WTA Finals prize money slashed by £4m as 2026 alternates confirmed
Prize money at the 2026 WTA Finals in Indian Wells has dropped to $10m, $5.5m less than last year in Riyadh. An undefeated singles champion will take $3.37m, and each singles player earns $220,000 just for taking part.
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As WTA Finals tiveram um corte grande na premiação da edição de 2026, em Indian Wells, caindo em relação ao bolo do ano passado, em Riad.
Segundo o site da WTA, a premiação total é de US$ 10 milhões (7,42 milhões de libras): US$ 8 milhões (5,9 milhões de libras) para simples e US$ 2 milhões (1,48 milhão de libras) para duplas. Uma campeã invicta no simples levará US$ 3,37 milhões (2,5 milhões de libras), incluindo taxas de participação, enquanto as vencedoras das duplas ganham US$ 725 mil (538.480 libras) se vencerem todas as partidas. Isso é US$ 5,5 milhões (4 milhões de libras) menos que os US$ 15,5 milhões (11,5 milhões de libras) oferecidos no ano passado, quando Elena Rybakina foi invicta em Riad e embolsou US$ 5,23 milhões (3,8 milhões de libras).
O grupo em Indian Wells inclui a número 1 do mundo, Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, a campeã de Roland Garros Mirra Andreeva, a campeã de Wimbledon Linda Noskova, Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Elina Svitolina e Karolina Muchova. Cada jogadora de simples ganha US$ 220 mil (163.379 libras) só por participar.
O torneio deixou o Oriente Médio no meio do ano, após ser anunciado como evento de Indian Wells, e os bolsos recordes que vinham do apoio saudita desapareceram.
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