The total prize pot put up for this year’s Wimbledon men’s and women’s singles tournaments is a record £32,154,000. The staggering lump sum is 10.9% up from the 2022 total of £28,992,000.
Meanwhile, the doubles prize money has seen a big boost as well with £5,164,000 (10.7% more than 2022) up for grabs in the men’s and women’s categories and £448,000 (3.7% more than 2022) on the line for the mixed doubles.
See the full breakdown of the prize money for singles and doubles below:
Men’s & Women’s Singles Prize Money
Winner: £2.35million
Runner-up: £1.175million
Semi-finalists: £600,000
Quarter-finalists: £340,000
Fourth round: £207,000
Third round: £131,000
Second round: £85,000
First round: £55,000
Men’s & Women’s Doubles Prize Money
Winners: £600,000 per pair
Runners-up: £300,000 per pair
Semi-Finalists: £150,000 per pair
Quarter-Finalists: £75,000 per pair
Third Round: £36,250 per pair
Second Round: £22,000 per pair
First Round: £13,750 per pair
Mixed Doubles Prize Money
Winners: £128,000 per pair
Runners-up: £64,000 per pair
Semi-Finalists: £32,000 per pair
Quarter-Finalists: £16,500 per pair
Second Round: £7,750 per pair
First Round: £4,000 per pair
Novak Djokovic and Elena Rybakina are the defending champions heading into this year’s tournament and are the favourites with the bookies to retain their titles in London. Djokovic has been drawn against Argentine Pedro Cachin in the first round while Rybakina will play her opening game of the tournament against American Shelby Rogers.
The Serbian could meet World No 5 Andrey Rublev in the quarter-finals if both progress to that stage while Carlos Alcaraz may be awaiting him in the final. Djokovic is on the brink of equalling Roger Federer’s record of eight singles titles as he looks to secure his fifth Wimbledon crown on the bounce.
Rybakina faces stiff competition from comes world No 1 Iga Swietak and world No 2 Aryna Sabalenka after excellent clay seasons from both ladies. However, she won’t have to worry about Emma Raducanu who is still recovering from surgery on both her wrists and her ankle.
In an emotional handwritten message posted to social media, she wrote: “I tried my best to manage the pain and play through it for most of this year and end of last year by reducing practice load dramatically, missing weeks of training as well as cutting last season short to try heal it.
“Unfortunately it’s not enough. I’m having a minor procedure done on both hands to resolve the issues. I’m disappointed to share that I will be out for the next few months and while I am at it will have another minor procedure that is due on my ankle.
“It pains me that I will miss the summer events and I tried to downplay the issues so I thank all my fans who continued to support me when you did not know the facts.”
And Andy Murray is hoping for a deep run in a championship that he always saves his best for.
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