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

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)