Serena Tops Forbes List of Highest Paid Female Athletes

Serena Tops Forbes List of Highest Paid Female Athletes
Serena Williams in action at Wimbledon, London, Britain on July 14, 2018. Reuters/Toby Melville
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Serena Williams was the highest paid female athlete for a third consecutive year in 2018, according to an annual list published by Forbes on Tuesday that was dominated by tennis players.

Williams, who returned to competition in March after giving birth last September, earned $62,000 in winnings over the past year but received $18.1 million from an endorsement portfolio unmatched among women in sports, Forbes said.