Wimbledon prize money increased to record number ahead of 2025 campaign
In a major move, Wimbledon has increased its prize money pot for this year's championships 53.5 million pounds ($72.59 million), a sharp 7 percent increase from 2024 and double what they had offered a decade ago, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said on Thursday, June 12. The singles champions will receive three million pounds each, the highest across all grand slams and 11.1 percent increase on what Carlos Alcaraz and Barbara Krejcikova took home last year. Singles players who get knocked out in the first round will receive 66,000 pounds, which is a 10 percent increase on last year. The doubles prize money has also been increased by 4.4 percent, mixed doubles by 4.3 and the wheelchair and quad wheelchair events by 5.6%.advertisementTennis news: Full coverage
The increase comes after the players demanded significant improvements in the prize money at the four grand slams as a way to ensure a more equitable distribution of revenue. "We have listened to the players, we have engaged with the players," AELTC chair Deborah Jevans said."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."The challenge with tennis is the fact that the players don't have an off-season which they want, they have increasing injuries that they're speaking about."No more line judges at WimbledonFor the first time in Wimbledon history, the traditional line judges won't be present during the electronic line calling system that is in place in other tournaments around the globe. advertisement"They're extra eyes and ears, the assistant to the chair umpire... We've got about 80 of those across the Championships.""They'll also provide one of the parts of our resilience in the event that the electronic line calling system goes down at any point in time," said AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton. The Wimbledon will start on June 30 and end on July 13.
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