2026 Australian Open prizemoney figures for Women’s champion and runner-up

Elena Rybakina won the second grand slam title of her tennis career by claiming this year’s Australian Open with a thrilling 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 victory over World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

With this win, Rybakina was able to redeem herself from the Australian Open final defeat she suffered at the hands of Sabalenka three years ago.

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In addition, the World No. 5 from Kazakhstan will also get to take home a substantial set of earnings for winning the tournament.

Prizemoney for Rybakina, Sabalenka and semi-finalists

As per Spotrac, Rybakina will receive $4.15 million for being crowned the Australian Open champion for 2026.

Sabalenka won’t be coming away empty handed either as she is set to pocket $2.15 million for finishing as the runner-up.

This year’s Women’s singles semi-finalists are also about to become a lot richer despite falling short of making the final, with both Jessica Pegula and Elina Svitolina set to earn $1.25 million for reaching the semifinal stage.

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While Rybakina got the victory this time, she still has a fair way to go to catch up to Sabalenka’s total career earnings to date.

Overall, Sabalenka’s updated career earnings stands at $47.4 million while Rybakina has now earned herself $28.5 million.

As for Svitolina and Pegula, they boast updated career earnings of $27.8 million and $23.1 million respectively.

Most importantly for Rybakina, her drought of going nearly four years without winning a major tournament is now over, as she can now add an Australian Open title to the Wimbledon championship she won in 2022.

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