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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 23rd OF 168

Czechia prize money

Czechia's sportspeople have won £93,824,901 in prize money across 25 sports, which puts Czechia 23rd of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Tomas Berdych has won the most, £22,173,935 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £94m
NATION RANK23rd of 168
EARNERS238
SPORTS25
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £90m
SHARE OF WORLD0.7%

Czechia's highest earners

The top 60 of 238 people, every sport together

Czechia's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Tomas Berdych Tennis £22,173,935£22.2m
2 Radek Stepanek Tennis £8,528,917£8.5m
3 Petr Korda Tennis £7,856,316£7.9m
4 Jiri Lehecka Tennis £6,990,656£7.0m
5 Jiri Novak Tennis £5,728,280£5.7m
6 Jakub Mensik Tennis £5,312,943£5.3m
7 Tomas Machac Tennis £5,102,966£5.1m
8 Jiri Vesely Tennis £4,596,195£4.6m
9 Martin Damm Tennis £4,309,003£4.3m
10 Daniel Vacek Tennis £3,611,570£3.6m
11 Lukas Rosol Tennis £3,546,921£3.5m
12 Karel Novacek Tennis £2,719,928£2.7m
13 Bohdan Ulihrach Tennis £2,671,656£2.7m
14 Vit Kopriva Tennis £1,924,706£1.9m
15 Slava Dosedel Tennis £1,843,994£1.8m
16 Adam Pavlasek Tennis £1,370,762£1.4m
17 Zdenek Kolar Tennis £1,010,773£1.0m
18 Roman Jebavy Tennis £554,155£554k
19 Ester Ledecka Alpine skiing £514,818£515k
20 Barbora Špotáková Athletics £274,812£275k
21 Jakub Vadlejch Athletics £211,842£212k
22 Sarka Zahrobska Alpine skiing £211,262£211k
23 Zuzana Hejnová Athletics £204,511£205k
24 Vítězslav Veselý Athletics £137,594£138k
25 Ester Ledecka Snowboarding £126,142£126k
26 Roman Hybler Pool £114,067£114k
27 Eva Samkova Snowboarding £109,686£110k
28 Jan Kvěch Speedway £109,188£109k
29 Tereza Vobornikova Biathlon £107,991£108k
30 Vitezslav Hornig Biathlon £79,722£80k
31 Jan Zabystran Alpine skiing £75,868£76k
32 Hana Matelova Table tennis £67,981£68k
33 Martina Dubovska Alpine skiing £63,266£63k
34 Michal Krčmář Biathlon £62,308£62k
35 Zuzana Maderova Snowboarding £59,831£60k
36 David Navara Chess £51,880£52k
37 Michal Novak Cross-country skiing £50,654£51k
38 Lurdes Gloria Manuel Athletics £49,436£49k
39 Katerina Janatova Cross-country skiing £45,983£46k
40 Nikola Ogrodníková Athletics £44,549£45k
41 Markéta Davidová Biathlon £43,675£44k
42 Metoděj Jílek Speed skating £39,699£40k
43 Denisa Rosolová Athletics £37,218£37k
44 Pavel Maslák Athletics £36,466£36k
45 Lucie Charvatova Biathlon £36,282£36k
46 Amálie Švábíková Athletics £33,835£34k
47 Tomáš Staněk Athletics £33,459£33k
48 Martina Sáblíková Speed skating £32,932£33k
49 Jan Štefela Athletics £31,548£32k
50 Jessica Jislova Biathlon £30,256£30k
51 Jan Kudlička Athletics £30,075£30k
52 Petr Frydrych Athletics £30,075£30k
53 Alexander Choupenitch Fencing £30,075£30k
54 Lubomir Jancarik Table tennis £28,865£29k
55 Anna Serme Squash £26,950£27k
56 Jaroslav Bába Athletics £25,376£25k
57 Roman Koudelka Ski jumping £25,092£25k
58 Jiřina Ptáčníková Athletics £24,812£25k
59 Ondrej Bank Alpine skiing £22,972£23k
60 Michal Gavenciak Pool £18,820£19k

The top 12, side by side

Tomas Berdych £22m Radek Stepanek £8.5m Petr Korda £7.9m Jiri Lehecka £7.0m Jiri Novak £5.7m Jakub Mensik £5.3m Tomas Machac £5.1m Jiri Vesely £4.6m Martin Damm £4.3m Daniel Vacek £3.6m Lukas Rosol £3.5m Karel Novacek £2.7m

Tomas Berdych alone accounts for 23.6% of Czechia's total. The top ten between them hold 79.1%, and the other 228 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Czechia's £93,824,901 came from

