The 23-year-old—regarded as the new face of tennis—earned $55 million in endorsements and $5 million in prize money in 12 months. Tennis’ career prize money leader took home $2.4 million in prize money from his Wimbledon win to add to an already-impressive earnings total. McIlroy’s largest on-the-course payday to date was his $15 million prize for winning the 2019 FedEx Cup. The only thing standing in his way is the Bucks’ NBA finals battle with the Suns. The earnings figures, which are rounded to the nearest half-million, include both on-the-field income (from prize money, salaries and bonuses) and off-the-field income (from sponsorships, appearance fees and licensing deals).

Source: Forbes July 18, 2021 10:30 UTC