Maria Sharapova, whose income was down $1.5 million from last year at $24 million, retained first place on Finans magazine’s list of the richest Russian athletes. Sharapova earned only $0.9 million on the tennis court, while the rest of her income came from advertising contracts. This is in contrast to the majority of the athletes on the list, for whom their contract with a sports team is the primary and sometimes only source of income