ended her career in 2018. Previously, for many years she was a leading tennis player in the world and the only representative of Poland at the forefront of the WTA ranking. For some time, she even took second place in it. During her career, she played in one final of the Grand Slam tournament (Wimbledon 2012), but she did not manage to win it. In addition, however, she triumphed in 20 tournaments of the WTA rank in singles and in two in doubles.
Agnieszka Radwańska is high in the ranking of the highest-earning tennis players. Williams outclasses
Many years of playing at the highest level brought Agnieszka Radwańska not only fame all over the world, but also huge money. According to the latest ranking of the highest-earning tennis players in the history of the WTA of the British daily “The Sun”, the Polish woman earned around 21 million pounds during her career, thanks to which she was in ninth place – in terms of zlotys (at the current rate), she earned as much as PLN 115 million. And these are only cash prizes from the court, sponsorship agreements and other sources of income for tennis players were not included in these calculations.
Radwańska invests the money she earns, which she told recently in an interview with the official WTA portal, which asked “how did Radwańska go from a tennis player to a successful hotel owner?”. – You never know what it will be like. Especially since it’s a tough business. After all, Krakow is a tourist city, It has many hotels and apartments. But the idea was to try something new. It was a big change in my life – said the Polish woman, and her statements can be
The first place was taken, which turned out to be unrivaled. The American earned about 72 million pounds, which is a result more than twice as high as the second-ranked sister – Venus (32 million pounds). The 40-year-old tennis player is definitely one of the best ever. During her career, she won 23 Grand Slam tournaments and is second only to Australian Margaret Court, who has 24 such triumphs. However, she won such a tournament for the last time in 1975.
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On the lowest step of the podium, right behind the Williams sisters, was Maria Sharapowa, who earned £ 29 million. The ranking also includes another female tennis player of Polish origin – Caroline Wozniacki. The 31-year-old came fifth in the ranking with earnings of 29 million pounds.
Ranking of the highest-earning tennis players in the history of the WTA according to “The Sun”
- Serena Williams – £ 72m
- Venus Williams – £ 32m
- Maria Szarapowa – £ 29 million
- Simona Halep – £ 28m
- Caroline Wozniacki – £ 27 million
- Victoria Azarenka – £ 25 million
- Petra Kvitova – £ 25 million
- Angelique Kerber – £ 24m
- Agnieszka Radwańska – £ 21 million
- Svetlana Kuznetsova – £ 20 million
Source: Sport
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