Top 5 prize money earners of 2024 WTA season ft. Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Iga Swiatek dominated the tour with their consistent results for most of the season. Zheng Qinwen solidified her status as the next big thing with her performances, while Jasmine Paolini proved that late bloomers can still make an impact.
Barbora Krejcikova returned to form with a title at Wimbledon as well. Tennis is one of the most lucrative sports in the world, so it is no surprise to see players from the sport frequently feature in the world’s highest-paid athletes lists. The biggest tournaments offer a considerable chunk of money, and with this being an individual sport, players do get to keep a lot of it.
However, prize money earned is also heavily dependent on a player’s results. Most of the aforementioned names were among the top performers of this season. As such, they’ve made the cut for this list, and here’s a look at the five highest-earning players of the 2024 WTA season.
Zheng announced her arrival in the top leagues with a runner-up finish at the Australian Open, her first final at a Major. She claimed the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and won titles in Palermo and Tokyo, and was the runner-up at the Wuhan Open and the WTA Finals.
Zheng’s runner-up finish at the WTA Finals boosted her earnings significantly this year, and she made $2.2 million for her efforts there. Her run Down Under fetched her $1.3 million as well, while her showing in Wuhan won her $309,280. These three tournaments made up the bulk of her $5.4 million prize money this year.
Paolini won the biggest title of her career at the WTA 1000 in Dubai, which fetched her a tidy sum of $454,500. However, her runner-up finishes at the French Open and Wimbledon improved her earnings by a fair margin, and she made a total of $2.7 million at those two Major.
Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff were among the highest earning players of the 2024 WTA season. (Photos: Getty)
Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, and Iga Swiatek dominated the tour with their consistent results for most of the season. Zheng Qinwen solidified her status as the next big thing with her performances, while Jasmine Paolini proved that late bloomers can still make an impact.
Barbora Krejcikova returned to form with a title at Wimbledon as well. Tennis is one of the most lucrative sports in the world, so it is no surprise to see players from the sport frequently feature in the world’s highest-paid athletes lists. The biggest tournaments offer a considerable chunk of money, and with this being an individual sport, players do get to keep a lot of it.
However, prize money earned is also heavily dependent on a player’s results. Most of the aforementioned names were among the top performers of this season. As such, they’ve made the cut for this list, and here’s a look at the five highest-earning players of the 2024 WTA season:
Zheng Qinwen at the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2024. (Photo: Getty)Zheng Qinwen at the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2024. (Photo: Getty)
Zheng announced her arrival in the top leagues with a runner-up finish at the Australian Open, her first final at a Major. She claimed the gold medal at the Paris Olympics, and won titles in Palermo and Tokyo, and was the runner-up at the Wuhan Open and the WTA Finals.
Zheng’s runner-up finish at the WTA Finals boosted her earnings significantly this year, and she made $2.2 million for her efforts there. Her run Down Under fetched her $1.3 million as well, while her showing in Wuhan won her $309,280. These three tournaments made up the bulk of her $5.4 million prize money this year.
Jasmine Paolini at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024. (Photo: Getty)Jasmine Paolini at the Dubai Tennis Championships 2024. (Photo: Getty)
Paolini won the biggest title of her career at the WTA 1000 in Dubai, which fetched her a tidy sum of $454,500. However, her runner-up finishes at the French Open and Wimbledon improved her earnings by a fair margin, and she made a total of $2.7 million at those two Majors.
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While Paolini didn’t make it out of the group stage of the WTA Finals, a single win at the tournament fetched her $350,000. She also had a great season in doubles, winning the gold medal at the Olympics, reaching the final of the French Open, and winning two WTA 1000 titles. Her results in doubles added another $750,000 to her tally. The Italian made more money this season
than she had in her entire career before this year.
