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Jamie Braidwood

Wimbledon prize money: How much will players earn round by round?

Wimbledon prize money has increased by 20 per cent ahead of the 2026 tournament - (EPA)

Record prize money is on offer at this year’s Wimbledon, with the eventual winners of the men’s and women’s singles titles each receiving £3.6m.

Prize money was a contentious subject ahead of the 2026 Championships, leading Wimbledon to announce its biggest ever single-year uplift in an attempt to appease unhappy players.

The All England Club revealed a 20 per cent increase, with the total prize pot rising to £64.2m from last year’s £53.5m. Prize money for qualifying also increased to £6.2m.

The world’s leading players welcomed the prize money announcement as “genuine and significant step forward”, but it has not stopped protests from the players during the tournament.

The players have long argued that they should be receiving a greater percentage of the overall revenues generated by the grand slams.

Wimbledon chair Debbie Jevans said, however, that it made “no sense” to focus on prize money as a ratio of tournament earnings.

See below for round-by-round prize money figures for Wimbledon 2026

Men’s and women’s singles

First round - £80,000

Second round - £126,000

Third round - £185,000

Fourth round - £300,000

Quarter-finals - £480,000

Semi-finals - £900,000

Runner-up - £1.8m

Winner - £3.6m

Overall increase from 2025: 22%

Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek won £3m each for winning last year’s Wimbledon (Getty)
Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek won £3m each for winning last year’s Wimbledon (Getty)

Men’s and women’s doubles (per pair)

First round - £18,000

Second round - £29,000

Third round - £48,000

Quarter-finals - 95,000

Semi-finals - £190,000

Runners-up - £380,000

Winners - £760,000

Overall increase from 2025: 10%

Mixed doubles (per pair)

First round - £5,200

Second round - £10,000

Quarter-finals - £19,000

Semi-finals - £37,000

Runners-up - £74,000

Winners - £148,000

Overall increase from 2025: 10%

Men’s and women’s wheelchair singles

First round - £12,800

Quarter-finals - £20,000

Semi-finals - £29,000

Runner-up - £43,000

Winner - £82,000

Overall increase from 2025: 21%

Quad wheelchair singles

Quarter-finals - £20,000

Semi-finals - £29,000

Runner-up - £43,000

Winner - £82,000

Overall increase from 2025: 21%

Men’s and women’s wheelchair doubles (per pair)

Quarter-finals - £6,500

Semi-finals - £11,000

Runners-up - £18,000

Winners - £36,000

Overall increase from 2025: 20%

Quad wheelchair doubles (per pair)

Semi-finals - £11,000

Runners-up - £18,000

Winners - £36,000

Overall increase from 2025: 20%

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