19-year-old tennis player Gauff became the highest paid athlete in 2023

The highest paid athlete in 2023 was a 19-year-old American tennis player Cori Gauff.

This was reported by the publication Sportico, publishing a ranking of the highest paid female athletes in the world based on the results of the outgoing year.

Reigning US Open champion Gauff earned $6.7 million in prize money for the season. Off the court, contracts with companies such as Rolex, Microsoft and New Balance, among others, brought her another $16 million. Overall, her annual earnings amounted to $22.7 million.

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The second place in earnings of $21.9 million was taken by the first racket of the world Iga Sviontek. The winner of Roland Garros and the WTA Final Tournament earned $9 from tournaments, 9 million prize money. And off the court there are even more — $12 million. Among her sponsors: Visa, Red Bull, Rolex, Xiaomi, Porsche.

In third place was a 20-year-old freestyler Ailing Gu.Prize money in this sport cannot be compared with tennis. The athlete earned only $27 thousand in competitions during the year. In addition, due to an injury, she missed the X Games. But sponsorship deals brought her $20 million.

In total, the top 15 included nine tennis players, two football players, as well as one representative each from golf, gymnastics, alpine skiing and freestyle skiing.

The highest paid athletes of 2023

1. Corey Gauff (tennis) — $22.7 million ($6.7 million in prize money + $16 million in sponsorships);
2. Iga Swiatek (tennis) — $21.9 million ($9.9 million+$12 million);
3. Gu Ailing (freestyle) — $20 million ($27 thousand+$20 million);
4. Emma Raducanu (tennis) — $16.2 million ($238 thousand+$16 million);
5. Naomi Osaka (tennis) — $15 million ($0+$15 million);
6. Arina Sabalenko (tennis) — $12.2 million ($8.2 million+$4 million);
7. Elena Rybakina (tennis) — $9.5 million ($5.5 million+$4 million);
8. Jessica Pegula (tennis) — $9 million ($6 million+$3 million);
9. Simone Biles (gymnastics) — $8.5 million ($0+$8.5 million);
10. Nelly Korda (golf) — $7.9 million ($1.4 million+$6.5 million);
11. Alex Morgan (football) — $6.9 million ($850 thousand+$6 million);
12. Megan Rapinoe (soccer) — $6.8 million ($750 thousand+$6 million);
13. Leila Fernandez (tennis) — $6.1 million ($1.1 million+$5 million);
14. Mikaela Shiffrin (alpine skiing) — $6.1 million ($1.1 million+$5 million);
15. Ons Jabert (tennis) — $5.7 million ($3.2 million+$2.5 million).

Recall that according to TIME, football player Lionel Messi was recognized as the 2023 Athlete of the Year. In the fight for this award, he beat out football players Kylian Mbappe, Erling Haaland and tennis player Novak Djokovic.

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