A total of £53.5m of prize money is up for grabs at Wimbledon this year, up 7% from 2024’s competition when it was £50m.
Earlier this year, 20 of the world’s leading men’s and women’s players signed a letter sent to the heads of the four grand slams – the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open – seeking more prize money.
They also called for the tournaments to make financial contributions to player welfare programmes.
Men’s and women’s singles are by far the most profitable categories at Wimbledon, followed by men’s and women’s doubles, then mixed doubles.
But what is the exact amount players get? And what’s the reason why Carlos Alcaraz’s next opponent may not be able to claim his full sum? Here’s what you need to know.
Singles winners make millions
Men and women earn the same amount in the grand slams, and for Wimbledon singles the total share of prize money is about £38.83m.
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Some £3m goes to each winner, while the runners-up get £1.52m and the semi-finalists £775,000.
The winners’ total is the highest among all grand slams and is an 11% increase on last year’s total.
Carlos Alcaraz took home 2024’s £2.7m prize in the men’s event after beating Novak Djokovic, while Barbora Krejcikova claimed the same amount after winning the women’s event for the first time against Jasmine Paolini in the final.
Singles players who exit in the first round receive £66,000, a 10% increase on last year.
There was a total of almost £5m to be won for competitors in the men’s and women’s qualifying rounds.
Doubles pairings also handsomely rewarded
The winning pair in the men’s doubles competition makes £680,000, the same amount as the winning pair in the women’s event, while the runners-up get £345,000.
In total, the men’s and women’s doubles land players £6.03m.
Mixed doubles are less profitable, with the winners earning £135,000 and the runners-up getting £68,000.
Below you can see the full list of prizes available to each player or pairing in every round of each event.
Why Alcaraz’s next opponent may not get his prize money
British youngster Oliver Tarvet has capitalised on his wild card into the qualifying event, as he has reached the second round of the main draw, where he’s been pitted against Spanish ace Alcaraz.
The 21-year-old’s success so far should mean his prize money has gone up to a guaranteed £99,000, but much of that may have to go unclaimed.
Tarvet is a San Diego University student, and plans to go back there for his final year. The rules of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which runs college sports, requires players to stay amateur.
As an amateur, he can only claim up to $10,000 (£7,300) as well as the expenses he has incurred during the tournament.
It means he will be earning significantly less than world number two Alcaraz from the second round.
Tarvet joked after the first round that he would fly his coach over in first class to try to get his expenses up, ensuring he would not have to forfeit too much of the money.
How much have Wimbledon’s multiple winners earned?
Tennis great Roger Federer won eight of his 20 singles grand slams at Wimbledon – the most of anyone in the history of the sport.
It has cemented his place in tennis history – but it also earned him a fortune.
The winning pot increased between his first Wimbledon win in 2003, when it was £575,000, and his last in 2017, when it was £2.2m.
Sky News has calculated that Federer won a total of £7,362,500 from all his Wimbledon wins.
However, despite winning the most Wimbledon titles, he did not earn the most from his victories there.
Novak Djokovic’s seven Wimbledon final wins have seen him paid more, as all but one came between 2014 and 2022, when the average prize money was significantly higher.
In total, the veteran has won just over £13m from his Wimbledon titles.
American legend Pete Sampras also won seven titles, but his came between 1993 and 2000, earning him a comparatively low total of £2.8m.
But it is Czech-American Martina Navratilova who is the most successful Wimbledon player in history, winning nine singles titles between 1978 and 1990.
Her winnings only earned her £812,100, at a time when women were paid thousands of pounds less than men in the same category. That changed for the first time in 2007, when both men and women winners in the singles were paid £700,000.
Where does the prize money come from?
The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) runs Wimbledon and gives the prize money.
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Wimbledon generates huge income from its global media rights, which account for more than half of the AELTC’s total revenue, according to S&P Global.
Tickets, sponsorships, concessions and merchandise sales also generate plenty of funds for the AELTC, it adds.
Players themselves also earn much of their income from sponsorship deals, rather than relying solely on prize money.
