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[Asia Economy Reporter Choi Taewon] Ko Jin-young (27, photo), who is active on the U.S. Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour, ranked 6th in total earnings among female athletes across all sports over the past year.
According to Sportico, a U.S. sports business company, Ko Jin-young earned $8.3 million (approximately 11.85 billion KRW) from May 2021 to May this year, placing her 6th in the one-year earnings ranking for female athletes.
The highest annual earnings among female athletes were by tennis player Naomi Osaka (Japan), estimated at $53.2 million, equivalent to 76 billion KRW. The 2nd place was Serena Williams (USA), who retired in September, with annual earnings of $35.3 million.
Female athlete earnings have traditionally been dominated by tennis players.
According to Forbes, from 2010 to 2015, Maria Sharapova (Russia) ranked first; from 2016 to 2018, Williams held the top spot; and from 2019 to this year, Osaka has maintained first place, marking 13 consecutive years of tennis players leading female athlete earnings.
In Sportico's current ranking, besides tennis players, only three athletes made the top 10: Ailing Gu (China) in skiing at 4th place ($23.1 million), gymnast Simone Biles (USA) at 5th place ($9 million), and Ko Jin-young at 6th place.
3rd place went to Emma Raducanu (UK), last year's US Open tennis singles champion, with $26.2 million. From 7th to 10th place were all tennis players: Iga Swiatek (Poland, $8.1 million), Coco Gauff (USA, $7.7 million), Ashleigh Barty (Australia, $7.6 million), and Leylah Fernandez (Canada, $6.4 million).
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Among golf players, Nelly Korda (USA) tied for 13th place with tennis player Garbi?e Muguruza (Spain), each earning $5.7 million. The 3rd highest-earning female golfer after Ko Jin-young and Korda was Lexi Thompson (USA) with $5.5 million, ranking 15th overall among female athletes.
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