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Wimbledon Prize Money
2023 Breakdown & Historicals
Wimbledon 2023, scheduled to take place June 26 – July 16, is right around the corner, and prize money is always a hot topic.
This year, Wimbledon set the tournament’s prize money at £44,700,000, translating to $56,798,010 and €52,029,817.
This amount marks the tournament’s largest purse, up a healthy 10.78% from 2022 and 17.6% over pre-pandemic levels in 2019, continuing to signify the strength and resilience of the tournament.
For 2023, the ATP and WTA singles champions will each take home a check for £2,350,000 ($2,986,025), while the runner-ups will pocket an equally impressive £1,175,000 ($1,493,012). These sums represent 17.5% and 11.9% bumps compared to last year.
On the doubles side, the winning teams will share £600,000 ($762,389), while the runner-ups will split half that amount or £300,000 ($381,194). In both cases, these are 11.11% increases vs. 2022.
For a complete breakdown of prize money at Wimbledon this year, including historical data for comparison and historical data, check out the tables in the following sections.
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How Wimbledon is Funded
Prize Money Distribution
Men vs. Women
2023 Full Breakdown
Prize Money by Year
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How Wimbledon is Funded
Wimbledon, or The All England Tennis & Croquet Club (ALTEC), is a highly prestigious and exclusive tennis club with only 500 full, life, and honorary members, so it’s fair to question how The Club funds the tournament.
According to Forbes, the tournament generates money from sponsorships, broadcasting rights, tickets, concessions, and merchandise. In 2017, here’s how their $289 million in revenue broke down roughly.
| 2017 Revenue Breakdown | Amount | Percent |
| Broadcasting | $160m | 55.4% |
| Ticket Sales | $47m | 16.3% |
| Sponsorships | $47m | 16.3% |
| Concessions & Merch | $35m | 12.1% |
| Total | $289m | 100% |
The Championships use these funds to pay staff, maintain the Club and its impeccable grounds, and pay players prize money.
If there’s a surplus in funds, 90% of it goes to the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) to invest in British tennis.
It’s worth noting that Wimbledon earns less than some of the Grand Slam tournaments due to its dedication to a “clean court philosophy” where they don’t place advertisements throughout the grounds as is common at nearly all sporting events these days.
As a result, prize money isn’t as high as it could be. Here’s a look at last year’s prize money for all four of the tournaments:
| Grand Slam | Native Currency | US Dollars |
| Australian Open | $75,000,000 | $51,528,000 |
| French Open | €43,600,000 | $43,308,534 |
| Wimbledon | £40,350,000 | $47,468,345 |
| US Open | $60,000,000 | $60,000,000 |
For years Wimbledon has focused on a select few partners, like Slazenger, that appreciate the Club’s dedication to maintaining a signage-free environment that focuses on the Wimbledon brand while reducing distraction for the players.
Prize Money Distribution
Like other tennis tournaments, Wimbledon distributes its prize money to players based on performance. The further a player progresses through the event, the more money they make.
Here’s an example of gentlemen’s and ladies’ singles for 2023.
| 2023 | Sterling Pound | US Dollars | Euro |
| Winner | £2,350,000 | $2,974,458 | $2,749,036 |
| Runner-up | £1,175,000 | $1,487,229 | $1,374,518 |
| Semifinal | £600,000 | $759,436 | $701,882 |
| Quarterfinal | £340,000 | $430,347 | $397,733 |
| Round 4 | £207,000 | $262,005 | $242,149 |
| Round 3 | £131,000 | $165,810 | $153,244 |
| Round 2 | £85,000 | $107,587 | $99,433 |
| Round 1 | £55,000 | $69,615 | $64,339 |
Wimbledon also distributes prize money at varying degrees depending on the event. Here’s how the totals for each discipline and qualifying break out in 2023.
| Event | Prize Money | % of Total |
| Singles | £32,154,000 | 72% |
| Singles Qualifers | £4,176,000 | 9% |
| Doubles | £5,164,000 | 12% |
| Mixed Doubles | £896,000 | 2% |
| Wheelchair Singles | £382,000 | 1% |
| Wheelchair Doubles | £110,000 | 0% |
| Quad Singles | £382,000 | 1% |
| Quad Doubles | £110,000 | 0% |
| Other | €1,326,000 | 3% |
| Total | £44,700,000 | 100% |
Unsurprisingly, these amounts correlate with the general popularity of the events, which would correspond with viewer demand.
