Wimbledon confirms record prize money with champions set for £2million
The total prize fund for the tournament will exceed £40m for the first time
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Your support makes all the difference.Wimbledon has announced record prize money for this summer’s tournament, with the two singles champions taking home £2m each.
The total prize money of £40.35m is an 11.1 per cent increase on 2021’s event, where capacity was reduced for Covid reasons, and 5.4 per cent higher than the last regular tournament in 2019.
There was speculation the removal of ranking points following Wimbledon’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players could lead to a reduced prize fund but, with a full capacity crowd and scheduled play on the middle Sunday for the first time, organisers have opted against taking that course of action.
It remains to be seen whether the points situation will lead to players pulling out – Naomi Osaka is the highest-profile player to express public doubts about participating – but the prize money will be a significant pull for most.
Players beaten in the first round of the singles will still collect £50,000 while the runners-up will each take home more than £1m.
Chairman Ian Hewitt said: “From the first round of the qualifying competition to the champions being crowned, this year’s prize money distribution aims to reflect just how important the players are to The Championships as we look to continue to deliver one of the world’s leading sporting events.”
The tournament begins on 27 June.
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