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Forbes: The highest paid sportswomen in 2022

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Candace Parker

Born: April 19, 1986 (age 36 years) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Spouse: Anna Petrakova (m. 2019), Shelden Williams (m. 2008–2016)
Height: 1.93 m
Current team: Chicago Sky (#3 / Forward)
Children: Lailaa Nicole Williams, Airr Larry Petrakov Parker
Parents: Natasha Parker, Larry Parker
Siblings: Anthony Parker, Marcus Parker

Minjee Lee – Golfer

Born: May 27, 1996 (age 26 years), Perth, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Height: 1.65 m
Siblings: Min Woo Lee
Education: Methodist Ladies’ College ClaremontCorpus Christi College
Weight: 60 kg
Parents: Clara Lee, Soonam Lee

Jessica Pegula – Tennis player

Born: February 24, 1994 (age 28 years), Buffalo, New York, United States
Parents: Terry Pegula, Kim Pegula
Height: 1.7 m
Siblings: Kelly Pegula
Nationality: American
Grandparents: Marilyn Kerr, Myron “Rip” Pegula, Ralph Kerr, Eloise Pegula
Uncles: Ralph Kerr Jr., Gordon Kerr

Simone Biles – Gymnast

Born: March 14, 1997 (age 25 years), Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height: 1.42 m
Siblings: Adria Biles, Ashley Biles Thomas, Ron Biles Jr., Adam Biles
Parents: Nellie Biles, Ronald Biles
Books: Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
Weight: 47 kg
Medals: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women’s artistic team all-aroundMORE

Coco Gauff – Tennis player

Born: March 13, 2004 (age 18 years), Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Parents: Candi GauffCorey Gauff
Height: 1.75 m
Full name: Cori Gauff
Siblings: Cameron Gauff, Codey Gauff
Nationality: American
Turned pro: 2018

Venus Williams – Tennis player

Born: June 17, 1980 (age 42 years),  Lynwood, California, United States
Siblings: Serena Williams, Yetunde Price, Isha Price, Richard Williams III, Lyndrea Price
Grand slams won (singles): 7
Height: 1.85 m
Coach: Richard Williams (1995-), Oracene Price (1995-)
Parents: Richard Williams, Oracene Price
Niece: Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.

Iga Swiatek – Tennis player

Born: May 31, 2001 (age 21 years), Warsaw, Poland
Grand slams won (singles): 3
Height: 1.76 m
Weight: 65 kg
Nationality: Polish
Parents: Dorota ŚwiątekTomasz Świątek
Siblings: Agata Świątek

Emma Raducanu – Tennis player

Born: November 13, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Height: 1.75 m
Coach: Torben Beltz (2021–2022).
Grand slams won (singles): 1
Nationality: British
Awards: BBC Sports Personality of the year

Serena Williams – Tennis player

Born: September 26, 1981 (age 41 years), Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Spouse:  Alexis Ohanian (m. 2017)
Siblings:  Venus Williams, Yetunde Price, Lyndrea Price, Isha Price, Richard Williams III, Ronner Williams
Height: 1.75 m
Children: Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Parents: Richard WilliamsOracene Price
Grand slams won (singles): 23

Naomi Osaka – Tennis player

Born: October 16, 1997 (age 25 years), Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan
Parents: Leonard Francois, Tamaki Osaka
Height: 1.8 m
Grand slams won (singles): 4
Coach: Sascha Bajin (2018–2019), Wim Fissette (2020-), Jermaine Jenkins (2019-)
Nationality: Japanese
Weight: 69 kg

Forbes: The highest paid sportswomen in 2022

As every year, the famous magazine of economics and finance Forbes publishes the rankings relating to the richest and most earning people.

Forbes: The highest paid sportswomen in 2022

Among the lists published, there is also that relating to female athletes who, during 2022, have earned more. 

Candace Parker
Candace Parker

Born: April 19, 1986 (age 36 years) St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Spouse: Anna Petrakova (m. 2019), Shelden Williams (m. 2008–2016)
Height: 1.93 m
Current team: Chicago Sky (#3 / Forward)
Children: Lailaa Nicole Williams, Airr Larry Petrakov Parker
Parents: Natasha Parker, Larry Parker
Siblings: Anthony Parker, Marcus Parker

In top ten there are four new entries compared to the 2021 ranking and in eleventh position we find Candace Parker (7.2 million dollars), basketball player of the Chicago Sky.

Minjee Lee – Golfer

The top ten opens with Minjee Lee, a golfer born in Perth, Australia, in 1996.

Minjee Lee – Golfer

Born: May 27, 1996 (age 26 years), Perth, Australia
Nationality: Australian
Height: 1.65 m
Siblings: Min Woo Lee
Education: Methodist Ladies’ College ClaremontCorpus Christi College
Weight: 60 kg
Parents: Clara Lee, Soonam Lee

In 2022 Lee triumphed in the US Women Open, her second career major championship.

Jessica Pegula – Tennis player

The American tennis player in 2022 achieved all her best results in Grand Slam tournaments: quarterfinals in the Australian Open, Roland Garros.

Jessica Pegula – Tennis player

Born: February 24, 1994 (age 28 years), Buffalo, New York, United States
Parents: Terry PegulaKim Pegula
Height: 1.7 m
Siblings: Kelly Pegula
Nationality: American
Grandparents: Marilyn Kerr, Myron “Rip” Pegula, Ralph Kerr, Eloise Pegula
Uncles: Ralph Kerr Jr., Gordon Kerr

US Open and the third round in Wimbledon. In addition, in October 2022 Jessica Pegula she got her best ranking, ranking third in the WTA rankings.

