NEED TO KNOW
- Wimbledon announced that its purse would increase to over $72 million for its 2025 tournament
- This jump follows a campaign from top tennis players to increase prize money across all four Grand Slams
- Last year, Wimbledon winners Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova took home over $3 million each
It pays to be good at tennis — especially good enough to win Wimbledon.
The 2025 Wimbledon Championships kicked off on June 30 with the first round of singles matches in the women’s and men’s divisions. After 14 days of competition, the legendary tennis tournament will host its final matches on July 13, and the winners will take home their share of a record-breaking purse.
Responding to criticism from top players, the All England Lawn Tennis Club announced in June that it would increase Wimbledon’s prize money by 7%, according to ESPN. In March, Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka and 18 other tennis pros signed a letter calling for improvements in prize money across the four Grand Slams: the Australian Open, the French Open, the U.S. Open and Wimbledon.
“We have listened to the players,” AELTC chair Deborah Jevans told ESPN. “But the focus on just the prize money at the four events, the Grand Slams, does not get to the heart of what the challenge is with tennis.”
She went on to say that the real issue with professional tennis is that players have no off-season, which leads to more injuries. ESPN reported that in the letter, the pros asked for the Grand Slams’ prize money to be increased “to a more appropriate percentage of tournament revenues, reflective of the players’ contribution to tournament value.”
So, how much does a Wimbledon champion make? Here’s everything to know about the tournament’s record-setting prize money in 2025 — and how much it’s changed over time.
How much will the 2025 Wimbledon champion make?
Carlos Alcaraz poses with the winner’s trophy after winning the men’s singles final match during the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 14, 2024 in London, England.
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With the 7% increase, the Wimbledon purse rose to a whopping £53.5 million, which is approximately $72.59 million, according to ESPN. The singles champions from the women’s and men’s divisions will each take home £3 million ($4.07 million), which is 11.1% more than winners Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova took home in 2024.
Alcaraz and Krejcikova each won £2.7 million or about $3.7 million, per the tournament’s official website.
Doubles champions also get a pay bump of 4.4%, making their take-home £680,000 (just over $900,000). The prize for mixed doubles increased by 4.3% to £135,000, or over $180,000.
The increases in prize money followed a letter to the heads of the four Grand Slam tournaments, signed by the top 20 tennis players worldwide.
Olympic gold medalist Zheng Qinwen told reporters, per CNN, that more prize money will benefit not only the winners, but “those players that work hard [every] year and need to get paid from the slams, and they have to survive.”
How much will the other 2025 Wimbledon participants make?
Jasmine Paolini of Italy during the Ladies’ Singles Semi-Final match during The Championships Wimbledon 2024 on July 11, 2024 in London, England.
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In addition to the champions, other Wimbledon participants also benefit from the larger purse. Single players who lose in the first round still receive £66,000, which is about $90,000 and 10% higher than 2024, per ESPN.
The runner-up teams for men’s and women’s doubles will take home £345,000, or over $460,000, and mixed doubles will get £68,000 (or over $92,000) per pair, an over 4% increase according to The Independent.
Meanwhile, singles runner-ups will get £1.52 million (over $2 million).
Players in the wheelchair divisions also got a 4 to 6% increase in prize money. The winners of the men’s and women’s wheelchair singles and the quad wheelchair singles receive £68,000. The doubles teams (including men’s, women’s and quad) can make £30,000 or over $40,000.
The least amount of money a tennis pro can make at Wimbledon is £4,500 (or over $6,000), which is awarded to the first-round winners of the mixed doubles match.
How much have Wimbledon winners won in years past?
Serena Williams and Venus Williams of USA with their trophies after winning the final of the ladies doubles at Wimbledon on July 9, 2016 in London, England.
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The prize money has increased exponentially over the past years — doubling what players were offered a decade ago, per ESPN.
Wimbledon lists its prize money history on its website, showing that the first-ever men’s singles champion in 1968 received £2,000, equivalent to around $2,700, while the women’s singles champion made £750, or around $1,000. Women didn’t start taking home the same prizes as men until 2007.
Which grand slam has the highest prize money?
Madison Keys of the United States reacts to converting match point in the womens final during the 2025 Australian Open on January 25, 2025 in Melbourne, Australia.
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At the time of this writing, the U.S. Open offered the highest prize money with a record-breaking overall purse of $75 million in 2024. Wimbledon comes in second with a £53.5 million ($72 million) purse in 2025, followed by the French Open’s $64 million pool in 2025, per CBS Sports.
The Australian Open offered the smallest prize pool in 2025: $96.5 million AUD (about $63 million).