Lookback: Aryna Sabalenka sets record for highest prize money earned in single WTA season

Sabalenka won four WTA Tour titles and finished as year-end No. 1 for a second consecutive year.

Aryna Sabalenka celebrated her second straight season as the year-end No. 1 at the WTA Finals in Riyadh in November, ending a turbulent season with the coveted trophy.

The World No. 1 also became the highest prize earner in a single season on the WTA Tour, winning $15 million in 2025, well ahead of second-place Iga Swiatek and third-place Coco Gauff.

The Belarusian began well, winning the Brisbane Open before making the trip to Melbourne as the clear favourite to win the Australian Open for a third consecutive time.

A disappointing loss to Madison Keys in the title round at Melbourne Park ended those hopes, and the Belarusian had to wait until March for her first big title of the 2025 season.

Following a loss in the Indian Wells finals to Mirra Andreeva, she bounced back by winning her maiden Miami Open WTA 1000 title and third Madrid Open WTA 1000 title in the first half of the season.

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After losing two straight Grand Slam finals, the second one to Coco Gauff at the French Open in June, Sabalenka redeemed herself by defending her 2024 US Open crown in September, against American Amanda Anisimova in three sets.

Sabalenka reclaimed the top spot following victory at the 2024 Wuhan Open and will enter her 68th week as WTA No. 1 as she looks to play catch-up with Iga Swiatek. The Pole has spent a total of 125 weeks as World No. 1.

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Not only did Sabalenka become the first WTA player since Serena Williams (2014) to retain the US Open title, but she also wrapped up the 2025 season with the second-highest career prize money in WTA history, with $45,175,621.

The World No. 1 has some catching up to do with Serena Williams, who finished with a career prize money haul of $94,816,730.

Sabalenka’s rivals, Swiatek and Gauff, were left to battle for No. 2 and No. 3 spots, while Sabalenka claimed four titles from 10 finals to maintain her control at the top.

As a bonus, the World No. 1 also defeated Swiatek on clay at the French Open and overcame Gauff to remain undefeated in the group stage of the season-ending WTA Finals in Riyadh.

Sabalenka trails Gauff in overall earnings in 2025 by a whisker. Gauff, with $8 million from her on-court exploits, pocketed $23 million from her endorsements. Sabalenka complemented her $15 million in prize money with an identical $15 million in endorsements.

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