Men vs. Women
On February 22, 2007, Wimbledon’s chairman, Tim Phillips, announced that the tournament would offer equal prize money to men and women starting that year and moving forward. That year the prize money was 700,000 for men’s and women’s singles.
Although the gap between pay had been closing between men and women for years leading up to 2007, The Championships were the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments to offer equal pay. Here’s when each major started offering equal prize money.
- US Open: 1973
- Australian Open: 2001
- French Open: 2006
- Wimbledon: 2007
Here’s a look at the prize money for five years leading up to 2007 for men’s and women’s singles.
| Tournament | Men’s Singles | Women’s’ Singles |
| 2002 | £525,000 | £486,000 |
| 2003 | £575,000 | £535,000 |
| 2004 | £602,500 | £560,500 |
| 2005 | £630,000 | £600,000 |
| 2006 | £655,000 | £625,000 |
| 2007 | £700,000 | £700,000 |
For years, Wimbledon sighted that men played best of five sets vs. best of three sets for the women, and men drew bigger audiences. However, these claims were unsubstantiated as uneven media coverage and recent audience data prove the women’s side is thriving despite inequality.
2023 Full Breakdown
Wimbledon has increased its prize money nearly every year since the Open Era began in 1968. However, 2021 marked the first year of a decline as the tournament recovered from the global COVID-19 pandemic, which forced The Championships to not run in 2020.
However, in 2022, prize money rebounded significantly, jumping 15.23% compared to 2021, leapfrogging their previous best in 2019.
For 2023, there’s another sizeable 10.78% increase in prize money for players, which is promising. Furthermore, the tournament continues distributing more funds to earlier rounds to improve opportunities for lower-ranked players, which they’ve done in recent years.
The following tables showcase how prize money breaks down for each round of the singles, doubles, and mixed doubles events. You can scroll left to right to view the entire data set for each.
For comparison, I’ve converted US dollars to euros and sterling pounds, which I calculate using the prior year’s exchange rate on the day of the final for a close approximation of value.
Men’s & Women’s Singles
British Sterling Pound
| Sterling Pound | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| Winner | £2,350,000 | £2,000,000 | £1,700,000 | – | £2,350,000 | £2,250,000 | £2,200,000 | £2,000,000 | £1,880,000 | £1,760,000 | £1,600,000 | £1,150,000 | £1,100,000 | £1,000,000 | £850,000 | £750,000 | £700,000 |
| Runner-up | £1,175,000 | £1,050,000 | £900,000 | – | £1,175,000 | £1,125,000 | £1,100,000 | £1,000,000 | £940,000 | £880,000 | £800,000 | £575,000 | £550,000 | £500,000 | £425,000 | £375,000 | £350,000 |
| Semifinals | £600,000 | £535,000 | £465,000 | – | £588,000 | £562,000 | £550,000 | £500,000 | £470,000 | £440,000 | £400,000 | £287,500 | £275,000 | £250,000 | £212,500 | £187,500 | £175,000 |
| Quarterfinals | £340,000 | £310,000 | £300,000 | – | £294,000 | £281,000 | £275,000 | £250,000 | £241,000 | £226,000 | £205,000 | £145,000 | £137,500 | £125,000 | £106,250 | £93,750 | £88,550 |
