The Givemesport portal has published a ranking of the richest tennis players in history. The winner of 24 Grand Slam tournaments, the 38-year-old Serbian Novak Djokovic, who earned the most during his career — over $191 million — took 11th place in the list of the best athletes of the 21st century.
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In second place in the ranking is the legendary Spaniard Rafael Nadal (almost 135 million), who will end his career in 2024, and in third place is another legend, the Swiss Roger Federer (over 130 million).
It is noteworthy that Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, at the age of 22, has already earned over $60 million and is among the top five richest tennis players.
Top 10 tennis players by career prize money (excluding endorsements):
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1. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) — $191,252,375 million;
2. Rafael Nadal (Spain) — 134,946,100;
3. Roger Federer (Switzerland) — 130,594,339;
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4. Andy Murray (Great Britain) — 64,687,542;
5. Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) — 60,032,046;
6. Alexander Zverev (Germany) — 58,134,592;
7. Yannick Sinner (Italy) — 56,632,426;
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8. Daniil Medvedev (Russia) — 48,820,721;
9. Pete Sampras (USA) — 43,280,489;
10. Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) — 37,792,029.
By the way, the largest amount of prize money among Ukrainians was earned on world courts by Oleksandr Dolgopolov ($7,125,771), who returned from abroad and is fighting against the Russian occupiers in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Oleksandr Dolgopolov Previously, “FACTS” reported that Oleksandr Usyk was included in the list of the richest boxers of all time.
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