Another letter has now been sent, with players piling the pressure on the Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon, and US Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n Two-time Grand Slam champion Coco Gauff has signed both letters, along with some of her biggest rivals on the WTA Tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following her quarterfinal win in Beijing, Gauff<\/a> explained why she decided to sign off on the second letter.<\/p>\n Coco Gauff thinks change is important for the tennis \u2018ecosystem\u2019<\/p>\n During her post-match press conference, the world number three was asked why she added her name to both letters.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for me personally, I think for the long run of our sport, the whole ecosystem, I think it\u2019s really important,\u201d said Gauff.<\/p>\n \u201cAs we know in this sport, the Grand Slams are generating the most revenue, at least the stats and the percentages they gave me, when you look at the percentage of that revenue going to prize money, it is not the same as the WTA and ATP<\/a>, even though they\u2019re generating less revenue than the Slams.\u201d<\/p>\n Gauff then proceeded to explain what some people are failing to understand about the letters being sent to the Grand Slams.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it\u2019s important for the whole ecosystem of the sport,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes people are focused on just the prize money. We\u2019re not talking about just raising the prize money for the champion, but trickling all the way down to qualies.<\/p>\n \u201cWe kind of want them to invest more in the tour as a whole, not only when it comes to prize money, but the well-being of players and just trickling that down, all the way down to the lower-ranked players as well.<\/p>\n \u201cOur 200th best player, 300th best player are struggling to make ends meet. In other leagues, it\u2019s not that common, especially with the revenue that tennis is generating.\u201d<\/p>\n RankName2025 Prize money1Aryna Sabalenka$12,133,14910Elena Rybakina$2,854,88250Emiliana Arango$679,355100Mayar Sherif$633,750200Nao Hibino$318,094300Yuriko Miyazaki$80,693500Tereza Martincova$14,5981000Kallista Liu$3,8042025 WTA prize money earnings by ranking<\/p>\n World number 300 Yuriko Miyazaki has earned less than $100,000 this year, which isn\u2019t much when you consider the costs involved with travel and paying coaching staff.<\/p>\n The 21-year-old isn\u2019t sure how long it will take before things get better, but is determined to make a difference.<\/p>\n \u201cI think for me it was important for the long run of the sport, I don\u2019t know if it will happen in my career lifetime in this sport, where it reaches that. I want to leave the sport better than I found it,\u201d said Gauff.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, all the top-ten players agree. I think this is the first time on the tour we\u2019ve gotten both the top ten of both men and women to sign something and agree to something. I think it\u2019s a big step.<\/p>\n \u201cI know they\u2019re having conversations. Hopefully, we can reach a solution in the near future.\u201d<\/p>\n Gauff wants to see her fellow players earn more, but surely won\u2019t have any concerns about the prize money she\u2019s received during her career.<\/p>\n After all, she received the biggest prize fund in WTA history last year\u2026<\/p>\n Coco Gauff earned $4.8 million in Saudi Arabia <\/p>\n Last November, Gauff won the WTA Finals<\/a> in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, defeating Qinwen Zheng in the final.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1235060177-1024x688.jpg\")
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