Age: 26 Nationality: Russian Total earnings: million (£19 million) Prize money: million (£4 million) Endorsements: million (£15 million) In picture: Tennis player Maria Sharapova poses for photographers as she promotes her "Sugarpova" confectionary brand in London June 20, 2013.REUTERS/Neil Hall
Age: 26 Nationality: Russian Total earnings: million (£19 million) Prize money: million (£4 million) Endorsements: million (£15 million) In picture: Tennis player Maria Sharapova poses for photographers as she promotes her "Sugarpova" confectionary brand in London June 20, 2013.REUTERS/Neil HallAge: 31 Nationality: USA Total earnings: .5 million (£13 million) Prize money: .5 million (£5 million) Endorsements: million (£8 million) In picture: Serena Williams arrives at the Clive Davis and Recording Academy Pre-Grammy Gala and Salute to Industry Icons in Beverly Hills, California February 11, 2012.REUTERS/Jason RedmondAge: 31 Nationality: Chinese Total earnings: .2 million (£11.8 million) Prize money: .2 million (£2 million) Endorsements: million (£9.8 million) In picture: Li Na of China reacts after winning the first set during her women's singles tennis match against Roberta Vinci of Italy at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, in London July 1, 2013.REUTERS/Eddie KeoghAge: 24 Nationality: Belarusian Total earnings: .7 million (£10.2 million) Prize money: .7 million (£4.4 million) Endorsements: million (£5.8 million) In picture: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates defeating Maria Kirilenko of Russia in their women's singles quarter-final match during the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris June 5, 2013.REUTERSAge: 31 Nationality: USA Total earnings: million (£9.7 million) Prize money: million (£3.9 million) Endorsements: million (£5.8 million) In picture: Race car driver Danica Patrick arrives to participate in the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 1, 2013.REUTERS/Jonathan ErnstAge: 22 Nationality: Korean Total earnings: million (£9.1 million) In picture: Yuna Kim of South Korea performs during the Ladies Short Program at the ISU World Figure Skating Championships in London, Ontario, March 14, 2013.REUTERSMark BlinchAge: 23 Nationality: Danish Total earnings: .6 million (£8.8 million) Prize money: .6 million (£1.7 million) Endorsements: million (£7.1 million) In picture: Tennis player Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark looks on during the second round of the DP World Tour Championship at Jumeirah Golf Estates in Dubai November 23, 2012.REUTERSAge: 24 Nationality: Polish Total earnings: .4 million (£4.8 million) Prize money: .9 million (£3.2 million) Endorsements: .5 million (£1.6 million) In picture: Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland returns a a shot to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium during their women's tennis match at the Rogers Cup tennis tournament in Toronto August 6, 2013.REUTERS/Mark BlinchAge: 25 Nationality: Serbian Total earnings: million (£4.6 million) Prize money: million (£0.6 million) Endorsements: million (£4 million) In picture: Ana Ivanovic of Serbia hits a return to Virginie Razzano of France during their women's singles match at the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris May 31, 2013.REUTERS/Vincent KesslerAge: 27 Nationality: USA Total earnings: .5 million (£3.5 million) Prize money: million (£0.6 million) Endorsements: .5 million (£2.9 million) In picture: Paula Creamer of the United States hits a shot from the fairway on eighth hole during second round play at the LPGA Safeway Classic in North Plains, Oregon on August 18, 2012.REUTERS/Steve Dipaola
Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova has topped the Forbes' list for the ninth straight year, with £19m ($29m) earnings. She is followed by fellow tennis professionals Serena Williams and Li Na, who round out the top three.
However, Sharapova is ranked 22 in a list of the world's highest-paid athletes for 2013, which has world-renowned golfer Tiger Woods on top with earnings of £52m ($78m).
In the 2013 highest-paid female athletes list, the magazine's ratings is based on estimated earnings from prize-money, endorsements and appearance fees between June 2012 and June 2013.
The highest-paid female athlete list features sportswomen from eight different nationalities - the US, Russia, China, Belarusia Korea, Denmark, Poland and Serbia.
Start the slideshow to view the 10 highest-paid female athletes of 2013 and details about their earnings.
