Wimbledon prize money up, singles champs get big boost

Wimbledon prize money up, singles champs get big boost

The whole prize cash at Wimbledon this yr will rise by greater than 11 per cent, with the winners of the singles every getting STG2.35 million kilos ($A4.3 million).

The whole prize fund on the championships might be STG44.7 million kilos ($A83 million), the All England Club stated on Wednesday.

That is a rise of 17.1 per cent in comparison with 2019, the final Wimbledon earlier than the pandemic.

The earnings for the winners of the singles competitions are again to the degrees they have been in 2019.

The prize for the singles champions had dipped to STG1.7 million kilos in 2021, after the match was canceled in 2020, and was STG2 million final yr.

Officials stated a precedence was positioned on supporting gamers within the early rounds.

Those who lose within the first spherical will earn STG55,000 kilos ($A102,000), a ten per cent improve from final yr.

Source: www.perthnow.com.au