![]() ![]() Forbes does not include investment income like interest payments or dividends and does not deduct for taxes or agents’ fees. Off-court earnings estimates reflect income from endorsements, appearances, licensing and memorabilia, as well as cash returns from any businesses operated by the player. On-court earnings figures reflect prize money collected over the last 12 months, dating to the 2020 U.S. The 25-year-old took home $255,220 for her title meanwhile, the men’s champion, Alexander Zverev, collected $654,815. Open brought its rewards in line in 1973, and Wimbledon became the last of the four majors to do so in 2007-Barty’s victory this month at the Western & Southern Open outside Cincinnati provided yet another reminder that a gender pay gap remains. Still, while all of the Grand Slam tournaments offer equal prizes for men and women-the U.S. She has come roaring back in 2021, with five singles titles-including Wimbledon-and a robust $3.8 million in prize money, the best mark in women’s tennis this year. 1 ranking only because the tour temporarily adjusted its points system. Open main draw begins play today.Ĭoming off a career year in 2019 that featured $11.3 million in prize money-the second-highest total ever on the WTA Tour-Ashleigh Barty played only four events in 2020, taking an extended break amid the pandemic and keeping her No. Here are tennis’ ten highest-paid players for 2021 as the U.S. The 34-year-old Murray-at one time considered one of men’s tennis’ Big Four, alongside Djokovic, Federer and Nadal-has spent the past few years compiling off-court equity deals despite being largely sidelined by injuries. The competition will stay heated off the court, though, as tennis stalwarts join the likes of Andy Murray in building their businesses. What is Roger Federer’s net worth The latest reports say Federer is worth at least 550m and it is probably on the lower side of estimates when you consider he made 130m from prize money alone while he is also a shareholder in Swiss shoe brand On and a few other companies. This year’s Open is the first Grand Slam event without any of the three in the main singles draw since 1997, as the tennis writer Ben Rothenberg noted on Twitter. Williams turns 40 next month, and the 35-year-old Nadal has played a total of 14 events the last two years-fewer than he played in 2019 alone. While Djokovic remains dominant, with three Grand Slam titles already in 2021, the 40-year-old Federer has played in only five events since February 2020 and said on Instagram recently that he would need surgery and miss “many months,” prompting speculation that he might never return to competitive tennis. The shift comes at an important time of transition for the sport, with some of its brightest stars approaching retirement. ![]() Meanwhile, players who lose in the first round will take home $75,000, up from $61,000 last year, and second-round losers will get a $15,000 raise, to $115,000. While the total prize money pool is up to a record $57.5 million, the payout for each singles champion has been cut to $2.5 million, down 17% from last year and 35% from 2019. Open this year to help out lower-ranked players who may be struggling. That difficult reality has led the United States Tennis Association to change the allocation of the prize money at the U.S.
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