10sBalls: See the “blunt and precised words Alix Ramsay used to describe Coco Gauff while answering questions on the WTA 2024 finals.

Coco Gauff won the 2024 WTA Finals title on Saturday, November 9, defeating Zheng Qinwen 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(2) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This victory marks her third title of the season and the ninth of her career.

Gauff’s run to the final in Riyadh earned her an impressive $3,535,000. This included a $335,000 participation fee, $700,000 for her two round-robin victories over Iga Swiatek and Jessica Pegula, and $2,500,000 for reaching the championship match.

Similarly, Zheng received a substantial $2,305,000 paycheck, which included a $335,000 participation fee, $700,000 for her two group-stage wins against Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini, and $1,270,000 for advancing through the semifinals and winning the title.

Semifinalists Aryna Sabalenka and Barbora Krejcikova also had a solid payday, each earning $1,035,000. The Belarusian won two round-robin matches against Paolini and Zheng but lost to Rybakina and Gauff in the semifinals. The Czech, meanwhile, lost one group-stage match to Swiatek before falling to Zheng in the last four.

Swiatek, Paolini, and Rybakina were all eliminated in the round-robin stage. The Pole earned a total of $1,035,000, while the other two each took home $685,000.

Pegula earned $335,000 despite losing two round-robin matches before withdrawing from the WTA Finals due to a left knee injury. Her replacement, Daria Kasatkina, stepped in for the final group-stage match against Swiatek, where she lost, bagging $140,000.