Wimbledon 2015 prize money makes it the richest grand slam in tennis April 28, 2015 Wimbledon has increased its prize money by seven per cent for this year's tournament, guaranteeing the men and women singles champions £1.88m apiece. Tennis' premier grass court tournament will this year boast the highest-ever prize money pool in professional tennis at £26.75m, although the growth in the fund did slow down following the 10.5 per [...]
Novak Djokovic prize money in 2015 crosses $5m mark following Monte Carlo win April 19, 2015 Following victory at the Monte Carlo Masters on Sunday and a ferocious start to 2015, Novak Djokovic has already earned more than $5m (£3.35m) in on-court prize money this year. The Serb picked up €628,100 ($680,357) for victory over Tomas Berdych in the final, taking his total haul for the year to $5.3m. The world [...]
F1 prize money distribution unfair, says Max Mosley March 24, 2015 Former motor racing chief Max Mosley says he believes that Formula One’s £500m prize fund is unfair as it favours the top teams. F1’s prize money grew 6.1 per cent to a record £484m in 2014, yet this year many of the teams still need to boost their budgets with tens of millions of pounds [...]
Australian Open prize money: Andy Murray makes his first million of 2015 January 30, 2015 Kim Sears may have been a picture of frustration in the Rod Laver Arena crowd yesterday, but her boyfriend Andy Murray has every reason to be happy after sealing his place in the Australian Open final for the fourth time. Murray has now guaranteed himself his first six-figure paycheck of 2015, even if [...]
Manchester City are the lowest prize money earners in the Champions League knockout stage December 12, 2014 With the Champions League group stage now wrapped up, the executives at Europe’s elite clubs will be counting up the cash their teams have earned. Real Madrid are this season’s biggest earners so far, having won a total of €14.6m in prize money from Uefa for their performances in Europe. No other Champions [...]
Champions League: Liverpool exit with £8m prize money but miss out on a potential £18m December 9, 2014 When Liverpool qualified for the Champions League last May, the club could look forward to competing against some of Europe’s biggest clubs as well as a big healthy boost to its bank account. The Reds have enjoyed both since returning to Europe’s elite competition, yet after tonight’s 1-1 home draw with FC Basel, they [...]
Roger Federer’s Davis Cup triumph completes successful season with over $9m in prize money November 24, 2014 Roger Federer’s year finished in a familiar fashion. Racquet flying through the air, fists pumping, knees falling to the floor – the Swiss maestro has passed another milestone after sealing Switzerland’s first ever Davis Cup. Of course, this triumph was as much of a team effort as it was a piece of individual brilliance, [...]
Novak Djokovic’s $2.1m ATP World Tour Finals 2014 prize money sees him finish season as tour’s biggest earner November 17, 2014 In the end, the climax to the 2014 men’s professional tennis season was all a bit, well, anti-climatic. Novak Djokovic took ATP World Tour Finals title for the third successive year after opponent Roger Federer withdrew due to a back injury. It was not quite the crowning glory the Serbian ace would have [...]
ATP Prize Money: Roger Federer clears $7.1m for the year, Andy Murray earnings up to $3.3m following victory November 11, 2014 Andy Murray saw off Milos Raonic in straight-sets tonight to keep alive his hopes of winning a first ATP World Tour Finals. The Scottish ace added a cool $155,000 (£97,377) to his bank account for the evening’s work, bringing his take from the tournament up to $310,000 and his overall on-court earnings for the [...]
Marin Cilic’s $3m US Open prize money makes him third-highest earner on ATP tour, but Nishikori ahead on sponsorships September 9, 2014 Marin Cilic saw off Kei Nishikori in straight sets last night to win the US Open, in doing so becoming only the second player outside of the “big four” of Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray to win a grand slam this decade. Cilic’s first career grand slam title comes after [...]