She had a deal with Porsche, Evian water, Tag Heuer, and Head rackets. Earlier she also had sponsorship deals with Canon and Avon
New Delhi: Former world No 1 Maria Sharapova on Wednesday announces retirement from Tennis. She has achieved five grand slam titles, 36 career wins and was also former No. 1 in the world for Tennis. But those impressive achievements don’t match up with the success she accumulated in her bank account.
The 32-year-old tennis player who announced her retirement on Wednesday leaves as one of the top-earning athletes in her sport, male or female, and one of the richest female athletes in history.
Sharapova’s career earnings on the court reached $38.8 million, according to the Women’s Tennis Association. She is the third-highest earning female athlete ever after Serena Williams and her sister Venus. Their winnings stand at $92.7 million and $41.8 million, respectively. While No. 4 earner Simona Halep, at $36.5, is likely to pass Sharapova immediately expected to stay among the top 10 earning women tennis players for the future, given how many top positions on the earnings list are held by retired players.
Tennis is considered lucrative sport for women players. The top career earner in the Ladies Professional Golf Association history is Annika Sorenstam, who has earned $22.6 million before she retired 12 years ago.
Sharapova’s earnings are also among the top-ever in her sport. Only five men — Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, and Pete Sampras — have made more.
But Sharapova did even better off the court, with a large bevy of sponsorship deals. The biggest deal came, as it does for many athletes, from Nike, with whom she had a deal worth a reported $70 million over eight years. She had a deal with Porsche, Evian water, Tag Heuer, and Head rackets. Earlier she also had sponsorship deals with Canon and Avon. Sharapova has started some of her own brands during the course of her career, including Sugarpova candy and Sugargoop, a sunscreen brand which she bought into in 2014.
Sharapova’s total earning is estimated by Forbes, both from winnings, endorsements and appearance money, has come to $325 million, which puts her just behind Serena Williams’ $350 million total for No. 2 all-time among female athletes.
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