The total prize money at Wimbledon this year will rise by more than 11 per cent, with the winners of the singles each getting £2.35-million ($3-million).
The total prize fund at the championships will be £44.7-million ($56.5-million), the All England Club said Wednesday. That is an increase of 17.1 per cent compared to 2019, the last Wimbledon before the pandemic.
The earnings for the winners of the singles competitions are back to the levels they were in 2019. The prize for the singles champions had dipped to £1.7-million in 2021, after the tournament was canceled in 2020, and was 2 million last year.
Officials said a priority was placed on supporting players in the early rounds. Those who lose in the first round will earn £55,000 ($69,500), a 10 per cent increase from last year.