Tennis prize money at 37
Roger Federer won $8,629,234 in 2018, the year he turned 37. That is the most any of the 696 men we hold won at 37, across 111 seasons. The median season at 37 paid $174,262.
The twenty biggest seasons at 37
Prize money won in the calendar year a player turned 37, singles and doubles together
Every season at 37
Ranked by prize money. Win-loss is singles.
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | 2018 | $8,629,234$8.6m | 57-10 |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 2024 | $4,825,556$4.8m | 43-10 |
| 3 | John Isner | 2022 | $1,792,722$1.8m | 30-18 |
| 4 | Nicolas Mahut | 2019 | $1,355,056$1.4m | 17-13 |
| 5 | Ivo Karlovic | 2016 | $1,272,678 | 39-24 |
| 6 | Feliciano Lopez | 2018 | $1,190,794 | 27-24 |
| 7 | Adrian Mannarino | 2025 | $1,157,288 | 35-37 |
| 8 | Daniel Nestor | 2009 | $1,111,825 | - |
| 9 | Marcel Granollers | 2023 | $1,107,326 | - |
| 10 | Tim Puetz | 2024 | $1,095,321 | 0-1 |
| 11 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2025 | $1,019,026 | 17-22 |
| 12 | Matthew Ebden | 2024 | $880,731 | 0-1 |
| 13 | Rajeev Ram | 2021 | $878,724 | 0-0 |
| 14 | Marin Cilic | 2025 | $875,926 | 29-20 |
| 15 | Richard Gasquet | 2023 | $839,884 | 29-32 |
| 16 | Lukasz Kubot | 2019 | $795,870 | - |
| 17 | Gael Monfils | 2023 | $780,604 | 16-16 |
| 18 | Fabio Fognini | 2024 | $746,568 | 35-28 |
| 19 | Raven Klaasen | 2019 | $676,145 | - |
| 20 | Nikola Mektic | 2025 | $669,915 | - |
| 21 | Ivan Dodig | 2022 | $619,784 | - |
| 22 | Michael Venus | 2024 | $617,424 | - |
| 23 | Neal Skupski | 2026 | $613,533 | - |
| 24 | Stan Wawrinka | 2022 | $588,414 | 10-15 |
| 25 | Andreas Seppi | 2021 | $585,986 | 28-24 |
| 26 | Julien Benneteau | 2018 | $559,539 | 14-15 |
| 27 | Bruno Soares | 2019 | $547,477 | - |
| 28 | Horacio Zeballos | 2022 | $529,482 | - |
| 29 | Rohan Bopanna | 2017 | $517,790 | - |
| 30 | Jamie Murray | 2023 | $516,070 | - |
| 31 | Paolo Lorenzi | 2018 | $498,443 | 31-29 |
| 32 | Jean-Julien Rojer | 2018 | $492,481 | 0-0 |
| 33 | Leander Paes | 2010 | $479,888 | - |
| 34 | Andy Murray | 2024 | $469,594 | 7-13 |
| 35 | Andres Molteni | 2025 | $451,617 | - |
| 36 | Fabrice Martin | 2023 | $431,371 | - |
| 37 | Fabrice Santoro | 2009 | $384,041 | 24-22 |
| 38 | Simone Bolelli | 2022 | $379,034 | 0-0 |
| 39 | Gilles Simon | 2021 | $358,008 | 6-25 |
| 40 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2024 | $330,735 | 52-32 |
| 41 | Radek Stepanek | 2015 | $328,018 | 17-17 |
| 42 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 2020 | $323,842 | 13-10 |
| 43 | Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi | 2017 | $317,987 | 2-3 |
| 44 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 2020 | $315,810 | - |
| 45 | Rafael Nadal | 2023 | $310,798 | 1-3 |
| 46 | Marcelo Melo | 2020 | $251,768 | - |
| 47 | Jimmy Connors | 1989 | $250,827 | 36-13 |
| 48 | Fernando Verdasco | 2020 | $236,104 | 6-8 |
| 49 | Nicolas Barrientos | 2024 | $227,545 | - |
| 50 | Robin Haase | 2024 | $209,278 | 1-2 |
| 51 | Tommy Haas | 2015 | $201,073 | 3-10 |
| 52 | Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 2025 | $199,998 | 14-16 |
| 53 | Juan Sebastian Cabal | 2023 | $189,424 | - |
| 54 | David Ferrer | 2019 | $177,074 | 8-6 |
| 55 | Max Mirnyi | 2014 | $175,279 | - |
| 56 | Martin Damm | 2009 | $174,262 | - |
| 57 | Filip Polasek | 2022 | $173,414 | - |
| 58 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 2024 | $170,330 | - |
| 59 | John-Patrick Smith | 2026 | $166,792 | - |
| 60 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2022 | $162,002 | 3-10 |
| 61 | Jurgen Melzer | 2018 | $159,366 | 12-12 |
| 62 | Miguel Reyes-Varela | 2024 | $159,355 | - |
| 63 | Maximo Gonzalez | 2020 | $157,958 | - |
| 64 | Philipp Oswald | 2023 | $112,537 | - |
| 65 | Matwe Middelkoop | 2020 | $111,895 | - |
| 66 | Lukas Rosol | 2022 | $106,974 | 47-30 |
| 67 | Marc Gicquel | 2014 | $105,444 | 14-15 |
| 68 | Paul Haarhuis | 2003 | $99,246 | - |
| 69 | Ariel Behar | 2026 | $95,788 | - |
