She won the last game blankly and bent down and clenched her fists in a victory gesture before rushing off to her lodge and hugging her team.

- It's been a fantastic year for me. It is the beginning of a new era in women's tennis to come here to Shenzhen, says Barty at the awards ceremony.

The prize money doesn't mean much to 23-year-old Barty.

- I think the biggest merit is that women's sports have developed. I personally, which I think applies to most people, do not think much about the price. It is about a general development and that we put the sport on the map, Barty tells WTA's website.

The first largest individual prize in women's sports was Bianca Andreescu's win in the US Open in September, which was awarded SEK 35.5 million. It is in tennis that the biggest money is for female athletes. All ten sportswomen who made the most money last year were tennis players.

Svitolina, who did not win any tournament this year, had won $ 45.5 million at the win, as she won all the matches in the group play. Now the Ukrainian gets SEK 23 million for the final place. The Orcs ended but she bravely fought the match through.

The prize money in Shenzhen, China, is sky high over what the gentlemen will earn in the London ATP playoffs, which will start in a week.

She is the best paid sportswoman in the world:

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