Forbes magazine has released its latest list of the 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2011.
The magazine estimates earnings for the 12-months ending July 1, 2011, for the ten female sports persons, who got paid though prize money, salaries, appearance fees, licensing income and endorsements, Forbes revealed on its blog on August 1.
According to the magazine’s list, tennis players dominate with seven of the ten spots. “The ten highest paid women made $113 million over the past 12-months, up 1 percent from last year. By comparison the 10 highest-paid men earned a collective $449 million,” Forbes sports editor, Kurt Badenhausen, wrote in the blog.
Start the slideshow to view the 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2011 and details about their earnings.
Maria Sharapova of Russia celebrates after defeating Sabine Lisicki of Germany in their semi-final match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 30, 2011. REUTERS/Eddie KeoghCaroline Wozniacki of Denmark reacts after defeating Jarmila Gajdosova of Australia at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 25, 2011. REUTERS/Stefan WermuthAndretti Autosport driver Danica Patrick smiles sitting on the pit wall during Carb Day, the last day of practice for the Indianapolis 500, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis May 27, 2011. REUTERS/Brent SmithVenus Williams of the U.S. hits a return to Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London June 27, 2011. REUTERS/Suzanne PlunkettKim Clijsters of Belgium poses with her Australian open tennis tournament trophy at Brighton beach in Melbourne January 30, 2011. REUTERS/Mick TsikasSerena Williams of the U.S. reacts during her Stanford Classic semi-final tennis match against Germany's Sabine Lisicki in Stanford, California, July 30, 2011. REUTERS/Beck DiefenbachSouth Korea's Kim Yu-Na celebrates after performing in the women's free skating figure skating event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics February 25, 2010. REUTERS/Jerry LampenLi Na of China kisses the trophy after winning her women's final against Francesca Schiavone of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 4, 2011.
REUTERS/Charles PlatiauAna Ivanovic of Serbia reacts during her International Women's Open tennis tournament match against Julia Goerges of Germany in Eastbourne, southern England June 14, 2011.
REUTERS/Toby MelvillePaula Creamer of the U.S. hits off the second tee in the third round of the U.S. Women's Open golf tournament at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs, Colorado July 10, 2011.
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