These are the only two Spaniards to feature on the list of the world’s 50 richest athletes

Elite athletes, brand imagery, many references to children (and adults), but most of all, abundance. Great sports icons have amassed enormous fortunes during their careers. In the list of richest athletes in the world there are important names like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi. Two of the greats of Spanish sport also make it into this ranking.

It is estimated that 5 of the 50 highest paid athletes of all time are sportsThey are tennis players.highlight roger Federer, he was also part of a select group of 15 athletes with career earnings (including non-sports earnings) of $1 billion (or more). In this club of wealthy tennis players there is a Spaniard: Rafael Nadal. According to the calculations of the above-mentioned publication, the Mallorcan athlete’s wealth has reached 660 million US dollars, ranking him 28th in the ranking of the richest athletes in the world.

In this ranking, not far from Nadal is the second Spaniard on the list: Fernando Alonso. During his 20-year career, Alonso won two world titles, finished on the podium 100 times and earned huge prize money. With gross profits estimated at $610 million, Alonso has become the third-highest-paid driver in Formula One history. lewis hamilton and Michael Schumacher.

Asturias has also signed multi-million dollar contracts with brands such as Adidas, Fiat, ING Direct, Santander, Viceroy, Movistar, Vodafone, RAW SuperDrink, EMCJet, Citi, Mapfre, Verti, Bang Olufsen, Castrol or the F1 video game and become one of the richest and most successful Spanish athletes at the moment.

Although she is not Spanish serena williams She is the only woman to advance, ranking No. 38, with a prize of $600 million through 2023. The recently retired 23-time Grand Slam champion is the all-time money leader in the WTA with $95 million in prize money, but the bulk of his income comes through dozens of endorsement deals, including with Nike, AT&T, Beats, Ford Motor Co. , Gatorade and Metro’s endorsement agreements won the market. Earnings from Serena Ventures, which was founded in 2014 and has made more than 60 investments, are not included in the estimate.

For the past two decades, men’s professional tennis has been dominated by three generations of talent.since Roger Federer In 2003, he won his first Wimbledon title, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic They have won 65 of 80 Grand Slam singles titles. Each propelled the others to greater heights and provided fans with different types of champions: Federer Win with soft ground strokes, Nadal and the relentless pursuit of the ball Djokovic Deadliest backhand in the game.

But with Federer retiring last year at 42, Nadal recovering from injury at 37 and Djokovic entering his later years at 36, the big question in men’s tennis is: who’s next? Beat Djokovic in a five-set, nearly five-hour final at Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz

He vehemently defended his status as the heir apparent. After the match, Djokovic claimed the young Spaniard combined the best elements of his game with those of Nadal and Federer. “I think he basically has the best of three worlds,” Djokovic said.according to Bloombergon the field, Alcaraz has won more than $20 million in prize money. In addition to this, he has also collaborated with companies such as Nike, Calvin Klein, BMW, Louis Vuitton and Rolex, making him a favorite candidate for the next Spaniard to enter the list of the world’s richest athletes.