Although the Wimbledon Championships were sadly canceled for 2020, thanks to the AELTC Pandemic Insurance, £10m of prize money was distributed amongst the 620 players who would have taken part in the 2020 Championships.
Players will receive one payment each and the money, which comes as a result of insurance cover for cancellation, will be distributed as follows:
£25,000 for the 256 players in the singles main draws
£12,500 for the 224 players in singles qualifying
£6,250 for the 120 players in main draw doubles
£6,000 for the 16 players in the wheelchair events
£5,000 for four players in the quad wheelchair events
Immediately following the cancellation of The Championships, we turned our attention to how we could assist those who help make Wimbledon happen. We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for these groups, including the players, many of whom have faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking. We are pleased that our insurance policy has allowed us to recognise the impact of the cancellation on the players and that we are now in a position to offer this payment as a reward for the hard work they have invested in building their ranking to a point where they would have gained direct entry into The Championships 2020. Richard Lewis CBE, AELTC Chief Executive
A nice gesture from Wimbledon that has drawn plaudits from both players and fans, but it's worth noting the insurance policy had this as part of the terms of the payout. So it wasn't done purely out of altruism :D.
However, credit must be given to Wimbledon for having the foresight to purchase pandemic insurance after the SARS outbreak in 2003. The AELTC has paid £25.5m over the 17-year period, recovered around £114m, making it a very sensible investment.
Wimbledon Total Prize Money History from 1968 to 2020
1968 was the first-ever Wimbledon to offer prize money.
Year
Total Wimbledon Prize Money
% Change
2020
£10,000,000
n/a
2019
£38,000,000
11.76%
2018
£34,000,000
7.59%
2017
£31,600,000
12.46%
2016
£28,100,000
5.05%
2015
£26,750,000
7.00%
2014
£25,000,000
10.82%
2013
£22,560,000
40.47%
2012
£16,060,000
10.00%
2011
£14,600,000
6.38%
2010
£13,725,000
9.36%
2009
£12,550,000
6.25%
2008
£11,812,000
4.69%
2007
£11,282,710
8.69%
2006
£10,380,710
2.93%
2005
£10,085,510
3.90%
2004
£9,707,280
3.56%
2003
£9,373,990
6.22%
2002
£8,825,320
3.52%
2001
£8,525,280
5.82%
2000
£8,056,480
6.07%
1999
£7,595,330
5.38%
1998
£7,207,590
4.69%
1997
£6,884,952
6.48%
1996
£6,465,910
7.31%
1995
£6,025,550
6.04%
1994
£5,682,170
12.55%
1993
£5,048,450
14.30%
1992
£4,416,820
10.12%
1991
£4,010,970
5.01%
1990
£3,819,730
21.89%
1989
£3,133,749
19.97%
1988
£2,612,126
23.23%
1987
£2,119,780
0.00%
1986
£2,119,780
9.56%
1985
£1,934,760
32.35%
1984
£1,461,896
49.45%
1983
£978,211
64.86%
1982
£593,366
84.20%
1981
£322,136
9.77%
1980
£293,464
5.92%
1979
£277,066
-0.70%
1978
£279,023
25.38%
1977
£222,540
41.08%
1976
£157,740
37.31%
1975
£114,875
18.31%
1974
£97,100
85.31%
1973
£52,400
4.11%
1972
£50,330
33.18%
1971
£37,790
-9.27%
1970
£41,650
24.81%
1969
£33,370
27.61%
1968
£26,150
Historical Wimbledon Prize Money Breakdown From 2004 – 2019
Conversions to USD and Euro are based on the closing exchange price on the day of the final that year. So, for example, GBP : EURO at the close of play on Sunday 15th June 2018.
2019
2019
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2018
Winner
£2,350,000.00
$2,954,247
$2,620,983
4.44%
Runner-up
£1,175,000.00
$1,477,123
$1,310,492
4.44%
Semifinal
£588,000.00
$739,190
$655,804
4.63%
Quarterfinal
£294,000.00
$369,595
$327,902
4.63%
Round 4
£176,000.00
$221,254
$196,295
7.98%
Round 3
£111,000.00
$139,541
$123,800
11.00%
Round 2
£72,000.00
$90,513
$80,302
14.29%
Round 1
£45,000.00
$56,571
$50,189
15.38%
2018
2018
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2017
Winner
£2,250,000
$2,976,230
$2,543,522
2.27%
Runner-up
£1,125,000
$1,488,115
$1,271,761
2.27%
Semifinal
£562,000
$743,396
$635,315
2.18%
Quarterfinal
£281,000
$371,698
$317,658
2.18%
Round 4
£163,000
$215,611
$184,264
10.88%
Round 3
£100,000
$132,277
$113,045
11.11%
Round 2
£63,000
$83,334
$71,219
10.53%
Round 1
£39,000
$51,588
