Badminton is a sport that may not be very well-known, but there are some players who are making their way up in this unique sport. Pusarla Venkata Sindhu (or P.V. Sindhu in the media) is the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal in badminton, taking home the silver medal in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
Sindhu has made the most of her career with endorsements and sponsorships from Nike and Panasonic and is now worth about $10 million. Hopefully, Sindhu will only continue to rise higher both on and off the court.
Eugenie Bouchard – $6 Million
Canadian tennis player, Eugenie Bouchard, first gained public acclaim when she appeared in the 2014 Wimbledon finals, as well as the semi-finals at the US and Australian Opens that same year. Bouchard was also the first female player from Canada to have ranked in the top five for singles.
She has endured a recent downturn in her career, struggling in her rankings, but hopefully, things will turn around for Bouchard. She still has a notable net worth of $6 million.
Madison Keys – $8 Million
Madison Keys turned pro in 2009 and first gained public acclaim when she reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open in 2015. Keys was just a teen at the time, but she went on to reach the quarter-finals at Wimbledon that same year.
Keys has never achieved a major title, but she is presently ranked 16th in the world. Since turning pro at the age of 13, she has $12 million in prize money to her name. And as of 2020, her net worth is estimated to be around $8 million.
Alex Morgan – $3 Million
Soccer star Alex Morgan is another female athlete who is building a legacy. Morgan is a member of the U.S. national team and has found herself in some very lucrative endorsement deals. She appeared alongside Lionel Messi on the FIFA 16 covers that were sold in the U.S. and also has endorsements with Nike and Coca-Cola.
Morgan has interests outside of the soccer field and has written The Kicks, a book series that is marketed towards middle schoolers. The series did very well and was even on the New York Times Best Sellers list! Because of her diversified portfolio, Morgan now has a net worth of $3 million.
Agnieszka Radwánska – $25 Million
Agnieszka Radwánska became a pro in 2005 and won the WTA Fan Favorite Singles Player a remarkable six times. Though Radwánska hadn’t won any major championships by her retirement in 2018, she did add a lot of zeros to her net worth.
Having been one of the most popular players, Radwánska had a number of endorsement deals as well as $27 million in prize money. When she walked off the court for the last time in 2018, she walked home with a net worth of $25 million!