Michelle Jenneke, Maria Sharapova, Jessica Ennis Among 50 Most-Googled Female Athletes of 2012 (Photos)

by John Beattie on Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 10:05AM

Female athletes from all corners of the globe took the sporting world by storm this year.

Whether it was at the Summer Olympics or at grand slam tennis events, 2012 featured some top-notch performances and impressive milestones by female sports stars.

TotalProSports.com listed its top 50 most-Googled female athletes of the 2012. Thirteen of the top 30 most-Googled female athletes were tennis players, while 14 of the top 30 are American athletes.

Some notable athletes in the top 50 were gold medalist Aly Raisman (No. 33) from Needham, Mass., who drew 224,000 Google searches and Sam Gordon (No 38.), the 9-year-old running back who drew 104,000 Google searches this year.

Last year’s most-Googled female athlete, Serena Williams, cracked the Top 5 this year, as it was a British track star to capture the No. 1 ranking.

Check out the Top 30 below, with the top 50-31 athletes listed underneath the link.

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50. Francesca Piccinini	40. Natalie Coughlin
49. Kim Yu-Na	39. Candace Parker
48. Luciana Aymar	38. Sam Gordon
47. Simona Halep	37. Alana Blanchard
46. Yanina Wickmayer	36. Stephanie Rice
45. Vera Zvonareva	35. Andrea Petkovic
44. Natalie Gulbis	34. Daniela Hantuchova
43. Tina Charles	33. Aly Raisman
42. Michelle Wie	32. Christine Sinclair
41. Miesha Tate	31. Dominika Cibulkova