She is 22 years old, she plays tennis, she defeated Serena Williams’ in 2019 earnings by $1.4 million. According to Forbes, the Japanese-Haitian athlete earned a total of $37.4 million USD from prize money and endorsements between June 2019 and May 2020.
Osaka has now broken Maria Sharapova’s previous record for a female athlete which was set in 2015 when she totaled $29.7 million.Osaka has won two grand slams in her career to date, emerging as one of the brightest stars on the WTA Tour.
Ms.Osaka now has 15 endorsement partners and has signed a lucrative apparel deal with Nike. She ranks 29th in the top 100 highest paid athletes, ahead of Williams who sits 33rd. Forbes’ full list for 2020 is expected to be published next week.
