No.9 | Casper Ruud | Total Earning: $13.9 million | On-Court Earning: $3.9 million | Off-Court Earning: $10 million | Nationality: Norway | Age: 2024 has proven to be a fairly successful year for Casper Rudd. The Norwegian has managed to defeat Novak Djokovic at the Miami Open, reached the Olympic quarterfinals and became the only man 25 or younger with at least 100 career victories on both hardcourts and clay.  Rudd is the face of brands like Fleming watches, Swedish bank Handelsbanken and Renault. (Image: Reuters)

No.8 | Naomi Osaka | Total Earning: $14.6 million | On-Court Earning: $0.6 million | Off-Court Earning: $14 million | Nationality: Japan | Age: 26 | Despite enjoying a limited success on court, Naomi Osaka has enjoyed considerable earnings this year. Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam champion and but has struggled to get back into groove since giving birth to her child. Osaka is currently ranked no.75 in the world and majority of her earnings come from her off court commitments.  Osaka has brand commitments with Etsy, Maybelline, Meta AI and ZICO Coconut Water. (Image: Reuters)

No.7 | Daniil Medvedev | Total Earning:. $20.3 million | On-Court Earning: $7.3 million | Off-Court Earning: $13 million | Nationality: Russia | Age: 28 |  Despite being a top tennis player Daniil Medvedev has enjoyed little success in Grand Slams. The Russian has won only one Grand Slam, the US Open in 2021. Medvedev has ended up on  the losing side in Grand Slam finals on five occasions. The 28-year-old is ranked no,5 in the world and is the brand ambassador of  HyperX gaming headsets and game makers EA Sports and Ubisoft. (Image: Reuters)

No.6 | Rafael Nadal | Total Earning:. $23.3 million | On-Court Earning: $0.3 million | Off-Court Earning: $23 million | Nationality: Spain| Age: 38 | Rafael Nadal is in the final stages of his career. The tennis legend has played very little tennis this year owing to his injuries. This year, Nadal was knocked out of the French Open in just the first round, his earliest exit as the Grand Slam. Nadal aimed to win medals at the Olympics but there too he faced defeats in the men’s singles tournament and the men’s doubles tournament. Yet Nadal keeps earning top dollars. The Spaniard has been the brand ambassador of Kia for two decades. Nadal recently signed a new deal with Infosys. He also earns money by promoting  the Saudi Arabian tennis federation (Image: Reuters)

No.5 | Jannik Sinner | Total Earning: $26.6 million | On-Court Earning: $11.6 million | Off-Court Earning: $15 million | Nationality: Italy | Age: 23 | Jannik Sinner has enjoyed tremendous success this year. The World no.1 has won the Australian Open and the US Open. The Italian also endured some turbulent time as he tested positive twice for an anabolic steroid in March but was not suspended because the ITIA determined the banned performance-enhancer entered his system unintentionally through a massage from his physiotherapist. Sinner has been earning money in almost equal proportion from his on-court performances and off-court activities. The 23-year-old endorses skincare line La Roche-Posay and De Cecco pasta, alongside existing sponsors like Gucci, Lavazza coffee and Rolex. (Image: Reuters)

No.4 | Iga Swiatek | Total Earning: $26.7 million | On-Court Earning: $11.7 million | Off-Court Earning: $15 million | Nationality: Poland | Age: 23 | Iga Swiatek is a five-time Grand Slam champion. This year she added yet another French Open title to her resume and won the Bronze medal at the Paris Olympics. The Polish star is world no.1 in women’s singles tennis. The Bronze medal helped Swiatek earn a bonus of $50,000 from Poland. She is the brand ambassador of Lego and Lancôme. (Image: Reuters)

No.3 | Coco Gauff | Total Earning: $27.1 million | On-Court Earning: $7.1 million | Off-Court Earning: $20 million | Nationality: USA | Age: 20 | Coco Gauf is the youngest tennis player on this list. Unlike most tennis players these days, Gauff is marinating a fine balance between singles tennis and doubles tennis. Last year she won her first Grand Slam by winning the US Open. She followed that by clinching the women’s doubles’ title with Kateřina Siniaková at this year’s Frech Open. The American is ranked no.6 in the women’s singles and is world no.15 in doubles. Gauff has sponsorship deals with air care line Carol’s Daughter, Naked Brand juices and Fanatics. At the Paris Olympics, Gauff has the honour of carrying the American flag with basketball legend LeBron James. (Image: Reuters)

No.2 | Novak Djokovic| Total Earning: $37.2 million | On-Court Earning: $12.2 million | Off-Court Earning: $25 million | Nationality: Serbia | Age: 37 | Novak Djokovic holds the record of winning the most Grand Slams in men’s singles Tennis. The Serb has raked up 24 Grand Slam title victories but failed to win any of the four Grand Slams this year, a first since 2017.  Despite failing in Grand Slams, Djokovic won the gold medal in the men’s singles tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics and completed his career golden slam.  Djokovic has lucrative sponsorship deals with Mercedes-Benz, Seiko, Asics, Lemero, NetJets, Peugeot, Raiffeisen Bank International and Ultimate Software Group. (Image: Reuters)

No.1 | Carlos Alcaraz | Total Earning: $42.3 million | On-Court Earning: $10.3 million | Off-Court Earning: $32 mil | Nationality: Spain | Age: 21 |  2024 has proved to be yet another successful year for Carlos Alcaraz. The tennis star won his first French Open title and followed that by winning his second Wimbledon. At Paris Olympics the young Spaniard won the silver medal. The 21-year-old has brand deals with LVMH, Rolex, BMW, Babolat, Calvin Klein and ISDIN sunscreen. He has also signed a contract with streaming giants Netflix and will have his documentary released on the platform next year. (Image: Reuters)