Winning the third Grand Slam title of the season does not only mean making tennis history, it also involves a large sum of money for the winners.
Wimbledon has new champions. To the feat achieved by Marketa Vondrousova in the women’s team is added that of Carlos Alcaraz in the men. Of course, in addition to what it means for a tennis player to obtain the title of a Grand Slam, it is impossible to ignore that the competition brings with it an important economic price. .
In this sense, this type of competition in tennis is one of the most profitable in the sport. In the case of Wimbledon, it battles closely with the US Open held in New York to be the highest-grossing tournament.
In this season, the Major which takes place on grass in London brings in a total purse of £44.7m, or just over US$57m which means an increase of more than 10% compared to 2022.
Champions, of course, are the ones who will charge the most. Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova got £2.35 million (nearly three million US dollars) .
Novak Djokovic, who this time remained in second place will have the consolation prize of $1.4 million, while the semi-finalists will pocket $759,000 .
In the case of the Chileans present at the competition, Nicolás Jarry, who made it to the third round, losing to Carlos Alcaraz, walked away with $165,810 in prize money. .
For its part, Tomás Barrios, who lost in the second round to Belgian David Goffin, earned US$107,587 .
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