The highest-paid female athletes: Serena leads the chart; tennis players dominate

No.10 | Venus Williams and Garbine Muguruza | Venus Williams Sport: Tennis |Country: USA | Age: 39 | Earnings: $5.9 million | Garbine Muguruza  Sport: Tennis | Country: Tennis | Country: Spain | Age: 25 | Earnings: $5.9 million (Image: Reuters)

No.9 | Elina Svitolina | Sports: Tennis | Country: Ukraine | Age: 24 | Earnings: $6.1 million (Image: Reuters)

No.8 | Karolina Pliskova | Sport: Tennis | Country: Czech | Age: 27 |Earnings: $6.3 million (Image: Reuters)

No.7 | Maria Sharapova | Sport: Tennis | Country: Russia | Age: 32 |Earnings: $7 million (Image: Reuters)

No.6 | Caroline Wozniacki | Sport: Tennis | Country: Denmark | Age: 29 |Earnings: $7.5 million (Image: Reuters)

No.5 | Sloane Stephens | Sport: Tennis | Country: USA | Age: 26 | Earnings: $9.6 million (Image: Reuters)

No.4 | Simona Halep | Sport: Tennis | Country: Romania | Age: 27 | Earnings: $10.2 million (Image: Reuters)

No.3 | Angelique Kerber | Sport: Tennis | Country: Germany | Age: 31  | Earnings: $11.8 million (Image: Reuters)

No.2 | Naomi Osaka | Sport: Tennis | Country: Japan | Age: 21 |Earnings: $24.3 million (Image: Reuters)

No.1 | Serena Williams | Sport: Tennis | Country: USA | Age: 37|  Earnings: $29.2 million (Image: Reuters)

No.13 | PV Sindhu | Sport: Badminton | Country: India | Age: 24 | Earnings: $5.5 million (Reuters)