| Jinyoung Ko was the sixth highest paid female athlete in the world in the past year, according to a poll. Supplied by BMW Korea |
Jin-young Ko, who ranks second in the women’s golf world rankings, has been interviewed as the sixth highest paid female athlete in the world in the past year.
Jinyoung Ko was ranked 6th with $ 8.3 million (about 11.85 billion won) in the one-year earnings chart recently announced by Sportico, an American sports economics magazine.
Sportico has been counting the income of active athletes in the world for a year since May last year. Jinyoung Ko recorded the highest score among golfers on the income rankings where tennis strength is prominent. After Jinyoung Ko, Nelly Corda was ranked 13th with $ 5.7 million (8.124 billion won) and Lexi Thompson (USA) ranked 15th with $ 5.5 million (7.839 billion won) ).
Naomi Osaka (Japan) took first place overall. Her income is 53.2 million dollars (about 75.9 billion won). In second place is Serena Williams (USA), who announced her retirement from active duty last September, with an income of $ 35.3 million (KRW 50.4 billion). Third place for Emma Radukanu (UK), who last year won the women’s singles at the US Open tennis tournament. Radukanu earned $ 26.2 million ($ 37.38 billion won) with worldwide fame by winning the US Open.
While the income of female tennis players, who receive the same cash prize as the men’s tournament, is overwhelming, naturalized American athlete Eileen Koo (China), who scored an outstanding performance at the Beijing Winter Olympics, is in fourth place with $ 23. , 1 million (32.945 billion won). Eileen Koo became a model for more than 20 advertisements in China during the Beijing Winter Olympics, including luxury brands like Louis Vuitton and Chinese brands like Anta, Jingdong and Luciing Coffee, as a condition for naturalization in China. However, after the Olympics, she announced her plan to return to the United States to continue her studies and there was considerable criticism in China.
In fifth place was gymnast Simone Biles, whose annual income was $ 9 million (12.8 billion won). After Jin-young Ko in 6th place, the tennis players have been included again in the first rankings from 7th place. Iga Siviontech (Poland) finished 7th with $ 8.1 million ($ 11552 million won), Koko Goff (USA) with $ 7.7 million (10.982 million won) and Ashley Barty (Australia) with $ 7.6 million ( $ 7.6 million) She was followed by Leila Fernandes (Canada) with $ 6.4 million (9.13 billion won), followed by 10.839 billion won.
Female tennis players were also very strong in the 2021 annual earnings of female players announced by Forbes, an American business magazine in January. At the time, Osaka was in first place ($ 57.3 million) and Williams was in second ($ 45.9 million). Jinyoung Ko was also ranked 6th ($ 7.5 million) at the time. In the takings of the athletes interviewed by Forbes, starting with Maria Sharapova (Russia) in 2010, the first position has always been occupied by tennis players. Sharapova has held the top spot for six years since 2010, followed by Williams for the next three years. Osaka has been number one since 2019.
Reporter Oh Hae-won
