Novak Djokovic has pipped Iga Swiatek to the title of tennis’ highest earner for 2022. Despite his interrupted campaign, Djokovic was still able to win five titles, including a Masters 1000 trophy, Wimbledon and the ATP Finals.
After capturing a record-equalling sixth season-ending championship this past weekend, the Serbian picked up a record £4,004,226 ($4,740,300) prize money cheque for winning the trophy without losing a match. Swiatek had been bidding to make history as the first woman in 20 years to top the list of tennis earnings in a single season but ended up falling just £49,887 ($59,057) short.
In total, Djokovic won £8.39m ($9.93m) this year, with almost half of it coming from his ATP Finals win. En-route to becoming the oldest champion in the event’s history, Djokovic won a record amount of prize money on offer in Turin.
