Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka earned $15,008,519 in 2025 to break Serena Williams’ 2013 single-season prize-money mark, finishing with 63 wins, 10,870 points and the year-end No. 1 ranking.
- Her career prize money climbed to $45,175,621, now second all-time behind Serena Williams’ $94,816,730, with Iga Swiatek third on $43,640,490 after a roughly $10.11 million season.
- Elena Rybakina won the WTA Finals in Riyadh and collected a reported record $5.2 million champion’s check, while her dispute with the WTA over coach Stefano Vukov’s suspension continues.
- The WTA is pursuing a merger of commercial assets with the ATP to market combined media, sponsorship and data rights, according to CEO Portia Archer.
- A post-pandemic revenue upswing, Saudi Public Investment Fund money and blue-chip sponsors have helped drive record prize pools, drawing fresh scrutiny over governance and ethics.