Top 10 Richest Tennis Players in the world

Rafael Nadal is a Spanish professional, stylish player who has a net worth of $80 million. Rafael Nadal was born June 3, 1986 in Manacor, Balearic Islands, Spain. As of August 2013, Nadal has earned $56 million in tournament prize money. He has been ranked #1 in the world at times, and is considered by many to be one of the greatest tennis players of all time. A knee injury knocked Rafa out of action for seven months in 2012, but he returned in 2013 to lead the men’s tour in prize money with $6.8 million. He left IMG in December to start his own management company with his father and manager. Major sponsors include Nike, Babolat, Kia Motors and Bacardi.

5. Maria Sharapova

Russian pro-tennis player who has a net worth of $90 million dollars. Maria Sharapova was born April 19, 1987 in Nyagan, Russia. Sharapova is a 3-time Grand Slam Singles Champion and one of the highest paid female athletes of all time. Sharapova completed the career Grand Slam when she won the 2012 French Open. The win triggered lucrative bonuses with sponsors Nike and Head. She launched her own candy line, Sugarpova, last year and plans to sell accessories under the brand starting this fall. Sharapova is world’s most stylish athlete and fifth on the World’s Richest Tennis Players.

4. Serena Williams

Serena Williams is a world champion professional tennis player. With an estimated net worth of $100 million dollars, she stands fourth on the World’s Richest Tennis Players list. She and sister Venus Williams were steered towards tennis at a very early age. Both girls were home schooled to maximize the amount of time available for practice. Serena Williams has been ranked number one in the world six times and has earned more prize money than any other female player. She has racked up 15 tournament victories since the start of 2011. Her $47 million in career prize money is 65% more than second ranked Venus Williams. Nike, Wilson, Gatorade and OPI have endorsement deals with Williams and she holds equity deals with HSN, Sleep Sheets, Mission and the Miami Dolphins.

3. Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is one of the greatest tennis players of all time. He has won a record 14 Grand Slams during his career. He was the number one ranked player in the world for six successive years & no one has managed to break this feat till now. He stands third on the World’s Richest Tennis Players list with an estimated net worth of $150 million dollars. He retired in 2002 after beating Andre Agassi in the final of the US Open.

2. Andre Agassi

Andre Agassi is an American retired professional tennis player and former World No. 1. He stands second on the World’s Richest Tennis Players list, with a net worth of $175 million dollars. He was ranked number one in the world and is one of only two male tennis players to have one a Career Golden Slam. He is the founder of the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation, which works with at-risk children in Nevada and also funds a K-12 charter school.

1. Roger Federer