Czechia's prize money split by sport, with the number of earners and the top earner in each.
SPORT PRIZE MONEY SHARE EARNERS TOP EARNER
Tennis £89,853,677£89.9m 95.8% 18 Tomas Berdych
Athletics £1,315,633£1.3m 1.4% 30 Barbora Špotáková
Alpine skiing £924,133£924k 1.0% 13 Ester Ledecka
Biathlon £411,859£412k 0.4% 14 Tereza Vobornikova
Snowboarding £319,280£319k 0.3% 12 Ester Ledecka
Pool £162,362£162k 0.2% 11 Roman Hybler
Cross-country skiing £149,283£149k 0.2% 10 Michal Novak
Table tennis £128,430£128k 0.1% 35 Hana Matelova
Speedway £125,427£125k 0.1% 6 Jan Kvěch
Chess £87,970£88k 0.1% 6 David Navara
Speed skating £77,331£77k 0.1% 3 Metoděj Jílek
Squash £55,559£56k 0.1% 7 Anna Serme
Ski jumping £44,655£45k 0.0% 8 Roman Koudelka
Fencing £30,075£30k 0.0% 1 Alexander Choupenitch
Show jumping £27,769£28k 0.0% 27 Sara Vingralkova
Figure skating £26,316£26k 0.0% 3 Natalie Taschlerova / Filip Taschler
Badminton £25,951£26k 0.0% 14 Ondřej Král
Golf £17,208£17k 0.0% 1 Petr Hruby
Swimming £14,023£14k 0.0% 3 Martin Straka
Nordic combined £11,792£12k 0.0% 5 Jan Vytrval
Trail running £4,530£5k 0.0% 1 Barbora Bukovjan
Freestyle skiing £4,529£5k 0.0% 3 Nikol Kucerova
Gymnastics £4,278£4k 0.0% 5 Vanesa Masova
Triathlon £2,632£3k 0.0% 1 Petra Kurikova
Snooker £200£200 0.0% 1 Jakub Rendla

The split between sports

Tennis £90m Athletics £1.3m Alpine skiing £924k Biathlon £412k Snowboarding £319k Pool £162k Cross-country skiing £149k Table tennis £128k Speedway £125k Chess £88k Speed skating £77k Squash £56k Ski jumping £45k
Fencing £30k
Show jumping £28k Figure skating £26k
Badminton £26k
Golf £17k
Swimming £14k Nordic combined £12k
Trail running £4,530
Freestyle skiing £4,529 Gymnastics £4,278
Triathlon £2,632
Snooker £200

Tennis is Czechia's biggest earner at 95.8% of the total. We hold nobody from Czechia in surfing, bowling, CrossFit, motorsport, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, 3x3 basketball, gravel racing.

The nations either side of Czechia

Czechia is 23rd of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Czechia by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
26 Ireland £77,644,567£77.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,977,257£76.0m 94
28 Netherlands £74,805,657£74.8m 1,143
29 Brazil £69,364,403£69.4m 236
30 India £66,204,277£66.2m 587
31 Belgium £59,672,697£59.7m 329
32 Slovakia £58,690,691£58.7m 76
33 Fiji £56,400,033£56.4m 7
34 Colombia £54,307,165£54.3m 79
35 Denmark £45,356,277£45.4m 246

Czechia against its neighbours

South Korea £220m Italy £218m Argentina £204m Northern Ireland £204m Serbia £192m Switzerland £175m Russia £171m Great Britain £133m Chile £129m Austria £128m Norway £119m Croatia £96m Czechia £94m China £80m Mexico £80m Ireland £78m Scotland £76m Netherlands £75m Brazil £69m India £66m Belgium £60m Slovakia £59m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Czechia won?

£93,824,901 across 238 people in 25 sports. That ranks Czechia 23rd of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Czechia's highest earning sportsperson?

Tomas Berdych, with £22,173,935 in tennis prize money: 23.6% of everything Czechia has won. Next is Radek Stepanek on £8,528,917.

Which sport has earned Czechia the most prize money?

Tennis, at £89,853,677 across 18 players, ahead of athletics on £1,315,633.

Which nation is just above Czechia?

Croatia, 22nd on £95,781,973. China is 24th, just below, on £80,084,813.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Czechia's tennis money has its own page: Czechia in tennis.Czechia's athletics money has its own page: Czechia in athletics.Czechia's alpine skiing money has its own page: Czechia in alpine skiing.Czechia's biathlon money has its own page: Czechia in biathlon.Czechia's snowboarding money has its own page: Czechia in snowboarding.Czechia's pool money has its own page: Czechia in pool.Czechia's cross-country skiing money has its own page: Czechia in cross-country skiing.Czechia's table tennis money has its own page: Czechia in table tennis.Czechia's speedway money has its own page: Czechia in speedway.Czechia's chess money has its own page: Czechia in chess.Czechia's speed skating money has its own page: Czechia in speed skating.Czechia's squash money has its own page: Czechia in squash.Czechia's ski jumping money has its own page: Czechia in ski jumping.Czechia's show jumping money has its own page: Czechia in show jumping.Czechia's figure skating money has its own page: Czechia in figure skating.Czechia's swimming money has its own page: Czechia in swimming.Czechia's Nordic combined money has its own page: Czechia in Nordic combined.Czechia's freestyle skiing money has its own page: Czechia in freestyle skiing.Czechia's gymnastics money has its own page: Czechia in gymnastics. One place up is Croatia. One place down is China. Czechia's football team was paid £8,333,333 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.