“On January 31, Yelena defeated Arina Sobolenko in the final of the Australian Open”, — write: sport.ua
January 31, Kazakhstani tennis player Yelena Rybakina (WTA 5) won the 2026 Australian Open trophy, defeating world number one Arina Sobolenko in the final.
For the Australian Open trophy, Rybakina received a check for $4,150,000 – approximately 2,889,022 US dollars. Sobolenko collected a check for A$2,150,000 ($1,496,722).
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Rybakina’s career prize money is now $27,365,379.
On the way to the Aus Open trophy, Yelena, in addition to Sobolenko, won against Keti Yuvan, Varvara Grachova, Tereza Valentova, Elise Mertens, Iggy Sveontek and Jessica Pegula.
