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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
Tumaini Carayol

Wimbledon lifts prize pot to £53.5m but tells players more money is no quick fix

Barbora Krejcikova lifts the Venus Rosewater Dish after victory in the 2024 Wimbledon final
Barbora Krejcikova after her Wimbledon triumph last year. Prize money has risen 7% this year. Photograph: James Veysey/Shutterstock

The All England Club has insisted that it has listened to the complaints of leading tennis players regarding prize money but it believes the solution to player issues lies in greater changes to the structure of the sport.

The prize money fund for the 2025 championships, which begin on 30 June, will rise to £53.5m, a 7% increase on last year and double the amount awarded in 2015. The men’s and women’s champions will receive £3m at this year’s edition, while players who lose in the first round will earn £66,000.

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