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PRIZE MONEY BY NATION · 28th OF 168

Netherlands prize money

Netherlands's sportspeople have won £73,714,356 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, £7,464,759 in tennis .

PRIZE MONEY WON £74m
NATION RANK28th of 168
EARNERS1,143
SPORTS24
TOP SPORT · TENNIS £56m
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 £7,464,759£7.5m
2 Robin Haase Tennis £6,557,696£6.6m
3 Tallon Griekspoor Tennis £6,098,067£6.1m
4 Paul Haarhuis Tennis £5,742,195£5.7m
5 Jean-Julien Rojer Tennis £5,580,783£5.6m
6 Botic van de Zandschulp Tennis £5,040,906£5.0m
7 Wesley Koolhof Tennis £3,858,672£3.9m
8 Sjeng Schalken Tennis £3,846,517£3.8m
9 Marcel Hirscher Alpine skiing £3,808,776£3.8m
10 Jacco Eltingh Tennis £3,644,749£3.6m
11 Jan Siemerink Tennis £3,220,513£3.2m
12 Matwe Middelkoop Tennis £1,638,693£1.6m
13 Raemon Sluiter Tennis £1,278,917£1.3m
14 Niels Feijen Pool £1,043,763£1.0m
15 Rinus VeeKay Motorsport £990,593£991k
16 Joost Luiten Golf £846,827£847k
17 Michiel Schapers Tennis £769,447£769k
18 Amsterdam 3x3 basketball £736,296£736k
19 Harrie Smolders Show jumping £692,237£692k
20 Gijs Brouwer Tennis £648,850£649k
21 Tim van Rijthoven Tennis £621,286£621k
22 Willem Greve Show jumping £491,807£492k
23 Femke Broeders-Bol Athletics £419,259£419k
24 Nick Van Den Berg Pool £408,947£409k
25 Sifan Hassan Athletics £314,259£314k
26 Dafne Schippers Athletics £200,741£201k
27 Jessica Schilder Athletics £186,111£186k
28 Maikel van der Vleuten Show jumping £169,094£169k
29 Hessel Hoekstra Show jumping £156,352£156k
30 Nadine Visser Athletics £153,519£154k
31 Marc Bijsterbosch Pool £150,921£151k
32 Marco Teutscher Pool £142,530£143k
33 Bas Moerings Show jumping £136,076£136k
34 Huidji See Pool £126,490£126k
35 Frank Schuttert Show jumping £121,733£122k
36 Marijke Groenewoud Speed skating £112,259£112k
37 Joy Beune Speed skating £109,518£110k
38 Churandy Martina Athletics £105,185£105k
39 Anish Giri Chess £102,222£102k
40 Alex Lely Pool £96,984£97k
41 Marc Houtzager Show jumping £96,905£97k
42 Jorinde van Klinken Athletics £95,556£96k
43 Femke Kok Speed skating £91,926£92k
44 Pim Mulder Show jumping £89,830£90k
45 Michael Greeve Show jumping £89,594£90k
46 Michelle Dekker Snowboarding £87,459£87k
47 Youri Keulen Triathlon £87,037£87k
48 Laurens Jan Anjema Squash £86,372£86k
49 Marriet Smit- Hoekstra Show jumping £85,779£86k
50 Kira Toussaint Swimming £82,667£83k
51 Robin Tabeling Badminton £81,930£82k
52 Lieke Klaver Athletics £80,556£81k
53 Selena Piek Badminton £80,256£80k
54 Jutta Leerdam Speed skating £79,518£80k
55 Dennis Van den Brink Show jumping £76,132£76k
56 Caspar Corbeau Swimming £75,852£76k
57 Niels Laros Athletics £75,556£76k
58 Kim Emmen Show jumping £69,897£70k
59 Natalie Grinham Squash £67,529£68k
60 Lars Kersten Show jumping £67,180£67k

The top 12, side by side

Richard Krajicek £7.5m Robin Haase £6.6m Tallon Griekspoor £6.1m Paul Haarhuis £5.7m Jean-Julien Rojer £5.6m Botic van de Zandschulp £5.0m Wesley Koolhof £3.9m Sjeng Schalken £3.8m Marcel Hirscher £3.8m Jacco Eltingh £3.6m Jan Siemerink £3.2m Matwe Middelkoop £1.6m

Richard Krajicek alone accounts for 10.1% of Netherlands's total. The top ten between them hold 70.1%, and the other 1,133 share the rest.

