Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff and Other Stars Led WTA Exude Serious Dominance Over ATP in Interesting $15 Million Development
After years of hard work by legendary women players like Billie Jean King, Serena, and Venus Williams, there is the concept of equal prize money for men and women in tennis. Be it Grand Slams or other big tournaments, all the players get equal prize money depending on their positions and irrespective of gender. The WTA Finals is no exception, and the tournament’s prize money matches that of the ATP Finals. However, ahead of the year-ending championships in Riyadh, an interesting fact has come into the spotlight, that is sure to make the likes of Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff happy.
The overall prize money for the WTA Finals in Riyadh stands at $15,250,000. It is the same as what the ATP Finals will be offering this year. However, their distribution isn’t the same for the players who exit in the round-robin stage and the ones who make it to the knockout stage of the event.
While the ATP will pay more for winning the group stage matches, the WTA Finals will offer more to the players making it to the knockout phase of the tournament. A round-robin match win in the ATP Finals will land a player $396,500. On the other hand, a player will get $350,000 for winning group-stage matches in the WTA Finals. Meanwhile, the WTA Finals champion will get $2,500,000 whereas the ATP Finals champion will win $2,237,200.
