Tennis Player Iga Swiatek Becomes The Highest Paid Female Athlete In 2023

Polish tennis player, Iga Swiatek, occupies the top position of the female athlete with the highest pay for 2023 according to Forbes (Instagram/@igaswiatek).

JAKARTA The world's number one tennis player, Iga Swiatek, occupies the peak of the annual list of female athletes with the highest pay in 2023 according to Forbes.

The 22-year-old Polish star joined Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova, and Naomi Osaka as female tennis players who had topped the magazine's annual list.

On the official WTA website, Swiatek received 23.9 million dollars or Rp370 billion. Meanwhile, the winner of the US Open 2023, Coco Gauff, filled third place (21.7 million dollars).

Following the two names were British tennis player Emma Raducanu, who received 15.2 million dollars, Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka (15 million dollars), Australian Open Aryna Sabalenka (14.7 million dollars), Jessica Pegula (12.5 million dollars), Venus Williams (12.2 million dollars), Elena Rybakina (9.5 million dollars), and Leylah Fernandez (8.8 million dollars).

Kemudian pemain paling berkembang WTA 2023 Zheng Qinwen (7,9 juta dolar), Ons Jabeur dari Tunisia (5,7 juta dolar), dan juara Wimbledon Marketa Vondrousova (5,2 juta dolar), juga masuk dalam 20 besar daftar itu.

Forbes' annual list is calculated based on in-field income and off-field income estimation.

Off-field earnings include conversations with people in industry and sponsorship support, licensing, appearance, and memorabilia, as well as income from any business in demand by athletes.

Earlier this month the American sports media company Sportico released a list of the highest-paid female athletes.

The company uses a different size from off-field earnings. The tally made Gauff occupy the top spot on the Sportico list.