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By Sportingintelligence
9 January 2012
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This article is a companion feature to the article posted here today about tennis players’ earnings.
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In 2011, Novak Djokovic’s on-court earnings in tennis were $12.6m, which made him the Barcelona (highest earners in football) of the tennis world.
Using the same logic, comparing a player’s on-court earnings to the sports team where the average first-team salary is closest, the top 20 men’s players are:
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MEN’s tennis highest on-court earners in 2011
1 Novak Djokovic Serbia $12,619,803 is Barcelona. (La Liga)
2 Rafael Nadal Spain $7,668,214 is Real Madrid. (La Liga)
3 Roger Federer Switzerland $6,369,576 is Orlando Magic. (NBA)
4 Andy Murray Scotland $5,180,091 is Boston Celtics. (NBA)
5 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga France $3,173,969 is Texas Rangers. (MLB)
6 David Ferrer Spain $3,113,904 is Texas Rangers. (MLB)
7 Tomas Berdych Czech Republic $2,576,813 is Atletico Madrid. (La Liga)
8 Mardy Fish United States $1,882,091 is Edmonton Oilers. (NHL)
9 Janko Tipsarevic Serbia $1,692,912 is St Louis Blues. (NHL)
10 Nicolas Almagro Spain $1,571,007 is Bayer Leverkusen. (Bundesliga)
11 Gilles Simon France $1,347,752 is Kansas City Royals. (MLB)
12 Robin Soderling Sweden $1,323,835 is Kansas City Royals. (MLB)
13 Michael Llodra France $1,210,799 is West Bromwich Albion. (Premier League)
14 Alexandr Dolgopolov Ukraine $1,196,499 is Espanyol. (La Liga)
15 John Isner United States $1,170,432 is New York Islanders. (NHL)
16 Marin Cilic Croatia $1,139,799 is Catania. (Serie A)
17 Jurgen Melzer Austria $1,133,482 is Catania. (Serie A)
18 Marcel Granollers Spain $1,132,893 is Catania. (Serie A)
19 Gael Monfils France $1,094,353 is Catania. (Serie A)
20 Andy Roddick United States $1,061,404 is Bologna. (Serie A)
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On the same basis, Petra Kvitova is Manchester United (Premier League), Caroline Wozniacki is Kings XI Punjab (IPL), Victoria Azarenka is LA Clippers (NBA), Li Na is New Jersey Nets (NBA) and Sam Stosur is LA Dodgers (MLB).
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