Top 5 WTA prize money earners of 2025 ft. Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek

The 2025 WTA season came to an end in November with the Year-end Championship in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The tour began with the United Cup in Sydney, Australia, and travelled across the globe for 52 more tournaments throughout the year, seeing multiple women achieve glory on the court. These women went home not with silverware but generous payouts.

With the prize money pool soaring as high as $90 million at the US Open, let’s look at the top five players who made the most in prize money on the WTA Tour during the season.

Amanda Anisimova enjoyed a standout season in 2025 as she earned $7,260,577 on the tennis court to become the fifth-best earner.

Anisimova was one step away from clinching glory at Wimbledon and the US Open. She remained afloat till the fourth round at the French Open and the second round at the Australian Open. She also reached the semifinals at the Year-end Championship.

The American won two WTA 1000 titles this season. She triumphed at the Qatar Open first and later at the China Open.

Coco Gauff amassed $7,969,845 from her performances on the court in 2025 and took the fourth spot in the list of top earners.

Gauff lifted her maiden Roland-Garros trophy this year and received a cheque for $2,897,947 in prize money. She made the quarterfinals in Melbourne and the fourth round in New York but couldn’t win a match at SW19.

The 21-year-old won a WTA 1000 title in Wuhan and was a finalist at the Madrid Open and Italian Open. She also picked up a trophy on the doubles circuit, winning the Montreal Masters with McCartney Kessler.

Elena Rybakina collected prize-money cheques worth $8,456,632 and stood third on the list.

Rybakina lay low for most of the season but capped off with a championship run at the WTA Finals. The victory earned her a whopping $5,235,000 — the largest prize payout in women’s sports history.

The Kazakh didn’t impress at the Grand Slam, reaching the fourth round in Australia, France and the US. She did one worse at Wimbledon. She, however, reigned supreme in the WTA 500 events at Ningbo and Strasbourg.

Iga Swiatek finished the season as the second-best prize money earner, racking up $10,112,532.

Swiatek walked away with $4,124,760 after winning the championship at Wimbledon. She played in the semifinals of the Australian Open and French Open, also reaching the quarterfinals at the US Open.

The Pole also won the winner’s cheque at the WTA 1000 Cincinnati and Korea Open. She also secured $200,000 at the revamped mixed-doubles tournament at Flushing Meadows, having reached the final of the tournament with Casper Ruud.

Aryna Sabalenka ended the season as the ultimate queen, taking the pole position with total prize money earnings of $15,008,519.

Sabalenka defended her title at the US Open to win $5,000,000. She played in the finals of the Majors in Melbourne and Paris, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon.

The Belarusian also earned a runner-up trophy at the WTA Finals. Besides, she won two WTA 1000 tournaments, in Miami and Madrid. She also prevailed at the Brisbane International in January.