PV Sindhu amongst world's top 10 highest-paid female athletes
Forbes US released names of the world’s highest-paid female athletes in 2018. PV Sindhu became the only Indian to make it to the list, which is mostly dominated by tennis players. Cumulatively, the top ten highest-paid female athletes earned approximately $105 million in the past year, ending June 1, 2018.
Curated By: Naini Thaker
Sloane Stephens
Rank 3
Total earnings: $11.2 million
Right when her sponsorship deals were expiring, Stephens' won her first Grand Slam title – the 2017 US Open. The title led to a huge bump in new deals with Nike, Mercedes-Benz, Rolex, Colgate, Chocolate Milk and Biofreeze. Since 2002, she has been the American woman apart from the Williams sisters, to win a Grand Slam.
