Maria Sharapova
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Maria Sharapova Net Worth

Tennis champion and Sugarpova founder
🎾 TennisWTA TourRussia (lives in the U.S.)
Estimated net worth (Forbes)
$220M
No. 97 on Forbes' America's Richest Self-Made Women 2022 · up from $200 million in 2020
Figure published in 2022 (4 years ago). Latest Forbes estimate we could find.
Source: Forbes, Serena Williams Heads Into Retirement As A Tennis Icon, And One Of America's Richest Self-Made Women, June 2022. Updated October 21, 2026.
How to read this: the headline is Forbes’ own net worth estimate for Maria Sharapova ($220 million, published June 2022). We show it exactly as published and have not adjusted it for anything since, so keep in mind it is 4 years old. The chart below shows each net worth estimate Forbes has published for her.

Maria Sharapova's net worth over time

2020$200MAmerica's Richest Self-Made Women 2020, No. 87
2022$220MAmerica's Richest Self-Made Women 2022, No. 97

Every Forbes net worth estimate we could find for her, each linked to its source. We don’t fill in the years between them.

Where the money comes from

Endorsements (Nike, Evian, Head, Porsche and more)Tennis prize moneySugarpova candyStartup investments
Career earningsAbout $39 million in prize money (third on the WTA all-time list when she retired) plus more than $300 million off the court, before taxes (Forbes profile)
Forbes profile
BusinessesOwns 100% of Sugarpova, the premium candy brand she launched in 2012; stakes in Public.com and MoonPay; a board seat at Moncler (Forbes profile)
Forbes profile

Maria Sharapova was one of the biggest stars in tennis for nearly two decades. She won Wimbledon at 17 in 2004 by beating Serena Williams, became world No. 1 the next year, and finished with five Grand Slam titles, including the career Grand Slam she completed at the 2012 French Open.

She was even more successful as a marketer. Forbes ranked her the world's highest-paid female athlete for 11 years in a row, and after she retired in 2020 it added her to its list of America's richest self-made women.

How she made her money

Endorsements, not prize money, built Sharapova's fortune. According to her Forbes profile, she won about $39 million on the court, which was third on the WTA's all-time list when she retired, but made more than $300 million off the court before taxes, with partners such as Nike, Evian, Head and Porsche.

Her career had a major setback in 2016, when she failed a drug test for meldonium, a substance that had just been banned. She was suspended, and Forbes says the episode dented her brand. The ban was cut to 15 months on appeal, and she returned to the tour in 2017 and played until early 2020.

Business after tennis

In 2012 she launched Sugarpova, a premium candy company, and Forbes says she owns all of it. Since retiring she has added deals with startups such as Therabody and Tonal, invested in the trading app Public.com and the crypto company MoonPay, and joined the board of the fashion group Moncler.

Forbes first estimated her net worth at $200 million in October 2020, when she joined its list of America's richest self-made women at No. 87. Its most recent estimate, $220 million in 2022, ranked her No. 97. She has not appeared on the list since, so $220 million is the latest Forbes figure. We have not updated it ourselves.

Career and money timeline

  1. 2004

    Wins Wimbledon at 17, beating Serena Williams in the final.

  2. 2005

    Becomes the first Russian woman to reach world No. 1.

  3. 2012

    Completes the career Grand Slam at the French Open and launches Sugarpova.

  4. 2016

    Fails a drug test for meldonium and is suspended (later cut to 15 months).

  5. 2020

    Retires in February. In October, Forbes puts her on its richest self-made women list at $200 million.

  6. 2022

    Forbes estimate rises to $220 million (No. 97 on the list).

Maria Sharapova net worth FAQ

What is Maria Sharapova's net worth?

Forbes estimated in June 2022 that Maria Sharapova is worth $220 million. That is the most recent published estimate from Forbes that we could find; we do not update it ourselves.

Where do these numbers come from?

The net worth figure is Forbes' own published estimate, linked with its date at the top of the page. Every figure on this page is linked to its source below.

Is Maria Sharapova a self-made woman?

Yes, by Forbes' measure. Forbes listed her among America's richest self-made women in 2020 ($200 million) and 2022 ($220 million). Forbes gave her a self-made score of 9 on its 1-to-10 scale.

Sources

  1. Forbes, Serena Williams Heads Into Retirement As A Tennis Icon, And One Of America's Richest Self-Made Women (August 9, 2022)
  2. Forbes, The Richest Self-Made Women Under 40, Including Rihanna, Maria Sharapova And Kylie Jenner (October 13, 2020)
  3. Forbes profile, Maria Sharapova (list appearances and editor's notes) (October 21, 2026)
  4. Forbes, From Oprah To Lady Gaga: Inside America's Richest Self-Made Women List 2020 (October 13, 2020)
  5. Background facts: Wikipedia, Maria Sharapova (accessed October 21, 2026). Used for career facts only, never for money figures.

Photo: Collision Conf, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Every number on this page comes from the named source next to it. Totals and percentages are simple sums of those published figures. We never fill in missing years with our own guesses. How we handle estimates.