$44,088
11.43%
2017
2017
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2016
Winner
£2,200,000
$2,871,688
$2,502,673
10.00%
Runner-up
£1,100,000
$1,435,844
$1,251,337
10.00%
Semifinal
£550,000
$717,922
$625,668
10.00%
Quarterfinal
£275,000
$358,961
$312,834
10.00%
Round 4
£147,000
$191,881
$167,224
11.36%
Round 3
£90,000
$117,478
$102,382
12.50%
Round 2
£57,000
$74,403
$64,842
14.00%
Round 1
£35,000
$45,686
$39,815
16.67%
2016
2016
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2015
Winner
£2,000,000
$2,589,231
$2,344,391
6.38%
Runner-up
£1,000,000
$1,294,616
$1,172,196
6.38%
Semifinal
£500,000
$647,308
$586,098
6.38%
Quarterfinal
£250,000
$323,654
$293,049
3.73%
Round 4
£132,000
$170,889
$154,730
3.94%
Round 3
£80,000
$103,569
$93,776
3.90%
Round 2
£50,000
$64,731
$58,610
6.38%
Round 1
£30,000
$38,838
$35,166
3.45%
2015
2015
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2014
Winner
£1,880,000
$2,939,751
$2,670,834
6.82%
Runner-up
£940,000
$1,469,875
$1,335,417
6.82%
Semifinal
£470,000
$734,938
$667,708
6.82%
Quarterfinal
£241,000
$376,851
$342,378
6.64%
Round 4
£127,000
$198,590
$180,423
8.55%
Round 3
£77,000
$120,405
$109,391
8.45%
Round 2
£47,000
$73,494
$66,771
9.30%
Round 1
£29,000
$45,347
$41,199
7.41%
2014
2014
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2013
Winner
1,760,000
$3,019,904
$2,216,346
10.00%
Runner-up
£880,000
$1,509,952
$1,108,173
10.00%
Semifinal
£440,000
$754,976
$554,086
10.00%
Quarterfinal
£226,000
$387,783
$284,599
10.24%
Round 4
£117,000
$200,755
$147,337
11.43%
Round 3
£71,000
$121,826
$89,409
12.70%
Round 2
£43,000
$73,782
$54,149
13.16%
Round 1
£27,000
$46,328
$34,001
14.89%
2013
2013
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2012
Winner
£1,600,000
$2,380,456
$1,855,718
39.13%
Runner-up
£800,000
$1,190,228
$927,859
39.13%
Semifinal
£400,000
$595,114
$463,929
39.13%
Quarterfinal
£205,000
$304,996
$237,764
41.38%
Round 4
£105,000
$156,217
$121,781
40.00%
Round 3
£63,000
$93,730
$73,069
62.06%
Round 2
£38,000
$56,536
$44,073
64.32%
Round 1
£23,500
$34,963
$27,256
62.07%
2012
2012
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2011
Winner
£1,150,000
$1,785,437
$1,450,006
4.55%
Runner-up
£575,000
$892,719
$725,003
4.55%
Semifinal
£287,500
$446,359
$362,502
4.55%
Quarterfinal
£145,000
$225,120
$182,827
5.45%
Round 4
£75,000
$116,442
$94,566
9.09%
Round 3
£38,875
$60,356
$49,017
13.09%
Round 2
£23,125
$35,903
$29,158
14.91%
Round 1
£14,500
$22,512
$18,283
26.09%
2011
2011
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2010
Winner
£1,100,000
$1,770,994
$1,215,752
10.00%
Runner-up
£550,000
$885,497
$607,876
10.00%
Semifinal
£275,000
$442,749
$303,938
10.00%
Quarterfinal
£137,500
$221,374
$151,969
10.00%
Round 4
£68,750
$110,687
$75,984
10.00%
Round 3
£34,375
$55,344
$37,992
10.00%
Round 2
£20,125
$32,401
$22,243
7.33%
Round 1
£11,500
$18,515
$12,710
2.22%
2010
2010
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2009
Winner
£1,000,000
$1,513,203
$1,207,146
17.65%
Runner-up
£500,000
$756,601
$603,573
17.65%
Semifinal
£250,000
$378,301
$301,787
17.65%
Quarterfinal
£125,000
$189,150
$150,893
17.65%
Round 4
£62,500
$94,575
$75,447
17.37%
Round 3
£31,250
$47,288
$37,723
6.84%
Round 2
£18,750
$28,373
$22,634
5.63%
Round 1
£11,250
$17,024
$13,580
4.65%
2009
2009
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2008
Winner
£850,000
$1,383,283
$989,868
13.33%
Runner-up
£425,000
$691,642
$494,934
13.33%
Semifinal
£212,500
$345,821
$247,467
13.33%
Quarterfinal
£106,250
$172,910
$123,734
13.33%
Round 4
£53,250
$86,659
$62,012
6.50%
Round 3
£29,250
$47,601
$34,063
4.00%
Round 2
£17,750
$28,886
$20,671
4.41%
Round 1
£10,750
$17,494
$12,519
4.88%
2008
2008
Prize Money £ GBP
Prize Money $ USD
Prize Money € EUR
% Change vs 2008
Winner
£750,000
$1,482,301
$943,159
7.14%
Runner-up
£375,000
$741,151
$471,579
7.14%
Semifinal
£187,500
$370,575
$235,790
7.14%
Quarterfinal
£93,750
$185,288
$117,895
5.87%
Round 4
£50,000
$98,820
$62,877
5.82%
Round 3
£28,125
$55,586
$35,368
3.97%
Round 2
£17,000
$33,599
$21,378
4.13%
Round 1
£10,250
$20,258
$12,890
2.50%
2007
In 2007, Wimbledon introduced equal prize money for men and women.