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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 28th OF 168

Netherlands prize money

Netherlands's sportspeople have won £74,805,657 in prize money across 24 sports, which puts Netherlands 28th of the 168 nations on our prize money by nation table. Richard Krajicek has won the most, £7,577,011 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £75m
NATION RANK28th of 168
EARNERS1,143
SPORTS24
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £57m
SHARE OF WORLD0.6%

Netherlands's highest earners

The top 60 of 1,143 people, every sport together

Netherlands's sportspeople ranked by prize money won, with their sport.
# NAME SPORT PRIZE MONEY
1 Richard Krajicek Tennis £7,577,011£7.6m
2 Robin Haase Tennis £6,656,308£6.7m
3 Tallon Griekspoor Tennis £6,189,768£6.2m
4 Paul Haarhuis Tennis £5,828,544£5.8m
5 Jean-Julien Rojer Tennis £5,664,705£5.7m
6 Botic van de Zandschulp Tennis £5,116,709£5.1m
7 Wesley Koolhof Tennis £3,916,697£3.9m
8 Sjeng Schalken Tennis £3,904,359£3.9m
9 Marcel Hirscher Alpine skiing £3,808,776£3.8m
10 Jacco Eltingh Tennis £3,699,557£3.7m
11 Jan Siemerink Tennis £3,268,942£3.3m
12 Matwe Middelkoop Tennis £1,663,335£1.7m
13 Raemon Sluiter Tennis £1,298,149£1.3m
14 Niels Feijen Pool £1,059,459£1.1m
15 Rinus VeeKay Motorsport £1,005,489£1.0m
16 Joost Luiten Golf £859,562£860k
17 Michiel Schapers Tennis £781,018£781k
18 Amsterdam 3x3 basketball £747,368£747k
19 Harrie Smolders Show jumping £703,981£704k
20 Gijs Brouwer Tennis £658,608£659k
21 Tim van Rijthoven Tennis £630,629£631k
22 Willem Greve Show jumping £504,382£504k
23 Femke Broeders-Bol Athletics £425,564£426k
24 Nick Van Den Berg Pool £415,097£415k
25 Sifan Hassan Athletics £318,985£319k
26 Dafne Schippers Athletics £203,759£204k
27 Jessica Schilder Athletics £188,910£189k
28 Maikel van der Vleuten Show jumping £173,430£173k
29 Hessel Hoekstra Show jumping £160,361£160k
30 Nadine Visser Athletics £155,827£156k
31 Marc Bijsterbosch Pool £153,190£153k
32 Marco Teutscher Pool £144,673£145k
33 Bas Moerings Show jumping £139,566£140k
34 Huidji See Pool £128,392£128k
35 Frank Schuttert Show jumping £124,854£125k
36 Marijke Groenewoud Speed skating £113,947£114k
37 Joy Beune Speed skating £111,165£111k
38 Churandy Martina Athletics £106,767£107k
39 Anish Giri Chess £103,759£104k
40 Marc Houtzager Show jumping £99,389£99k
41 Alex Lely Pool £98,443£98k
42 Jorinde van Klinken Athletics £96,992£97k
43 Femke Kok Speed skating £93,308£93k
44 Pim Mulder Show jumping £92,134£92k
45 Michael Greeve Show jumping £91,891£92k
46 Youri Keulen Triathlon £88,346£88k
47 Michelle Dekker Snowboarding £88,093£88k
48 Marriet Smit- Hoekstra Show jumping £87,978£88k
49 Laurens Jan Anjema Squash £87,671£88k
50 Kira Toussaint Swimming £83,910£84k
51 Robin Tabeling Badminton £83,162£83k
52 Lieke Klaver Athletics £81,767£82k
53 Selena Piek Badminton £81,463£81k
54 Jutta Leerdam Speed skating £80,714£81k
55 Dennis Van den Brink Show jumping £78,084£78k
56 Caspar Corbeau Swimming £76,992£77k
57 Niels Laros Athletics £76,692£77k
58 Kim Emmen Show jumping £71,690£72k
59 Lars Kersten Show jumping £68,903£69k
60 Natalie Grinham Squash £68,544£69k

The top 12, side by side

Richard Krajicek £7.6m Robin Haase £6.7m Tallon Griekspoor £6.2m Paul Haarhuis £5.8m Jean-Julien Rojer £5.7m Botic van de Zandschulp £5.1m Wesley Koolhof £3.9m Sjeng Schalken £3.9m Marcel Hirscher £3.8m Jacco Eltingh £3.7m Jan Siemerink £3.3m Matwe Middelkoop £1.7m

Richard Krajicek alone accounts for 10.1% of Netherlands's total. The top ten between them hold 70.0%, and the other 1,133 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Netherlands's £74,805,657 came from

