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- The total prize money for 2009 championships was £12,550,000. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £850,000.
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The total prize money for 2009 championships was £12,550,000. The winner of the men's and women's singles title earned £850,000.
The prize money for The Championships 2024 is a record £50,000,000 with the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles Champions each receiving £2,700,000. Full breakdown of 2024 prize money (PDF)
YearGentlemen's SinglesGentlemen's Doubles (pair)Ladies' Singles20242,700,000650,0002,700,00020232,350,000600,0002,350,00020222,000,000540,0002,000,00020211,700,000480,0001,700,000Serena Williams defeated the two-time defending champion, her sister Venus Williams, in a rematch of the previous year's final, 7–6 (7–3), 6–2 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2009 Wimbledon Championships. [1] . It was her third Wimbledon singles title and eleventh major singles title overall. [2] .
On February 22, 2007, Wimbledon’s chairman, Tim Phillips, announced that the tournament would offer equal prize money to men and women starting that year and moving forward. That year the prize money was 700,000 for men’s and women’s singles.
In terms of prize money, parity between genders has long been a hot topic and for years women have lobbied for equal pay compared to male players. A quest spearheaded by the legendary Billie Jean King who famously said that she wanted women players to ‘have the cake, the icing and the cherry on top’ when it came to prize money.
Jun 28, 2024 · Wimbledon prize money 2024 – Men's and Women's Singles. Total amounts per player. Winner – £2.7m; Runner-up – £1.4m; Semi-finals – £715k; Quarter-finals – £375k; Round 4 – £226k
Jun 28, 2024 · Prize Money The total prize pool for this year's Wimbledon Championships 2024 is £50,000,000 and the women's singles champion will walk away with cheque for £2,700,000 and 2,000 ranking points.
