World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus lifted the trophy in the singles draw of the WTA Tour Miami Open, which carries total prize money of $9,415,725.
Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff (ranked No. 4, United States) 2-1 (6-2, 4-6, 6-3) in the singles final on the last day of the tournament held in Miami, Florida, on Sunday. With the victory, Sabalenka successfully defended her Miami Open title for a second consecutive year.
The win also gave Sabalenka the "Sunshine Double" — sweeping the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open, both WTA 1000-level tournaments held in March, in the same year. The BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open are held on the U.S. West Coast and East Coast, respectively. The Paribas Open takes place at a high-altitude desert climate venue while the Miami Open is played on flat terrain with relatively high humidity, making it difficult for a single player to win both consecutively.
WTA 1000-level tournaments, ranked just below the four Grand Slams, feature 10 events per year. The women's draws of the March WTA 1000-level events date back to 1989 for the BNP Paribas Open and 1985 for the Miami Open. Including Sabalenka this year, only five players have achieved the Sunshine Double: Steffi Graf (retired, Germany) in 1994 and 1996, Kim Clijsters (retired, Belgium) in 2005, and Victoria Azarenka (ranked No. 195, Belarus) in 2016. Sabalenka became the first to accomplish the feat in four years, since Iga Swiatek (ranked No. 3, Poland) did so in 2022.
Sabalenka earned $1,151,380 each for winning the BNP Paribas Open and this tournament, collecting $2,302,760 (approximately 3.47 billion won) in prize money for the month of March alone. Sabalenka also improved her head-to-head record against Gauff to 7-6 in her favor.