How much did Aryna Sabalenka and Jelena Ostapenko win in prize money at Stuttgart Open 2025?
Jelena Ostapenko made history at the Stuttgart Open 2025 by becoming the first woman since Serena Williams in 2012 to defeat both the World No #1 and No #2 players in the same clay-court event. She won the Stuttgart Open 2025 title.
Ostapenko surprised everyone by beating the top two players in the world. She first defeated No #2 Iga Swiatek in the quarterfinals 6-3, 3-6, 6-2, and then defeated World No #1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 6-1 in the final. She had to overcome tough opponents like Emma Navarro, Swiatek, Ekaterina Alexandrova, and Sabalenka during the tournament.
Ostapenko’s dominance over Swiatek continued, with her head-to-head record now at 6-0 in her favor. Ranked No #24, she also became the second-lowest-ranked player to beat both the No #1 and No #2 players in a single tournament, after Barbora Krejcikova, who achieved this feat in Dubai 2023 while ranked No #30.
As for Sabalenka, despite the loss, her strong start to the clay-court season remains encouraging. She will be looking to bounce back and compete for titles at the upcoming Madrid Open.
Stuttgart Open 2025 Prize Money Breakdown
Jelena Ostapenko, the Stuttgart Open 2025 champion, earned $164,002, while runner-up Aryna Sabalenka received $100,999. Semifinalists Jasmine Paolini and Ekaterina Alexandrova each earned $59,001.
Quarterfinalists, including second seed Iga Swiatek, third seed Jessica Pegula, fourth seed Coco Gauff, and Elise Mertens, each earned $31,096.
Players who lost in the round of 16, like Mirra Andreeva, Emma Navarro, Diana Shnaider, Anastasia Potapova, Ella Seidel, Jule Niemeier, Magdalena Frech, and Jana Fett, each received $15,824.
Players who were knocked out in the opening round of the Stuttgart Open 2025, including Clara Tauson, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, Veronika Kudermetova, Tatjana Maria, Laura Siegemund, Eva Lys, Erika Andreeva, Liudmila Samsonova, Sara Errani, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Donna Vekic, and Dayana Yastremska, each earned $11,302.
Stuttgart Open 2025 Points Breakdown
Jelena Ostapenko earned 500 points for winning her first Stuttgart title. Aryna Sabalenka, as the runner-up, earned 330 points and remained in the World No #1 position. Semifinalists Jasmine Paolini and Ekaterina Alexandrova earned 200 points each, while quarterfinalists received 100 points. 2024 winner Elena Rybakina skipped the event, which caused her to drop out of the top-10 WTA rankings.
The Stuttgart Open 2025 provided significant prize money and points for all the players.
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