| 70 | Yen-Hsun Lu | 2020 | $91,973 | 0-2 |
| 71 | Illya Marchenko | 2024 | $84,053 | 8-22 |
| 72 | Tommy Robredo | 2019 | $80,669 | 33-23 |
| 73 | Malek Jaziri | 2021 | $75,095 | 13-29 |
| 74 | Pablo Andujar | 2023 | $70,684 | 1-10 |
| 75 | Daniel Dutra da Silva | 2025 | $68,732 | 42-37 |
| 76 | Dudi Sela | 2022 | $68,719 | 0-4 |
| 77 | Kevin Anderson | 2023 | $63,535 | 3-3 |
| 78 | Treat Huey | 2022 | $62,527 | 0-1 |
| 79 | Lleyton Hewitt | 2018 | $61,414 | - |
| 80 | Younes El Aynaoui | 2008 | $59,882 | 24-11 |
| 81 | Michael Russell | 2015 | $54,382 | 9-9 |
| 82 | Pablo Cuevas | 2023 | $53,242 | 3-7 |
| 83 | Ronald Agenor | 2001 | $52,848 | 25-19 |
| 84 | Kei Nishikori | 2026 | $44,826 | 6-6 |
| 85 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 2020 | $35,876 | 4-9 |
| 86 | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | 2015 | $31,188 | 33-26 |
| 87 | Gianluca Pozzi | 2002 | $25,135 | 8-10 |
| 88 | Jason Jung | 2026 | $24,317 | 3-5 |
| 89 | Albert Montanes | 2017 | $23,526 | 2-5 |
| 90 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 2003 | $23,091 | - |
| 91 | Radu Albot | 2026 | $20,208 | 10-15 |
| 92 | Andrej Martin | 2026 | $19,433 | 22-14 |
| 93 | Bjorn Borg | 1993 | $10,925 | 0-3 |
| 94 | Antony Dupuis | 2010 | $9,607 | 32-22 |
| 95 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | 2017 | $5,270 | - |
| 96 | Benoit Paire | 2026 | $3,518 | 0-2 |
| 97 | Denis Istomin | 2023 | $3,190 | 1-2 |
| 98 | Hans Hach Verdugo | 2026 | $2,610 | - |
| 99 | John Fitzgerald | 1997 | $2,032 | - |
| 100 | Andrea Arnaboldi | 2024 | $1,844 | - |
| 101 | Davide Sanguinetti | 2009 | $1,103 | 1-3 |
| 102 | Hyung-Taik Lee | 2013 | $830 | - |
| 103 | Van Winitsky | 1996 | $550 | - |
| 104 | Petr Korda | 2005 | $450 | - |
| 105 | Brad Gilbert | 1998 | $315 | - |
| 106 | Christo Van Rensburg | 1999 | $280 | - |
| 107 | Andrei Cherkasov | 2007 | $176 | 0-1 |
| 108 | Steve Darcis | 2021 | $162 | - |
| 109 | Guillermo Perez-Roldan | 2006 | $118 | 0-1 |
| 110 | Michiel Schapers | 1996 | $90 | - |
| 111 | Aljaz Bedene | 2026 | $54 | - |
The biggest seasons at 37 before 2010
Prize money has grown every decade, so the older seasons are ranked on their own
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Nestor | 2009 | $1,111,825 |
| 2 | Fabrice Santoro | 2009 | $384,041 |
| 3 | Jimmy Connors | 1989 | $250,827 |
| 4 | Martin Damm | 2009 | $174,262 |
| 5 | Paul Haarhuis | 2003 | $99,246 |
37 against the ages either side
The median season and the record at each age
| AGE | MEDIAN | MOST | PRIZE MONEY | PEAKED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | $198,699 | Novak Djokovic | $9,100,550$9.1m | 7 |
| 35 | $177,104 | Novak Djokovic | $10,525,791$10.5m | 13 |
| 36 | $197,351 | Novak Djokovic | $16,407,765$16.4m | 9 |
| 37 | $174,262 | Roger Federer | $8,629,234$8.6m | 8 |
| 38 | $249,679 | Roger Federer | $8,716,976$8.7m | 1 |
| 39 | $176,127 | Novak Djokovic | $3,000,801$3.0m | 4 |
| 40 | $171,094 | Horacio Zeballos | $1,527,732$1.5m | 2 |
Peaked counts the players whose biggest season in prize money came at that age. Across all 696, the most common age for a best season is 27. The median at 37 is lower than at 36 and lower than at 38.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most prize money a tennis player has won at 37?
Roger Federer won $8,629,234 in 2018, singles and doubles together. Before 2010 the most at 37 was Daniel Nestor's $1,111,825 in 2009.
How much prize money does a tennis player win at 37?
The median season at 37 among the 696 men we hold paid $174,262. 11 of the 111 seasons at 37 paid a million dollars or more.
Was 37 Roger Federer's best year?
No. His biggest season came in 2017, at 36, when he won $13,054,857.
At what age do tennis players win the most prize money?
The median season is highest at 27. The single biggest season at any age is Carlos Alcaraz's $21,354,778 at 22, in 2025. More of the players we hold had their best season at 27 than at any other age: 72 of them.
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