Editing Wimbledon Championships (section)

===Prize money===
Prize money was first awarded in [[1968 Wimbledon Championships|1968]], the year that professional players were allowed to compete in the Championships for the first time. Total prize money was £26,150; the winner of the men's title earned £2,000 ({{Inflation|UK|2000|1968|r=-2|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}) while the women's singles champion received £750 ({{Inflation|UK|750|1968|r=-2|fmt=eq|cursign=£}}){{Inflation-fn|UK|df=y}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/about_wimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html |title=Prize Money and Finance |publisher=AELTC |access-date=11 October 2020 |archive-date=26 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026073237/https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/about_wimbledon/prize_money_and_finance.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=BP Year Book of World Tennis|year=1969|publisher=Ward Lock & Co. Ltd.|location=London, Sydney|oclc=502175694|editor=John Barrett|page=52}}</ref> In 2007, Wimbledon and the French Open became the last grand slam tournaments to award unequal prize money to women and men.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://aeltc2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/guide/prizemoney.html |title=The Championships, Wimbledon 2009 – 2009 Prize money |publisher=[[AELTC]]2009.wimbledon.org |access-date=26 July 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612100018/http://aeltc2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/guide/prizemoney.html |archive-date=12 June 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6385295.stm |title=Wimbledon pays equal prize money |publisher=BBC Sport |date=22 February 2007 |access-date=3 August 2019 |archive-date=26 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526105903/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/6385295.stm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=16 March 2007|title=French Open to award equal prize money|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-french-prizes-idUSL169764320070316|access-date=12 July 2020|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808232752/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-tennis-french-prizes-idUSL169764320070316|url-status=live}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable" 
|-
!Year
!Gentlemen's Singles
!Gentlemen's Doubles (pair)
!Ladies' Singles
!Ladies' Doubles (pair)
!Mixed Doubles (pair)
!Total for Tournament
!Comments
|-
|[[1968 Wimbledon Championships|1968]]
|£2,000
|£800
|£750
|£500
|£450
|£26,150
|Professional players were allowed to compete in the Championships for the first time
|-
|1969
|£3,000
|£1,000
|£1,500
|£600
|£500
|£33,370
|
|-
|1970
|£3,000
|£1,000
|£1,500
|£600
|£500
|£41,650
|
|-
|1971
|£3,750
|£750
|£1,800
|£450
|£375
|£37,790
|
|-
|1972
|£5,000
|£1,000
|£3,000
|£600
|£500
|£50,330
|
|-
|1973
|£5,000
|£1,000
|£3,000
|£600
|£500
|£52,400
|
|-
|1974
|£10,000
|£2,000
|£7,000
|£1,200
|£1,000
|£97,100
|
|-
|1975
|£10,000
|£2,000
|£7,000
|£1,200
|£1,000
|£114,875
|
|-
|1976
|£12,500
|£3,000
|£10,000
|£2,400
|£2,000
|£157,740
|
|-
|1977
|£15,000
|£6,000
|£13,500
|£5,200
|£3,000
|£222,540
|
|-
|1978
|£19,000
|£7,500
|£17,100
|£6,500
|£4,000
|£279,023
|
|-
|1979
|£20,000
|£8,000
|£18,000
|£6,930
|£4,200
|£277,066
|
|-
|1980
|£20,000
|£8,400
|£18,000
|£7,276
|£4,420
|£293,464
|
|-
|1981
|£21,600
|£9,070
|£19,400
|£7,854
|£4,770
|£322,136
|
|-
|1982
|£41,667
|£16,666
|£37,500
|£14,450
|£6,750
|£593,366
|
|-
|1983
|£66,600
|£26,628
|£60,000
|£23,100
|£12,000
|£978,211
|
|-
|1984
|£100,000
|£40,000
|£90,000
|£34,700
|£18,000
|£1,461,896
|
|-
|1985
|£130,000
|£47,500
|£117,000
|£41,100
|£23,400
|£1,934,760
|
|-
|1986
|£140,000
|£48,500
|£126,000
|£42,060
|£25,200
|£2,119,780
|
|-
