Wimbledon 2022 prize money: how much will men’s singles winner and runner-up earn? Prize fund breakdown

Action at the All England Club is nearing its end as the women’s and men’s Wimbledon finals take place

By Martyn Simpson

28th Jun 2022, 4:47pm

The most iconic finale in tennis is rapidly approaching with the men’s and women’s singles finales at Wimbledon 2022 taking place across the weekend.

Nick Kyrgios went straight through to the Sunday’s final after Rafael Nadal was forced to pull out of their semi-final tie, while Novak Djokovic defeated Cameron Norrie on Friday afternoon to make it through.

The winner in each event will be presented with a historic trophy for their success, but they’ll also earn a significant cash prize as well.

It’s not just the eventual winner who earns big though - there are healthy sums on offer the further a competitor progresses through the bracket.

Here is the breakdown for the prize money in the men’s and women’s singles events at Wimbledon this year:

Wimbledon 2022: Prize fund

The overall prize fund for the 2022 tournament is £40.35 million ($49.5m USD).

That is a significant increase on the 2021 event where the overall prize fund was just over £35m.

Despite the historical significance of Wimbledon, it is only the third highest prize fund of the four Grand Slam tournaments.

It outranks the French Open which had a prize fund of just over £35m in 2022 but falls short of the Australian Open which was just over £42.5m

As for the US Open, which will be played in August, it had a prize fund of just over £47m.

How much does the men’s singles winner at Wimbledon earn?

The winners of the men’s singles competition will earn £2m ($2.5m) this year which is a significant increase on the £1.7m that Novak Djokovic picked up for victory last year.

The runner up will also take home a seven figure sum for reaching the final while there is plenty of money to be made in the earlier rounds:

Here is the breakdown of prize money for the 2022 men’s singles competition at Wimbledon:

Champion - £2,000,000 ($2,500,000)
Finalist - £1,050,000 ($1,290,000)
Semi finalist - £535,000 ($636,000)
Quarter finalist - £310,000 ($380,000)
Fourth round - £190,000 ($233,000)
Third round - £120,000 ($147,000)
Second round - £78,000 ($96,000)
First round - £50,000 ($61,000)

How much does the women’s singles winner at Wimbledon earn?

Wimbledon’s female champion earns the same amount as her male counterpart with prize money in the women’s singles mirroring the men’s tournament.

That means the winner takes home £2m ($2.5m) which is an increase on the £1.7m that Ash Barty won in 2021.

Here is the breakdown of prize money for the 2022 women’s singles competition at Wimbledon:

Finalist - £1,050,000 ($1,290,000)
Semi finalist - £535,000 ($636,000)
Quarter finalist - £310,000 ($380,000)
Fourth round - £190,000 ($233,000)
Third round - £120,000 ($147,000)
Second round - £78,000 ($96,000)
First round - £50,000 ($61,000)

How to watch Wimbledon 2022

BBC have the exclusive rights for Wimbledon and will cover The Championships until at least 2027.

Coverage will be available on BBC One, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. Fans will also be able to keep up to date with the latest from SW19 on the BBC Sport app and BBC Sport website.

Coverage of the women’s singles final and the men’s doubles final will begin on BBC One at 1pm tomorrow (Saturday 9th July) and will end at 7pm, while the men’s singles and women’s doubles coverage is scheduled to be broadcast at the same time on Sunday 10th July.

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