Wimbledon will pay out a "record" $63.87M (all figures U.S.) in prize money at this summer’s event, an 11.9% rise on last year’s payments. The purse equates to the winners of both the men’s and ladies’ singles competitions pocketing $3.45M each. The runners-up "will walk away with" $1.79M each. Those "simply making the main draw" of the two singles tournaments will earn $76,655 each. Wimbledon is "still pushing ahead" with their ambitious revamp of the Wimbledon Park Golf Course -- which will feature 39 new courts, including an 8,000-seater show court. But the All England Club admitted at their pre-tournament press conference today that they were "still waiting on an update as to when that application will be heard" by the Mayor of London’s office. That is "expected to be well beyond this year’s Championships" (London EVENING STANDARD, 6/13).
Wimbledon unveils record prize money for 2024
