{"id":681056,"date":"2026-07-08T20:52:16","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681056\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:52:16","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:52:16","slug":"record-breaking-wimbledon-prize-money-players-will-win-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/681056\/","title":{"rendered":"Record-breaking Wimbledon prize money players will win this year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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\"Wimbledon<\/p>\n

Wimbledon has increased the prize funds for competitors in 2026.<\/p>\n

Picture:
\nGetty<\/p>\n

In 2026, Wimbledon’s prize money for all players has increased by a staggering 20%.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon 2026<\/a> is hotting up as we approach the women and men’s final and with a grand slam title to achieve, there’s also a staggering prize fund to bank too.<\/p>\n

This year, the world’s top tennis players<\/a> are in with a chance of receiving record prize money with even those knocked out in the first round to receive an impressive \u00a380,000.<\/p>\n

The news of a Wimbledon prize money increase is welcomed by the players after they protested they deserved a bigger cut of the revenue from the All England Club.<\/p>\n

In 2025, the funds for the tennis<\/a> players totalled \u00a353.5million with it increased to \u00a364.2million for this year. This was called a “significant step forward” but has still remained a contentious subject throughout the tournament.<\/p>\n

Here’s all the details of the Wimbledon prize money including how much the men’s and women’s single winners will get as well as the doubles, mixed doubles and wheelchair rounds.<\/p>\n

\"Jannik<\/p>\n

Jannik Sinner won the men’s singles in Wimbledon 2025.<\/p>\n

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\nGetty<\/p>\n

How much do the men’s and women’s singles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

Men and women now receive equal prize funds through the competition. This is the round of tennis where players win the most money. The breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

First round – \u00a380,000Second round – \u00a3126,000Third round – \u00a3185,000Fourth round – \u00a3300,000Quarter-finals – \u00a3480,000Semi-finals – \u00a3900,000Runner-up – \u00a31.8mWinners – \u00a33.6millionHow much do the men and women’s doubles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

Per pair, the Wimbledon competitors will win anything from \u00a318,000 to \u00a3760,000 which is a 10% prize fund increase from 2025. The breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

First round – \u00a318,000Second round – \u00a329,000Third round – \u00a348,000Quarter-finals – 95,000Semi-finals – \u00a3190,000Runners-up – \u00a3380,000Winners – \u00a3760,000How much do the mixed doubles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

A prize fund slightly lower than the same sex double, they will win:<\/p>\n

First round – \u00a35,200Second round – \u00a310,000Quarter-finals – \u00a319,000Semi-finals – \u00a337,000Runners-up – \u00a374,000Winners – \u00a3148,000How much do the men’s and women’s wheelchair singles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

This prize pot has received a 21% increase since 2025 seeing the winners pocket \u00a382,000. The prize breakdown is as follows:<\/p>\n

First round – \u00a312,800Quarter-finals – \u00a320,000Semi-finals – \u00a329,000Runner-up – \u00a343,000Winner – \u00a382,000<\/p>\n

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Read more: Roger Federer pictured all alone in Wimbledon Royal Box as celebrities desert match<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Iga<\/p>\n

Iga \u015awi\u0105tek won the women’s singles at Wimbledon 2026.<\/p>\n

Picture:
\nGetty<\/p>\n

How much do Quad wheelchair singles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

Also receiving a 21% increase in funds, the breakdown is:<\/p>\n

Quarter-finals – \u00a320,000Semi-finals – \u00a329,000Runner-up – \u00a343,000Winner – \u00a382,000What do the men and women’s wheelchair doubles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

Per pair, tennis players competing in this tournament can win:<\/p>\n

Quarter-finals – \u00a36,500Semi-finals – \u00a311,000Runners-up – \u00a318,000Winners – \u00a336,000What do the Quad wheelchair doubles win at Wimbledon?<\/p>\n

Prize money is only banked by those who reach the semi finals with the fund breakdown as follows:<\/p>\n

Semi-finals – \u00a311,000Runners-up – \u00a318,000Winners – \u00a336,000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Want LBC stories before everyone else? Set us as your Preferred Source on Google Wimbledon has increased the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":681057,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-681056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=681056"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/681056\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/681057"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=681056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=681056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=681056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}