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.

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.