Ion Tiriac is the richest tennis player in the world, with a fortune estimated at about $2.5 billion as of November 2026. Roger Federer is the richest Grand Slam singles champion at over $1 billion. This list ranks 15 tennis players, active and retired, by estimated net worth built from prize money, endorsements and business interests. For prize money alone, see our highest paid tennis players article.
| Rank | Name | Net worth |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | John McEnroe | about $60 million |
| 14 | Venus Williams | about $70 million |
| 13 | Carlos Alcaraz | about $100 million |
| 12 | Pete Sampras | about $100 million |
| 11 | Naomi Osaka | about $110 million |
| 10 | Jannik Sinner | about $110 million |
| 9 | Andy Murray | about $120 million |
| 8 | Steffi Graf | about $120 million |
| 7 | Andre Agassi | about $150 million |
| 6 | Maria Sharapova | about $180 million |
| 5 | Serena Williams | about $250 million |
| 4 | Rafael Nadal | about $300 million |
| 3 | Novak Djokovic | about $320 million |
| 2 | Roger Federer | over $1 billion |
| 1 | Ion Tiriac | about $2.5 billion |
15. John McEnroe: Net worth about $60 million
John McEnroe won seven Grand Slam singles titles and has long worked as a tennis broadcaster. Prize money came to about $12.5 million.
His wealth comes mainly from decades of television work, endorsements and exhibitions.
Valuation basis: About $12.5 million in prize money plus decades of broadcasting and endorsements, within a range of $50 million to $80 million.
14. Venus Williams: Net worth about $70 million
Venus Williams won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including five at Wimbledon, and four Olympic gold medals. She earned about $42 million in prize money.
She also runs the interior design firm V Starr Interiors and has her own activewear label, EleVen.
Valuation basis: About $42 million in prize money plus endorsements and her design business, within a range of $60 million to $85 million.
13. Carlos Alcaraz: Net worth about $100 million
Carlos Alcaraz has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including the 2026 Australian Open that completed his career Grand Slam. He has $66.0 million in career prize money and finished 2025 as world number one.
He is ranked No. 3 as of October 2026 and has sponsorship deals, including a racquet deal with Babolat that began when he was ten.
Valuation basis: About $66 million in prize money plus sponsor income, within a range of $85 million to $120 million.
12. Pete Sampras: Net worth about $100 million
Pete Sampras won 14 Grand Slam singles titles and 64 tour titles, and ended his career with a US Open win over Andre Agassi in 2002. He earned about $43 million in prize money.
Endorsements (including a long Nike deal from 1994) and exhibition matches make up much of the rest of his wealth.
Valuation basis: About $43 million in prize money plus endorsements and exhibitions, within a range of $80 million to $120 million.
11. Naomi Osaka: Net worth about $110 million
Naomi Osaka has won four Grand Slam singles titles (US Open 2018 and 2020, Australian Open 2019 and 2021) and has about $25.7 million in prize money. She is still playing in 2026.
Most of her fortune comes from endorsements and her own businesses, including her agency Evolve, which she founded after leaving IMG in 2022.
Valuation basis: About $26 million in prize money plus several years of top-tier endorsement income and her agency, within a range of $90 million to $140 million.
10. Jannik Sinner: Net worth about $110 million
Jannik Sinner has won five Grand Slam singles titles, including Wimbledon in 2025 and 2026, and has earned $69.5 million in prize money. He was world number one as of April 2026.
His sponsorship deals add to his prize money.
Valuation basis: About $70 million in prize money plus sponsor income of several years, within a range of $90 million to $130 million.
9. Andy Murray: Net worth about $120 million
Andy Murray won three Grand Slam singles titles and two Olympic singles gold medals, and retired after the 2024 Paris Olympics. His prize money came to about $64 million.
He has also earned from sponsors and investments, including a shareholding in a golf apparel brand, and from coaching Novak Djokovic in 2024 and 2025.
Valuation basis: About $64 million in prize money plus sponsor deals and investments, within a range of $100 million to $150 million.
8. Steffi Graf: Net worth about $120 million
Steffi Graf won 22 Grand Slam singles titles and the 1988 Golden Slam, and held the world number one ranking for 377 weeks. She retired in 1999.
She married Andre Agassi in 2001. Her wealth is based on about $22 million in prize money, lasting endorsements and joint business interests with Andre Agassi.
Valuation basis: About $22 million in prize money plus endorsement deals and shared investments, within a range of $100 million to $140 million.
7. Andre Agassi: Net worth about $150 million
Andre Agassi won eight Grand Slam singles titles and the career Golden Slam, and was world number one in 1995. He retired in 2006 after the US Open.
He earned about $31.15 million in prize money, and most of his wealth came from endorsements, including a 17-year Nike contract, and business interests with his wife Steffi Graf.
