Top 10 Richest Tennis Players of All-time

#8. Maria Sharapova (RUS)

2018 US Open - Day 8

Now we come to the first female player in our list, Maria Sharapova. Turning pro in 2004 she is one of the most experienced players on the tour. Although she was banned for 15 months from 2015 for doping charges there is no denying her might as a tennis player.

She is the 3rd highest active grand slam winner in the women's circuit, winning a total of 5 titles. The Russian is only behind Serena Williams in the active players' race for most WTA Premier Mandatory & 5 event titles which are like the Masters for women. She has won such events 14 times, 8 of which came after it was reconstructed from Tier-1 to the way it is now.

Sharapova has also won the WTA Tour Championship once. Including the other WTA events, she has won 36 titles. Maria Sharapova has earned US$38,342,119 in career prize money until now and Sharapova’s net worth is estimated to be around $196 million.