Tennis players are amongst the wealthiest sports people on the planet, with a single Grand Slam title earning you well in excess of £2 million - and there are four of them every year, before you even start on the still-lucrative smaller tournaments.
It’s also one of the few sports to offer similar fiscal rewards to both male and female players - with all the major titles now offering equal money (although Wimbledon didn’t until 2007, decades after the US Open in 1973).
That means that women are right up there with the men when it comes to earning potential - sadly something that can’t be said for many sports.
Add in money-spinning advertising and sponsorship deals, personal appearances and shrewd investments, and these court heroes can become fabulously wealthy.
Here are the top 13 richest female tennis stars in the world in 2024, according to CelebrityNetWorth.
5. Anna Kournikova
Despite never winning a singles tennis title, Russia's Anna Kournikova is the joint fifth richest women's tennis player of all time. She made the majority of her cash from being a massively famous celebrity with a slew on million dollar sponsorship and advertising deals. She achieved greatest sporting success in doubles, partnering Martina Hingis to two Australia Open and two WTA Championships titles. She has a fortune in the region of $60 million. | Getty Images
6. Caroline Wozniacki
Also worth around $60 million is Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki. She became the first Scandinavian player to top the world rankings in 2010 and held the number one spot for 71 weeks. In 2018 she became the first Dane to win a Major - the Australian Open. Despite winning another 29 titles, it remains her only Grand Slam. | Getty Images
7. Li Na
The third and final member of the women's tennis $60 million club is China's Li Na. The former world number two is a nine-times singles champion, including two Grand Slam titles at the 2011 French Open and 2014 Australian Open. She was the first Major title winner from Asia. | AFP via Getty Images
8. Monica Seles
Representing both Yugoslavia and the USA during her career, Monica Seles won nine major singles titles - eight of them as a teenager. Her first Grand Slam title came at the age of just 16 at the French Open in 1990. The victim of an on-court knife attack by a crazed fan of Steffi Graf in 1993, she withdrew from tennis for over two years and, while she continued to win tournamnets on her eventual return to the sport, she never reached the heights previously scaled. She has an estimated fortune of $50 million. | AFP via Getty Images Photo: lam