Strasbourg Prize Money Breakdown: How much did 2025 champion Elena Rybakina and runner-up Liudmila Samsonova earn?

Elena Rybakina ended her title drought with a solid victory at the 2025 WTA 500 tournament in Strasbourg, defeating Liudmila Samsonova 6-1, 6-7(2), 6-1 in the final on Saturday, May 24. The win provided the Kazakh star with a much-needed confidence boost ahead of the French Open.

Rybakina's victory in Strasbourg earned her a hefty $164,002 from the tournament’s total prize pool of $1,064,510, while Samsonova took home $100,999. Ninth seed Beatriz Haddad Maia and unseeded Danielle Collins each received $59,001 after being eliminated in the semifinals.

Second seed Emma Navarro, third seed Paula Badosa, Anna Kalinskaya, and Magda Linette each got $31,096 for reaching the quarterfinals.

Meanwhile, players eliminated in the second round at Strasbourg, including top seed Jessica Pegula, wildcard Emma Raducanu, Marie Bouzkova, Diane Parry, Rebecca Sramkova, Xin Wang, Ashlyn Krueger and qualifier Anna Blinkova, each pocketed $15,824.

Sixth seed Daria Kasatkina, Sofia Kenin, Caroline Dolehide, Alize Cornet, Leylah Fernandez, Linda Noskova, Yulia Putintseva, Barbora Krejcikova, Eva Lys, Clara Tauson, McCartney Kessler, and Magdalena Frech exited in the first round. Each left with $11,302.

Players who exited in the second round of qualifying walked away with $9,304, and those who were knocked out in the first round received $5,589.

Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani win Strasbourg 2025 women's doubles title

Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani pictured at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix 2025 | Image Source: Getty

The duo of Timea Babos and Luisa Stefani captured the women's doubles title at the 2025 Internationaux de Strasbourg on Saturday, May 24, defeating Guo Hanyu and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in the final. The champions took home $54,303 in prize money, while the runners-up earned $33,005.

Top seeds Gabriela Dabrowski and Erin Routliffe, as well as the duo of Jiang Xinyu and Wu Fang-Hsien, bagged $19,159 after being eliminated in the semifinals.

Those knocked out in the quarterfinals got to keep $9,833, while those sent home in the first round of the WTA 500 tournament earned $3,610.

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