Wimbledon announced total prize money of £40.35 million ($52.2 million) for 2022. The prize money reflects a 15% increase from 2021.
Men’s and women’s singles winners will take home $2.5 million and doubles winners will earn $664,200. Still, the 2022 Wimbledon singles winner’s check is 15% less than in 2019.
Wimbledon has bigger increase in prize money to the early rounds. Prize money for the first round is 11% higher than in 2019.
From the first round of the qualifying competition to the champions being crowned this year’s prize money distribution aims to reflect just how important the players are to The Championships as we look to continue to deliver one of the world’s leading sporting events, and with a particularly special tournament ahead of us as we celebrate 100 years of Centre Court on Church Road.
Ian Hewitt, chairman of the All England Club