Netherlands'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 £56,861,857£56.9m 76.0% 16 Richard Krajicek
Show jumping £4,637,785£4.6m 6.2% 899 Harrie Smolders
Alpine skiing £3,813,128£3.8m 5.1% 3 Marcel Hirscher
Pool £2,202,787£2.2m 2.9% 32 Niels Feijen
Athletics £2,007,644£2.0m 2.7% 55 Femke Broeders-Bol
Motorsport £1,005,489£1.0m 1.3% 1 Rinus VeeKay
Speed skating £984,060£984k 1.3% 39 Marijke Groenewoud
Golf £887,723£888k 1.2% 2 Joost Luiten
3x3 basketball £800,000£800k 1.1% 2 Amsterdam
Swimming £402,556£403k 0.5% 13 Kira Toussaint
Badminton £326,529£327k 0.4% 24 Robin Tabeling
Squash £253,777£254k 0.3% 11 Laurens Jan Anjema
Triathlon £217,105£217k 0.3% 7 Youri Keulen
Chess £164,286£164k 0.2% 7 Anish Giri
Snowboarding £136,725£137k 0.2% 6 Michelle Dekker
Table tennis £65,906£66k 0.1% 9 Britt Eerland
Surfing £7,519£8k 0.0% 1 Beyrick De Vries
CrossFit £6,767£7k 0.0% 1 Linda Keesman
Gravel racing £6,015£6k 0.0% 1 Geerike Schreurs
Gymnastics £4,554£5k 0.0% 5 Eythora Thorsdottir
Figure skating £4,511£5k 0.0% 1 Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba
Snooker £3,750£4k 0.0% 4 Mario Wehrmann
Bowling £3,474£3k 0.0% 2 Ramon Hilferink
Trail running £1,709£2k 0.0% 2 Renée Cardinaals

The split between sports

Tennis £57m Show jumping £4.6m Alpine skiing £3.8m Pool £2.2m Athletics £2.0m
Motorsport £1.0m
Speed skating £984k Golf £888k 3x3 basketball £800k Swimming £403k Badminton £327k Squash £254k Triathlon £217k Chess £164k Snowboarding £137k Table tennis £66k
Surfing £7,519
CrossFit £6,767
Gravel racing £6,015
Gymnastics £4,554
Figure skating £4,511
Snooker £3,750 Bowling £3,474 Trail running £1,709

Tennis is Netherlands's biggest earner at 76.0% of the total. We hold nobody from Netherlands in biathlon, cross-country skiing, ski jumping, Nordic combined, freestyle skiing, handball, rodeo, sled dog racing, Enhanced Games, Go, curling, shogi, keirin, fencing, speedway.

The nations either side of Netherlands

Netherlands is 28th of 168 on total prize money

The nations ranked around Netherlands by total prize money won.
# NATION PRIZE MONEY EARNERS
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
36 New Zealand £41,710,442£41.7m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,871,037£36.9m 437
38 Poland £36,459,824£36.5m 375
39 Greece £32,009,197£32.0m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,820,967£26.8m 85

Netherlands against its neighbours

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 New Zealand £42m Chinese Taipei £37m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £27m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Netherlands won?

£74,805,657 across 1143 people in 24 sports. That ranks Netherlands 28th of the 168 nations we hold prize money for.

Who is Netherlands's highest earning sportsperson?

Richard Krajicek, with £7,577,011 in tennis prize money: 10.1% of everything Netherlands has won. Next is Robin Haase on £6,656,308.

Which sport has earned Netherlands the most prize money?

Tennis, at £56,861,857 across 16 players, ahead of show jumping on £4,637,785.

Which nation is just above Netherlands?

Scotland, 27th on £75,977,257. Brazil is 29th, just below, on £69,364,403.

Where to next

Every nation is ranked on prize money by nation. Netherlands's tennis money has its own page: Netherlands in tennis.Netherlands's show jumping money has its own page: Netherlands in show jumping.Netherlands's alpine skiing money has its own page: Netherlands in alpine skiing.Netherlands's pool money has its own page: Netherlands in pool.Netherlands's athletics money has its own page: Netherlands in athletics.Netherlands's speed skating money has its own page: Netherlands in speed skating.Netherlands's golf money has its own page: Netherlands in golf.Netherlands's 3x3 basketball money has its own page: Netherlands in 3x3 basketball.Netherlands's swimming money has its own page: Netherlands in swimming.Netherlands's badminton money has its own page: Netherlands in badminton.Netherlands's squash money has its own page: Netherlands in squash.Netherlands's triathlon money has its own page: Netherlands in triathlon.Netherlands's chess money has its own page: Netherlands in chess.Netherlands's snowboarding money has its own page: Netherlands in snowboarding.Netherlands's table tennis money has its own page: Netherlands in table tennis.Netherlands's gymnastics money has its own page: Netherlands in gymnastics.Netherlands's snooker money has its own page: Netherlands in snooker.Netherlands's bowling money has its own page: Netherlands in bowling.Netherlands's trail running money has its own page: Netherlands in trail running. One place up is Scotland. One place down is Brazil. Netherlands's football team was paid £16,025,640 at Euro 2024: Euro 2024 prize money.