Serena Williams' endorsement deals have propelled her to the No. 1 spot on Forbes' list of the highest-paid female athletes of 2018.
Despite taking home only $62,000 in winnings between June 2017 and June 2018, the new mom is No. 1 for the third straight year. She's made twice as much money off the court as any other female athlete, making her total earnings $18.1 million.
Williams, 36, has endorsement deals with Nike, JPMorgan Chase, Lincoln, Gatorade and Beats.
Tennis was dominant in the top 10 -- Caroline Wozniacki, Sloane Stephens, Garbine Muguruza, Maria Sharapova and Williams’ older sister Venus round out the top six.
Credit: Matthew Stockman
Credit: Matthew Stockman
View the top 10 highest-paid athletes below.
- Serena Williams, tennis - $18.1M
- Caroline Wozniacki tennis - $13M
- Sloane Stephens, tennis - $11.2M
- Garbine Muguruza, tennis- $11M
- Maria Sharapova, tennis - $10.5M
- Venus Williams, tennis - $10.2M
- P.V. Sindhu, badminton - $8.5M
- Simona Halep, tennis - $7.7M
- Danica Patrick, racing - $7.5M
- Angelique Kerber, tennis - $7M
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