Federer, Djokovic Lead The 2015 List Of Highest-Paid Tennis Players

Last year’s U.S. Open men’s final featuring Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori was the first Grand Slam final since the 2005 Australian Open to not include Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal or Novak Djokovic. The Big Three have won 39 of the 47 Grand Slam events since the start of 2004 (they have 23 runner-up finishes combined as well) and they are not ready to relinquish their spots atop the tennis world with Djokovic and Federer currently ranked No. 1 and No. 2 in the world.

The past decade has been a golden era for men’s tennis with the three future Hall of Famers earning a fortune for their efforts. Federer, Djokovic and Nadal lead tennis in career prize money with a combined $250 million (Pete Sampras is No. 4 at $43 million, $30 million behind third-ranked Nadal).

In addition to their winnings on the court, elite tennis players are magnets for rich endorsement deals, and this trio is at the top of the charts. They rank as the three highest-paid tennis players in the world for the second straight year with combined earnings from prize money and endorsements of $148 million over the past year.

Federer is the top-earning tennis player for the ninth straight year with $67 million from prize money, endorsements, appearances and exhibitions between June 1, 2014, and June 1, 2015.

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