The Asian Swing has begun with the WTA 500 Korea Open, where Iga Swiatek was crowned the week's champion in the first tournament on Asian soil. The world No. 2 closed the gap in the WTA Prize Money Leaders after taking home a prize of $164,000 for her third title of the season, although she remains at a good distance from the top spot.

The undisputed leader of the season's Prize Money is world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. With the US Open title's $5 million prize—the largest prize in tennis history—in addition to three WTA 1000 titles and a WTA 500 at the Brisbane International, she leads with over 12 million euros in earnings. The Belarusian remains out of competition and will also be absent this week from the China Open, although Swiatek has no chance of catching her in terms of prize money,

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