15 Hot Female Athletes You’d Want to Spend the 4th of July With

Aside rom being a key member of the U.S. senior national team, Sydney Leroux has posed in ESPN's The Body Issue and has appeared in several Nike advertisements.

As part of the "Fierce Five", Jordyn Wieber helped Team USA win the Gold Medal in the team final. Wieber also competed in the Olympics with a stress fracture in her right leg, making her both beautiful and tough.

Natalie Gulbis is considered to be a sex symbol on the LPGA. In 2005, she released a calendar filled with action shots of her in swimwear. She has also posed for FHM, the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and has been featured on several TV shows, including her own.

Maya Moore is one of the greatest winners in college basketball history. Not only was she a key figure on Connecticut's championship teams in 2009 and 2010, but she has also won titles in high school, the WCBA (Chinese Basketball Association) and the WNBA. Moore has also appeared in several commercials for Pepsi Max.

Who wouldn't want to spend the holidays with a woman who is beautiful and likes to drive fast cars like Danica Patrick? It also doesn't hurt that she has appeared in several GoDaddy.com commercials.

Candace Parker was the first woman to in an NCAA Tournament game and the first to dunk twice in a game, both as a redshirt freshman. She would seem to be the perfect woman who would be comfortable being "one of the guys".

After graduating from LSU in 2005, Lolo Jones has become a sensational athlete who has competed in both the and Winter Olympic Games. Jones has also been featured in ESPN's The Body Issue, Outside magazine (cover model) and has appeared on the "Tonight Show" with Jay Leno.

Not only has Jennie Finch been one of the best female softball players of all time, but she was also on several beautiful people lists. In 2004, Finch was one of People's "50 Most Beautiful People", the only female athlete in the list. She has also appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and on the mound, she has struck out Albert Pujols and Mike Piazza in All-Star games.

The second member of the "Fierce Five" to appear on this list, Aly Raisman won gold at the 2012 London Olympics in floor exercise. Raisman was a contestant on season 16 of "Dancing With the Stars" and finished in fourth place with two-time champion Mark Ballas.

In addition to being one of the best college basketball players of all time at Notre Dame, Skylar Diggins is now enjoying a great career with the Tulsa Shock. Off the court, she appeared in Sports Illustrated's 50th Anniversary Swimsuit Issue.

Maria Sharapova officially arrived on the scene after defeating Serena Williams at Wimbledon in 2004 and has been even more famous since. During the opening festivities for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Sharapova was a torch bearer. Sharapova has also been featured in commercials for Land Rover and Canon. She was ranked as the hottest female athlete on the planet by Maxim for four consecutive years.

Lindsey Vonn is not just the face of alpine skiing; she is also known for her exploits off the slopes. Vonn is currently dating golfer Tiger Woods. She appeared in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Edition that featured Winter Olympians in 2010, and she came in 59th on Maxim's Hot 100 list that year.

Despite falling out of the top 10 this year, Caroline Wozniacki is still one of the best tennis players on the planet. In 2011, Forbes ranked Wozniacki as the second highest-earning female athlete in the world. After a three-year relationship with professional golfer Rory McElroy, the relationship was ended last month.

Alex Morgan became a household name after she scored the game-winning goal against Canada in the 2012 London Olympics. Morgan has also been featured in a number of magazines including the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, where she appeared in body paint.

While she never won a single WTA singles title, Anna Kournikova is still one of thee faces of tennis, even after retiring at the age of 21. In 2011, Men's Health ranked Kournikova 29th on their "100 Hottest Women of All Time" list. Kournikova has also appeared in Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue, Maxim and FHM.