The World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2025

Coco Gauff leads Forbes' highest-paid female athletes list for 2025

Coco Gauff is the world’s highest-paid female athlete with $33 million in earnings in 2025. Eight of the 10 highest earners are tennis players.

The World’s Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2025

See the 2025 Forbes list of the world's highest-paid female athletes, which counts both on- and off-field income—and features two women hauling in at least $30 million.

The world’s highest-paid female athletes 2025

With women’s sports on a financial fast break, the top 20 earners hauled in a combined $293 million this year, up 13% from 2024—and further gains look like a slam dunk. Illustration by Alice Lagarde for Forbes; Photos by Robert Prange/Getty Images; Linnea Rheborg/Getty Images; Ezra Shaw/Getty Images; Justin Casterline/Getty Images; VCG/Getty Images; Brian Fluharty/Stringer/Getty Images After Elena Rybakina beat Aryna Sabalenka to win the WTA Fin…

Coco Gauff, The Highest-Paid Female Athlete For The Third Consecutive Year, Inks Deal with Mercedes-Benz

Coco Gauff, the American tennis player and two-time Grand Slam champion, remains a leading figure in sports and business in 2025. For the third consecutive year, she has been recognized as the highest-paid female athlete, according to Sportico. Gauff, who won her second Grand Slam in women’s singles during this year’s French Open, tops the 2025 ranking with an estimated $31 million in total earnings, ahead of rival tennis player Aryna Sabalenka,…