Aryna Sabalenka has made a habit of making herself stand out. Four-time Grand Slam champion, world number one, and one of a growing group of blinged-up stars who take to the court sporting designer jewellery.
At the Australian Open, she wore a pendant necklace with a 4.3 carat sapphire in the middle with matching dangling diamond and sapphire earrings as the face of New York designer Material Good and will sport their bling for all remaining tournaments and Grand Slams this year.
Now the Belarusian star will sparkle once more when she steps out on to Court Philippe Chatrier for her first-round match against Jessica Bouzas at the French Open on Tuesday.
Sabalenka, the 2025 Roland Garros finalist, will sport a set of up to three diamond and garnet necklaces with matching earrings, made up of up to 24.17 carat diamonds and 218 carat garnets, worth more than £100,000.
‘Obsessed is an understatement and I can’t wait to wear these beauties on the court,’ said Sabalenka.
The 28-year-old has been practising with two of the three stunning necklaces, set into 18 carat white gold, but can sport a third if she wants to don the full set.
Aryna Sabalenka will wear an exquisite set of Material Good jewellery at the French Open
The women’s world No is being kitted out with three necklace choices and two pairs of earrings with a combined worth of around £120,000
She will pair the top necklace, made up of 4.75ct of diamonds and 49.16ct of garnets, is worth $36,500 (£27,000) alongside a middle one consisting 9.18ct and 72.96ct of garnets, worth $53,000 (£39,250).
Sabalenka has the option to add a third necklace with 8.58ct of diamonds and 81.64ct of garnets worth $46,000 (£34,000).
She will also sport matching 18ct white gold earrings, with 1.66ct of diamonds and 14.35ct of garnets, worth $12,500 (£9,250).
‘Heavily inspired by the distinctive red clay courts of the storied Stade Roland Garros, garnets – with their unmistakable shades of red and saturated rusty undertones – serve as the defining element of Aryna’s French Open 2026 jewellery look,’ said a Material Good spokesperson.
Sabalenka cut short her press conference ahead of the tournament as part of a media protest where top stars restricted their press commitments to just 15 minutes as part of a demand to earn more in prize money than just the 15 per cent of revenue earned at the French Open.
‘As the world number one, I have to stand up and fight for lower-level players,’ said Sabalenka. ‘It’s not about me, it’s about the players lower in the rankings who are suffering.’
Sabalenka is also set to make a statement with her see-through fiery red Nike ‘super suit’ at Roland Garros.
When she posted her outfit on Instagram, she did so with the classic line from Disney film The Incredibles asking: ‘where is my super suit?’
However, she won’t be the first player to wear it. Oksana Selekhmeteva, the world number 88, wore it for her opening-round defeat to Marta Kostyuk.
Ukrainian Kostyuk refused to shake hands with Selekhmeteva, who switched allegiance from Russia to Spain last week, before revealing a Russian missile had narrowly missed her parent’s house in the latest attack on Kyiv.
‘If it was 100m closer, I probably wouldn’t have a mum and sister today,’ said Kostyuk.
Sabalenka’s French Open jewellery
1:
Top necklace: 4.75ct of diamonds and 49.16ct of garnets, worth $36,500 (£27,000)
2:
Middle necklace: 9.18ct and 72.96ct of garnets, worth $53,000 (£39,250)
3:
Bottom necklace: 8.58ct of diamonds and 81.64ct of garnets, worth $46,000 (£34,000)
4:
Terre Rouge Cushion Garnet And Diamond Stud Earrings: diamonds: 1.66ct total, garnets: 14.35ct total, worth $12,500 (£9,250)
5:
The Terre Rouge Marquise Garnet and Diamond Stud Earrings // diamonds: 1.05ct total, garnets: 5.92ct total, worth $12,500 (£9,250)
