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Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Iga Swiatek top women’s prize money leaders for 2024

This was the first year in WTA history that multiple players earned more than $8 million in prize money in a single season, and THREE of them did it.

ByJohn Berkok

Published Dec 12, 2024

It was a very profitable year for the Top 3 women's tennis players in the world, with all of them surpassing $8 million in prize money—and two of them $9 million—for the season.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, who won two Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open and the US Open this year, came out on top with $9,729,260. World No. 3 and WTA Finals champion Coco Gauff was next with $9,353,847, followed by World No. 2 and Roland Garros champion Iga Swiatek with $8,550,693.

It marks the first time in WTA history that multiple players have earned $9 million or more in a single season.

It also marks the first time in WTA history that multiple players even earned $8 million or more in a single season.

WTA YEAR-END PRIZE MONEY LEADERS FOR 2024:
$9,729,260: Aryna Sabalenka
$9,353,847: Coco Gauff
$8,550,693: Iga Swiatek
$5,820,798: Jasmine Paolini
$5,559,555: Zheng Qinwen
$4,770,340: Barbora Krejcikova
$4,186,622: Jessica Pegula
$3,876,915: Elena Rybakina
$2,783,414: Elise Mertens
$2,751,968: Emma Navarro

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The Top 3's prize money hauls for 2024 are all among the Top 10 highest in WTA history.

The Top 3's prize money hauls for 2024 are all among the Top 10 highest in WTA history.

Sabalenka, Gauff and Swiatek's prize money hauls for 2024 are all among the Top 10 highest single-season prize money hauls in WTA history, at sixth, seventh and ninth, respectively.

TOP 10 HIGHEST-EARNING SEASONS IN WTA HISTORY:
$12,385,572: Serena Williams (2013)
$11,307,587: Ashleigh Barty (2019)
$10,582,642: Serena Williams (2015)
$10,136,615: Angelique Kerber (2016)
$9,875,525: Iga Swiatek (2022)
$9,729,260: Aryna Sabalenka (2024)
$9,353,847: Coco Gauff (2024)
$9,317,298: Serena Williams (2014)
$8,550,693: Iga Swiatek (2024)
$7,923,920: Victoria Azarenka (2012)