Sports industry made many people from zero to hero and from poor to richest, tennis players are widely appreciated for their game because this game demands energy, focus, strength and an active mind to win. If we talk about richest players in the world then tennis is the game after boxing from which player can earn huge amount of prize money and secondary option is endorsements and sponsorships which helps players to boost their accounts. When tennis was started in 19th century its old name was lawn tennis this game has made many now this game has become one of the most watchable sports in the world. in this article we will show you the top ten richest tennis players of the world we have sum up this information from very reliable sources so have a look:
1. Roger Federer
Roger Federer was born on 8th August 1981 in Basel Switzerland he is professional Swiss tennis player and appreciated as greatest tennis player of all time by many professionals. He is the richest tennis player in the world with the net worth of $320 million and he has endorsement deals worth of $52 million with top companies like Nike, Rolex, Wilson, Moet & Chandon and Credit Suisse.
2. Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi was born on 29 April 1970 in Nevada United States he is retired American professional tennis player and remain number 1 for at least 8 years. He is the second richest player in the world with net worth of $175 million he has won over 850 singles matches, including 60 titles, 8 Grand Slams and an Olympic Gold Medal.
3. Pete Sampras
Pete Sampras was born on 12 August 1971 in Maryland United States he is a retired American tennis player in his career he won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and 2 Grand Slams. He is the third richest player in the world with net worth of $150 million his career earnings are $43,280,450.
4. Serena Williams
Serena Williams was born on 26 September 1981 in Michigan United States she is an American professional tennis player and one of best female tennis players in history. She is the fourth richest tennis player in the world with the net worth of $140 million and she has endorsement deals of $40 million with Nike and Kraft Foods.
5. Novak Djokovic
Novak Djokovic was born on May 22 1987 in Belgrade Serbia he is currently ranked world No. 1 and he is Serbian professional tennis player. He is the fifth richest tennis player in the world and its net worth is estimated as $120 million he has won more than $65 million in tournament prize money and earns $21 million from endorsements.
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6. Maria Sharapova
Maria Sharapova was born on 19 April 1987 in Nyagan Russia she is a Russian professional tennis player and she is one of the most stunning and stylish sportswoman in the world. She is the sixth richest tennis player in the world with net worth of $110 million she earns millions of dollars every year form numerous product endorsements for companies like Nike and Head.
7. Rafael Nadal
Rafael Nadal was born on 3rd June 1986 in Manacor Spain he is a Spanish professional tennis player he is widely appreciated as the greatest clay court player and titled as “the king of clay”. He is the seventh richest tennis player in the world and his net worth is about $100 million his endorsement deals worth of $21 million with companies such as Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors and Bacardi.
8. Venus Williams
Venus Williams was born on June 17 1980 in California United States she is an American professional tennis player and former world No. 1. she is on number eight in list of richest tennis player in the world with holding net worth of $75 million she has won two Gold Medals in the Olympics.
9. Andy Murray
Andy Murray was born on May 15 1987 in Glasgow United Kingdom he is Scottish professional tennis player and ninth richest tennis player in the world. His net worth is estimated as $70 million he is currently ranked world No.3 he earns $15 million from endorsements every year.
10. Anna Kournikova
Anna Kournikova was born on June 7th 1981 in Moscow Russia she is a former Russian professional tennis player she is one of the most hottest and attractive tennis players in the world. She is on tenth number of richest tennis players list and her net worth is estimated as $50 million she has been dating Enrique Iglesias since 2001.
