The American Coco Gauff won her first WTA Finals defeating the Chinese Qinwen Zheng in a rejuvenated finale as between them they are 44 years old, 20 and 22, respectively.
For Gauff, this is his third Masters of the eight best of the season, while Zheng, who became the second Asian tennis player to reach the decisive match, made his debut, after also losing to his compatriot Na Li in 2013.
This WTA Finals began with a historic part, as well as a controversial one, as it debuted as a venue Riyadhin Saudi Arabia, a country that creates controversy but is rapidly gaining ground in world sports, including a recent strong commitment to tennis.
From Cancún (Mexico), almost an improvised location in 2023, to Riyadh there is 6,250,000 dollars, the difference in prize money between the 2024 record and what happened in 2023: from 9,000,000 to 15,250,000 dollars (14.2 euros).
As an example of a quantitative leap in terms of money, winning the final means an extra prize in 2023 of $306,000, when between Gauff and Zheng They paid a ‘bonus’ of 2,500,000 for the best, about 2.3 euros
It was won by Coco Gauff, who entered the whole $4,805,000when Aryna Sabalenka he pocketed less (3,600,000) as the US Open champion. It remained at 2,305,000 Qinwen Zheng. The North American and the Asian came with the same earnings during the competition in Riyadh: 335,000 for participation, another 700,000 for winning two group matches and 1,270,000 for dominating their respective semifinals.
2,500,000 for the winner of the final made the difference. With $4,805.00, Coco Gauff achieved a record amount in an official WTA tournament.
Although he ‘lost’ money, he did not reach the total pot, the record of $5,155,000 destined for an undefeated champion. His defeat against the Czech Barbora Krejcikova On the third day of his group, he was useless in sports, but it cost him to deduct $350,000 from his last check in Riyadh, which broke the bank.
In his career he was saving $21,581,989. He won more in five matches than in the previous 66 singles season: 4,805,000 compared to 4,548,847 when he arrived in Saudi Arabia.
Source: La Verdad
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