Wimbledon increases Grand Slam prize purse ahead of event

Wimbledon is set to increase the prize purse of their grand slam tournament to $73 million. This is a 7% increase from last year and double the prize from a decade ago. 

The men’s and women’s singles champions will each earn $4 million, the highest payout across all four Grand Slam tournaments and an 11.1% increase from the $3.6 million awarded to Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova last year.

The increase, while a sign of the tournament’s growing financial strength, is also as a result of the demands from players for a larger share of the sport’s revenues.

This year’s Wimbledon Championship holds from June 30 to July 13. Players eliminated in the first round of singles will receive $89,700, a 10% increase over last year, ensuring that even early exiters benefit from the tournament’s prosperity.

Prize money for doubles, mixed doubles, and wheelchair events has also seen increases, with doubles champions earning $900,000 and mixed doubles winners taking home $180,000.

Wimbledon’s prize fund has now doubled since 2015, when the total stood at $36 million. “We’re immensely proud of the fact that if you look back 10 years, you can see the increase over that period and 7% this year” said Deborah Jevans, chair of the All England Club.

She also said that the club has listened to and engaged with players, many of whom have advocated for more equitable prize money distribution.

However, Jevans also noted that focusing solely on prize money does not address tennis’s broader challenges, such as the lack of an offseason and rising injury rates among players. The All England Club remains open to dialogue with the tours to address these systemic issues.

The 2025 edition will also see the complete implementation of electronic line-calling, ending the 147-year tradition of line judges at Wimbledon. Over 400 cameras will monitor the courts, with the aim of improving accuracy and match flow.