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Naomi Osaka earns more than $50 million a year, making her the world's most profitable female athlete for three consecutive years.
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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The American business magazine "Forbes" recently announced the list of "The World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2022". Female tennis player Naomi Osaka topped the list with an annual income of US$51 million (about NT$1.57 billion). Tennis legend Serena Williams (Serena Williams), who hung up her sneakers after the U.S. Open this year, came in second with $41.3 million.
Among the top 10 on the list, as many as 7 are professional tennis players.
In addition to Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams, the third place on the list is the Chinese-American mixed-race skier Gu Ailing, and the fourth to seventh are all tennis players, in order: Emma Raducanu, who won the US Open last year. ), Iga Swiatek (Iga Swiatek), Venus Williams (Venus Williams), Coco Gauff (Coco Gauff) and others, and another top 10 tennis player, Jessica Pegula (Jessica Pegula) ranked No. 9.
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Tennis legend Serena Williams is also on the list.
(File photo, Associated Press)
According to "Forbes" statistics, a total of 8 female athletes have an annual income of more than 10 million U.S. dollars this year, which is twice as much as the 4 who will reach the standard in 2021.
Among them, since the list was released in 2008, it is the first time that more than seven female athletes have reached this milestone.
Among them, Svetek, Radukanu and Gauff crossed the threshold of tens of millions of dollars for the first time.
The top 10 list and estimated annual income of "Forbes' "World's Highest-Paid Female Athletes in 2022" are as follows (all in US dollars):
1. Naomi Osaka (tennis)—51.1 million;
2. Serena Williams (tennis)—41.3 million;
3. Gu Ailing (skiing)
—20.1 million; 4. Radukanu (tennis)—18.7 million;
5. Shi Wei Tyke (tennis) - 14.9 million;
6. Venus Williams (tennis) - 12.1 million;
7. Gauff (tennis) - 11.1 million;
8.
Simone Biles (gymnastics) - 10 million;
Gula (tennis) - 7.6 million;
10. Minjee Lee (golf) - 7.3 million.
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