5 WTA stars to have bagged highest prize money in a tournament win

Overview

• Aryna Sabalenka bagged a whopping $5 million after winning the US Open 2025, which is the highest in the history of the WTA
• Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals 2024 against Qinwen Zheng, which led to her bagging a prize money of $4.8 million
• Ashleigh Barty, Iga Swiatek, and Bianca Andreescu are among the top 5 WTA stars to have bagged the highest prize money in a tournament win

Tennis is one of the highly paid sports where the top athletes are some of the richest sportspersons in the world. Given the hard work the players put in, it is worth it when they start earning a lot through winning matches and tournaments. Winning even a solitary match will help the players win a lot of money.

5 WTA stars to have bagged the highest prize money in a tournament win

Bianca Andreescu ($3.85 million)

Bianca Andreescu delivered the greatest performance of her career at the US Open 2019. The star player won the title after being seeded 15th, where she overcame the likes of major stars like Belinda Bencic, Elise Mertens, and Serena Williams.

The US Open usually always had the highest prize money for a Grand Slam, especially for the WTA stars. To win the title in Flushing Meadows, the Canadian won a whopping $3.85 million, which was a record in 2019.

Iga Swiatek ($4 million)

Iga Swiatek won Wimbledon 2025 after having one of the toughest draws. The Polish star claimed her first win on the Grass Court Grand Slam in the most dominant way possible, as she handed Amanda Anisimova a double bagel.

It was a highly dominant campaign for the Pole, who dropped a solitary set in the entire tournament. After beating Anisimova in the final, Swiatek bagged a huge sum of $4 million, which is the second-highest for a WTA Grand Slam winner.

Ashleigh Barty ($4.42 million)

Ashleigh Barty faced Elina Svitolina in the WTA Finals 2019 in Shenzhen. The former Australian Tennis player won one of the biggest matches of her career and claimed the then-biggest prize money in the history of the WTA.

The veteran bagged a prize money of $4.42 million, which was the highest in 2019, and remained so for five years. The win and the prize money ensured that the WTA Finals became one of the most prestigious titles.

Coco Gauff ($4.8 million)

Coco Gauff won the WTA Finals 2024 in the final against Qinwen Zheng in Riyadh. In the process, the American won a prize money of $4.8 million, which was the new record for a WTA star.

Gauff surpassed the prize money won by Barty in the 2019 WTA Finals. Zheng, who finished as the runner-up, also had a good prize money of $2.305 million. Gauff's record remained intact for under a year.

Aryna Sabalenka ($5 million)

The current record is held by Aryna Sabalenka, who won the US Open 2025 final against Amanda Anisimova. The WTA World No.1 star won her first Grand Slam of the year in her final attempt after getting close on numerous occasions.

The moment became more special when she bagged a record prize money of $5 million. Sabalenka became the first WTA star to successfully defend their US Open title since Serena Williams in 2014.