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ESPN Sports Poll: Favorite Female Athletes

The ESPN Sports Poll, a service of TNS Sport, asked respondents age 12+ who their favorite professional female athlete is. The following is a list ranking the favorite professional female athletes named from January through October '07 (ESPN Sports Poll).

WHO IS YOUR FAVORITE FEMALE PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE?
(n = 3,473)
RK
ATHLETE
COUNT
%
 
None
2097
60.4%
1
Serena Williams
277
8.0%
2
Mia Hamm
139
4.0%
3
 Venus Williams
131
3.8%
4
 Annika Sorenstam
109
3.2%
5
 Maria Sharapova
83
2.4%
6
 Danica Patrick
57
1.6 %
7
 Anna Kournikova
52
1.5%
8
 Lisa Leslie
51
1.5%
9
 Sheryl Swoopes
28
0.8%
10
 Michelle Kwan
28
0.8%
11
 Chris Evert
27
0.8%
12
 Michelle Wie
27
0.8%
13
 Martina Navratilova
26
0.7%
14
 Billie Jean King
21
0.6%
15
 Laila Ali
20
0.6%
16
 Sue Bird
11
0.3%
17
 Picabo Street
10
0.3%
18
 Jackie Joyner Kersee
10
0.3%
19
 Nancy Lopez
10
0.3%
20
 Kristi Yamaguchi
9
0.3%
21
 Dorothy Hamill
9
0.3%
22
 Mary Lou Retton
9
0.3%
23
 Diana Taurasi
8
0.2%
24
 Lorena Ochoa
8
0.2%
25
 Steffi Graf
7
0.2%
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