World's Highest-Paid Female Athlete: Forbes

Former world No. 1 tennis player, Naomi Osaka, has set a record in women's sports by earning $37.4 million in a single year. This has been reported by Forbes. Osaka earned $1.4 million more in 2019 than American Serena Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam champion. In the ranking of the highest-paid athletes, they occupy the 29th and 33rd places respectively.

For the first time since 2016, two female athletes have made it to Forbes' list of the 100 highest-paid athletes. Osaka was born in Japan and has lived in the United States since she was three years old. The tennis star has 15 endorsement deals.

In 2018, Osaka became the first Japanese to win a Grand Slam tournament, defeating American Serena Williams in the final of the US Open. In 2019, she won the Australian Open, defeating Petra Kvitová in the final.