Wimbledon lifts prize pot to £53.5m but tells players more money is no quick fix

All England Club says welfare concerns need different solution

World’s top players had asked for greater prize money at slams

The All England Club has insisted that it has listened to the complaints of leading tennis players regarding prize money compensation but it believes the solution to player issues lies in greater changes to the structure of the sport.

The prize money fund for the 2025 Wimbledon Championships, which begins on 30 June, will rise to £53.5m, a 7% increase on last year’s prize money and double the amount awarded in 2015. The men’s and women’s champions will receive £3m at this year’s edition, while players who lose in the first round will earn £66,000.

“If you look back 10 years, you can see the increase over that period and 7% this year,” said Debbie Jevans, the Chair of the All England Club, speaking at Wimbledon’s annual pre-event media briefing. We have listened to the players. We have engaged with the players.”