most paid women athletes
Serena Williams, Maria Sharapova Top Forbes List of Highest-Paid Female Athletes. August 12, 2015. Vincent Thian/Associated Press. Maria Sharapova may play second fiddle to Serena Williams on the tennis court, but the global superstar is still tops among female athletes when it comes to raking in the cash.
But for 11 years in a row, rival Maria Sharapova outranked her as the worldâs highest-paid female athlete. The Russian star endorses sportswear and sports cars and watches and cosmetics and filtered spring water.