Wimbledon 2023; how much money can be made taking part in the Grand Slam tournament in each round?

Wimbledon 2023 is underway this week, with defending champion Novak Djokovic looking to secure a three-peat of Wimbledon Men’s Championships this year and join the ranks of Roger Federer as the only person to have one eight Wimbledon singles titles. The hold of the most Wimbledon championships? That honour goes to Martina Navratilova, who holds the championship record of nine singles titles.

England fans look on to see how current UK number one Cam Norrie will place this year, with Sir Andy Murray competiting on Centre Court, taking on another British hopeful in the form of Essex-born Ryan Peniston. Earlier today, top seed Carlos Alcaraz made it into the next round with a three-set victory over France’s Jérémy Chardy.

While in the women’s tournament, former world number one Venus Williams was sent packing from the first round of Wimbledon 2023 after a two set loss to Ukrainian Elina Svitolina. However, more talk was centred around the conduct of the former Wimbledon women’s champion, with critics and pundits alike after her behaviour towards the chair umpire officiating the game.

The match concluded with a moment of drama, as Svitolina's forehand was initially called out by the line judge. The decision was overruled when the Ukrainian challenged the call, prompting the chair umpire to end the match.

Williams, seemingly expecting the point to be replayed, shook her head in disappointment at the umpire's decision. After exchanging handshakes with Svitolina at the net, the American made her frustration with the call evident by choosing not to shake the chair umpire's hand, instead shaking her head while looking at him once again.

Williams however will still get a paycheck for her participation in this year’s event, which begs the question - how much money can players stand to make at Wimbledon, and do they get paid for reaching the final, or paid for each round they progress in?

How much money can be won at each stage of Wimbledon?

With a record £40 million pounds set aside for prize money alongside per-diems for the players (allowance for food, drink and sometimes accommodation),  the money starts being made as early as the qualifying rounds for Wimbledon; all values are for the 2023 Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships and, as per Perfect Tennis, the values apply at present to both the men’s and women’s competition:

Singles competition prize money

• Qualifying Round 1 - £12,750
• Qualifying Round 2 - £21,750
• Qualifying Round 3 - £36,000
• First Round - £55,000
• Second Round - £85,000
• Third Round - £131,000
• Fourth Round - £207,000
• Quarterfinals - £340,000
• Semifinals - £600,000
• Runner Up - £1,175,000
• Winner -  £2,350,000

The structure is a little different however in double competition, with money only being earned after the qualifying rounds

Doubles prize money

• First Round - £13,750
• Second Round - £22,000
• Third Round - £36,250
• Quarterfinals - £75,000
• Semifinals - £150,000
• Runners Up - £300,000
• Winners - £600,000

However, mixed doubles have an even less amount of prize money to draw from

• First Round - £4,000
• Third Round - £7,750
• Quarterfinals - £16,500
• Semifinals - £32,000
• Runners Up - £64,000
• Winners - £128,000