The total prize money fund for The Championships 2019 will be £38m, an 11.8% increase on £34m last year.
- The Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles Champions will each receive £2.35m, increased from £2.25m in 2018.
- Singles prize money for players competing in the Qualifying Competition and first three rounds of Main Draw will increase by more than 10%. Since 2011, the first round prize money has increased by almost four-fold, from £11,500 to £45,000.
- The Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ Doubles will receive an increase of 14.2%, while Mixed Doubles will increase by 6.2%.
- French Open confirmed the prize money for 2019 increases 8% to €42.7M and winners takes home £2M.
- The prize money paid for Wheelchair events will increase by 47% through a combination of a double-digit increase for the existing Wheelchair events and new prize money for the Quad Wheelchair events that have been added this year.
Wimbledon 2019 Schedule, Key Dates to Remember
The 133rd Championships
Tuesday 18 June: Tennis Sub-Committee meeting to decide wild cards.
Monday 24 – Thursday 27 June: Qualifying Competition, Bank of England Sports Club.
Wednesday 26 June: Seeds announced.
Friday 28 June, 10am: The Draw, Main Interview Room.
Saturday 29 June and Sunday 30 June: Player Media Availabilities (players and times TBC) –
Sunday 30 June, 8am: The Queue opens.
Monday 1 – Sunday 14 July: The Championships 2019.
Wimbledon prize money 2019 Breakdown
Singles champions -- £2.35m -- +4.4% (compared to 2018)
First-round singles loser -- £45,000 -- +15.4%
Doubles champions -- £540,000 -- +20%
Mixed doubles champions -- £116,000 -- +5.5%
Wheelchair singles champions -- £46,000 -- +15%
Wheelchair doubles champions -- £18,000 -- +28.6%
Total prize money -- £38m -- +11.8%
Wimbledon 2019 Men's Singles & Women's Singles winners Prize Money.
Winner -- £2,350,000
Runner-up -- £1,175,000
Semi-Finalists -- £588,000
Quarter-Finalists -- £294,000
Fourth Round -- £176,000
Third Round -- £111,000
Second Round -- £72,000
First Round -- £45,000
What was the 2018 Winners prize money last year?
In 2018, Wimbledon dished out a prize fund of £34 million.
The singles champions pocketed £2.25m, while Doubles winners landed themselves £450,000.
Mixed doubles champions took home £110,000, while even those that crashed out of the competition in the first round earned £39,000.
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