Iga Świątek dominated American Amanda Anisimova in the Wimbledon women’s final, winning in straight sets 6-0, 6-0 on Saturday. The Polish-born Świątek earned $4.05 million in prize money, while Anisimova made $2.05 million as runner-up.
The win pushed Świątek’s career prize money to $40.5 million, third-most all time behind Serena ($94.8 million) and Venus ($42.6 million) Williams.
It is the first Wimbledon title for Świątek and her sixth Slam win overall; the former world No. 1 won the French Open four times and U.S. Open once. It had been a relatively down year for Świątek so far. While she won 19 events during the prior three years, Wimbledon was her first victory of 2025.
She finished second in the 2024 year-end WTA rankings after two straight seasons on top. In November, the International Tennis Integrity Agency suspended Świątek for one month for testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine. The ITIA accepted her explanation that the result was unintentional and “at the lowest end of the range for no significant fault or negligence.” She forfeited $158,944 in prize money from the Cincinnati Open, the first tournament she played after the failed test.
Last year, Świątek ranked third in Sportico’s highest-paid female athletes with $21.4 million, including $13 million off the court from sponsors and appearances. In 2023, Swiss-brand On signed Świątek to help launch its tennis apparel.
Anisimova, despite her lopsided loss in the final, had a stunning two weeks at the All England Club. She came to London with a pedestrian 25-12 win-loss record in 2025. Anisimova was attempting to be the first American to win Wimbledon since Serena Williams in 2016, and continue the American women sweep in this year’s Grand Slams after Madison Keys (Australian Open) and Coco Gauff (French Open).
Anisimova was born in New Jersey and grew up in Florida. She was one of the top junior players in the world and reached the French Open semifinals as a 17-year-old in 2019. She would not make another Slam semifinal until this week.
The last six years have been filled with challenges for Anisimova. Months after her 2019 French Open success, her father and coach died of a heart attack. Anisimova has dealt with numerous injuries, and in May 2023, she announced on Instagram she was taking an indefinite break from tennis due to burnout and concerns over her mental health.
She returned to tennis at the end of 2023, and her ranking dipped as low as 442. Last year, she lost in Wimbledon’s qualifying round and failed to reach the main draw of the tournament.
Anisimova was asked this week how she would describe her tennis career. “I guess a bit of a roller coaster,” she said.
Saturday’s result slammed the brakes on her wild Wimbledon ride. “I know I didn’t have enough today, but I’ll keep putting in the work,” Anisimova said in her post-match interview. “I keep believing in myself and I hope to be back here one day.”