Simone Biles – Gymnast

Many of the young American gymnast’s earnings also come from sponsorships. Simone Biles is the queen of artistic gymnastics.

Simone Biles – Gymnast

Born: March 14, 1997 (age 25 years), Columbus, Ohio, United States
Height: 1.42 m
Siblings: Adria Biles, Ashley Biles Thomas, Ron Biles Jr., Adam Biles
Parents: Nellie Biles, Ronald Biles
Books: Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance
Weight: 47 kg
Medals: Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women’s artistic team all-aroundMORE

The American has won 4 Olympic golds (all in Rio de Janeiro in 2016), an Olympic silver (Tokyo 2020) and two bronzes (Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020).

Coco Gauff – Tennis player

First new entry in the 2022 rankings, Coco Gauff is the new promise of American tennis. Despite her very young age (she was born in 2004).

Coco Gauff – Tennis player

Born: March 13, 2004 (age 18 years), Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Parents: Candi GauffCorey Gauff
Height: 1.75 m
Full name: Cori Gauff
Siblings: Cameron Gauff, Codey Gauff
Nationality: American
Turned pro: 2018

Coco has already won two WTA singles titles. For the first time, in 2022, she won the final of a Grand Slam tournament, specifically in Roland Garros.

Venus Williams – Tennis player

She has just announced that she will take part in the next edition of the Australian Open: Venus Williams does not intend to stop and continues to be part of the top ten of the highest paid sportswomen in the world.

Venus Williams – Tennis player

Born: June 17, 1980 (age 42 years), Lynwood, California, United States
Siblings: Serena Williams, Yetunde Price, Isha Price, Richard Williams III, Lyndrea Price
Grand slams won (singles): 7
Height: 1.85 m
Coach: Richard Williams (1995-), Oracene Price (1995-)
Parents: Richard Williams, Oracene Price
Niece: Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.

Unlike her sister Serena, Venus said she had absolutely no intention of thinking about retirement.

Iga Swiatek – Tennis player

New entry in the Top Ten: the Polish Iga Swiatek.

Iga Swiatek – Tennis player

Born: May 31, 2001 (age 21 years), Warsaw, Poland
Grand slams won (singles): 3
Height: 1.76 m
Weight: 65 kg
Nationality: Polish
Parents: Dorota ŚwiątekTomasz Świątek
Siblings: Agata Świątek

The tennis player born in 2001 is the number one of the WTA rankings, thanks to the prestigious victories at Roland Garros and US Open.

Emma Raducanu – Tennis player

2022 was not a good year for Emma Raducanu, which fell to position 76 in the WTA rankings.

Forbes: The highest paid sportswomen in 2022

Despite this, the young athlete is considered one of the best tennis players around, to keep an eye on in the coming years.

Emma Raducanu – Tennis player

Born: November 13, 2002, Toronto, Canada
Height: 1.75 m
Coach: Torben Beltz (2021–2022).
Grand slams won (singles): 1
Nationality: British
Awards: BBC Sports Personality of the year

Emma Raducanu in fact she is the only tennis player to have won the US Open (2021) starting from the qualifiers.

Eileen Gu – Skier ($20.1 million)
Forbes: The highest paid sportswomen in 2022

For the first time in the Top Ten, the Freestyle skier Eileen Gu ranks directly in third place in the ranking of the highest-paid athletes this year.

Eileen Gu – Skier

Born: September 3, 2003 (age 19 years), San Francisco, California, United States
Height: 1.75 m
Medals:  Freestyle skiing at the 2022 Winter Olympics – Women’s big air.
Awards: Best Breakthrough Athlete ESPY Award, Best Female Action Sports Athlete ESPY Award

For Eileen, 2022 was a memorable year, thanks to the three medals won at the Olympic Games in Beijing: two golds (big air and halfpipe) and a silver (slopestyle).

Serena Williams – Tennis player

Serena Williams announced her retirement from professional career, but will go down in history as one of the best tennis players of all time.

Forbes: The highest paid sportswomen in 2022

In particular, throughout her career, Serena has amassed a wealth of over 260 million dollars.

Serena Williams – Tennis player

Born: September 26, 1981 (age 41 years), Saginaw, Michigan, United States
Spouse:  Alexis Ohanian (m. 2017)
Siblings:  Venus Williams, Yetunde Price, Lyndrea Price, Isha Price, Richard Williams III, Ronner Williams
Height: 1.75 m
Children: Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr.
Parents: Richard Williams, Oracene Price
Grand slams won (singles): 23

These successes made her one of only two athletes, along with rival Maria Sharapova, to be included in the list of self-made women in America.

Naomi Osaka – Tennis player

The highest-paid sportswoman of 2022 according to Forbes is Naomi Osaka. Despite the last two difficult years, from a sporting and mental point of view.

Naomi Osaka – Tennis player

Born: October 16, 1997 (age 25 years), Chuo Ward, Osaka, Japan
Parents: Leonard Francois, Tamaki Osaka
Height: 1.8 m
Grand slams won (singles): 4
Coach: Sascha Bajin (2018–2019), Wim Fissette (2020-), Jermaine Jenkins (2019-)
Nationality: Japanese
Weight: 69 kg

she is is a symbol and an idol for many people and owes a good part of her earnings also to sponsorships and partnership with important brand.

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