Winning Wimbledon is the highest honor professional tennis can offer. Of course, there are three other Grand Slam tournaments: the US Open, the Australian Open and the French Open, but let’s be honest: the prestige of winning Wimbledon under the brightest lights adds a little more cache. In that sense, Linda Noskova already achieved her greatest career goal on Saturday, defeating Karolina Muchova in three sets. On Sunday, men take center stage.
What’s even better about Wimbledon is that the payout matches the prestige. One of Jannik Sinner, who wins his first Wimbledon title in 2025, or Alexander Zverev, who is hoping to add a second Grand Slam to his mantle, will also take home a huge amount of money. Heck, this could be life-changing for some players, even those who have won previous Grand Slams. Wimbledon champions are never forgotten.
Prize money and overall Wimbledon winner’s purse for 2026
The Wimbledon women’s and men’s singles champions will receive £3.6 million for their victory, in addition to the prestige of winning perhaps the most famous Grand Slam championship. Meanwhile, the men’s and women’s doubles champions will earn £760,000 for the tournament, while the mixed doubles champions will take home £148,000. Double wins are also calculated on a per-pair basis rather than per individual player. For American tennis fans, that’s $4.82 million, with slight discounts for singles champions and $1.01 million for doubles champions.
It all comes with a record £64.2 million prize at Wimbledon in 2026, which is by far the largest amount ever awarded at the event. Again, for Americans, this amounts to about $86 million in total. The total prize fund in 2025 has increased from £53.5 million, resulting in the singles winners’ prize fund increasing from £3 million, which is a huge increase that we are seeing across the board.
Distribution of Wimbledon payouts by round in men’s and women’s singles
Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon | IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Finishing position | Wimbledon prize money |
|---|---|
Winner | £3.6 million |
Second place | £1.8 million |
Semifinalists | £900,000 |
Quarterfinalists | £480,000 |
Fourth round | £300,000 |
Third round | £185,000 |
Second round | £126,000 |
First round | £80,000 |
- Women’s Singles Champion: Linda Noskova
It’s not just the champions who receive prize money at Wimbledon: payouts are paid out to players based on the round in which their tournament ends. In singles tournaments, even playing in the first round still earns players £80,000, while the runner-up also receives over £1 million per tournament.
In addition to these payouts, those who qualified also receive additional prize money, which is distributed as follows:
- Third round: £50,000
- Second round: £32,000
- First round: £20,000
Women’s Singles Champion
Linda Noskova looked like she was going to beat Czech Karolina Muchova in the Wimbledon final as she led 5-2 in the second set with one in hand. But Muchova fought back and won five games in a row to force a decisive third set. However, the break seemed to calm Noskova and she broke her serve early before returning to dominant form to claim the Grand Slam title, her first.
Wimbledon payout breakdown by round in men’s and women’s doubles
Finishing position | Wimbledon prize money |
|---|---|
Winner | £760,000 |
Second place | £380,000 |
Semifinalists | £190,000 |
Quarterfinalists | £95,000 |
Third round | £48,000 |
Second round | £29,000 |
First round | £18,000 |
- Men’s doubles champions: Harry Heliovaara and Henry Patten
Most tennis fans know the simple fact that doubles, even at Grand Slams, are not as lucrative as singles, and the distribution of payouts for doubles at Wimbledon certainly confirms this. The winners of the men’s and women’s doubles tournaments do not even receive £1 million for their victory. However, taking the crown is still a prestigious and fun activity.
Wimbledon payout breakdown by round in mixed doubles
Marcelo Arevalo from El Salvador and Elena Ostapenko from Latvia | IMAGES via Reuters Connect
Finishing position | Wimbledon prize money |
|---|---|
Winner | £148,000 |
Second place | £74,000 |
Semifinalists | £37,000 |
Quarterfinalists | £19,000 |
Second round | £10,000 |
First round | £5200 |
Marcelo Arevalo and Jelena Ostapenko won the mixed doubles title at Wimbledon this year, earning them £148,000 as a pair. There is even less money in the mixed tournament than in the men’s and women’s doubles tournament. But alas, it is still worth it and this is an interesting tournament to watch at any Grand Slam tournament.
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