World’s Highest Paid Athletes (2012-2013)

World’s Highest Paid Athletes (2012-2013). Tiger Woods lost five sponsors and $50 million in annual income. The golf star also ended up disappearing from the top of the Forbes list of the world’s highest paid athletes for the first time in 11 years. Swiss tennis star Roger Federer comes second on Forbes’ list, with earnings of $71.5 million. He has ten sponsorship deals in place with companies including Nike, Rolex and Credit Suisse.