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Wimbledon Raises Prize Pool to £64.2m as Players Pause Limited Protests

The boost lifts singles winners to £3.6m and eases pay for lower-ranked players while talks over a formal revenue-share, welfare fund and player representation remain unresolved.

Overview

  • The All England Club increased the total prize pot to £64.2 million, a roughly 20% uplift that raises the men's and women's singles winners to £3.6 million each.
  • Wimbledon published a full round-by-round singles schedule showing winner £3,600,000; runner-up £1,800,000; semifinalist £900,000; quarterfinalist £480,000; round of 16 £300,000; round of 32 £185,000; round of 64 £126,000; and round of 128 £80,000.
  • Organisers also raised doubles, mixed and wheelchair payouts and boosted qualifying money to about £6.2 million to improve earnings for lower-ranked players.
  • Top players staged targeted media- and participation-limits in protest and then stood those actions down after a 'constructive meeting' with Wimbledon, but they continue to press for a written revenue-share formula and stronger welfare measures.
  • Negotiations remain open over an interim player share target near 16% and a longer-term goal near 22%, and unresolved institutional differences mean further actions could follow if talks do not deliver binding revenue, pension, maternity or representation guarantees.