Iga Swiatek is not only the year-end No. The Polish star has also topped *Forbes*' list of highest-paid female athletes for 2023 with an estimated haul of $23.9 million this year. Forbes has released their list annually since 2008, and Swiatek joins Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova and Naomi Osaka as the only tennis players to land at the top. Nine of the Top 10 players in Forbes' list were tennis players, with Chinese-American skiier Eileen Gu the only outlier. 3 ($21.7M), followed by Great Britain's Emma Raducanu ($15.2M) and Naomi Osaka ($15M), who rounded out the Top 5 despite being sidelined for much of, and the entire, year respectively due to injuries and pregnancy.

Source: Forbes December 24, 2023 14:49 UTC