Sporting icons and their expensive houses - feat. Kobe Bryant, Tiger Woods, Maria Sharapova

Sporting personalities inevitably end up owning large, valuable properties thanks to the huge endorsements and game fees that they pick up during their careers. But do you know who owns the most expensive houses in the sporting fraternity. What about Roger Federer, what about Tiger Woods? Is Tiger's property more expensive than Maria Sharapova, how do Kobe Bryant, LeBron James and Michael Jordan match up in this property battle? Here's a comparative look at the net worth of the houses of some of the most famous sports personalities compiled basis a recent report from the Business Insider.

#17 Maria Sharapova

Popular tennis star and multiple Grand Slam winner, Maria Sharapova owns a $4.1 million house by the beach.

Last year she swapped out her Manhattan Beach mansion with a quaint, $4.1 million ocean view property in the Hill section. 

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