Wimbledon Announces Record £50 Million Prize Pot For 2024 Tournament

Wimbledon has announced a record prize pot of £50 million for the 2024 tournament, which begins next month. Both singles champions will receive £2.7 million each, following Carlos Alcaraz and Marketa Vondrousova's £2.35 million winnings from last year's events. The total prize money is £5.3 million higher than 12 months ago and has doubled from £25 million in 2014.

First-round singles losers will take home £60,000, marking a £5,000 increase from 2023. Additionally, the prize fund for wheelchair events has increased to £1 million. There is also a 14.9 per cent increase in the qualifying competition for Wimbledon, which will run from July 1-14 at the All England Club.

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