Coco Gauff's 2024 season made waves, though not without its challenges. The American tennis star faced a series of ups and downs, battling through difficulties to end the year on a

Alongside Guaff, Swiatek (£16.5m/$21m), Qinwen Zheng (£16m/ $20.6m) and world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka (£14m/ $18m) are among the highest-earning female tennis players this term. Elsewhere, golf had three entries into the top 15, with gymnastics (Simone Biles), skiing (Eileen Gu) and basketball (Clark) all having one apiece.

After a standout year as one of the most followed WNBA athletes, Caitlin Clark has joined the list of the highest-paid female athletes.

Coco Gauff became just the third woman in sports history to surpass $30 million in annual income this year, and she topped Sportico's list of the highest-paid female athletes of 2024. The other two women to hit this milestone are Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka.