Highest Paid Women Athletes in 2005
Here is the list of the top paid women athletes for 2005, taken from information collated by Sports Illustrated Magazine. Sports Illustrated Magazine published in 2005 a Fortunate 50 and International 20, and the following data is provided with these or extracted from these lists.
The highest paid sportswoman for this year was tennis player Maria Sharopova earning just over 23 million dollars, well short of the 2005 highest paid sportsman Tiger Woods with earnings of over 86 million dollars. Sharopova's earnings placed her in 20th position of all athletes in the combined list. See more lists of the World's Highest Paid Women Athletes.
| Name | Country | Sport | earnings (US$) | previous year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Sharapova | Russia | Tennis | $23,006,263 | |
| 2. | Serena Williams | USA | Tennis | $22,251,798 | |
| 3. | Venus Williams | USA | Tennis | $8,700,000 | |
| 4. | Annika Sörenstam | Sweden | Golf | $7,746,824 | |
| 5. | Lindsay Davenport | USA | Tennis | $6,220,005 | |
| 6. | Justine Henin-Hardenne | Belgium | Tennis | $4,570,656 | |
| 7. | Grace Park | South Korea | Golf | $4,525,471 | |
| 8. | Amélie Mauresmo | Fance | Tennis | $3,464,070 | |
| 9. | Paula Radcliffe | England | Marathon | $2,500,000 | |
| 10. | Anastasiya Myskina | Russia | Tennis | $2,365,847 |
Source
- From list first published by Sports Illustrated Magazine.
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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