At the WTA Finals, Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka achieved significant milestones, with Gauff winning the championship and Sabalenka securing the year-end No. 1 ranking.
Both players received substantial prize money, boosting their career earnings.
Gauff's victory earned her a record-breaking $4,805,000, bringing her total career prize money to over $20 million. She began the tournament with $16,776,989 in career earnings and now sits at $21,581,989.
Gauff, 20, the 2023 US Open, is the fourth tennis player born in the 2000s, male or female, to go past the $20 million mark in prize money, and the first born in 2004 or later to do it.
Sabalenka's semi-final finish earned her $1,035,000, increasing her total career earnings to over $30 million. She entered the tournament with $29,071,823 and now stands at $30,106,823.
She’s the 10th player in Women's Tennis Association (WTA) history to hit $30 million in prize money. The list is spearheaded by now-retired Serena Williams. The 23-time Grand Slam champion won $94.8 million in prize money throughout her trophy-laden career.
Behind Serena there is a massive gulf with sister Venus in second place on $42.6 million.
Top-10 in career prize money in women's tennis (as of 11 November 2024):
$94,816,730: Serena Williams
$42,648,578: Venus Williams
$40,229,773: Simona Halep
$38,777,963: Maria Sharapova
$38,063,787: Victoria Azarenka
$37,253,812: Petra Kvitova
$36,441,868: Caroline Wozniacki
$33,141,991: Iga Swiatek
$32,519,180: Angelique Kerber
$30,106,823: Aryna Sabalenka
