Argentina prize money
Argentina's sportspeople have won £204,474,578 in prize money across 13 sports, which puts Argentina 13th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Emiliano Grillo has won the most, £20,010,304 in golf .
Argentina's highest earners
The top 60 of 129 people, every sport together
| # | NAME | SPORT | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emiliano Grillo | Golf | £20,010,304£20.0m |
| 2 | Juan Martin del Potro | Tennis | £19,470,713£19.5m |
| 3 | Diego Schwartzman | Tennis | £10,842,422£10.8m |
| 4 | Ángel Cabrera | Golf | £9,429,535£9.4m |
| 5 | David Nalbandian | Tennis | £8,363,252£8.4m |
| 6 | Horacio Zeballos | Tennis | £8,293,062£8.3m |
| 7 | Francisco Cerundolo | Tennis | £8,265,086£8.3m |
| 8 | Andres Romero | Golf | £7,272,844£7.3m |
| 9 | Juan Monaco | Tennis | £6,082,829£6.1m |
| 10 | Sebastian Baez | Tennis | £5,316,723£5.3m |
| 11 | Tomas Martin Etcheverry | Tennis | £5,302,047£5.3m |
| 12 | Leonardo Mayer | Tennis | £5,289,696£5.3m |
| 13 | Juan Ignacio Chela | Tennis | £4,941,724£4.9m |
| 14 | Guido Pella | Tennis | £4,795,448£4.8m |
| 15 | Federico Delbonis | Tennis | £4,636,116£4.6m |
| 16 | Gaston Gaudio | Tennis | £4,561,020£4.6m |
| 17 | Guillermo Coria | Tennis | £4,447,835£4.4m |
| 18 | Guillermo Canas | Tennis | £3,974,118£4.0m |
| 19 | Maximo Gonzalez | Tennis | £3,605,783£3.6m |
| 20 | Carlos Berlocq | Tennis | £3,198,314£3.2m |
| 21 | Agustin Calleri | Tennis | £2,822,098£2.8m |
| 22 | Jose Acasuso | Tennis | £2,738,665£2.7m |
| 23 | Fabián Gómez | Golf | £2,707,500£2.7m |
| 24 | Federico Coria | Tennis | £2,644,593£2.6m |
| 25 | Facundo Bagnis | Tennis | £2,471,983£2.5m |
| 26 | Andres Molteni | Tennis | £2,431,379£2.4m |
| 27 | Mariano Navone | Tennis | £2,417,468£2.4m |
| 28 | Mariano Zabaleta | Tennis | £2,409,119£2.4m |
| 29 | Camilo Ugo Carabelli | Tennis | £2,160,344£2.2m |
| 30 | Marco Trungelliti | Tennis | £2,045,351£2.0m |
| 31 | Guido Andreozzi | Tennis | £1,970,789£2.0m |
| 32 | Juan Manuel Cerundolo | Tennis | £1,950,180£2.0m |
| 33 | Franco Squillari | Tennis | £1,883,151£1.9m |
| 34 | Alejandro Tosti | Golf | £1,868,078£1.9m |
| 35 | Thiago Agustin Tirante | Tennis | £1,659,571£1.7m |
| 36 | Pedro Cachin | Tennis | £1,616,168£1.6m |
| 37 | Juan Ignacio Londero | Tennis | £1,594,413£1.6m |
| 38 | Facundo Diaz Acosta | Tennis | £1,386,032£1.4m |
| 39 | Martin Jaite | Tennis | £1,371,178£1.4m |
| 40 | Mariano Puerta | Tennis | £1,339,377£1.3m |
| 41 | Guillermo Perez-Roldan | Tennis | £1,268,014£1.3m |
| 42 | Javier Frana | Tennis | £1,234,472£1.2m |
| 43 | Alberto Mancini | Tennis | £1,154,526£1.2m |
| 44 | Renzo Olivo | Tennis | £1,102,653£1.1m |
| 45 | Roman Andres Burruchaga | Tennis | £1,086,977£1.1m |
| 46 | Nicolas Kicker | Tennis | £943,032£943k |
| 47 | Hernan Gumy | Tennis | £922,388£922k |
| 48 | Horacio de la Pena | Tennis | £904,918£905k |
| 49 | Franco Davin | Tennis | £828,241£828k |
| 50 | Andrea Collarini | Tennis | £786,556£787k |
| 51 | Juan Pablo Ficovich | Tennis | £764,771£765k |
| 52 | Miguel Angel Carballo | Golf | £649,326£649k |
| 53 | Julián Etulain | Golf | £640,402£640k |
| 54 | Genaro Alberto Olivieri | Tennis | £616,364£616k |
| 55 | Santiago Rodriguez Taverna | Tennis | £479,838£480k |
| 56 | Tano Goya | Golf | £476,785£477k |
| 57 | Augusto Núñez | Golf | £292,653£293k |
| 58 | Nelson Ledesma | Golf | £196,306£196k |
| 59 | Martin Kim | Golf | £93,891£94k |
| 60 | Martin Contini | Golf | £90,461£90k |
The top 12, side by side
Emiliano Grillo alone accounts for 9.8% of Argentina's total. The top ten between them hold 50.5%, and the other 119 share the rest.
