Ukrainian tennis player Daria Snigur (WTA 136) failed to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open main draw.

In the qualifying final, the Ukrainian player was defeated neutrally in three sets. Alexandra Sasnovic (WTA 102) in 1 hour 45 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. Qualification

Alexandra Sasnovic [8] – Daria Snigur (Ukraine) – 6:2, 0:6, 6:2

Daria played her first head-to-head match against Sasnovich.

In the qualifying round of the Australian Open, Snigur managed to defeat Katarzyna Kawa and Carson Brensaytan.

Daria competed in the Australian majors for the fifth time in her career and came up unfounded for the third time. His best result in Melbourne was the first round of the main draws in 2024 and 2025.

Ukrainians who qualified for the Aus Open were Yulia Starodubtseva and Angelina Kalinina, joining Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova.

Novak Djokovic ranked first in the rankings of tennis players in terms of career prize money. The Serbian player earned more than $191 million; This is an absolute record in men’s tennis history. Rafael Nadal ranked second with nearly 135 million, while Roger Federer ranked third with more than 130 million.

The top 5 also included Andy Murray and Carlos Alcaraz, who are 22 years old and have already surpassed $60 million in prize money.

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The top ten winners also include Alexander Zverev, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev, Pete Sampras and Stan Wawrinka.

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Top 10 tennis players by career prize money (men):

1. Novak Djokovic – $191,252,375
2. Rafael Nadal – $134,946,100
3. Roger Federer – $130,594,339
4. Andy Murray – $64,687,542
5. Carlos Alcaraz – $60,032,046
6. Alexander Zverev – $58,134,592
7. Jannik Sinner – $56,632,426
8. Daniil Medvedev – $48,820,721
9. Pete Sampras – $43,280,489
10. Stan Wawrinka – $37,792,029

Ukrainian tennis player Angelina Kalinina (WTA 178) She managed to qualify for the 2026 Australian Open.

In the final of the selection, the Ukrainian player beat the Polish representative in three sets Maya Khvalinskaya (WTA 145) in 2 hours 25 minutes.

Australian Open 2026. Qualification

Angelina Kalinina (Ukraine) – Maya Chwalinska (Poland) – 5:7, 6:2, 6:1

Kalinina played against Khvalinskaya for the first time.

In addition to Maya, Angelina also beat Joanna Garland and Anouk Koevermans in the Australian Open qualifiers.

Kalinina will be playing in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since last year’s Roland Garros. In early July 2025, Angelina was injured and only returned to tennis in December, immediately winning the WTA 125 cup in Limoges.

It will be Angelina’s fifth time playing in the main draw of an Australian major. His best result on the Melbourne courts was the third round in 2023.

Previously, Yulia Starodubtseva also passed the AO-2026 qualification. Kalinina and Starodubtseva join Elina Svitolina, Marta Kostyuk, Dayana Yastremskaya and Alexandra Oleynikova in the heart of slam.

Match statistics: Angelina Kalinina – Maya Khvalinskaya