By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday June 9, 2022

Wimbledon has announced its 2022 prize money, with a year over year increase for tennis prize money up 5.4 percent from the last pre-pandemic year, and 11.1 percent from 2021 (not counting per diem expenses granted to players).



Here are the figures for men’s and women’s singles, main draw (all figures in British pounds)

Round 1 losers: £ 50,000 | +11.1 percent from 2019
Round 2 losers: £ 78,000 | +8.3 percent from 2019
Round 3 losers: £ 120,000 | + 8.1 percent from 2019
Round of 16 losers: £ 190,000 | + 8.0 percent from 2019
QF losers | £ 310,000 | +5.4 percent from 2019
SF losers | £ 535,000 | -9.0 percent from 2019
Runner-up | £ 1,050,000 | -10.6 percent from 2019
Champion | £ 2,000,000 | -14.9 % from 2019

Qualifiers get massive increases this year at Wimbledon, with overall qualifying prize money up 48.1 percent from 2019.

From the tournament: See the full Prize Money Details Here

Investing in the players is of paramount importance for The Championships and the total prize money for tennis events for 2022 reflects this with an 11.1 per cent increase on 2021, and a 5.4 per cent increase on the most recent full capacity Championships in 2019. In 2020, following the cancellation of The Championships, a total of £10,066,000 was paid in lieu of prize money to players who would have qualified for direct entry in that year.

The prize money distribution for 2022 continues to place importance on supporting players in the early rounds of the event. As such, the Qualifying Competition prize money fund has received a 26 per cent increase on 2021 and a 48.1 per cent increase on 2019. Main Draw singles players competing in the first round will be playing for £50,000, a 4.2 per cent increase on 2021 and an 11.1 per cent increase on 2019.

The total prize money on offer for the Wheelchair and Quad Wheelchair events reflects a 19.8 per cent increase on 2021 and a 40.1 per cent increase on 2019 (comprising both increased prize money and the doubling of the Quad Wheelchair Singles and Quad Wheelchair Doubles draws). The Doubles and Mixed Doubles prize money funds have increased by 9.6 and 17.4 per cent on 2021 respectively.