With Sabalenka’s total earnings for the year not yet final, and her off-court portfolio for the year currently unclear, this total alone already puts her on the doorstep of the combined $18.7 million *Forbes* reported she took home in 2024.
But on the eve of the WTA Finals final, where both Sabalenka and Rybakina were playing for a record $5.235 million after finishing undefeated in the round-robin phase of the event, Sabalenka said any dollar amount isn’t her focus.
🖥️📲REPLAY: Elena Rybakina def. Aryna Sabalenka, 2025 WTA Finals F
“I just really have a lot of love to the sport, and I really enjoy fighting. I really enjoy, like, pushing myself to the limit, and I enjoy these kind of things,” she said. “And, I mean, of course, when you win, you think, ‘Oh actually, I’ve got a good check,’ you know. But this is never crossing my mind during the match. … But it’s a good check to have.”
