Highest Paid Women Athletes in 2005
Here is the list of the top paid women athletes for 2005, taken from Forbes Magazine's 2005 Best Paid Athletes list. Earnings estimates (US dollars) are for June 2007 to June 2005. Totals include salaries, bonuses, prize money, endorsements and appearance fees.
The highest paid sportswoman for this year was Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova with earnings of 18.2 million dollars, well less than the highest paid male athlete Tiger Woods who had combined earnings of 87 million dollars in 2005. See more lists of the World's Highest Paid Women Athletes.
| Name | Country | Sport | earnings (US$ million) | previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Sharapova | Russia | Tennis | 18.2 | |
| 2. | Serena Williams | USA | Tennis | 12.7 | 1 |
| 3. | Annika Sorenstam | Sweden | Golf | 7.3 | |
| 4. | Venus Williams | USA | Tennis | 6.5 | 2 |
| 5. | Lindsay Davenport | USA | Tennis | 6 |
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Related Pages
- Other Sports Illustrated Lists, including the Fortunate 50 and the International 20
- More sporting lists, including the Forbes list of the World's Best Paid Athletes
- More about the World of Sport
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