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"I don’t understand why we’re doing it": Daria Kasatkina finds constant equal prize money debate baffling, says it 'makes no sense at all'
WTAWednesday, 27 December 2023 at 21:00
Daria Kasatkina spoke about gender equality in tennis and criticized the comparison between men's and women's sports, considering that they do not compete against each other. Although Grand Slam tournaments distribute equal prize money between men and women, most events in the 250, 500, and 1000 categories still have unequal payouts.
For example, at the 2023 Citi Open, women's champion Coco Gauff received $120,150, while men's champion Dan Evans took home $353,455, nearly triple the amount for winning the same tournament.
Economic Disparities in ATP and WTA
The former world No. 8 recently expressed her views on a Russian podcast, highlighting the existing differences in tennis between men and women. "Comparing men’s and women’s sports makes no sense at all. I don’t understand why we’re doing it; we’re not competing with each other,” said Kasatkina. “I think the topic of equal prize money was not invented by tennis players. We realize that this is impossible nowadays,” she added.
“Comparing men’s and women’s sports makes no sense at all. I don’t understand why we’re doing it, we’re not competing with each other,” said Kasatkina.
“I think the topic of equal prize money was not invented by tennis players. We realise that this is impossible nowadays,” Kasatkina stated. “The WTA is not at the rock bottom, but the current position is not great. Nearly all the players are not happy, there is no progress in the organization and there is no marketing,” Russian tennis player added.
“We are trying to fight with the help of PTPA (Professional Tennis Players Association), they have taken the role of a representative because we are not lawyers, we don’t know the legal issues. They have professionals there who know exactly what to do.’
“The WTA Finals in Cancun was a crucial moment. The problem is that the whole internet was laughing at the coolest WTA tournament with the best players, and it turned into a joke.”
Top Earners in Prize Money for 2023
Looking at the top five male tennis players in terms of prize money (Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, and Andrey Rublev), their combined earnings total $49.7 million.
In comparison, the top five female earners in prize money on the WTA, including Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina, and Jessica Pegula, have a combined total of $36.2 million. For instance, former world No. 1 Sabalenka, the champion of the 2023 Australian Open, received less prize money than the top four male players in the ATP.
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