The World's Highest-Paid Tennis Players

Forbes.com: The World's Highest-Paid Tennis Players

Our look at the highest-paid tennis players includes income earned from prize money, endorsements, exhibitions and appearances between July 2010 and July 2011. We do not deduct for taxes or agent's fees. (AFP/Getty Images)

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The World's High... Our look at the highest-paid tennis players includes income earned from prize money, endorsements, exhibitions and appearances between July 2010 and July 2011. We do not deduct for taxes or agent's fees. (AFP/Getty Images)

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No. 10 Serena Wi... $10.5 million
Age: 29

The three-time US Open champion is the betting favorite this year once again despite being seeded 28th after a year lost to injury. Williams has a diverse range of sponsors that include: Nike, Wilson, Hewlett-Packard, Kraft, EA Sports and Gatorade. (AP Photo)

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No. 9 Kim Clijst... $11 million
Age: 28

Clijsters will miss the 2011 US Open due to an abdominal injury. She won $3.5 million in prize money at the end of the 2010 season by winning the Open and Tour Championship. (AFP/Getty Images)

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No. 8 Venus Will... $11.5 million
Age: 31

Injuries have limited Williams to only 10 matches so far in 2011 and her ranking has fallen to 36. Yet she still maintains deals with Wilson, Electronic Arts, Kraft, Ralph Lauren and Tide. She also sells her own line of clothing, Eleven, through the Gilt Groupe. (AFP/Getty Images)

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No. 7 Caroline W... $12.5 million
Age: 21

Wozniacki added deals this year with Yonex, Compeed and Oriflame, but her biggest partner is Adidas which paid out lucrative bonuses in 2010 thanks to her No. 1 year-end ranking. She has won 17 titles in her career, but has reached just two Grand Slam semifinals. (AP Photo)

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No. 6 Andy Roddi... $13 million
Age: 28

Roddick is the last American man to win a Grand Slam title (US Open, 2003). Current endorsement partners include: Lacoste, SAP, Babolat and Lagardere. (AP Photo)

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No. 5 Andy Murra... $13.5 million
Age: 24

Murray counts Adidas, Head and RBS among his sponsors with his Adidas deal worth more than $4 million annually. He has reached three Grand Slam finals in his career and this month handed Novak Djokovic one of his two losses in 2011 at the Western & Southern Open. (AFP/Getty Images)

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No. 4 Novak Djok... $18 million
Age: 24

The Serbian player known as Nole has dominated the ATP Tour in 2011. Djokovic has compiled a record of 57 wins against just 2 losses en route to his nine titles this year. He has earned nearly $11 million in prize money over the past year. (AFP/Getty Images)

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No. 3 Maria Shar... $25 million
Age: 24

Sharapova has bounced back from injuries and is now ranked fourth in the world after dropping to a low of 126 in 2009. Sales of her Nike line of tennis apparel rose 26% last year and she now has five other Tour pros wearing the collection. (AP Photo)

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No. 2 Rafael Nad... $31 million
Age: 25

Nadal added new deals with Bacardi and Armani during the past year, but Nike remains his biggest endorsement. The Spaniard earned $10 million in prize money over the past 12-months. (AP Photo)

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No. 1 Roger Fede... $47 million
Age: 30

Federer's $64 million in career prize money and 16 Grand Slam titles are both records. He was the only one of Gillette's three original "Champions" who had their deal renewed as the shaving giant dropped Tiger Woods and Thierry Henry as endorsers. (AP Photo)

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