Sabalenka Calls For Prize Money Equality Despite Men Being 'Better' After US Open
WTASunday, 10 September 2023 at 17:15
Updated at Monday, 11 August 2025 at 14:04
Aryna Sabalenka joined a growing list of players who have called for prize money equality in tennis after her US Open loss.
The US Open has given equal prize money for the last 50 years. This year marked the anniversary of this monumental decision made after Billie Jean King refused to play without being paid the same as men.
The equality was achieved at the US Open and some other WTA events, but the rest of the events have yet to catch up. Most events don't give out equal prize money and have no intention of doing so in the near future, either.
Many female athletes have come out strongly against it recently, and Sabalenka is one of them.
"The only thing I can say is that I think women deserve to be paid the same as men, because we sacrifice a lot. We are working really hard. It's not like we are doing nothing and they paying us the same money."
"I think, yeah, we deserve this, to be paid the same as mens. Yeah, the level probably different. Of course mens are stronger. Anyway, they're going to be stronger and better than us, but we're still putting a lot of work in, and I think we deserve to be paid the same. This is the only thing I can say right now."
Equality in all things is the goal of an ideal society, but the reality is currently different. The players are fighting the fight, and that's important.
The WTA aims to achieve equal prize money at joint WTA 1000 and WTA 500 tournaments by the end of 2033, with the remaining tournaments to follow. Sabalenka, as one of the leaders on the WTA Tour, is trying to do her share of the work to raise awareness about the issue.
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