Two-time Grand Slam champion, Kazakhstani tennis player Elena Rybakina, earned $2,905,000 by winning the 2026 Australian Open.
İdman.Biz reports that in the final, she defeated Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the world's number one tennis player.
This is not the largest prize money of the 26-year-old Rybakina's career. At the 2025 WTA Finals, Rybakina won all five matches and earned $5,235,000. In Wimbledon 2022, her first Grand Slam title, Rybakina earned $2,580,000.
The tournament finalist, Sabalenka, received a prize of $1,505,000. Aryna is a two-time Australian Open champion (2023, 2024).