Wimbledon Prize Money 2023: Complete Breakdown of How Much Players Will Make in Each Round

Wimbledon Prize Money 2023: Complete Breakdown of How Much Players Will Make in Each Round

Edwin Kiplagat
updated at July 4, 2023 at 7:21 AM
  • The oldest and most prestigious tennis event, Wimbledon, is here
  • Novak Djokovic is looking to make history in the tournament
  • Sports Brief looks at the prize money players win per round

The 2023 Wimbledon Championships are finally here. Top tennis players from around the world converge at the All-England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, England, to battle for the top prize.

Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek, and Aryna Sabalenka are some of the top players in the tournament.

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Wimbledon Championships logo at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon. Photo by Zac Goodwin/PA Images.
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Djokovic won the 2023 French Open to take his Grand Slam total to 23, one behind Margaret Court’s outright singles record of 24 slams. The 36-year-old is also looking to level Roger Federer on eight Wimbledon titles.

Interestingly, the Serb has not lost a complete match at Wimbledon since 2016, and will take some stopping.

Swiatek is the top seed for the Women's Singles and heads into the tournament having won the 2023 French Open. However, she has not gone past the fourth round of Wimbledon. Defending champion. Elena Rybakina is facing fitness issues, but one player to keep an eye on is 2011 and 2014 Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova.

The women's event will be as open as ever.

Wimbledon prize money per round

The total purse for this year's Wimbledon tournament will be £44,700,000, which is a 10.8 % increase from 2022 and a 17.6% increase on the pre-pandemic Championships in 2019.

The total prize pool for the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Doubles is a 10.7% increase from last year, while the Wheelchair and Quad Wheelchair Singles and Doubles events all increased by close to 20%.

Result

Singles

Doubles (Per pair)Mixed (Per pair)

Winner

2,350,000

600,000

128,000

Runner-up

1,175,000

300,000

64,000

Semi-finalist

600,000

150,000

32,000

Quarter-finalist

340,000

75,000

16,500

Round 4

207,000

N/A

N/A

Round 3

131,000

36,250

N/A

Round 2

85,000

22,000

7,750

Round 1

55,000

13,750

4,000

Note: Prize money is in Great Britain Pounds.

Wimbledon past winners

Here are the past 10 winners at Wimbledon.

Year

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

2022

Novak Djokovic

Elena Rybakina

2021

Novak Djokovic

Ashleigh Barty

2019

Novak Djokovic

Simona Halep

2018

Novak Djokovic

Angelique Kerber

2017

Roger Federer

Garbine Muguruza

2016

Andy Murray

Serena Williams

2015

Novak Djokovic

Serena Williams

2014

Novak Djokovic

Petra Kvitova

2013

Andy Murray

Marion Bartoli

2012

Roger Federer

Serena Williams

Note: Wimbledon 2020 was canceled because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Wimbledon: Biggest winners

Roger Federer has won the most men's singles titles (8) in the Open Era. The Swiss retired last year, and his last Wimbledon title came in 2017. He won the title in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2017.

Martina Navratilova has won the most Women's Singles titles in the Open Era. The Czech-born American won the first of her nine championships in 1978. Her other titles came in 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, and 1990, per WTA.

Player earnings at Roland Garros

Sports Brief previously looked at what players earn at Roland Garros per round of the competition.

The prize money for the 2023 French Open was €49.6 million ($54.6 million), up 12.3% from 2022.

In singles, the champion pocketed $2,478,426, while players who made the first round got $74,352.

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Edwin Kiplagat has five years of experience in journalism working as a Sports Editor at Africa Insight Communications and ESPN. Edwin Kiplagat is a Bachelor's Degree holder in journalism from the Multimedia University of Kenya.
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