Iga Swiatek handed exclusive prize after first whitewash Wimbledon final win in 114 years against Amanda Anisimova
Wimbledon ladies' champion Iga Swiatek was given a highly-exclusive prize following her historic whitewash win against Amanda Anisimova.
After two weeks of intense on-court action, all eyes turned to Swiatek and Anisimova as they faced off in the ladies' singles final of Wimbledon 2025.
Despite beating world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the semi-final, world no.13 Anisimova completely fell apart in the match, losing 6-0, 6-0 in less than an hour.
The whitewash final became the first to happen at Wimbledon in 114 years, with the last being Dorothea Lambert Chambers win over fellow Brit Dora Boothby back in 1911.
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While the match will be one to forget Anisimova, it marked a historic moment for Swiatek as she became the first Polish woman to win the Wimbledon ladies' title, netting her an exclusive prize.
Having won the ladies' final, Swiatek is set to take home a takes home a winner's cheque for £3,000,000, while Anisimova earned just over half this amount with £1,520,000.
But money isn't the only prize granted to Swiatek, as winning at Wimbledon meant that she was automatically granted membership to The All England Lawn Tennis Club.
Although this may not immediately seem like a particularly impressive prize, it means that the six-time major winner will now be able to get exclusive access to two centre court tickets for the rest of her life.
Swiatek would still be required to pay for the tickets should she choose to apply for them each year, but she will typically be granted reserved seating should she want it, especially for high-profile matches.
Furthermore, as a champion, the 24-year-old will often have access to the Royal Box or the best seats on court, particularly after she decided to call it quits on her career and retire.
Speaking after her win on centre court, Swiatek described the experience as 'super surreal' while congratulating her opponent on what she had achieved in reaching the final.
The champion said: "First of all I want to congratulate Amanda for an amazing two weeks no matter what happened today.
"I hope we're going to play many more finals here and at other tournaments.
"I didn't even dream [about winning] because it was way too far, I feel like I'm already an experienced player after winning the slams before but I never really expected this one."
Ben McCrum