Aryna Sabalenka Set To Lose $1.5 Million in US Open Prize Money – Here’s Why

What can be a better way to notch your 100th grand slam match win in the US Open final itself? For World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka, it was like a cherry-on-top moment after she bested American talent Amanda Anisimova. The Belarusian also took her revenge on the 24-year-old who recently ousted her at Wimbledon during the semis. On Saturday evening, however, in front of 20,000 crowd at Arthur Ashe, Sabalenka showed her true might while defending her title convincingly. While the trophy is something she can’t have (only the replicas thanks to the tradition), the four-time slam queen is all set to pocket massive prize money. But here comes a shocking $1.5 million twist…

Despite her heroics in New York and winning the final with a dominating score line of 6-3, 7-6(3) in just an hour and 34 minutes, the reward in the end won’t really make Sabalenka smile. Why? You see, the actual prize money for the women’s singles champion at the 2025 US Open is a whopping $5 million. Compared to last year’s amount of $3.6 million, that’s an increase of 38.8 percent. But Sabalenka won’t get to have the entire $5 million to herself. Simply because of the tax laws in the US open.

According to the rules, a winning player must give up 30 percent of their prize money in taxes. For Sabalenka, this figure will be $1.5 million. Hence, the two-time US Open champion will actually get to keep only $3.5 million.

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