Forbes recently released a list of the highest-paid players in the world of tennis over the past year, and Roger Federer clearly dominates the hierarchy, even though he hasn’t played a single match this season.

Roger Federer, the absolute leader last year with $90 million

The Swiss plans to return to the field (after a difficult recovery process from knee surgery) at the Laver Cup this September (23-25).

At age 41 (August 8 was his birthday), Roger Federer doesn’t have the money he won on court in 2022. This is not surprising, as the Swiss has not played a single official match this season.

If we talk about sponsors, then everything is completely different here. Last year, Mister Perfect earned $90 million (data taken from US Open 2021, as reported by Forbes).

Among the big names transferring large sums to FedEx accounts are Uniqlo, Credit Suisse and Rolex (there are also other companies such as Lindt, Mercedes, Sunrise, Wilson, Gillette, Barilla, Moet&Chandon, etc.).

Naomi Osaka, 2nd place – $56.2 million

From a sporting point of view, he is not going through the best period, but he is doing well with sponsorship contracts. Naomi Osaka ranks 2nd in the amount of money earned in the last year.

We’re talking a total of $56.2 million, of which only $1.2 million is in tennis prize money. The remaining $55 million comes from such generous sponsors.

Serena Williams, 3rd place – $35.1 million

Serena Williams is ranked 3rd, although she played only four matches this year (one win). We’re talking $0.1 million from tennis prizes and $35 million from sponsors.

Rafael Nadal, two-time Grand Slam winner in 2022, only 4

So far, Nadal has had a very good 2022 from a sporting perspective, although injuries have interrupted much of his season.

He has won the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and he goes into the US Open with the idea of ​​making the most of his chance.

Last year, Rafa collected $6.4 million from tennis prizes, with another $25 million coming from sponsors. In total, we are talking about 31.4 million dollars.

Novak Djokovic, suspended from many tournaments due to the Covid-19 vaccine, is ranked 5th

Nole’s prize money would surely be much higher if he was eligible for the 2022 Australian Open, Indian Wells, Miami and the US Open.

Despite this, Novak collected 7.1 million dollars in prize money (according to Forbes) and another 20 million from sponsors (and they were by no means few). We’re talking $27.1 million for Joker last year.

6 Emma Raducanu / $21.1 million ($3.1 million from prizes + $18 million from sponsors)

7 Daniil Medvedev / $19.3 million ($7.3 million + $12 million)

8 Kei Nishikori / $13.2 million ($0.2 million + $13 million)

9 Venus Williams / $12 million ($0.03 million + $12 million)

10 Carlos Alcaraz / $10.9 million ($5.9 million + $5 million)

Simona Halep does not appear in the TOP-10 earnings for the last year, but she can boast that in the historical hierarchy she is getting closer to the second place, which is held by Venus Williams.

What does the list of earnings in the world tennis WTA look like?

1 Serena Williams $94,618,080 / Retires after US Open

2 Venus Williams $42,312,453 / Age 42, Retiring Soon

3 Simona Halep $40,123,437.

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