Top 10 highest paid female athletes

From all around the world female athletes compete among themselves to register their authority over the others in terms of both money and fame. In the present scenario female athletes are making quite a huge amount of money. Here we present a list of the top 10 highest paid female athletes.

10. Yani Tseng Born on January 23, 1989, in Taiwan, professional golfer Yani Tseng has been the youngest player ever to win five major championships. She has won many prestigious major championships. With her recent success, Tsengs earnings have reached a whopping $6.1 million. 9. Agnieszka Radwaska Born on March 6, 1989, this Polish professional tennis player won the Womens Tennis Associations (WTA) Most Impressive Newcomer award. She has also been voted the WTAs most popular player. She now earns an exciting $6.9 Million. 8. Ana Ivanovic Born on November 6, 1987, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, Ivanovic currently holds the number 12 ranking by The Womens Tennis Association (WTA). She has qualified for the WTA Tour Championships twice, and has also won the year-end WTA Tournament of Champions twice. She earns an attractive $7.2 Million. 7. Kim Yuna Born on September 5, 1990, Kim Yuna is a South Korean figure skater. She won the championship in Ladies singles during the 2010 Winter Olympics. She has bagged many other titles, such as South Korean National Champion five times, and now earning a cool $9 Million annually. 6. Victoria Azarenka Victoria Azarenka, a Belarusian professional tennis player, has formerly been ranked number one in the world by the Womens Tennis Association. She debuted on the International Tennis Federations (ITF) junior tour in November 2003. Her recent earnings figures out to be a grand $9.7 Million. 5. Danica Patrick Born on March 25, 1982, Danica Patrick is the most successful American auto-racing driver. She does modeling and advertising too. She has been named Rookie of the Year for the 2005 Indianapolis. Patrick holds number five on this countdown at $13 million.

4. Caroline Wozniacki Born on July 11, 1990, Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She once held the number one position on the WTA tour for an impressive 67 weeks. She has won 20 WTA singles titles and was runner up at the 2009 U.S. Open. She earns a whopping $13.7 Million.

3. Serena Williams Currently holding the number one position in womens singles tennis by the WTA, Serena Williams now earns an exciting $16.3 Million. She is the only female player to have won over $40 million in prize money. She has won four gold Olympic medals in her career. 2. Li Na Li Na is a Chinese professional tennis player who has won 7 WTA and 19 ITF singles titles. She is also Asias first and only Grand Slam singles champion. Currently ranked as the worlds number six top tennis player, she earns a grand $18.4 Million. 1. Maria Sharapova Maria Sharapova is now the top Russian player, currently ranked number three by the WTA. She is sponsored by many big brands such as Nike, Prince and Canon. She has also done a number of modeling assignments. With an annual revenue of $27.1 million, she is currently the number one highest paid female athlete.