Sabalenka turns on-court jewelry, including 12-carat engagement ring, into signature look

Aryna Sabalenka kept her 12-carat engagement ring on for another big-stage win, and that choice has turned the diamond into more than a private symbol. After criticism over her on-court jewelry, Sabalenka answered with a look that made the ring part of her public image: a custom oval diamond in platinum with emerald accents, designed by Isabela Grutman after months of collaboration with Georgios Frangulis.

Sabalenka wore the ring during her March 7 Indian Wells opener, then carried the same high-gloss approach to Roland Garros, where she beat Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-2 in 75 minutes on Court Philippe-Chatrier on Tuesday, May 26, 2026. The victory extended her Grand Slam first-round winning streak to 22, but the jewelry drew as much attention as the scoreline.

The engagement ring fits into a broader style language Sabalenka has been building on court. She and Georgios Frangulis announced their engagement on March 3, 2026, and she has treated the ring as something that can live inside competition, not just beside it. In Indian Wells, Sabalenka said the ring was comfortable and joked that she hoped it would distract her opponent. That blunt practicality matters: elite players already manage tape, wristbands, shoes and sweat-resistant fabrics, and Sabalenka’s ring now reads like another piece of performance gear, one with far more emotional charge.

Her Roland Garros look pushed that idea even further. Sabalenka wore a custom Material Good necklace suite made up of three necklaces featuring more than 200 carats of garnets and 23 carats of diamonds, inspired by the red clay of the Paris courts, plus matching garnet-and-diamond earrings. She said she wore only two of the three necklaces because the third felt like too much. “For me, it’s important to look good,” Sabalenka said, adding that feeling good visually helps her perform better.

Material Good, which named Sabalenka its first-ever jewelry ambassador, said she debuted custom designs with the brand at the Australian Open in Melbourne and would continue wearing custom creations during the 2026 season. The line between luxury and sport is getting thinner: on Sabalenka, the ring, the necklaces and the earrings form a signature, not a costume.

That style choice landed in the middle of a more serious stretch for the world No. 1. Days earlier, Sabalenka had helped press player complaints over Grand Slam prize-money distribution, even suggesting at the Italian Open on May 6 that a boycott might be the only way to force change. Reuters reported that players believed Roland Garros prize money still amounted to less than 15 percent of tournament revenue, short of the 22 percent they wanted. Sabalenka has argued that players deserve a larger share because they are central to the tournament’s value. On court, she is making the same point visually: the star power is hers, and so is the jewelry.