The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club (AELTC) has announced it will allocate prize money for this year’s cancelled Wimbledon Championships having taken out an insurance policy that included pandemic c…
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Wimbledon follows grand slam trend with prize money increase
The All England Club, organiser of the Wimbledon Championships, has revealed that total prize money for this year’s tournament will increase to £28.1m (€36.3m/$41m), in a move that continues an ongoing upward financial trend across the four grand slam tennis events.
French Open prize money increased for 2019
The prize money for the French Open will jump by 8 per cent this year. This year's second grand slam will feature a total purse of €42.661m ($48.6m). T
French Open places emphasis on early-round losers with prize money increase
Organisers of the French Open have announced that total prize money for this year’s edition of the grand slam tennis tournament will increase by 12 per cent to around €36m ($39.2m).
Record prize money on offer at US Open
The United States Tennis Association has confirmed that the total prize money pool for this year's US Open tennis grand slam has been increased by 11.7 per cent to a record $38.3m (€28.1m), with the winners in the men’s and women’s competitions set to scoop $3m each.