- Serena Williams is the highest-paid female tennis player with career winnings over $86.3 million.
- Roger Federer is the highest-paid male tennis player with career winnings topping $117.5 million.
- Both players are competing at the US Open in New York this week where the female and male singles champions will each receive $3.8 million.
Serena Williams and Roger Federer are the highest-paid female and male tennis players of all time — though there's a more than $31 million difference in their total career earnings.
This week, both players are competing at the US Open in New York City. In 1973, the US Open became the first tennis tournament to award equal prize money to men and women. This year the men's and women's singles champions will each be awarded $3.8 million, a $100,000 increase from last year's top prize and the largest in the Grand Slam tournament's history. The runners-up will each receive $1.85 million.
That's a nice payday in and of itself, but most of the high-ranking players are also locked into endorsements with top sports and luxury brands, banking multiple times their on-court earnings in any given year.
Below, we take a look at the 30 highest-paid tennis players of all time, based on on-the-court winnings. While the list is skewed towards recent players, it's a mix of both men and women, as well as current players and all-time greats.
Data is from the ATP and WTA tours. Doubles and and mixed-doubles earnings are included in total career prize money, but are not included in the number of titles won.
30. Goran Ivanisevic — $19,878,007
Nationality: Croatian
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Wimbledon)
Overall titles: 22
29. Stefan Edberg — $20,630,941
Nationality: Swedish
Grand Slam titles: 6 (2 Australian, 2 Wimbledon, 2 US Open)
Overall titles: 41
28. Andy Roddick — $20,640,030
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 1 (US Open)
Overall titles: 32
27. Lleyton Hewitt — $20,849,000
Nationality: Australian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 30
26. Justine Henin — $20,863,335
Nationality: Belgian
Grand Slam titles: 7 (1 Australian Open, 4 French Open, 2 US Open)
Overall titles: 43
25. Ivan Lendl — $21,262,417
Nationality: Czech and American
Grand Slam titles: 8 (2 Australian Open, 3 French Open, 3 US Open)
Overall titles: 94
24. Martina Navratilova — $21,626,089
Nationality: Czech and American
Grand Slam titles: 18 (9 Wimbledon, 4 US Open, 3 Australian Open, 2 French Open)
Overall titles: 167
23. Steffi Graf — $21,895,277
Nationality: German
Grand Slam titles: 22 (7 Wimbledon, 6 French Open, 5 US Open, 4 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 107
22. Lindsay Davenport — $22,166,338
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 3 (1 Australian, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 55
21. Yevgeny Kafelnikov — $23,883,797
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 Australian, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 26
20. Svetlana Kuznetsova — $24,484,712
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (1 French Open, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 18
19. Kim Clijsters — $24,442,340
Nationality: Belgian
Grand Slam titles: 4 (3 US Open, 1 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 41
18. Martina Hingis — $24,749,074
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 5 (3 Australian Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 43
17. Boris Becker — $25,080,956
Nationality: German
Grand Slam titles: 6 (3 Wimbledon, 2 Australian, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 49
16. Petra Kvitová — $26,983,358
Nationality: Czech
Grand Slam titles: 2 (2 Wimbledon)
Overall titles: 25
15. Agnieszka Radwańska — $27,626,407
Nationality: Polish
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 20
14. Tomas Berdych — $28,931,999
Nationality: Czech
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 13
13. Victoria Azarenka — $29,088,041
Nationality: Belarusian
Grand Slam titles: 2 (2 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 20
12. Caroline Wozniacki — $30,880,173
Nationality: Danish
Grand Slam titles: 1 (Australian Open)
Overall titles: 29
11. Andre Agassi — $31,152,975
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 8 (4 Australian Open, 2 US Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 60
10. Stan Wawrinka — $31,378,297
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 3 (1 Australian Open, 1 French Open, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 16
9. David Ferrer — $31,230,696
Nationality: Spanish
Grand Slam titles: 0
Overall titles: 27
8. Maria Sharapova — $38,076,119
Nationality: Russian
Grand Slam titles: 5 (2 French Open, 1 Wimbledon, 1 US Open, 1 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 36
7. Venus Williams — $40,775,048
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 7 (5 Wimbledon, 2 US Open)
Overall titles: 49
6. Pete Sampras — $43,280,489
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 14 (7 Wimbledon, 5 U.S. Open, 2 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 64
5. Andy Murray — $60,931,985
Nationality: Scottish
Grand Slam titles: 3 (2 Wimbledon, 1 US Open)
Overall titles: 45
4. Serena Williams — $86,383,301
Nationality: American
Grand Slam titles: 23 (7 Wimbledon, 7 Australian, 6 US Open, 3 French Open)
Overall titles: 72
3. Rafael Nadal — $102,326,975
Nationality: Spanish
Grand Slam titles: 17 (11 French Open, 2 Wimbledon, 3 US Open, 1 Australian Open)
Overall titles: 80
2. Novak Djokovic — $115,310,890
Nationality: Serbian
Grand Slam titles: 13 (6 Australian Open, 4 Wimbledon, 2 US Open, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 70
1. Roger Federer — $117,507,812
Nationality: Swiss
Grand Slam titles: 20 (8 Wimbledon, 5 US Open, 6 Australian Open, 1 French Open)
Overall titles: 98
