Based on 2024 earnings (and still counting), here are the ten highest-paid tennis players in the world. This list will reveal the career-highest earners, as well as the career accomplishments of these incredible athletes.
10. Alexander Zverev: $12.1M
German tennis player Alexander Zverev is currently ranked world No. 4. By the ATP. He has won 22 ATP Tour titles in singles and two in doubles. He won a gold medal in singles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Zverev earned $12.1 million in 2024, and his total career earnings are $43.3 million, making him the fourth-highest career earner.
9. Rafael Nadal: $13.2M
Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal is the second-highest career-earning player at $134.9 million. Nadal has 22 Grand Slam men’s singles championships under his belt, with a world No. 1 in singles by the ATP that held for 209 weeks. Nadal, age 38, earned $13.2 million in 2024 and earned $15.5 million in 2023, according to Forbes.
8. Emma Raducanu: $16.3M
Now only age 21, British tennis player Emma Raducanu reached a career-high ranking of No. 10 by the WTA in 2022. With a wildcard entry at Wimbledon, she became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since 1977. In 2024, Raducanu earned $16.3 million and earned $15.3 million in 2023, according to Forbes.
7. Naomi Osaka: $16.5M
Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka, age 26, has been ranked world No. 1 in singles by the WTA. She has four Grand Slam singles titles and seven WTA tour titles and won the US and Australian Open back-to-back. In 2024, she won $16.5 million and $12.1 million in 2023, according to Forbes.
6. Daniil Medvedev: $22.3M
Russian tennis player Daniil Medvedev, age 28, has been ranked as high as world No. 1 in men’s singles by the ATP. He’s won 20 ATP Tour singles titles. He earned $22.3 million in 2024 and $20.1 million in 2023, according to Forbes. His estimated career total earnings are $43.4 million.
5. Iga Switek: $25.2M
Polish tennis star Iga Switek, age 23, is currently ranked world No. 1 in women’s singles by the WTA and has held the position for 117 weeks. She has a total of 22 singles titles, including the 2023 WTA Finals and ten WTA 1000 titles. In 2024, Switek earned $25.2 million and $22.4 million in 2023.
4. Coco Gauff: $25.6M
American tennis star Coco Gauff, age 20, has won seven career singles titles, including the 2023 US Open, and nine career doubles titles, including the 2024 French Open. She’s ranked No. 2 in singles and world No. 1 in doubles. She earned $25.6 million in 2024 and $15.2 million in 2023.
3. Jannik Sinner: $25.7M
Italian Jannik Sinner, age 23, is currently ranked World No. 1 in singles by the AFP. He’s won 14 singles titles on the ATP Tour, a Grand Slam title at the 2024 Australian Open, and two Masters 1000 titles. In 2024, he’s earned an estimated $25.7 million. In 2023, he led Italy to its first Davis Cup since 1976.
2. Novak Djokovic: $38.7M
Serbian tennis ace Novak Djokovic has the highest career earnings of any player at $182.5 million. He took in $38.7 million in 2024 and $38.4 million in 2023, according to Forbes. He’s been ranked No. 1 for a record 428 weeks and a record 13 different years by the ATP. He holds the record of 24 Grand Slam men’s singles titles.
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1. Carlos Alcaraz: $45M
Spanish tennis superstar Carlos Alcaraz, age 21, has earned an estimated $45 million in the last twelve months. In 2023, Alcaraz earned a reported $31.4 million, according to Forbes. He’s been ranked as high as World No. 1 in singles and has won 15 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including four Grand Slam titles and five Masters 1000 titles.
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