How much prize money did Carlos Alcaraz win at Wimbledon 2024?
Carlos Alcaraz defeated Novak Djokovic to become the men’s’ singles champion at The Championships for the second year in a row.
Carlos Alcaraz is the men’s singles champion at Wimbledon for the second year running after defeating Novak Djokovic at the All England Club on Sunday. The victory means the Spaniard has now won four Grand Slam titles, and two in 2024 following his French Open triumph in June.
Alcaraz wins in straight sets on Centre Court
Alcaraz prevailed in a surprisingly one-sided match on Centre Court, winning 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 in front of a captivated crowd, as well as the Princess of Wales Kate Middleton, who was making a rare public appearance.
The win secured the third seed’s 15th career title on the ATP Tour and his third this year. Alcaraz won the 2022 US Open, with the Australian Open the only major he has yet to triumph at.
How much do the singles champions get at Wimbledon? Is there equal pay?
Back in June, Wimbledon announced an increase to its overall prize purse for the 2024 tournament, rising to a record £50 million (approximately $64 million). Both the men’s and women’s singles champions take home £2.7 million ($3.45 million), which will be added to Alcaraz’s bank balance following his triumph.
Barbora Krejcikova picked up the same financial reward for defeating Jasmine Paolini to win her second Grand Slam title, her first at Wimbledon, on Saturday.
Men and women have received the same amount of prize money at Wimbledon since 2007, the first year of pay equality across all four grand slam events. The US Open was first to do so all the way back in 1973.
This is, however, not the case for the majority of regular-season elite competitions, with the Indian Wells Open, the Madrid Open and the Miami Open currently the only tournament which offer the same prize purse to both sexes.
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