| Round 4 | £207,000 | £190,000 | £181,000 | – | £176,000 | £163,000 | £147,000 | £132,000 | £127,000 | £117,000 | £105,000 | £75,000 | £68,750 | £62,500 | £53,250 | £50,000 | £47,250 |
| Round 3 | £131,000 | £120,000 | £115,000 | – | £111,000 | £100,000 | £90,000 | £80,000 | £77,000 | £71,000 | £63,000 | £38,875 | £34,375 | £31,250 | £29,250 | £28,125 | £27,050 |
| Round 2 | £85,000 | £78,000 | £75,000 | – | £72,000 | £63,000 | £57,000 | £50,000 | £47,000 | £43,000 | £38,000 | £23,125 | £20,125 | £18,750 | £17,750 | £17,000 | £16,325 |
| Round 1 | £55,000 | £50,000 | £48,000 | – | £45,000 | £39,000 | £35,000 | £30,000 | £29,000 | £27,000 | £23,500 | £14,500 | £11,500 | £11,250 | £10,750 | £10,250 | £10,000 |
| Qualies 3 | £36,000 | £32,000 | £25,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qualies 2 | £21,750 | £19,000 | £15,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qualies 1 | £12,750 | £11,000 | £8,500 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
US Dollar
| US Dollar | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| Winner | $2,974,458 | $2,507,460 | $2,399,520 | – | $2,954,247 | $2,976,230 | $2,871,688 | $2,589,231 | $2,939,751 | $3,019,904 | $2,380,456 | $1,785,437 | $1,770,994 | $1,513,203 | $1,383,283 | $1,482,301 | $1,410,352 |
| Runner-up | $1,487,229 | $1,316,416 | $1,270,334 | – | $1,477,123 | $1,488,115 | $1,435,844 | $1,294,616 | $1,469,875 | $1,509,952 | $1,190,228 | $892,719 | $885,497 | $756,601 | $691,642 | $741,151 | $705,176 |
| Semifinals | $759,436 | $670,745 | $656,339 | – | $739,190 | $743,396 | $717,922 | $647,308 | $734,938 | $754,976 | $595,114 | $446,359 | $442,749 | $378,301 | $345,821 | $370,575 | $352,588 |
| Quarterfinals | $430,347 | $388,656 | $423,445 | – | $369,595 | $371,698 | $358,961 | $323,654 | $376,851 | $387,783 | $304,996 | $225,120 | $221,374 | $189,150 | $172,910 | $185,288 | $178,410 |
| Round 4 | $262,005 | $238,209 | $255,478 | – | $221,254 | $215,611 | $191,881 | $170,889 | $198,590 | $200,755 | $156,217 | $116,442 | $110,687 | $94,575 | $86,659 | $98,820 | $95,199 |
| Round 3 | $165,810 | $150,448 | $162,320 | – | $139,541 | $132,277 | $117,478 | $103,569 | $120,405 | $121,826 | $93,730 | $60,356 | $55,344 | $47,288 | $47,601 | $55,586 | $54,500 |
| Round 2 | $107,587 | $97,791 | $105,861 | – | $90,513 | $83,334 | $74,403 | $64,731 | $73,494 | $73,782 | $56,536 | $35,903 | $32,401 | $28,373 | $28,886 | $33,599 | $32,891 |
| Round 1 | $69,615 | $62,686 | $67,751 | – | $56,571 | $51,588 | $45,686 | $38,838 | $45,347 | $46,328 | $34,963 | $22,512 | $18,515 | $17,024 | $17,494 | $20,258 | $20,148 |
| Qualies 3 | $45,566 | $40,119 | $35,993 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qualies 2 | $27,530 | $23,821 | $21,878 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qualies 1 | $16,138 | $13,791 | $11,998 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Euro
| Euro | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| Winner | €2,749,036 | €2,353,273 | €1,979,979 | – | €2,620,983 | €2,543,522 | €2,502,673 | €2,344,391 | €2,670,834 | €2,216,346 | €1,855,718 | €1,450,006 | €1,215,752 | €1,207,146 | $989,868 | $943,159 | $1,031,840 |
| Runner-up | €1,374,518 | €1,235,469 | €1,048,224 | – | €1,310,492 | €1,271,761 | €1,251,337 | €1,172,196 | €1,335,417 | €1,108,173 | €927,859 | €725,003 | €607,876 | €603,573 | $494,934 | $471,579 | $515,920 |
