London, June 10: The All England Lawn Tennis Club has announced the record prize money of £40.35 million (40,350,000 pounds) for the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament.
The total prize money for tennis events for 2022 reflected an 11.1 per cent increase on 2021, and a 5.4 per cent increase on the most recent full capacity Championships in 2019.
The grass court Grand Slam event is scheduled from June 27 to July 10. This will be the first time in three years that a full capacity Championships is being staged.
The men’s and women’s singles champions each will be get £2 million (2000,000 pounds).
In 2020, following the cancellation of The Championships, a total of £10 million (10,066,000 pounds) was paid in lieu of prize money to players who would have qualified for direct entry in that year.
The AELTC said that prize money distribution for 2022 continue to place importance on supporting players in the early rounds of the event.
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 reflected 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.
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