Top 10 Highest Paid Tennis Players

Roger Federer tops the list of the top 10 highest paid tennis players from Forbes with around $140 million to his name from his court winnings and endorsements.

Here is the list of the top 10 highest paid tennis players.

1. Roger Federer

Age: 33
Nationality: Swiss
Prize money: $6.5 million
Endorsements: $65 million

Total earnings: $71.5 million

Ranked world no. 3 Federer has endorsements including Wilson, Moet & Chandon, Credit Suisse, Nike and Rolex.

2. Maria Sharapova

Age: 27
Nationality: Russian
Prize money: $6 million
Endorsements: $23 million

Total earnings: $29 million

Sharapova has endorsements such as Nike, Head and she recently launched her own candy line Sugarpova.

3. Novak Djokovic

Age: 27
Nationality: Serbian
Prize money: $12.9 million
Endorsements: $14 million

Total earnings: $26.9 million

Djokovic recently added Adidas as a sponsor with his clothing sponsor Uniqlo.

4. Rafael Nadal

Age: 28
Nationality: Spanish
Prize money: $5.4 million
Endorsements: $21 million

Total earnings: $26.4 million

Rafa's major sponsors include Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors and Bacardi. He also owns his own management company.

5. Serena Williams

Age: 33
Nationality: American
Prize money: $8.5 million
Endorsements: $12 million

Total earnings: $20.5 million

The WTA's world no. 1 has endorsement deals with Wilson, Nike, OPI and Gatorade. She also holds equity deals with Sleep Sheets, HSN, Mission and the Miami Dolphins.

6. Li Na

Age: 32
Nationality: Chinese
Prize money: $3.2 million
Endorsements: $15 million

Total earnings: $18.2 million

Li shills for Nike, Babolat, Rolex, Mercedes, Samsung and multiple Chinese companies.

7. Victoria Azarenka

Age: 25
Nationality: Belarusian
Prize money: $6.7 million
Endorsements: $9 million

Total earnings: $15.7 million

Azarenka's endorsement partners include Nike, American Express, Citizen Watch, Red Bull and Wilson.

8. Andy Murray

Age: 27
Nationality: Scottish
Prize money: $6.9 million
Endorsements: $8 million

Total earnings: $14.9 million

Murray's current partners include Adidas, Royal Bank of Scotland and Head.

9. Caroline Wozniacki

Age: 24
Nationality: Danish
Prize money: $2.6 million
Endorsements: $11 million

Total earnings: $13.6 million

Wozniacki's sponsors including Yonex, Adidas, Rolex and Turkish Airlines.

10. Kei Nishikori

Age: 24
Nationality: Japanese
Prize money: $1.5 million
Endorsements: $9 million

Total earnings: $10.5 million

Japan's top player has Uniqlo, Adidas, Wilson and Tag Heuer as sponsors.