No. 1: Maria Sharapova
Estimated Income : $24.5 million
Recent Earnings : $70 million
Game: Tennis
Age: 23
sponsors: Nike
No. 2: Serena Williams
Estimated Income : $20.2 million
Recent Earnings : $6.5 million
Game: Tennis
Age: 28
No. 3: Venus Williams
Estimated Income : $15.4 million
Game: Tennis
Age: 30
No. 4: Danica Patrick
Estimated Income : $12 million
Game: Racing
Age: 28
No. 5: Kim Yu-Na
Estimated Income : $9.7 million
Game: Figure skating
Age: 19
sponsors: Kookmin Bank
The 2010 Olympic gold medalist
No. 6: Annika Sorenstam
Estimated Income : $8 million
Game: Golf
Age: 39
sponsors: Callaway, Cutter & Buck, Lexus and Role
No. 7: Ana Ivanovic
Estimated Income : $ 7.2 million
Game: Tennis
Age: 22
sponsors: Adidas
No. 1-ranked player in the world and most popular among all athletes.
No. 8: Jelena Jankovic
Estimated Income : $5.3 million
Game: Tennis
Age: 25
sponsors: Anta
The first woman to ever be ranked No. 1 without reaching a Grand Slam final in 2008.
No. 9: Paula Creamer
Estimated Income : $5.2 million
Game: Golf
Age: 24
Creamer's $7.7 million in career prize money is 12th-best of all time.
No. 10: Lorena Ochoa
Estimated Income : $5 million
Game: Golf
Age: 28
Ranked No. 1 on the LPGA Tour.
