Andy Murray still remains in contention to pick up his third Wimbledon title… but how much do players earn round-by-round? And how much does the winner make?
This year’s Wimbledon tournament is already well underway, with the likes of Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz all competing for the coveted prize and a whopping payday.
The tournament has already seen plenty of drama so far. Last night saw a dramatic evening on Centre Court. Andy Murray fought back from a set down to go two sets to one up against Stefanos Tsitsipas. Play will resume today, with the Brit looking to progress through to the next round
Murray will be looking for his third Wimbledon title. His last victory at the tournament came in 2016 when he defeated Milos Raonic in the final.
Novak Djokovic remains in the tournament as he chases his fifth title in a row. The Serbian won his seventh Wimbledon title by coming from behind to beat Nick Kyrgios at last year’s final.
Mail Sport breaks down how much players earn in every round of this year’s Wimbledon tournament.
Andy Murray will resume his match against Stefanos Tsitsipas this afternoon, with the Brit currently two sets to one up
Murray will be looking to win his third Wimbledon title and his last success came back in 2016
How much do players earn round-by-round?
The total prize money across the men’s and women’s singles tournaments is £32,154,000 – which is a record for the historic competition.
It sees an increase of 10.9 per cent from last year, with the total amount set to be equally shared across the men’s and women’s tournaments.
The winner is set to pocket £2,350,000 ($2.9m), while the runner up will take home £1,175,000 ($1.49m).
The official prize pot for this year’s tournament is as follows:
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Fourth Round
Quarter-Finalists
Semi-Finalists
Runner-up
Winner
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Novak Djokovic also remains in the competition as he looks to win his seventh title this year
Full schedule
Friday, July 7
- Men’s and Ladies’ third Round
Saturday, July 8
- Men’s and Ladies’ third Round
Sunday, July 9
- Men’s and Ladies’ fourth Round
Monday, July 10
- Men’s and Ladies’ fourth Round
Tuesday, July 11
- Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
- Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
- Men’s Singles Quarter-finals
This year’s men’s final is set to take place on Centre Court on Sunday, July 16, while the women’s singles final will take place a day before
Wednesday, July 12
- Ladies’ Singles Quarter-finals
- Ladies’ Singles Semi-finals
Thursday, July 13
Friday, July 14
- Men’s Singles Semi-finals
Saturday, July 15
- Ladies’ Singles Final,
- Men’s Doubles Final
Sunday, July 16
- Men’s Singles Final
- Ladies’ Doubles Final
How to watch
Fans will be able to watch all of this year’s action live on BBC.
All of the matches will also be streamed on BBC iPlayer.
For those who miss anything, fans will be able to catch up via ‘Today at Wimbledon’ every day from 9pm during the tournament.
ESPN will also be showing live coverage of all of this year’s action for those watching in the States.
Mail Sport will be providing live coverage of Wimbledon so you can keep up to date with all the action here.
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Carlos Alcaraz is also in action today, with the Spaniard set to face Alexandre Muller
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