| Semifinals | €701,882 | €629,501 | €541,582 | – | €655,804 | €635,315 | €625,668 | €586,098 | €667,708 | €554,086 | €463,929 | €362,502 | €303,938 | €301,787 | $247,467 | $235,790 | $257,960 |
| Quarterfinals | €397,733 | €364,757 | €349,408 | – | €327,902 | €317,658 | €312,834 | €293,049 | €342,378 | €284,599 | €237,764 | €182,827 | €151,969 | €150,893 | $123,734 | $117,895 | $130,528 |
| Round 4 | €242,149 | €223,561 | €210,810 | – | €196,295 | €184,264 | €167,224 | €154,730 | €180,423 | €147,337 | €121,781 | €94,566 | €75,984 | €75,447 | $62,012 | $62,877 | $69,649 |
| Round 3 | €153,244 | €141,196 | €133,940 | – | €123,800 | €113,045 | €102,382 | €93,776 | €109,391 | €89,409 | €73,069 | €49,017 | €37,992 | €37,723 | $34,063 | $35,368 | $39,873 |
| Round 2 | €99,433 | €91,778 | €87,352 | – | €80,302 | €71,219 | €64,842 | €58,610 | €66,771 | €54,149 | €44,073 | €29,158 | €22,243 | €22,634 | $20,671 | $21,378 | $24,064 |
| Round 1 | €64,339 | €58,832 | €55,905 | – | €50,189 | €44,088 | €39,815 | €35,166 | €41,199 | €34,001 | €27,256 | €18,283 | €12,710 | €13,580 | $12,519 | $12,890 | $14,741 |
| Qualies 3 | €42,113 | €37,652 | €29,700 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qualies 2 | €25,443 | €22,356 | €18,053 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Qualies 1 | €14,915 | €12,943 | €9,900 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Men’s & Women’s Doubles (Per Pair)
| Doubles | Sterling Pound | US Dollar | Euro |
| Winner | £600,000 | $759,801 | €701,865 |
| Runner-up | £300,000 | $379,901 | €350,933 |
| Semifinals | £150,000 | $189,950 | €175,466 |
| Quarterfinals | £75,000 | $94,975 | €87,733 |
| Round 3 | £36,250 | $45,905 | €42,404 |
| Round 2 | £22,000 | $27,859 | €25,735 |
| Round 1 | £13,750 | $17,412 | €16,084 |
Mixed Doubles (Per Pair)
| Mixed Doubles | Sterling Pound | US Dollar | Euro |
| Winner | £128,000 | $162,091 | €149,731 |
| Runner-up | £64,000 | $81,045 | €74,866 |
| Semifinals | £32,000 | $40,590 | €37,453 |
| Quarterfinals | £16,500 | $20,895 | €19,301 |
| Round 3 | £7,750 | $9,814 | €9,066 |
| Round 1 | £4,000 | $5,065 | €4,679 |
Quad Singles
| Quad Wheelchair Singles | Sterling Pound | US Dollar | Euro |
| Winner | £60,000 | $75,991 | €70,187 |
| Runner-up | £31,000 | $39,308 | €36,281 |
| Semifinals | £21,000 | $26,597 | €24,565 |
| Quarterfinals | £14,500 | $18,364 | €16,962 |
Quad Doubles (Per Pair)
| Quad Wheelchair Doubles | Sterling Pound | US Dollar | Euro |
| Winner | £26,000 | $32,924 | €30,415 |
| Runner-up | £13,000 | $16,462 | €15,207 |
| Semifinals | £8,000 | $10,131 | €9,358 |
Wheelchair Singles
| Wheelchair Singles | Sterling Pound | US Dollar | Euro |
| Winner | £60,000 | $75,965 | €70,205 |
| Runner-up | £31,000 | $39,248 | €36,273 |
| Semifinals | £21,000 | $26,588 | €24,572 |
| Quarterfinals | £14,500 | $18,358 | €16,966 |
Wheelchair Doubles (Per Pair)
| Wheelchair Doubles | Sterling Pound | US Dollar | Euro |
| Winner | £26,000 | $32,918 | €30,422 |
| Runner-up | £13,000 | $16,459 | €15,211 |
| Semifinals | £8,000 | $10,129 | €9,361 |
Prize Money By Year
Here’s a recap of historic data for Wimbledon prize money for winners across singles, doubles, and mixed doubles. All data is presented in British Sterling Pounds.
