The surfer who won more prizes and money with the sport was Kelly Slater

The surfer who won more prizes and money with the sport was Kelly Slater, consecrated world champion for 11 times. The American earned over $700,000 in prize money in just one year, not counting sponsor money. Kelly Slater, 11-time world champion in 2009, ended the year with $3 million. Kelly Slater was the first surfer to score two perfect 10's (when all judges give full marks) in a World Tour heat. It happened in Tahiti in 2005.
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