Elena Rybakina's 7,996,892-dollar blitz: The richest two months in tennis history
WTAMonday, 02 February 2026 at 11:47
Elena Rybakina has rewritten the financial record books of women's tennis - and at breathtaking speed. In less than two months, the Kazakh collected an incredible 7,996,892 US dollars in prize money, a sum never before achieved in such a short period of time.
Analysis of Rybakina's historic weeks and her money momentum
The historic run began at the 2025 WTA Finals, where Rybakina performed flawlessly against the tour's absolute elite. She marched through the tournament unbeaten, won one of the most prestigious titles in tennis and collected record-breaking prize money, which immediately took her streak to a new dimension.
Rybakina continued her strong start to the season at the tournament in Brisbane 2026, but was stopped in the quarter-finals by Karolina Muchova. And to be honest, Brisbane almost seemed like a quick trip to the ATM. Collect a few checks, walk through the heat once, say a quick "hello" - and on you go.
After all, compared to what she cleared around the 2025 WTA Finals and later at the 2026 Australian Open, Brisbane ended up being more like pocket money: nice for the wallet, but not the reason why this record-breaking series is so historic. Brisbane was the coin in the cup - Melbourne was the gold bar.
The highlight followed in Melbourne. At the Australian Open 2026, Rybakina showed all her class under maximum pressure. With impressive consistency and nerves of steel, she cruised through the tournament and was crowned the winner.
In addition to the title, this also meant the biggest Grand Slam singles check of her career - and the final building block in a historic prize money run.
The figures behind the historic run
| Tournament | Prize money (USD) |
| WTA Finals 2025 | 5.235.000 |
| Brisbane 2026 | 37.460 |
| Australian Open 2026 | 2.724.432 |
| Total | 7,996,892 USD or 6,738,741 EUR |
In a time of ever-increasing prize money and enormous competition, this series clearly stands out. Almost eight million dollars, earned in just three tournaments and in less than eight weeks. This is not just a winning streak - it is the highest prize money ever won in tennis in such a short period of time and a milestone in Elena Rybakina's career.
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