American stars Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff fought hard in their Dubai Tennis Championship semi-final clashes on Friday, though both ultimately saw their campaigns come to an end in three-set defeats.<\/p>\n
Second seed Anisimova<\/a> had battled from the brink of defeat to see off reigning champion Mirra Andreeva in the last eight, though was unable to convert a set and a break lead in a 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Jessica Pegula on Friday<\/a>.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Gauff<\/a> battled hard in her semi-final against seventh seed Elina Svitolina<\/a> and saved four match points in set two, though was beaten 6-4, 6-7(13), 6-4 by the Ukrainian in a dramatic contest.<\/p>\n Tennis News<\/p>\n Alex Eala gets honest about \u2018gap\u2019 to Coco Gauff after heavy Dubai Championships loss<\/a><\/p>\n How Jannik Sinner\u2019s Qatar Open loss affects hopes of catching world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz<\/a><\/p>\n Here, we look at the prize money and ranking points that both women will take home from their Dubai Tennis Championships campaigns.<\/p>\n What prize money did Anisimova and Gauff earn?<\/p>\n Unsurprisingly for a WTA 1000 event, significant prize money is on offer in Dubai this year<\/a>.<\/p>\n And, for reaching the last four of the tournament, both Anisimova and Gauff will take home a not-insignificant $197,000 in winnings following the conclusion of their campaigns.<\/p>\n Whoever wins out of Pegula and Svitolina on Saturday will take home an impressive $665,000, while the runner-up will earn themselves $385,001 in prize money.<\/p>\n What ranking points did Anisimova and Gauff earn?<\/p>\n Only the four Grand Slam tournaments offer more ranking points than WTA 1000 events on the WTA Tour, and both Anisimova and Gauff are set to be well-rewarded for their campaigns.<\/p>\n After reaching the semi-finals stage before tasting defeat, they will take home 390 ranking points for the tournament.<\/p>\n Anisimova will remain as the world No 6, though she is projected to rise to 6,053 points in the WTA Live Rankings.<\/p>\n However, had Anisimova beaten Pegula on Friday, she would have moved above her compatriot and up to fifth in the WTA Rankings next week.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Gauff will remain as the world No 4 in the WTA Rankings, though her points tally will increase to 6,803 points next Monday.<\/p>\n Had Gauff gone on to win the title, she would have done enough to move above Elena Rybakina and return to world No 3 in the WTA Rankings.<\/p>\n The winner of tomorrow\u2019s final between Pegula and Svitolina will earn 1,000 points, with 650 points awarded to the runner-up.<\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n