Top 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2018According to a BBC Sports research, there is an equal prize money reward for men and women in 35 out of 44 sports that provided the information, but counting in also the off-court earning opportunities, only female tennis seams to be at least in the same universe as mens.
The first tournament to offer equal prize money to both men and women was the U.S. Open in 1973, and tennis remains the highest-paid female sport till today, with eight out of 10 top-paid athletes in 2018. Together all ten managed to collect $105 million on and off-court in the 12-month period, until June 2018, which is less than a salary of each of the first three highest-paid athletes of 2018. This was also the first time no women made it to the top 100 since Forbes expanded their list to 50 names in 2010. Still, looking at the numbers, one can not really complain.
Check which 2 female athletes in top 10 doesn't play tennis, you may be surprised.