Romanian Tennis pro, Simona Halep dominated in singles both at Wimbledon in 2019 and at the French Open in 2018. Halep turned pro in 2006 and, after several years of hard work, managed to reach the threshold of the top 10 in her rankings. 2013 was a breakthrough year for Halep as she shifted her focus to playing the sport with passion versus the goal of winning every game.
The altered mindset must have worked as, since that time, she’s reached the number one spot on several occasions. Today, with her career earnings and endorsements, Halep has a net worth of around $30 million.
Kim Clijsters – $20 Million
Belgian tennis pro, Kim Clijsters, won the French Open (her first major tournament) at age 20 and is worth about $20 million. Clijsters retired in 2007 from some lingering injuries and in order to start a family, but a couple of years later she picked right back up where she left off.
In fact, Clijsters won the US Open in back-to-back years! To summarize her career highlights, she won the US Open three times, the Australian Open once in singles, the French Open in doubles, and Wimbledon.
Joanna Jędrzejczyk – $5 Million
Polsih UFC fighter, Joanna Jędrzejczyk has demonstrated her prowess in the ring since 2012. Jędrzejczyk won the UFC Strawweight belt in 2015 after her victory over Carla Esparza. Interestingly, Jędrzejczyk is also the first Polish titleholder in the UFC franchise.
She may have lost the belt since her initial win, but Jędrzejczyk is still a familiar face and is ranked second in the strawweight rankings. To add to her resume, before she was a UFC contender, she was also a Muay Thai and kickboxing champion. Today, her career net worth is about $5 million.
Gina Carano – $8 Million
Gina Carano first stepped into the public eye as she garnered a successful MMA career. Though the success was short (she only stayed in the MMA for 3 years), Carano was still crowned the “face of women’s MMA”. When she retired from the ring in 2009, Carano was able to pivot easily into acting.
Since stepping into Hollywood, she has starred in Haywire, Deadpool and The Mandalorian, sometimes even doing her own stunts! Though she did have some money from her MMA career, most of her $8 million net worth is from being an actress.
Venus Williams – $95 Million
Certainly the most recognizable name in women’s tennis, Venus Williams has both won hearts and made history in her outstanding career. Williams is not only the first African-American woman to receive the number one ranking since Althea Gibson back in the ’50s, but she also became an advocate for equal pay for female athletes.
She has gone head-to-head with sister and fellow-athletic icon, Serena, which has always drawn quite a crowd at tournaments. Venus has won at least seven of the bigger tournaments and only Serena has won more than her. Williams’s $95 million dollar fortune (almost $42 million from prize money) is also only just behind that of her sister. With so many accomplishments, Williams proves that she is a queen of the court.