Prize money by sport
Where Argentina's £204,474,578 came from
| SPORT | PRIZE MONEY | SHARE | EARNERS | TOP EARNER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | £160,390,798£160.4m | 78.4% | 48 | Juan Martin del Potro |
| Golf | £43,751,986£43.8m | 21.4% | 13 | Emiliano Grillo |
| Chess | £113,910£114k | 0.1% | 14 | Sandro Mareco |
| Squash | £59,326£59k | 0.0% | 3 | Leandro Romiglio |
| Pool | £47,386£47k | 0.0% | 7 | Jorge Rodriguez |
| Table tennis | £44,216£44k | 0.0% | 24 | Horacio Cifuentes |
| Athletics | £19,925£20k | 0.0% | 3 | Germán Luján Lauro |
| CrossFit | £13,910£14k | 0.0% | 3 | Melina Rodriguez |
| Gravel racing | £13,534£14k | 0.0% | 1 | Sofía Gómez Villafañe |
| Bowling | £7,857£8k | 0.0% | 1 | Lucas Legnani |
| Show jumping | £6,763£7k | 0.0% | 8 | Matias Larocca |
| Alpine skiing | £4,370£4k | 0.0% | 3 | Macarena Simari Birkner |
| Gymnastics | £598£598 | 0.0% | 1 | Daniel Villafane |
The split between sports
Tennis is Argentina's biggest earner at 78.4% of the total. We hold nobody from Argentina in badminton, biathlon, snooker, surfing, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, snowboarding, speed skating, figure skating, triathlon, swimming, trail running, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, fencing, speedway.
The nations either side of Argentina
Argentina is 13th of 168 on total prize money
| # | NATION | PRIZE MONEY | EARNERS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | £5,459,695,071£5.46bn | 8,674 |
| 2 | Australia | £669,388,166£669.4m | 611 |
| 3 | Spain | £663,970,710£664.0m | 361 |
| 4 | England | £563,068,645£563.1m | 501 |
| 5 | Japan | £390,287,624£390.3m | 1,096 |
| 6 | South Africa | £314,076,130£314.1m | 179 |
| 7 | France | £305,041,501£305.0m | 858 |
| 8 | Germany | £271,136,762£271.1m | 1,185 |
| 9 | Canada | £260,437,000£260.4m | 833 |
| 10 | Sweden | £255,267,212£255.3m | 503 |
| 11 | South Korea | £219,895,727£219.9m | 401 |
| 12 | Italy | £217,798,638£217.8m | 702 |
| 13 | Argentina | £204,474,578£204.5m | 129 |
| 14 | Northern Ireland | £204,091,898£204.1m | 17 |
| 15 | Serbia | £192,341,463£192.3m | 70 |
| 16 | Switzerland | £175,242,501£175.2m | 495 |
| 17 | Russia | £171,438,092£171.4m | 274 |
| 18 | Great Britain | £132,729,494£132.7m | 1,024 |
| 19 | Chile | £129,169,944£129.2m | 46 |
| 20 | Austria | £128,425,687£128.4m | 358 |
| 21 | Norway | £119,256,606£119.3m | 432 |
| 22 | Croatia | £95,781,973£95.8m | 93 |
| 23 | Czechia | £93,824,901£93.8m | 238 |
| 24 | China | £80,084,813£80.1m | 967 |
| 25 | Mexico | £79,918,824£79.9m | 100 |
Argentina against its neighbours
Frequently asked questions
How much prize money has Argentina won?
£204,474,578 across 129 people in 13 sports. That ranks Argentina 13th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.
Who is Argentina's highest earning sportsperson?
Emiliano Grillo, with £20,010,304 in golf prize money: 9.8% of everything Argentina has won. Next is Juan Martin del Potro on £19,470,713.
Which sport has earned Argentina the most prize money?
Tennis, at £160,390,798 across 48 players, ahead of golf on £43,751,986.
Which nation is just above Argentina?
Italy, 12th on £217,798,638. Northern Ireland is 14th, just below, on £204,091,898.
Where to next
Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Argentina's tennis money has its own page: Argentina in tennis.Argentina's golf money has its own page: Argentina in golf.Argentina's chess money has its own page: Argentina in chess.Argentina's squash money has its own page: Argentina in squash.Argentina's pool money has its own page: Argentina in pool.Argentina's table tennis money has its own page: Argentina in table tennis.Argentina's athletics money has its own page: Argentina in athletics.Argentina's CrossFit money has its own page: Argentina in CrossFit.Argentina's show jumping money has its own page: Argentina in show jumping.Argentina's alpine skiing money has its own page: Argentina in alpine skiing. One place up is Italy. One place down is Northern Ireland.