Naomi Osaka to Simone Biles: Highest earning female athletes of 2021, in pics

World No.7 and Tokyo Olympics bronze medal-winning shuttler PV Sindhu is India's highest-earning female athlete with earning of Rs 53.2 crore in 2021. She is No. 7 spot for highest earners. (Photo: BAI)

Australian Open defending champion and former world No. 1 Naomi Osaka is the highest earning female athlete in 2021. Osaka earned more than Rs 423.5 crore in prize money and sponsorship last year. (Source: Twitter)

Tennis legend Serena Williams is the second-highest earning female athlete in 2021 with Rs 339.2 crore from sponsorships and on-court earnings. (Source: Twitter)

US tennis star Venus Williams, who is 41 years of age, is in No. 3 position with earnings of Rs 83.5 crore in 2021. The seven-time Grand Slam champions has $11 million earning from sponsorships. (Source: Twitter)  

Top US gymnast Simone Biles is fourth on the list with earning of Rs 74.5 crore last year. The four-time Olympic champion had sponsorship earning of over $10 million. (Source: Twitter)

Former world No. 1 Garbine Muguruza, who won the WTA Tour Finals last year is fifth on the rich-list with Rs 65 crore in earning. Muguruza earned $2.8 million from on-court and $6 million from sponsorships in 2021. (Source: Twitter)

(Rich-list source: Forbes)