Valuation basis: About $31 million in prize money plus long-running endorsements and business interests, within a range of $130 million to $175 million.
6. Maria Sharapova: Net worth about $180 million
Maria Sharapova won five Grand Slam singles titles and retired in February 2020. She was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2025.
She earned about $39 million in prize money, but most of her money came from endorsements, including Nike, and from her candy company Sugarpova, which she founded and launched in 2012.
Valuation basis: About $39 million in prize money plus many years of top endorsements and her own brand, within a range of $150 million to $200 million.
5. Serena Williams: Net worth about $250 million
Serena Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles and stepped away from tennis after the 2022 US Open, returning at Wimbledon in 2026, where at 44 she lost her first-round singles match to 20-year-old Maya Joint, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3, on June 30. She earned about $95 million in prize money, the most for any woman.
In 2022 her venture firm Serena Ventures announced a $111 million fund. Her endorsements and investments make up most of her wealth.
Valuation basis: About $95 million in prize money, endorsements and venture fund holdings, within a range of $200 million to $300 million.
4. Rafael Nadal: Net worth about $300 million
Rafael Nadal won 22 Grand Slam singles titles, including a record 14 French Opens, and Olympic gold in singles in 2008. He retired in November 2024 after playing for Spain at the Davis Cup Finals.
Prize money came to about $135 million, he has major sponsorships, and he runs the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca. His holding company sold 44.9% of it to GPF Capital, keeping 55.1%, and a first South American center is planned for Brazil in late 2028.
Valuation basis: About $135 million in prize money plus two decades of sponsor deals, within a range of $250 million to $400 million.
3. Novak Djokovic: Net worth about $320 million
Novak Djokovic has won a record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, the most recent at the 2023 US Open, and leads all players with $195.6 million in career prize money. He reached the 2026 Australian Open final, won his only title of the year in Beijing, and was ranked No. 11 on November 3, 2026.
He earns from long-term sponsorship deals and business ventures and investments.
Valuation basis: Prize money of about $196 million plus sponsor income across two decades, within a range of $240 million to $400 million.
2. Roger Federer: Net worth over $1 billion
Roger Federer won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and earned about $130 million in prize money before retiring in September 2022. He spent 310 weeks as world number one in total.
Most of his fortune comes from endorsements. His apparel deal with Uniqlo was reported at about $300 million over ten years from 2018 (never officially confirmed), and a minority stake in the Swiss brand On made him the seventh athlete ever to reach a billion in August 2025, and the second in tennis after Tiriac.
Valuation basis: About $130 million in prize money, a reported $300 million apparel contract, other sponsor deals and a minority stake in On, giving an estimate of just over $1 billion that rests on a published rich-list valuation from 2026.
1. Ion Tiriac: Net worth about $2.5 billion
Ion Tiriac is a former Romanian player who won the 1970 French Open doubles title and went on to become a billionaire businessman, the first Romanian on the global billionaires list, in 2007. He is the richest former tennis player in the world.
His wealth comes from banking, insurance, auto leasing and car-dealership businesses built in Romania after tennis, and he founded the first private bank in post-Communist Romania in 1990. He developed the Madrid Open tournament and owned it from 2009 to 2021, and he was Boris Becker’s agent from 1984 to 1993. At 86, he said in April 2026 that his eldest son, Alexandru, would run the businesses from 2026, adding that business no longer interests him at all.
Valuation basis: Stakes in his banking, insurance and auto businesses plus past tournament ownership, an estimate of about $2.5 billion that rests on a published rich-list valuation of his holdings from 2025, since private holdings are not fully disclosed.
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Who is the richest tennis player in the world?
Ion Tiriac, with a fortune estimated at about $2.5 billion from business, is the richest former player. Among Grand Slam singles champions, Roger Federer leads at over $1 billion.
How much is Roger Federer worth?
We estimate just over $1 billion. About $130 million came from prize money and the rest mostly from endorsements and his stake in On.
Who joined the richest tennis players list?
Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Naomi Osaka, Steffi Graf and John McEnroe are new, joining Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic as the current names at the top.
Who dropped off the list?
Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Kim Clijsters, Tomas Berdych, Boris Becker, Victoria Azarenka, David Ferrer and Simona Halep no longer rank in the top 15.
Who has earned the most prize money?
Novak Djokovic, with $195.6 million in career prize money as of October 2026.
How are tennis net worths estimated?
We start with career prize money, add endorsements and business stakes, then reduce for taxes and costs. Where details are private we use ranges.
How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
For this list we used career prize money, reported endorsement contract values, ownership of tournaments and companies, and fund and investment announcements. We reduced gross earnings for taxes and costs and used ranges where details are private.
Last updated: November 2026.
