesn’t boast as many sponsors as her sister Serena, California native Venus Williams does have her own apparel line Eleven.