This year’s Tennis calendar starts with Nadal’s big win at the Australian Open which saw him take home $2.3 million. Thena gain he won the French come and won a big cash award. However, He is still not able to become the Richest Tennis Players of all time. If not him, then who? well, number one will surely surprise many of you. So without wasting any time, let’s take a look at the 10 Richest Tennis Players of All Time.
Richest Tennis Players in the World
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5). Serena Williams
- Net Worth: $180 Million
Serena Williams is one of the richest professional tennis players in the world, and the best female tennis player of all time. The world champion has won 21 Grand Slam titles, been ranked number one in the world five times, and won gold medals at the London, Sydney, and Beijing Olympics.
She earns on average between $10 – $20 million per year from endorsement deals and sponsorships and is the highest-earning female tennis player in history.
4). Rafael Nadal
- Net Worth: $220 Million
One of the most passionate tennis players on our list is Rafael Nadal. Rafael is a professional tennis player from Manacor, Spain, and has a net worth of $180 million dollars. He has earned some of the most prize money in the history of the game, around $103 million dollars. The former World No.1 brings in millions of dollars a year in numerous endorsement deals and sponsorships.
3). Novak Djokovic
- Net Worth: $200 Million
Novak Djokovic is a professional tennis player from Serbia, who has a net worth of $200 million dollars. He turned pro in 2003 and has won more than $119 million dollars in tournament prize money. His achievements include winning Wimbledon 5 times, the Australian Open six times, the French Open once and the US Open three times. He also won bronze medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. In 2018, Novak won $3.8 million dollars by winning the US Open.
2). Roger Federer
- Net Worth: $450 Million
Arguably the best tennis player of all time, Roger Federer takes second place on our list of the richest tennis players in the world. Roger is a professional tennis player from Switzerland, who began playing tennis at an early age. After training in junior camps and academies from the age of 8, Roger turned pro in 1999. He became the youngest member of the ATP’s top 100 and represented Switzerland at the Olympics in 2000.
Roger has been the number one ranked player in the world many times, and has also won Wimbledon, the Australian Open, the French Open, and the US Open. Federer is one of the highest-paid athletes and the richest tennis players in the world!
1). Ion Tiriac
- Net Worth: $2 Billion
Romanian businessman and former professional tennis player, Ion Tiriac takes the title of the richest tennis player in the world. When Ion was playing tennis professionally, he won the Bavarian International Tennis Championships in 1970 and reached the quarterfinals of the French Open in 1968.
He’s best known for his success in doubles, where he had twenty-two career wins and ranked nineteenth in doubles tennis in April 1979. He won a gold medal in singles and doubles when representing Romania at the 1965 Budapest Summer Universiade.
After retiring from tennis, he founded a private bank, Banca Tiriac in 1990, and became the first Romanian to ever be listed on the Forbes billionaire list in 2007.
Top 10 Richest Tennis Players in the World.
| Rank | Name | Age | Net worth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ion Tiriac | 83 | $2 Billion |
| 2 | Roger Federer | 40 | $550 Million |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | 34 | $220 Million |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | 35 | $220 Million |
| 5 | Serena Williams | 40 | $180 Million |
| 6 | Andre Agassi | 52 | $175 Million |
| 7 | Pete Sampras | 50 | $150 Million |
| 8 | Maria Sharapova | 35 | $135 Million |
| 9 | Andy Murray | 35 | $100 Million |
| 10 | John McEnroe | 63 | $100 Million |