This is what tennis players earn when they win major tournaments

It's likely no one's mistake that sports are seeing ever-increasing amounts of money. Football transfers are becoming increasingly expensive, darts player Michael van Gerwen earned a whopping €275,000 for his 2023 Premier League win, and tennis prize money has also been rising rapidly in recent years. In fact, prize money for ATP tournaments and Challengers alone has increased by over $37 million in 2023 compared to 2022.

While the ATP distributed $180.4 million in 2022 across various ATP tournaments and Challengers, this will have grown to $217.9 million in 2023. This doesn't even include the prize money from the Grand Slam tournaments. And there's no denying that the prize money at a Grand Slam tournament in 2023 is substantial. At the 2023 Australian Open, there was still around €50 million up for grabs, of which both winners (Novak Djokovic in the men's event and Aryna Sabalenka in the women's event ) pocketed almost €2 million.

2023 Grand Slam prize money

It's also worth mentioning that the prize money for men's and women's tennis at Grand Slam tournaments has been equalized. The US Open did this back in 1973, the Australian Open followed in 2001, and Roland Garros and Wimbledon also decided to equalize prize money for men and women in 2007. Returning to the Australian Open: after the US Open, it's the most lucrative tournament to participate in. We already mentioned that the winner and winner each earned around €2,000,000, but even playing in the first round, a tennis player can cash in a hefty €68,293. The exact prize money for Wimbledon and the US Open in 2023 is not yet known at the time of writing, while the winner and winner of Roland Garros in 2023 will see a whopping €2,300,000 deposited into their bank accounts.

You're probably curious about the prize money at the US Open, since it's the most prize money in tennis. As mentioned, we don't have the exact figures for 2023 yet, but we can certainly tell you how much the winner (Carlos Alcaraz) and the winner (Iga Swiatek) both earned in 2022. The Spaniard and the Polish player each pocketed over €2.5 million, while the two runners-up earned over €1.5 million. The winner and runner-up at Wimbledon in 2022 earned €2,353,273 and €1,235,469, respectively. Certainly not bad!

ABN Amro tennis prize money 2023

The most prestigious tournament in the Netherlands is the one in Rotterdam, so we understand your interest in the prize money at ABN AMRO Tennis in 2023. Daniil Medvedev was the big winner in Ahoy this year, earning a tidy €387,940. Jannik Sinner, who was defeated by the Russian in the final, pocketed €208,730. Players who reached the semifinals earned €111,245, and a spot in the quarterfinals yielded €56,835. Did you reach round 2 or stay in round 1? Then you could add €30,345 or €16,180, respectively, to your season total, while the winner of the doubles tournament earned €127,440.

By now, some fairly large tournaments have been played in 2023, and it's clear that there's little to complain about regarding the prize money in tennis these days. Especially if a player reaches a deep stage, more money can be earned than ever before. It should be noted, however, that prize money in tennis hasn't yet been equalized for men and women. While this is the case at the Grand Slam tournaments, it's not yet the case in Rome, for example. During the BNL d'Italia , for example, Medvedev won the men's tournament and Elena Rybakina won the women's. Medvedev earned €1,105,265, while Rybakina had €521,754 reserved for her. Holger Rune and Anhelina Kalinina both finished second in this tournament, earning €580,000 and €272,200, respectively.

Prize money for men's and women's tennis at other tournaments is the same

However, at several other major tournaments, the prize money for men and women in tennis has already been equalized. For example, Carlos Alcaraz won the men's event at the 2023 Madrid Open, while women's champion Aryna Sabalenka won the same amount, earning €1,105,265. Runners-up Jan-Lennard Struff and Iga Swiatek earned €580,000. Alcaraz also won a substantial €1,188,615 at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open (Indian Wells), while Rybakina, winner of the women's tournament, earned the same amount. Medvedev and Sabalenka finished second in that tournament, earning €623,735.

Below we list which current players have earned the most so far in 2023 at the time of writing (May 31, 2023).

Men:

• Daniil Medvedev (€4,436,940)
• Carlos Alcaraz (€3,467,349)
• Stefanos Tsitsipas (€2,646,590)
• Novak Djokovic (€2,436,940)
• Andrey Rublev (€2,266,263)

Women:

• Aryna Sabalenka (€4,016,623)
• Elena Rybakina (€3,450,395)
• Iga Swiatek (€1,983,127)
• Jessica Pegula (€1,932,496)
• Petra Kvitova (€1,710,409)