Often hailed as one of the most popular sports, tennis is also one of the highest-paying sports in the world. From bagging gigantic prize money in prestigious tennis tournaments to record-breaking endorsement deals, tennis players earn an enormous fortune from their tennis careers.
Well, it might surprise you to know of the fact that tennis is the only mainstream sport that offers equal pay to the female tennis players at the four Grand Slam tournaments, including the Australian Open, US Open, French Open and Wimbledon.
As the tennis aficionados from all over the world gear up for the 138th edition of the Wimbledon Championship that will begin from 30 June 2025 and will last till 13 July 2025, let’s explore through the monetary gains of tennis stalwarts.
In this article we will take a look at the top four highest-paid tennis players of 2024.
Top 4 Tennis Players Who Earned The Most In 2024
Carlos Alcaraz
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz, who became the youngest male tennis player to clinch the French Open title in June 2024 and bagged a whopping prize money worth $2.6 Million, boasts an enormous net worth of $42.3 Million as of January 2025, making him one of the richest tennis players in the world.
Additionally, Carlos Alcaraz also clinched the US Open title in 2022 and Wimbledon title in 2023, pushing him first on the list of all-time career prize money with a total sum of an estimated $185 Million.
According to the reports, the Spanish tennis sensation, Carlos Alcaraz, has earned an enormous fortune worth $45 million in only the past twelve months including prize pools and endorsement deals.
Apart from the thriving commercials that Carlos Alcaraz earns from his tennis career, the tennis stalwart has also signed high-end endorsement contracts with numerous prominent brands, including Calvin Klein, Rolex, BMW, Babolat and many others.
Novak Djokovic
Second tennis player on our list of the top four highest-paid tennis players of 2024 is the Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic. With a total of twenty-four grand slam titles as of January 2025, Novak Djokovic is undoubtedly one of the greatest and undefeated tennis players in the world.
According to the latest financial reports, Novak Djokovic has bagged a staggering sum of $12.7 Million as his annual career-prize money as of January 2025, making him one of the highest-earning tennis players in the world.
Apart from his on-court victories and dominance, Novak Djokovic has also evolved as one of the most popular faces in the lucrative world of brand endorsements over the past few years. Novak Djokovic has endorsed numerous prestigious global brands, including Mercedes-Benz, Seiko, Adidas and Under Armour. According to reports, Novak Djokovic has earned an estimated whopping amount of $38.7 million through brand endorsement deals.
Jannik Sinner
The undefeated Italian tennis sensation at the 2024 Australian Open, Jannik Sinner, is third on our list of top four highest-paid tennis players of 2024. Jannik Sinner recorded his 55th victory at the 2023 Vienna Open and came through as the first Italian male tennis player to bag the highest number of season victories in an Open Era. Additionally, Jannik Sinner also clinched the Rotterdam Open in 2024 and Miami Open in March 2024.
Undoubtedly, such sensational wins come with an enormous prize pool as well. According to the reports, the Italian tennis stalwart Jannik Sinner has already bagged an enormous prize pool worth $13.7 million.
Additionally, Jannik Sinner has also been keeping up strongly with the ongoing trend of brand endorsement deals and has signed highly-lucrative endorsement deals with numerous brands like Nike, Rolex, Gucci, Technogym and many others.
Coco Guaff
With a phenomenal total of seven career singles titles, including the 2024 French Open, American female tennis player Coco Gauff is fourth on our list of top four highest-paid tennis players of 2024. Coco Gauff rose to an unprecedented streak of prominence after she clinched the 2019 Miami Open at the young age of fifteen. There has been no looking back for the American tennis legend ever since.
According to reports, Coco Gauff has bagged an enormous prize-pool worth $7.6million. Additionally, owing to her escalated prominence on the court, Coco Gauff has also been a part of numerous brand endorsement deals for multiple global brands such as Ray Ban, Bose, Meta, Baker Tilly and many others. Coco Gauff has earned a whopping amount of $18 million through brand endorsement deals.
