India\u2019s badminton star PV Sindhu is the only athlete from the country to be named among the world\u2019s highest-paid female athletes by Forbes, a list topped by tennis great Serena Willams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With total earnings of $5.5 million, Sindhu is tied for the 13th place in the Highest-Paid Female Athletes 2019 list released by Forbes on Tuesday. \u201cSindhu remains India\u2019s most marketable female athlete She became the first Indian to win the season-ending BWF World Tour finals in 2018,\u201d Forbes said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The list of the world\u2019s top-15 female athletes is topped by Williams, with total earnings of $29.2 million. Forbes said Williams, 37, plans to play through at least next year but is already planning her next act with a clothing line, \u2018S by Serena\u2019, and designs to launch jewellery and beauty products lines by the end of 2020. She also has built a venture portfolio worth more than $10 million. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On the second spot is Naomi Osaka, who won the US Open last year and the Australian Open in January. She has total earnings of $24.3 million. Forbes said its earnings tally looks at prize money, salaries, bonuses, endorsements and appearance fees between June 2018 and 2019. There are 15 female athletes who made at least $5 million during that time period; for comparison roughly 1,300 male athletes will hit that mark this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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