Wimbledon prize money 2026: what every round pays

Wimbledon paid a record £64.2 million in prize money at The Championships 2026, and the gentlemen's and ladies' singles champions each received £3,600,000. The All England Lawn Tennis Club announced the fund on 11 June 2026: a 20 per cent increase on the £53.5 million of 2025 and, at £10.7 million, the largest annual rise in the tournament's history. Every figure on this page is per player, in pounds sterling, and identical for the men's and women's events.

How much does the Wimbledon champion earn?

£3.6 million, up 20 per cent on the £3 million of 2025. The losing finalist takes £1.8 million. A player who loses in the first round of the main draw leaves with £80,000, and a player who loses in the first round of qualifying with £20,000. The complete singles table below is taken from the All England Club's official prize money document, published on 11 June 2026, which also lists each round's change against 2025.

Each singles event costs the club £23,632,000 across its 128-player draw, so the two singles draws account for £47,264,000 of the fund, up 22 per cent. Qualifying adds £6,208,000 across the two events, up 25 per cent. The remaining money goes to doubles, mixed, wheelchair and invitation events, plus an estimated £1,650,000 in per diems; the tennis events alone total £62,550,000.

Doubles, mixed and wheelchair

Doubles is paid per pair. The gentlemen's and ladies' doubles champions each received £760,000 per pair, up 12 per cent, with £380,000 for the runners-up, £190,000 for semi-finalists, £95,000 for quarter-finalists and £18,000 for a first-round exit. Each doubles event totals £3,324,000. Mixed doubles pays £148,000 per pair to the winners and £5,200 for a first-round loss. Wheelchair and quad singles champions earn £82,000, wheelchair and quad doubles champions £36,000 per pair; the wheelchair and quad events together are worth £1,273,800, up 20 per cent. The three invitation doubles events add £621,000.

Where the increase went

The percentages in the table show the pattern: the early rounds and qualifying rose fastest. First-round qualifying is up 29 per cent, the second round of the main draw 26 per cent, the fourth round 25 per cent, while the champion's cheque grew 20 per cent and the runner-up's 18 per cent. The club puts the ten-year picture in its announcement: singles champions' prize money is up 80 per cent over the decade, first-round money up 160 per cent, and the total available in qualifying up 393 per cent. "We are clear that as Wimbledon grows, the players will continue to share in that success," said Deborah Jevans, the club's chair.

Prize money and ranking points

Money and points follow different curves. A Grand Slam title is worth 2,000 ATP ranking points, the maximum for any tournament, according to the ATP's points breakdown: 1,300 for the finalist, 800 for a semi-final, 400 for a quarter-final, 200 for the fourth round, 100 for the third, 50 for the second and 10 for a first-round loss. A qualifier who reaches the main draw collects 30 points on the way. So a first-round loser earns 2.2 per cent of the champion's money but 0.5 per cent of his points. For comparison, a Masters 1000 title is worth 1,000 points and an undefeated champion at the ATP Finals earns 1,500.

What the champion keeps

The cheque is gross. Foreign players are liable to UK tax on earnings linked to their appearances in the country, according to HMRC's guidance for foreign entertainers and sportspeople. When payments exceed the personal allowance, the payer deducts withholding tax, usually at the basic rate of income tax, and passes it to HMRC as a payment on account. The final bill is settled afterwards; the guidance says the amount withheld can be set against the UK liability and, in most cases, against tax due in the player's home country. Coaching, travel and accommodation come out of the same gross figure, and no official source publishes what a typical player nets, so this page does not estimate it.

The other majors

Wimbledon's total sits between the other three Grand Slam tournaments this year. The US Open pays $108 million with $5.5 million to each singles champion, the Australian Open A$111.5 million with A$4.15 million to the champions, and Roland-Garros €61.723 million with €2.8 million to the champions. The currencies differ, and this page does not convert them.

Our tournament page for Wimbledon carries the fund and the champion's cheque in its prize-money table, beside the roll of honour.

This page is refreshed when the All England Club announces the prize money for The Championships 2027.