| Year | Men’s Singles | Women’s Singles | Men’s Doubles | Women’s Doubles | Mixed Doubles | Total |
| 1968 | £2,000 | £750 | £800 | £500 | £450 | £26,150 |
| 1969 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,000 | £600 | £500 | £33,370 |
| 1970 | £3,000 | £1,500 | £1,000 | £600 | £500 | £41,650 |
| 1971 | £3,750 | £1,800 | £750 | £450 | £375 | £37,790 |
| 1972 | £5,000 | £3,000 | £1,000 | £600 | £500 | £50,330 |
| 1973 | £5,000 | £3,000 | £1,000 | £600 | £500 | £52,400 |
| 1974 | £10,000 | £7,000 | £2,000 | £1,200 | £1,000 | £97,100 |
| 1975 | £10,000 | £7,000 | £2,000 | £1,200 | £1,000 | £114,875 |
| 1976 | £12,500 | £10,000 | £3,000 | £2,400 | £2,000 | £157,740 |
| 1977 | £15,000 | £13,500 | £6,000 | £5,200 | £3,000 | £222,540 |
| 1978 | £19,000 | £17,100 | £7,500 | £6,500 | £4,000 | £279,023 |
| 1979 | £20,000 | £18,000 | £8,000 | £6,930 | £4,200 | £277,066 |
| 1980 | £20,000 | £18,000 | £8,400 | £7,276 | £4,420 | £293,464 |
| 1981 | £21,600 | £19,400 | £9,070 | £7,854 | £4,770 | £322,136 |
| 1982 | £41,667 | £37,500 | £16,666 | £14,450 | £6,750 | £593,366 |
| 1983 | £66,600 | £60,000 | £26,628 | £23,100 | £12,000 | £978,211 |
| 1984 | £100,000 | £90,000 | £40,000 | £34,700 | £18,000 | £1,461,896 |
| 1985 | £130,000 | £117,000 | £47,500 | £41,100 | £23,400 | £1,934,760 |
| 1986 | £140,000 | £126,000 | £48,500 | £42,060 | £25,200 | £2,119,780 |
| 1987 | £155,000 | £139,500 | £53,730 | £46,500 | £27,900 | £2,470,020 |
| 1988 | £165,000 | £148,500 | £57,200 | £49,500 | £29,700 | £2,612,126 |
| 1989 | £190,000 | £171,000 | £65,870 | £56,970 | £34,200 | £3,133,749 |
| 1990 | £230,000 | £207,000 | £94,230 | £81,510 | £40,000 | £3,819,730 |
| 1991 | £240,000 | £216,000 | £98,330 | £85,060 | £41,720 | £4,010,970 |
| 1992 | £265,000 | £240,000 | £108,570 | £93,920 | £46,070 | £4,416,820 |
| 1993 | £305,000 | £275,000 | £124,960 | £108,100 | £53,020 | £5,048,450 |
| 1994 | £345,000 | £310,000 | £141,350 | £122,200 | £60,000 | £5,682,170 |
| 1995 | £365,000 | £328,000 | £149,540 | £129,300 | £63,500 | £6,025,550 |
| 1996 | £392,500 | £353,000 | £160,810 | £139,040 | £68,280 | £6,465,910 |
| 1997 | £415,000 | £373,500 | £170,030 | £147,010 | £72,200 | £6,884,952 |
| 1998 | £435,000 | £391,500 | £178,220 | £154,160 | £75,700 | £7,207,590 |
| 1999 | £455,000 | £409,500 | £186,420 | £167,770 | £79,180 | £7,595,330 |
| 2000 | £477,500 | £430,000 | £195,630 | £176,070 | £83,100 | £8,056,480 |
| 2001 | £500,000 | £462,500 | £205,000 | £189,620 | £87,000 | £8,525,280 |
| 2002 | £525,000 | £486,000 | £210,000 | £194,250 | £88,500 | £8,825,320 |
| 2003 | £575,000 | £535,000 | £210,000 | £194,250 | £88,500 | £9,373,990 |
| 2004 | £602,500 | £560,500 | £215,000 | £200,000 | £90,000 | £9,707,280 |