|1987
|£155,000
|£53,730
|£139,500
|£46,500
|£27,900
|£2,470,020
|
|-
|1988
|£165,000
|£57,200
|£148,500
|£49,500
|£29,700
|£2,612,126
|
|-
|1989
|£190,000
|£65,870
|£171,000
|£56,970
|£34,200
|£3,133,749
|
|-
|1990
|£230,000
|£94,230
|£207,000
|£81,510
|£40,000
|£3,819,730
|
|-
|1991
|£240,000
|£98,330
|£216,000
|£85,060
|£41,720
|£4,010,970
|
|-
|1992
|£265,000
|£108,570
|£240,000
|£93,920
|£46,070
|£4,416,820
|
|-
|1993
|£305,000
|£124,960
|£275,000
|£108,100
|£53,020
|£5,048,450
|
|-
|1994
|£345,000
|£141,350
|£310,000
|£122,200
|£60,000
|£5,682,170
|
|-
|1995
|£365,000
|£149,540
|£328,000
|£129,300
|£63,500
|£6,025,550
|
|-
|1996
|£392,500
|£160,810
|£353,000
|£139,040
|£68,280
|£6,465,910
|
|-
|1997
|£415,000
|£170,030
|£373,500
|£147,010
|£72,200
|£6,884,952
|
|-
|1998
|£435,000
|£178,220
|£391,500
|£154,160
|£75,700
|£7,207,590
|
|-
|1999
|£455,000
|£186,420
|£409,500
|£167,770
|£79,180
|£7,595,330
|
|-
|2000
|£477,500
|£195,630
|£430,000
|£176,070
|£83,100
|£8,056,480
|
|-
|2001
|£500,000
|£205,000
|£462,500
|£189,620
|£87,000
|£8,525,280
|
|-
|2002
|£525,000
|£210,000
|£486,000
|£194,250
|£88,500
|£8,825,320
|
|-
|2003
|£575,000
|£210,000
|£535,000
|£194,250
|£88,500
|£9,373,990
|
|-
|2004
|£602,500
|£215,000
|£560,500
|£200,000
|£90,000
|£9,707,280
|
|-
|2005
|£630,000
|£218,500
|£600,000
|£203,250
|£90,000
|£10,085,510
|
|-
|2006
|£655,000
|£220,690
|£625,000
|£205,280
|£90,000
|£10,378,710
|
|-
|2007
|£700,000
|£222,900
|£700,000
|£222,900
|£90,000
|£11,282,710
|
|-
|2008
|£750,000
|£230,000
|£750,000
|£230,000
|£92,000
|£11,812,000
|
|-
|2009
|£850,000
|£230,000
|£850,000
|£230,000
|£92,000
|£12,550,000
|
|-
|2010
|£1,000,000
|£240,000
|£1,000,000
|£240,000
|£92,000
|£13,725,000
|
|-
|2011
|£1,100,000
|£250,000
|£1,100,000
|£250,000
|£92,000
|£14,600,000
|
|-
|2012
|£1,150,000
|£260,000
|£1,150,000
|£260,000
|£92,000
|£16,060,000
|The bulk of the increases were given to players losing in earlier rounds.<ref name=":3" />
|-
|2013
|£1,600,000
|£300,000
|£1,600,000
|£300,000
|£92,000
|£22,560,000
|The losers in the earlier singles rounds of the tournament saw a highest 62% increase in their pay while the total prize money of the doubles increased by 22%.The prize money for participants of the qualifying matches saw an increase of 41%.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wimbledon announces 40 per cent prize money increase for 2013 Championships |url=http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/04/17/Wimbledon-2013-Prize-Money-Increase.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130622193232/http://www.atpworldtour.com/News/Tennis/2013/04/17/Wimbledon-2013-Prize-Money-Increase.aspx |archive-date=22 June 2013 |access-date=25 June 2013 |publisher=ATP World Tour}}</ref>
|-
|2014
|£1,760,000
|£325,000
|£1,760,000
|£325,000
|£96,000
|£25,000,000
|
|-
|2015
|£1,880,000
|£340,000
|£1,880,000
|£340,000
|£100,000
|£26,750,000
|
|-
|2016
|£2,000,000
|£350,000
|£2,000,000
|£350,000
|£100,000
|£28,100,000
|
|-
|2017
|£2,200,000
|£400,000
|£2,200,000
|£400,000
|£100,000
|£31,600,000
|
|-
|2018
|£2,250,000
|£450,000
|£2,250,000
|£450,000
|£110,000
|£34,000,000
|
|-
|2019
|£2,350,000
|£540,000
|£2,350,000
|£540,000
|£116,000
|£38,000,000
|
|-
|2021
|£1,700,000
|£480,000
|£1,700,000
|£480,000
|£100,000
|£35,016,000
|
|-
|2022
|£2,000,000
|£540,000
|£2,000,000
|£540,000
|£124,000
|£40,350,000
|The tournament was played with a full-capacity crowd for the first time since 2019<ref name="prize-money-2022">{{cite web |title=Wimbledon Prize Money 2022 |url=https://www.perfect-tennis.com/prize-money/wimbledon/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102000050/https://www.perfect-tennis.com/prize-money/wimbledon/ |archive-date=2 November 2019 |access-date=9 June 2022 |publisher=Perfect Tennis}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|£2,350,000
|£600,000
