The tournament Wimbledon will be on stage from Monday 1 July to Sunday 14 July, representing the last major event before the Paris Olympics. The traditional grass swing will have the Championships at its core, among the most anticipated events of the year and certainly the most prestigious, although there is probably a lack of green specialists among the new generations. The Italian Jannik Sinner, currently number one in the world, has shown that he can be at ease on the reference surface, as demonstrated by the semi-final reached in 2023; the South Tyrolean’s powerful shots can have an exponential impact on London grass. Sinner is among the favorites to get to the end and win the coveted full spoils, this year richer than ever. The organizers of Wimbledon, in fact, have announced the prize money of the 2024 edition of the tournament, an absolute record.
Wimbledon: huge prize pool and record figures
The prize money overall Wimbledon 2024 corresponds to 50 million British poundsor 59.4 million euros: a number never so high in the history of the tournament. Only reaching the first round will guarantee the participants good 60 thousand poundstherefore little more than 71 thousand euroswhile the winner of the event will have an amount equal to ben available £2.7 millionTherefore 3.2 million euros. Certainly mind-boggling numbers, which exceed the prize money of the previous year11.9% and represent a further reason for ambition for the best players in the world, who are already attracted by the international and historical importance of the tournament. On the fields ofAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Swiatek and every other top player, male and female, will compete for the highest prize money in Wimbledon history. Below are all the numbers, remembering that the ATP tournament and the WTA tournament have the same prizes.
First round – £60,000 (€71,000)
Second round – £93,000 (€110,552)
Third round – £143,000 (€169,989)
Round of 16 – £226,000 (€268,654)
Quarter finals – £375,000 (€445,777)
Semifinalists – £715,000 (€849,948)
Finalists – £1,400,000 (€1,664,234)
Winners – £2,700,000 (€3,209,595)
