Tournaments with the Highest Prizes in Tennis
Tennis tournaments usually offer quite large cash prizes. The prize amounts may vary depending on the size of the tournament, its status and ticket sales, sponsors and other factors. Grand Slam tournaments are considered the biggest tennis tournaments in the world and the winners are awarded big money prizes. For example, the 2022 Wimbledon champions have been awarded £1.7 million.
ATP and WTA World Tour tournaments also offer large cash prizes. For example, the winner of the 2021 ATP Finals received a prize of $ 1.564 million and the winner of the 2021 WTA Finals received a prize of $ 1.6 million. However, the prize amounts may vary from tournament to tournament, and the prize amounts of tournaments in different categories are different.
In general, the winners of tennis tournaments usually get big prizes, while players with lower grades can also win prizes. The prize amounts may change every year, and the websites of the tournaments usually provide the most up-to-date information about the prize amounts.
The Wimbledon Tournament with the Highest Prize in History
The 2022 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament will distribute the highest total prize money in the history of the organization with 40 million 350 thousand pounds. This decision of the tournament, in which Russian and Belarusian tennis players were banned from participating, continues to be discussed.
At Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the season, tennis players who become singles champions will receive 2 million pounds in prize money. In total, the prize money was increased by 11.1 percent compared to 2021 to £40.35 million.
According to the ban on the participation of Russian and Belarusian tennis players, Andrey Rublev, Karen Khachanov, world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in men, Aryna Sabalenka, Daria Kasatkina, Victoria Azarenka, Veronika Kudermetova, and Ekaterina Alexandrova in women will not take part in the tournament.
After the organization’s decision regarding Russian and Belarusian tennis players was widely criticized, the Association of Professional Tennis Players (ATP) and the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced that athletes will not be given ranking points at Wimbledon 2022.
Spaniard Rafael Nadal, who has won both grand slam tournaments played this year, will take to the court to make it 3 for 3 despite an injury to his left foot. Nadal’s most important opponent in the tournament is Novak Djokovic, who has won Wimbledon 6 times before.
As for the women’s singles, Iga Swiatek is the biggest favorite for the title with her performance this season. Swiatek, who has never lost in the last 35 matches he has played, has experienced the joy of 6 championships, including Roland Garros, in this process.
Record prize at WTA Finals
According to the agreement reached with the Saudi Arabian Tennis Federation, the WTA Finals, which will be held at the end of the 2024 season, will be held between November 2-9, the WTA said in a statement. In line with the agreement, a record prize money of $ 15.25 million will be distributed for the 2024 WTA Finals. In addition, the prize money will be increased for the finals in 2025 and 2026.