|£2,350,000
|£600,000
|£128,000
|£44,700,000
|Returned prize money to the pre-pandemic levels they were in 2019.<ref name="prize-money-2023">{{cite web |title=Wimbledon Prize Money 2023 |url=https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2023-06-14/wimbledon_offers_record_prize_money_for_championships_2023.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614141831/https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/news/articles/2023-06-14/wimbledon_offers_record_prize_money_for_championships_2023.html |archive-date=14 June 2023 |access-date=14 June 2023 |publisher=All England Lawn Tennis Club}}</ref>
|}
The bulk of the increases in 2012 were given to players losing in earlier rounds.<ref name=":3">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-announce-increase-in-prize-money-for-losers-7675794.html |title=Wimbledon announce increase in prize money for losers |work=The Independent |date=24 April 2012 |access-date=10 July 2012 |location=London |first=Martyn |last=Herman |archive-date=26 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426192230/http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/wimbledon-announce-increase-in-prize-money-for-losers-7675794.html |url-status=live }}</ref> This move was in response to the growing angst among lower-ranked players concerning the inadequacy of their pay. [[Sergiy Stakhovsky]], a member of the [[Association of Tennis Professionals#Organizational structure|ATP Player Council]] and who was at the time ranked 68th, was among the most vocal in the push for higher pay for players who bow out in the earlier rounds. In an interview Stakhovsky intimated that it is not uncommon for lower-ranked players to be in financial debt after playing certain tour events, if they had a poor result.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sport.lb.ua/tennis/2012/04/04/144337_sergey_stahovskiy_bolshie.html |script-title=ru:Сергей Стаховский: большие заработки теннисистов – это иллюзия Источник |work=LB.ua |date=4 April 2012 |author=Eugene Shvets |trans-title=Sergiy Stakhovsky: big earnings tennis players – it is an illusion |language=ru |access-date=3 November 2012 |archive-date=8 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108182017/http://sport.lb.ua/tennis/2012/04/04/144337_sergey_stahovskiy_bolshie.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

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|-
|+ 2023 Gentlemen's & Ladies' prize money<ref>{{cite web|title=The Championships 2022 Prize Money|url=https://www.wimbledon.com/pdf/The_Championships_2023_Prize%20Money.pdf|publisher=All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|access-date=14 June 2023|archive-date=14 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614142502/https://www.wimbledon.com/pdf/The_Championships_2023_Prize%20Money.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>
| style="width:130px; background:#dfe2e9;" |'''2023 Event'''
| style="width:80px; background:lime;" |'''W'''
| style="width:85px; background:thistle;" |F
| style="width:85px; background:#ff0;" |SF
| style="width:85px; background:#ffebcd;" |QF
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 16
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 32
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |Round of 64
| style="width:85px; background:#afeeee;" |{{nowrap|Round of 128<sup>1</sup>}}
| style="width:85px;" |Q3
| style="width:85px;" |Q2
| style="width:85px;" |Q1
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" |'''Singles'''
|£2,350,000
|£1,175,000
|£600,000
|£340,000
|£207,000
|£131,000
|£85,000
|£55,000
|£36,000
|£21,750
|£12,750
|-
| style="background:#ededed;" |'''Doubles'''
|£600,000
|£300,000
|£150,000
|£75,000
|£36,250
|£22,000
|£13,750
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|{{n/a}}
|-
|}
: ''Doubles prize money is per team.''