| 2005 | £630,000 | £600,000 | £218,500 | £203,250 | £90,000 | £10,085,510 |
| 2006 | £655,000 | £625,000 | £220,690 | £205,280 | £90,000 | £10,378,710 |
| 2007 | £700,000 | £700,000 | £222,900 | £222,900 | £90,000 | £11,282,710 |
| 2008 | £750,000 | £750,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £92,000 | £11,812,000 |
| 2009 | £850,000 | £850,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £92,000 | £12,550,000 |
| 2010 | £1,000,000 | £1,000,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £92,000 | £13,725,000 |
| 2011 | £1,100,000 | £1,100,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £92,000 | £14,600,000 |
| 2012 | £1,150,000 | £1,150,000 | £260,000 | £260,000 | £92,000 | £16,060,000 |
| 2013 | £1,600,000 | £1,600,000 | £300,000 | £300,000 | £92,000 | £22,560,000 |
| 2014 | £1,760,000 | £1,760,000 | £325,000 | £325,000 | £96,000 | £25,000,000 |
| 2015 | £1,880,000 | £1,880,000 | £340,000 | £340,000 | £100,000 | £26,750,000 |
| 2016 | £2,000,000 | £2,000,000 | £350,000 | £350,000 | £100,000 | £28,100,000 |
| 2017 | £2,200,000 | £2,200,000 | £400,000 | £400,000 | £100,000 | £31,600,000 |
| 2018 | £2,250,000 | £2,250,000 | £450,000 | £450,000 | £110,000 | £34,000,000 |
| 2019 | £2,350,000 | £2,350,000 | £540,000 | £540,000 | £116,000 | £38,000,000 |
| 2021 | £1,700,000 | £1,700,000 | £480,000 | £480,000 | £100,000 | £35,016,000 |
| 2022 | £2,000,000 | £2,000,000 | £540,000 | £540,000 | £124,000 | £40,350,000 |
| 2023 | £2,350,000 | £2,350,000 | £600,000 | £600,000 | £128,000 | £44,700,000 |
FAQs
Wimbledon prize money is a hot topic. Aside from what we’ve covered, here are some common questions about the subject.
Is Wimbledon prize money taxed?
Yes. Players are taxed on their earnings based on the country they receive prize money. Therefore, for Wimbledon, players are taxed at the United Kindom’s tax rate, which is 40-45% depending on a player’s winnings.
However, players usually don’t have to pay taxes on their money earned at Wimbledon to their local government due to a Double Tax Treaty, which prevents double taxation.
Do junior Wimbledon players win prize money?
No. Wimbledon junior tournaments are amateur events, so participants do not earn prize money.
Why did Wimbledon’s prize money go down in 2021?
Recovering from the pandemic and not running the tournament in 2020, Wimbledon reduced prize money by 5.2% in 2021 compared to 2019, when the event last ran.
However, the reduction only impacted the singles finalists and semi-finalists, and in some cases, there were increases. For example, qualifiers saw a 17.5% increase in prize money allocation.
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