{"id":298730,"date":"2023-12-08T16:53:53","date_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298730"},"modified":"2023-12-08T16:53:53","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T16:53:53","slug":"worlds-richest-tennis-player-earns-huge-amount-in-2023-but-less-than-rivals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/tennis\/worlds-richest-tennis-player-earns-huge-amount-in-2023-but-less-than-rivals\/","title":{"rendered":"‘World’s richest tennis player’ earns huge amount in 2023 – but less than rivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jessica Pegula earned over \u00a37million in 2023, but that is nowhere near several of her rivals despite her status as the ‘world’s richest tennis player.’ The American ends the year as only the eighth highest-paid women athlete, behind half a dozen other tennis players.<\/p>\n

Pegula, 29, has multi-billionaire parents, Kim and Terry Pegula, who own the NFL franchise Buffalo Bills and the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. Her father made his money in oil and gas and has an estimated net worth of \u00a35.44 billion, a fortune she stands to inherit alongside four siblings: Kelly, Matthew, Michael, and Laura.<\/p>\n

However, in the meantime, she is successful in her own right, having earned almost \u00a310m in prize money over her career. Pegula is the 48th highest-paid women’s tennis player of all time and only seems set to climb that list in the coming years.<\/p>\n

Some \u00a32.4m of that total comes from this year alone after winning the Canadian and Korea Open during the WTA Tour. Only three players earned more than her on the court, and that trio finds themselves above Pegula in the latest highest-paid rankings.<\/p>\n

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One place above her in seventh is 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina. They both won the same number of tournaments, but the Russian-born player earns more from her endorsement deals, including one with Red Bull.<\/p>\n

In sixth is Aryna Sabalenka, whose consistency across all four Grand Slams earned her over \u00a36.5million in prize money. Combined with her Nike sponsorship, the former world number one finished clear of Pegula in 2023.<\/p>\n

As did Naomi Osaka, despite not playing all season after giving birth to her first child this summer. However, her lucrative endorsement deals with Beats, Levi’s, Louis Vuitton, Mastercard and Nike netted her almost \u00a312million.<\/p>\n