Denis Shapovalov and Canada's highest-earning tennis players

Rudi Schuller

Denis Shapovalov and Canada's highest-earning tennis players image

Denis Shapovalov seems destined for tennis stardom, and along with it the riches that define the modern-day professional athlete.

Thanks to his quick rise into the top 50 of the men's world rankings, Shapovalov has earned $626,869 (all figures USD) in on-court winnings so far this year.

MORE: Shapovalov falls in straight sets to Escobedo

But how much can he expect to earn if he was to become a world-renowned star of the court? To find out, all he needs to do is take a look at his compatriots on the ATP and WTA tours to get an idea of what's in store.

Here are this year's earnings for Canada's tennis stars:

5. Françoise Abanda: $225,989

One of Canada's up-and-coming talents, the 20-year-old from Montreal is currently 122nd in the world rankings.

Abanda has claimed over $400,000 in career prize money, but she has the potential to earn much more in the coming years.

4. Vasek Pospisil: $299,599

The 27-year-old is currently the world No. 104, a far cry from his 25th-place ranking in early 2014. Pospisil has an 8-11 record so far in 2017, earning just under $300,000.

In total, Pospisil has accumulated over $4.7 million in prize money over his career.

3. Eugenie Bouchard: $557,215

2016 ENDORSEMENTS: $5.5 million

The woman known as "Genie" has had her fair share of on-court struggles over the past three years, with Bouchard dropping from No. 5 in the world in Oct. 2014 all the way to No. 80 in the current rankings, but that hasn't stopped her from remaining one of the highest-paid female athletes on the planet.

While her WTA Tour earnings for 2017 aren't much in comparison to her contemporaries, where Bouchard makes up for it is in endorsements. Signed on as a spokesperson for Coca-Cola and Nike, among others, the 23-year-old pulled in an impressive $6.2 million last year according to Forbes, with a whopping 89 percent of that figure coming from non-tennis sources.

Given her off-court income, she's really the second-ranked earner on this list.

2. Denis Shapovalov: $626,869

Shapovalov hasn't made any Forbes lists just yet, but he already counts Nike and Biosteel among his sponsors, with many more reported to be interested. In late October, Shapovalov signed an endorsement deal with TAG Heuer.

As for his six-figure prize money, considering that he only has 18 ATP matches to his name in 2017, the 18-year-old has already done extremely well for himself.

1. Milos Raonic: $1,405,103

2016 ENDORSEMENTS: $7 million

The world No. 12 has suffered through an injury-riddled year, but Raonic has still racked up an impressive seven figures in prize money thanks to a 29-12 record in 2017.

Like Bouchard, the 26-year-old's income is rife with non-tennis earnings — Raonic rakes in endorsements befitting a player who was ranked as high as third in the world just last year. According to Forbes' latest ranking of the highest-paid male tennis players in the world, Raonic earned a total of $11.8 million in 2016, with 60 percent of that number coming from off-court endorsement deals.

Rudi Schuller