Prize money by sport

Where Netherlands's £73,714,356 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 £56,019,459£56.0m 76.0% 16 Richard Krajicek
Show jumping £4,528,085£4.5m 6.1% 899 Harrie Smolders
Alpine skiing £3,813,128£3.8m 5.2% 3 Marcel Hirscher
Pool £2,170,153£2.2m 2.9% 32 Niels Feijen
Athletics £1,977,901£2.0m 2.7% 55 Femke Broeders-Bol
Motorsport £990,593£991k 1.3% 1 Rinus VeeKay
Speed skating £969,481£969k 1.3% 39 Marijke Groenewoud
Golf £874,572£875k 1.2% 2 Joost Luiten
3x3 basketball £788,148£788k 1.1% 2 Amsterdam
Swimming £396,593£397k 0.5% 13 Kira Toussaint
Badminton £321,692£322k 0.4% 24 Robin Tabeling
Squash £250,017£250k 0.3% 11 Laurens Jan Anjema
Triathlon £213,889£214k 0.3% 7 Youri Keulen
Chess £161,852£162k 0.2% 7 Anish Giri
Snowboarding £136,027£136k 0.2% 6 Michelle Dekker
Table tennis £64,930£65k 0.1% 9 Britt Eerland
Surfing £7,407£7k 0.0% 1 Beyrick De Vries
CrossFit £6,667£7k 0.0% 1 Linda Keesman
Gravel racing £5,926£6k 0.0% 1 Geerike Schreurs
Gymnastics £4,554£5k 0.0% 5 Eythora Thorsdottir
Figure skating £4,444£4k 0.0% 1 Daria Danilova / Michel Tsiba
Snooker £3,750£4k 0.0% 4 Mario Wehrmann
Bowling £3,422£3k 0.0% 2 Ramon Hilferink
Trail running £1,667£2k 0.0% 2 Renée Cardinaals

The split between sports

Tennis £56m Show jumping £4.5m Alpine skiing £3.8m Pool £2.2m Athletics £2.0m
Motorsport £991k
Speed skating £969k Golf £875k 3x3 basketball £788k Swimming £397k Badminton £322k Squash £250k Triathlon £214k Chess £162k Snowboarding £136k Table tennis £65k
Surfing £7,407
CrossFit £6,667
Gravel racing £5,926
Gymnastics £4,554
Figure skating £4,444
Snooker £3,750 Bowling £3,422 Trail running £1,667

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 £172,946,253£172.9m 495
17 Russia £168,898,996£168.9m 274
18 Great Britain £130,764,883£130.8m 1,024
19 Chile £127,256,396£127.3m 46
20 Austria £126,854,691£126.9m 358
21 Norway £117,762,373£117.8m 432
22 Croatia £94,384,359£94.4m 93
23 Czechia £92,444,959£92.4m 238
24 China £79,321,540£79.3m 967
25 Mexico £78,734,458£78.7m 100
26 Ireland £76,554,223£76.6m 250
27 Scotland £75,219,719£75.2m 94
28 Netherlands £73,714,356£73.7m 1,143
29 Brazil £68,339,950£68.3m 236
30 India £65,229,939£65.2m 587
31 Belgium £58,822,635£58.8m 329
32 Slovakia £57,860,972£57.9m 76
33 Fiji £55,564,477£55.6m 7
34 Colombia £53,502,479£53.5m 79
35 Denmark £44,669,811£44.7m 246
36 New Zealand £41,101,975£41.1m 152
37 Chinese Taipei £36,324,843£36.3m 437
38 Poland £35,925,989£35.9m 375
39 Greece £31,535,843£31.5m 79
40 Bulgaria £26,425,066£26.4m 85

Netherlands against its neighbours

Switzerland £173m Russia £169m Great Britain £131m Chile £127m Austria £127m Norway £118m Croatia £94m Czechia £92m China £79m Mexico £79m Ireland £77m Scotland £75m Netherlands £74m Brazil £68m India £65m Belgium £59m Slovakia £58m Fiji £56m Colombia £54m Denmark £45m New Zealand £41m Chinese Taipei £36m Poland £36m Greece £32m Bulgaria £26m

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money has Netherlands won?

£73,714,356 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 £7,464,759 in tennis prize money: 10.1% of everything Netherlands has won. Next is Robin Haase on £6,557,696.

Which sport has earned Netherlands the most prize money?

Tennis, at £56,019,459 across 16 players, ahead of show jumping on £4,528,085.

Which nation is just above Netherlands?

Scotland, 27th on £75,219,719. Brazil is 29th, just below, on £68,339,950.

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.