Both former World No. 1's, Roger Federer & Maria Sharapova have dominated the world top earning tennis players in 2013 Forbes list according to Forbes Magazine.
Roger Federer has bagged $71.5 million including $6.5 million in prize money on the ATP World Tour. Swiss Maestro will receive around $10 million every year from Nike and he also having other endorsement deals with Wilson Rolex, Credit Suisse, Mercedes Benz, Gillette, Lindt, Jura Elektroapparate and Moët & Chandon. Federer’s latest five-year agreement with Moët & Chandon worth more than $30 million, while had had earned $ 14million for six exhibition matches in South America last year.
Russian beauty Maria Sharapova has been leading world’s 10 best-paid female athletes’s announced by Forbes Magazine. She has earned a total of $29 million, where she is brand ambassador for Nike, Head, Samsung Electronics, Tag Heuer and Evian. 17-time Grand Slam champion won holds second place with $20.5 million and China’s Li Na standing No. 3 place with $18.2 million followed by two -time Grand Slam champion Victoria Azarenka of Belarus at fourth with $15.7 million.
Roger Federer, who had not performance well on the ATP World Tour this year, but his brand image has been dominating to be placed at the top earning tennis players.
Source: DSG
