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The highest paid tennis players in history

Who has the highest career earnings?

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Amy Bonthorne

HALLE, GERMANY - JUNE 24: Roger Federer of Switzerland plays a backhand in the final match against Borna Coric of Croatia during day seven of the Gerry Weber Open at Gerry Weber Stadium on June 24, 2018 in Halle, Germany. (Photo by Thomas Starke/Getty Images)

Flying all around the globe and on several different surfaces too, tennis players are some of the best-paid athletes in all of world sports.

According to Statista, as of February 2024, Novak Djokovic has the highest career earnings of $175.28 US dollars.

Below are the top ten male tennis players with the highest career earnings.

  1. Novak Djokovic - $181.6 million (USD)
  2. Rafael Nadal - $134.66 million (USD)
  3. Roger Federer - $130.59 million (USD)
  4. Andy Murray - $64.35 million (USD)
  5. Pete Sampras - $43.28 million (USD)
  6. Alexander Zverev - $39.95 million (USD)
  7. Daniil Medvedev - $39.3 million (USD)
  8. Pete Sampras - $43.28 million (USD)
  9. David Ferrer - $31.48 million (USD)
  10. Marin Cilic - $31.3 million (USD)

According to WTA Tour, as of January 26, 2024, Serena Williams has the highest career earnings of $94.8 million US dollars.

Below are the top ten female tennis players with the highest career earnings.

  1. Serena Williams - $94.8 million (USD)
  2. Venus Williams - $42.6 million (USD)
  3. Simona Halep - $40.2 million (USD)
  4. Maria Sharapova - $38.8 million (USD)
  5. Petra Kvitova - $37.3 million (USD)
  6. Victoria Azarenka - $37.1 million (USD)
  7. Caroline Wozniacki - $35.7 million (USD)
  8. Angelique Kerber - $32.2 million (USD)
  9. Agnieszka Radwanska - $27.7 million (USD)
  10. Svetlana Kuznetsova - $25.8 million (USD)
Published by
Amy Bonthorne
2 months ago