The World’s Highest-Paid Tennis Players 2026
The ranking shows Sinner’s $58 million total edged Carlos Alcaraz’s $53.7 million, driven by prize money and endorsements.
- Italian tennis star Jannik Sinner leads the 2026 Forbes tennis earnings list with $58 million in total pretax income, combining $23 million in on-court winnings and $35 million from endorsements.
- $53.7 million in total income places 23-year-old Spanish rival Carlos Alcaraz second behind Sinner, while Sinner's $23 million on-court total is the highest figure ever recorded on the Forbes tennis list.
- The top 10 earners brought in $333 million this year, with more women than men in the ranking for the first time, including $40.1 million for Serena Williams.
- Rising pressure from athletes over prize money led the four Grand Slams to create a new player council, citing reports that Wimbledon's purse was about 14% of the event's revenue.
- Sinner's knee injury forces him to miss the U.S. Open beginning Sunday, creating an opening for 29-year-old Alexander Zverev, who recently broke into the top 10 with $18.7 million in annual income.
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Serena Williams shockingly tops Coco Gauff with $40M; Carlos Alcaraz & Jannik Sinner lead ATP in Highest-Paid Tennis Players 2026 list
Serena Williams has found a place in the top 10 highest-paid tennis players in 2026 behind Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, who have been hindered by injuries throughout the season.
Jannik Sinner Tops Tennis’ Highest-Paid List As Serena Williams Still Leads Women
For the first time in his career, the world No. 1 Jannik Sinner has found himself at the top of Forbes’ highest-paid tennis players list, with total estimated earnings of $58 million in the last 12 months. Those earnings are divided into $23 million from on-court prize money and bonuses, the best on-court figure ever […] The post Jannik Sinner Tops Tennis’ Highest-Paid List As Serena Williams Still Leads Women appeared first on EssentiallySports.
»Forbes« has published a list of the ten best-earning tennis players. Alexander Zverev lands in ninth place – Jannik Sinner earned more than three times as much.
Forbes publishes the tennis money ranking: Jannik Sinner leads with around 50 million euros, Serena Williams surprised to rank three.
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