How does world’s highest-paid tennis player Novak Djokovic – with earnings of more than US$50 million this year – spend his money?

Sep 13 , 2019

Novak Djokovic of Serbia is the highest-paid men’s tennis player, with career earning of more than US$134 million. Photo: AFP

Serbian world No 1 has earned more than US$134 million in prize money, owns luxury properties, restaurants and flies in private jets – but still cycles to matches when he can

Serbian Novak Djokovic is the current king of tennis.

Ranked No 1 in the world – a spot he has seldom relinquished over the past four years – Djokovic has won four of the last eight grand slams, including the Wimbledon Championships in July.

However the 32-year-old missed out on back-to-back grand slams at the 2019 US Open, after retiring injured against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka in their last-16 tie.

Djokovic, who turned professional in 2003, has won 16 grand-slam tournaments and is the highest-paid tennis player ever with more than US$134 million in career winnings to date.

He may make even more off the court, with endorsements from clothing, watch, and software brands – although nowhere near as much as rival Roger Federer, who is the richest tennis player by total earnings, despite having won slightly less than Djokovic in prize money.

With that money, he enjoys a luxurious lifestyle, with homes in Monte Carlo, New York and Miami, although he and his wife, Jelena, are also charitable. The couple, who were high-school friends, married in 2014 and have a son and daughter.

Check out some of the ways Djokovic makes – and spends – his money.

Novak Djokovic, of Serbia, has earned more than US$9 million from his performances on the court in 2019 alone. Photo: USA TODAY

In 2019, leading up to the US Open, Djokovic had made US$9.1 million on the court – the most of any men’s tennis player.

However, he makes most of his money off the court from endorsements.