Wimbledon prize money: Jannik Sinner pockets top reward after engrossing final

It was another blockbuster final on Sunday between the two pillars of men’s tennis as Jannik Sinner took the maximum Wimbledon prize money on offer.

This time, it was the Italian who came out on top to take his revenge on his Spanish rival just over a month after the Roland Garros final.

It was always going to be difficult to top that match in France, but it was still superb drama as Sinner won 3-1 on a baking hot Sunday afternoon at Wimbledon.

Alcaraz won the first set, but Sinner bounced back in terrific form. His power on the serve and forehand had his opponent rattled.

He became the first Italian to win Wimbledon and his fourth major title in his career. It came a day after Poland’s Iga Swiatek brutally brushed aside Amanda Anisimova 6-0, 6-0 to win the Women’s title.

Wimbledon prize money – Sinner banks top prize

His first victory at tennis’s oldest sporting competition was made all the sweeter by taking home the maximum £3million prize pot.

That is an 11.1% increase on last year’s total.

Alcaraz earned a cool £1.52m for finishing second – an 8.6% increase in comparison to 2024.

Novak Djokovic and Taylor Fritz, who were knocked out in the semi-finals, earned £775,000 while quarter-finalists were awarded £400,000.

Fourth round players made £240,000, third round £152,000, second round £99,000 and first round players made £66,000.

In total, £19.4m was awarded in prize money across the men’s and women’s singles events, which was an 8.2% increase in comparison to last year.

The money is the same for men and women ever since it was announced that the prize pot would be split equally in 2007.

What the players said

Speaking after his victory, Sinner said: “‘I was saying before the match, we would never have thought to be in this position back in the days when I was young, this was only a dream.

“A dream of a dream as it was so far away from where I am from. I am living my dream.’”I was very emotional, even if I don’t cry. Only me and the people who are close to me know exactly what we have been through on and off the court. It has been everything except easy.

“Emotionally, I had a very tough loss in Paris. At the end of the day, it really doesn’t matter how you win or you lose, especially in important tournaments.

“You just have to understand what you did wrong. That is exactly what we did, to accept the loss and to keep working. This is for sure one of the reasons why I hold the trophy.”

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Crowd favourite Alcaraz added: “It’s always a bad feeling losing matches. It’s a little bit worse when you lose in a final.

“I’m just proud about everything I’ve done in the last four weeks on grass in London. I leave Wimbledon, the court, with my head held really high because I did everything I could.

“I played against someone who played an unbelievable game. So I’m just a little bit sad about losing, but with my head held really high.”

“Every time we play each other, I think our level is really high. We don’t see a level like this. I don’t see any player playing against each other having the level we’re playing when we face each other,” Alcaraz said.

“This rivalry, it’s becoming better and better. We’re playing in the finals of Grand Slams, finals of Masters and the best tournaments in the world. It’s going to get better.

“I’m just really grateful for that because it gives me the opportunity to just give my 100 per cent every practice, every day, just to be better. The level that I have to maintain and I have to raise if I want to beat Jannik is really high.”

Looking ahead to the Men’s US Open, which commences on August 24, only two names lead the betting. Sinner is the 11/10 favourite, ahead of Alcaraz (7/5) while Djokovic is 9/1 with Irish bookmakers.