Prize Money Increase Announced for Wimbledon

The All England Club have announced an increase in prize money for the 2014 Wimbledon Championships.

Players at The Championships 2014 will receive a total of £25m, generic an increase of £2.4m, discount or 10.8%, over 2013.

For the vast majority (88%) of singles players who lose in the first three rounds of The Championships, there is an increase of over 12.5% in the prize money each will receive this year, thereby increasing the prize money for these players by over 100% over a three-year period.

Similarly, there is a 12.5% increase in prize money for qualifying bringing the three-year increase for this group to 93%.

For players in the Last 16 there is an average increase this year of at least 10% with the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Singles champions each receiving £1.76m, a 10% (£160,000) increase from £1.6m.

Doubles continues to play an important role at The Championships and there is an 8.7% increase in the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Doubles and a 6.1% increase for the Mixed Doubles.