Prize money for The Championship (better known today as Wimbledon) was first awarded back in 1968, the year that marked the inclusion of professional players in the tournament for the first time. Total prize money back then was £26,150, with the men’s title winner earning £2,000 while the women’s singles champion received £750. A lot has changed since then, with more than inflation inflating the total cash takeaway for the prestigious tennis event. Today, we take a look at what the men and women will walk away with, and in U.S. dollars for our sportsbook players to better digest.
Total USD Purse and Prize Money Breakdown for the 2018 Wimbledon Championship Tennis Tournament
The Total Payout
The NBA isn’t the only one throwing bags of money at athletes this time of the year. There’s also the Wimbledon, which is giving away millions and millions of dollars to the best tennis players in the world this month. The singles sides’ winners are each going to pocket a dizzying total of $2.62 million each. Even those who are going to get eliminated early stand to receive amounts enough to put smiles on their faces despite taking losses. And just like the NBA’s salary cap, the purse has also risen at Wimbledon, 7.1 percent to be exact for the singles tournaments and 10.3 percent for the mixed doubles.
