In everything classy that the Wimbledon tournament exudes, one thing really stands out is the amount of player earnings. The Wimbledon tournament is one of the most rewarding sporting events in the world and the tournament has just gone one step further in 2017. Generally speaking, all the prize winnings have a 13% consecutive increase from the 2011 edition. All participants, including those from the first round players, all the way up to the winners, will take home a larger cheque in comparison to participants from previous years. As a player, no matter which stage you are eliminated from, you are guaranteed £8,000 more than the average UK salary per month.
We have already seen the first round of Wimbledon, where unsuccessful players join spectators to watch the tournament on live television to see who will reign as champion this year. Those who lost in the first round, may be excluded from the tournament, but bear in mind that they’ve walked away with £35,000 each. This is a huge increase from the £11,500 that first round participants pocketed in 2011. An amount of £35,000 is a cool sum of money and there is no doubt that such a package can easily net you a fancy apartment or home in an affluent medium density suburb in basically every country around the world.
Those who managed to reach the second, third or fourth rounds, have pocketed quite a substantial amount. The second round participants this year received £57, 000, third round players received £90, 000 and fourth round players were issued with a handsome £147, 000. Anyone who managed to reach the later rounds is equally capable of not only improving the quality of his or her own life, but such amounts of money can easily impact the lives of others too. As an example, the winnings can be used to further the player’s development for an entire year or the sponsor mat choose to acquire state of the art training equipment which can serve many players and hopefuls. Other more luxurious examples include investing in fixed property, buying a sports car, buying a few bitcoins or even spending a month’s worth of leisure time at a 5 star hotel.
Further to this, a quarter finalist at the 2017 tournament will be rewarded with a £275,000 in cash, while a semi finalist receives a whopping £550,000. Not only is the prize money more attractive, but it is at this stage of the tournament that hogs all the limelight and where all the prestige reigns. With such huge winnings in the quarter and semi finals, any player who manages to reach these stages will definitely live the glamorous life. When it comes to purchasing ideas with this type of cash, the top of the range gadgets and ridiculously expensive cars and houses come to mind. Expect many holiday selfies from Wimbledon semi finalists who have much more disposable income on hand.
Last, but definitely not the least, is the finalist earning category and of course, not to forget about the championship winnings. For the first time ever in tennis history, a single player is able to take home more than £2 million in one go! The prize money for this year’s winner stands at a massive £2.2 million, while the finalist will receive half thereof at a sum of £1.1 million. Expect both the finalist and winner to wine and dine with A-List celebrities. In addition to everything that the above are able to buy, the finalist and the winner may look at purchasing personalised yachts, top-end sports cars, private jets, luxury holiday homes and the list goes on.
This year’s prize monies at the Wimbledon tournament bear testimony to the tournaments’ class. The winnings simply reinforce how lucrative Wimbledon is when we measure what the cash prizes equal in physical and intangible products.
