Representative of the United States, Coco Gauff (3rd in the world ranking) defeated China's Zheng Saisai (7th in the world rankings) in the final of the WTA Finals held in Saudi Arabia with the score 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7-2).
Thus, the American earned record prize money at the WTA Finals, which had a prize fund of over 15 million dollars.
For her victory in the tournament, she will receive more than 4.8 million dollars, which is a new record. The previous highest payment was set by Australian Ashleigh Barty, who won 4.42 million dollars in 2019.
It should be noted that this is Gauff's first title as the WTA Finals Champion.
Previously, the 20-year-old became the second youngest tennis player since 2006 to defeat the first and second seeds at the same WTA event.
In addition, the third-ranked American player became the first in the history of women's tennis in the Open Era to win her first seven finals in tournaments held on hard courts.