After ATP and WTA have decided to strip points from the 2022 Wimbledon due to the ban of Russian and Belarusian players, there were a lot of discussions about possible lowering of the prize money for the event.
Yet, the All England Club announced that the 2022 Wimbledon will have the record high prize money which will increase by more than 11% from last year's tournament. The tournament champions will earn £2,000,000 and runner-ups £1,050,000 with a total funding exceeding £40 million. Last year's champions took home £1,700,000 and so players will have even greater motivation to triumph at the third Grand Slam of the year despite not playing for any points.
In a statement, they said: "In what is a historic year for the Club with the centenary of Centre Court in its current Church Road location, it is also the first time in three years that a full capacity Championships is being staged, along with play on Middle Sunday (Sunday 3 July) featuring as a permanent part of the tournament schedule for the first time."
"Investing in the players is of paramount importance for The Championships and the total prize money for tennis events for 2022 reflects this with an 11.1 per cent increase on 2021, and a 5.4 per cent increase on the most recent full capacity Championships in 2019. In 2020, following the cancellation of The Championships, a total of £10,066,000 was paid in lieu of prize money to players who would have qualified for direct entry in that year."
Moreover, Ian Hewitt, Chairman of the All England Club, commented: “From the first round of the Qualifying Competition to the Champions being crowned, this year’s prize money distribution aims to reflect just how important the players are to The Championships as we look to continue to deliver one of the world’s leading sporting events, and with a particularly special tournament ahead of us as we celebrate 100 years of Centre Court on Church Road.”
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