Key Takeaways
- Tournament officials finalized the full register of sanctions issued during the US Open.
- Aryna Sabalenka was assessed a fine following her singles final defeat against Elena Rybakina.
- The penalty was handed down after Sabalenka repeatedly smashed her rackets on Saturday during the championship match.
Disciplinary penalties concluded at Flushing Meadows
The conclusive schedule of disciplinary sanctions from the US Open has been finalized, highlighting a penalty assessed against Aryna Sabalenka following the women’s singles final.
Sabalenka was sanctioned for conduct during her championship defeat to Elena Rybakina on Saturday. The world-class contender repeatedly destroyed her rackets throughout the heated contest, prompting officials to issue a fine in the tournament’s final registry of player penalties.
Late sanctions wrap up tournament conduct registry
Sanctions handed out by tournament officials cover on-court violations committed across the event’s qualifying and main draw stages. Sabalenka’s code violation incurred in the tournament decider represented one of the last disciplinary entries processed by Grand Slam organizers in New York.
US Open – ON-SITE FINES SUMMARY
| Year: 2026 | City, Country: New York, USA | Grand Slam Supervisor: |
| ON-SITE OFFENCES | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The following players committed on-site offences and were fined (Code Violation forms attached) | p. 1 | ||||||||||
| Line | Family name | Given name | Nat. | Offence date | Code section | Round | Fine issued US$ | Fine After Appeal US$ | Fine collected US$ | Balance to collect US$ | Remarks |
| 1 | GIOVANINI | Luisina | ARG | Aug 24 | III G | SiQ 1st | $20,000.00 | $20,000.00 | |||
| 2 | BOYER | Tristan | USA | Aug 25 | III O | SiQ 1st | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| 3 | OFNER | Sebastian | AUT | Aug 25 | III O | SiQ 1st | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| 4 | VIRTANEN | Otto | FIN | Aug 26 | III O | SiQ 2nd | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| 5 | SEYBOTH WILD | Thiago | BRA | Aug 26 | III R | SiQ 2nd | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| 6 | GEA | Arthur | FRA | Aug 28 | III O | SiQ 3rd | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| 7 | GAUBAS | Vilius | LTU | Aug 28 | III O | SiQ 3rd | $2,500.00 | $2,500.00 | |||
| 8 | FARIA | Jaime | POR | Aug 27 | III K | Si 1st | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | |||
| 9 | ATMANE | Terence | FRA | 30/08/26 | III P | Si 1st | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | |||
| 10 | FILS | Arthur | FRA | Aug 31 | III O | Si 1st | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 11 | MOUTET | Corentin | FRA | Sep 1 | III O | Si 1st | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 12 | MOUTET | Corentin | FRA | Sep 1 | III C | Si 1st | $10,000.00 | $10,000.00 | |||
| 13 | BENCIC | Belinda | SUI | Sep 1 | III R | Si 1st | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 14 | FERY | Arthur | GBR | Sep 1 | III K | Si 1st | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 15 | IATCENKO | Polina | Sep 2 | III L | Si 2nd | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | ||||
| 16 | DARDERI | Luciano | ITA | Sep 3 | III O | Si 2nd | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 17 | SVRCINA | Dalibor | CZE | Sep 3 | III O | Si 2nd | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 18 | CERUNDOLO | Francisco | ARG | Sep 3 | III O | Si 2nd | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 19 | DARDERI | Luciano | ITA | Sep 5 | III K | Si 3rd | $5,000.00 | $5,000.00 | |||
| 20 | SABALENKA | Aryna | 01/09/12 | III O | Si Fi | $7,500.00 | $7,500.00 | ||||
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| 22 | |||||||||||
| $112,500.00 | $112,500.00 | ||||||||||
Aryna Sabalenka in 2026
At the moment ranked no.2, Aryna played her last match on the 12th of September when she surrendered to world no.1 Elena Rybakina 6-4 5-7 6-2 in the final of the U.S. Open (draw).
Currently, during this season the Belarussian has a compiled 46-9 match record. The Belarussian has won 3 titles in 2026 in Brisbane, Indian Wells and Miami.
