RECORD PRIZE MONEY CONFIRMED AS THE CHAMPIONSHIPSRETURNS TO FULL CAPACITY

Thursday 9 June 2022: The All England Lawn Tennis Club is pleased to announce the total prize money fund for The Championships 2022 will be a record £40,350,000, with the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s Singles Champions each receiving £2,000,000.

In what is a historic year for the Club with the centenary of Centre Court in its current Church Road location, it is also the first time in three years that a full capacity Championships is being staged, along with play on Middle Sunday (Sunday 3 July) featuring as a permanent part of the tournament schedule for the first time.

Investing in the players is of paramount importance for The Championships and the total prize money for tennis events for 2022 reflects this with an 11.1 per cent increase on 2021, and a 5.4 per cent increase on the most recent full capacity Championships in 2019. In 2020, following the cancellation of The Championships, a total of £10,066,000 was paid in lieu of prize money to players who would have qualified for direct entry in that year.

The prize money distribution for 2022 continues to place importance on supporting players in the early rounds of the event. As such, the Qualifying Competition prize money fund has received a 26 per cent increase on 2021 and a 48.1 per cent increase on 2019. Main Draw singles players competing in the first round will be playing for £50,000, a 4.2 per cent increase on 2021 and an 11.1 per cent increase on 2019.

The total prize money on offer for the Wheelchair and Quad Wheelchair events reflects a 19.8 per cent increase on 2021 and a 40.1 per cent increase on 2019 (comprising both increased prize money and the doubling of the Quad Wheelchair Singles and Quad Wheelchair Doubles draws). The Doubles and Mixed Doubles prize money funds have increased by 9.6 and 17.4 per cent on 2021 respectively.