A vertical motor pump including an upper bearing and a lower bearing on the motor side for jouraling a rotary shaft (3) for rotation at an upper portion and a lower portion respectively of a rotor (91), at least one of the upper bearing and the lower bearing is constituted by a ball bearing (4A). The vertical motor pump further includes a hydrostatic lubricated bearing system (51, 51') for journaling the rotary shaft (3) besides the ball bearing (4A), for bearing a radial thrust applied to the rotary shaft (3) during operation.