Wimbledon will increase its total prize money by 20% to £64.2 million for the 2026 Championships, marking a £10.7 million rise from last year’s £53.5 million, organizers said on June 11 [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. The singles winners will each receive £3.6 million, while first-round losers will be paid £80,000 apiece [1, 2, 8, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Prize money for the qualifying rounds has risen 25% to over £6 million [1, 2, 4].
The increase, representing about 14.4-15% of Wimbledon’s projected revenue, falls short of the 16% revenue share player groups had proposed, according to sources [1, 8, 3, 5, 6]. The All England Club, which runs Wimbledon, stressed the importance of a sustainable business model that reinvests revenue into the tournament and tennis development. Chairman Debbie Jevans said, "This announcement recognises the success of The Championships, and that we operate a sustainable programme that allows us not only to increase prize money, but also to invest in facilities, the grass court season and support British and international tennis" [2]. She also called it flawed to link prize money directly to revenue given Wimbledon’s nonprofit status [5].
Player representatives from the ATP and WTA welcomed the increase as "a genuine and significant step forward" and "the largest single-year uplift in the tournament’s history," but said it does not resolve ongoing issues around revenue share, player welfare contributions, and player councils. They said their "goal is not to diminish that success, it is to ensure that its continued growth benefits equitably everyone who contributes to it" [8].
By contrast, Roland Garros raised prize money by 9.5% earlier this year to about 15% of its revenue, which players found insufficient, triggering media boycotts and protests [1, 8, 3, 6, 7].
In early June, player representatives met with All England Club CEO Sally Bolton and other officials to discuss prizes and related concerns [7]. The 2026 Wimbledon Championships are scheduled to begin June 29 [8, 6, 7].
