The 21-years-old Pole is still the player that earned most in prize money during the 2022 season as she's closely followed by 4 colleagues from the ATP Tour.
It's not a usual thing for a woman to lead the prize money rankings as the last time a woman finished a season ahead of a man in a prize money rankings was in 2003 when Kim Clijsters beat Roger Federer by around $500,000.
Two decades later, Iga Swiatek can match this achievement as she still leads the prize money rankings ahead of the last Grand Slam of the season. The young Pole won 6 titles this season, including the Roland Garros and WTA 1000 events in Indian Wells, Miami and Rome. Overall, she won $6,64 million in prize money this season and is only one of two players to earn more than $5 million this season.
The second player is Rafael Nadal who earned $6,42 million after winning the Australian Open and Roland Garros but also tournaments in Acapulco and Melbourne's Summer Set.
Carlos Alcaraz, who also won four trophies, earned $4,76 million and the 2022 Wimbledon champion, Novak Djokovic earned $4,23. The fifth player on the list is Stefanos Tsitsipas with $4,16 million.
Top 5 Earnings in 2022:
| 1. Iga Swiatek | $6,64 million |
| 2. Rafael Nadal | $6,42 million |
| 3. Carlos Alcaraz | $4,76 million |
| 4. Novak Djokovic | $4,23 million |
| 5. Stefanos Tsitsipas | $4,16 million |
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