His namesake foundation has raised more than $40 million with a goal to educate one million children in Africa by the end of 2018.Ģ. Roger Federer, Total earnings: $77.2 millionįederer won his 20th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January. The 10 highest-paid tennis players earned a combined $254 million over the last 12 months, down 8% from a year ago. The Grand Slams pay equal prize money (NBA players earn 100 times what their female counterparts make), and the comparable TV ratings for women’s matches provide visibility for marketers, who are willing to pay top dollar for elite female players. Tennis is the lone sport where women can compete with the men in terms of earnings. Williams leads a group of four women in the tennis earners' top 10. Rounding out the top five are Kei Nishikori ($34.6 million), Djokovic ($23.5 million) and Serena Williams ($18.1 million). Nadal’s three-year deal with Tommy Hilfiger expired, but he retains endorsements with Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors, Telefonica, Banco Sabadell, Richard Mille and more. The two wins netted Nadal more than $6 million in prize money on his way to $14.4 million in the 12 months ending June 1. He signed a staggering 300 million, 10-year deal with Japanese retailer Uniqlo back in 2018, ending his near two-decade. Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates match point in his Mens Singles Fourth. Federer’s earnings are purely from his lucrative endorsement deals. The clay-court maestro broke a three-year Grand Slam slump in 2017 with wins at the French Open and U.S. The Brooklyn Nets star earned 37.9M in salary/earnings and 48M in endorsements. Reports peg the deal as high as $30 million per year.įederer’s longtime rival Nadal ranks second on the earnings scoreboard with $41.4 million, including $27 million from endorsements and appearances. Federer was the highest-paid athlete in the world in 2020, bringing in the bacon with a mouthwatering 106 million (714,792 of the total was his earnings in prize money. The large Asian following helped push Japanese brand Uniqlo to ink Federer to a blockbuster 10-year sponsorship deal this year, after his two-decade run with Nike NKE ended in March. Interestingly, the Swiss doesn’t feature. The ATP Tour made stops in 31 countries this year, and Federer is beloved in Asia. Federer won 9.3 million last year, the second richest season in his career but only a fraction of his total estimated earnings of 67 million for 2014. The global nature of the sport also allows companies to use Federer in their marketing around the world.
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