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22-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz has maintained his lead among the top 10 highest-earning tennis players in the world.
Lent.az reports this with reference to Forbes.
Earnings on and off the tennis court
The world's number 2 tennis player earned $48.3 million in one year. In terms of prize money from tournaments, Italy's number one tennis player Yannik Sinner surpasses Alcaraz. However, Carlos's advertising deals with BMW, Louis Vuitton and Rolex are almost three times his earnings on the tennis court.
The doping scandal, which suspended 24-year-old Sinner from competitions for three months, did not significantly affect his income. This did not affect his advertising deals with Gucci, Lavazza, De Cecco and others.
The top three also includes 21-year-old American Coco Gauff, whose off-court earnings are slightly less than Sinner's. The world's third-ranked player has recently slowed down somewhat in her athletic performance, but this has not yet affected the interest of Bose and "New Balance" in her.
The total income of the top ten reached $285 million, which is 16 percent more than last year's $246 million.
Top 10 highest-paid tennis players (prize money + off-court earnings):
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) - 48.3 million (13.3 million + 35 million)
2. Yannik Sinner (Italy) - 47.3 million (20.3 million + 27 million)
3. Coco Gauff (USA) - 37.2 million (12.2 million + 25 million)
4. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) - 29.6 million (4.6 million + 25 million)
5. Aryna Sabalenka - 27.4 million (12.4 million + 15 million)
6. Zheng Qinwen (China) - 26.1 million (5.1 million + 21 million)
7. Iga Swiatek (Poland) - 24 million (9 million + 15 million)
8. Taylor Fritz (USA) - 15.6 million (8.6 million + 7 million)
9. Francis Tiafoe (USA) - 15.2 million (3.2 million + 12 million)
10. Daniil Medvedev - 14.3 million (4.3 million + 10 million)
How income is calculated
On-court income data reflects prize money collected over the past 12 months, starting with the 2024 US Open, as well as payments to players under ATP and WTA revenue sharing programs.
Off-court income estimates take into account income from advertising and commercial contracts and income from a business in which the athlete has a significant stake. At the same time, taxes and agency commissions were not taken into account in the calculations.
