Tennis prize money at 38
Roger Federer won $8,716,976 in 2019, the year he turned 38. That is the most any of the 696 men we hold won at 38, across 77 seasons. The median season at 38 paid $249,679.
The twenty biggest seasons at 38
Prize money won in the calendar year a player turned 38, singles and doubles together
Every season at 38
Ranked by prize money. Win-loss is singles.
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roger Federer | 2019 | $8,716,976$8.7m | 61-11 |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 2025 | $5,140,177$5.1m | 46-11 |
| 3 | Gael Monfils | 2024 | $1,671,016$1.7m | 25-22 |
| 4 | Rajeev Ram | 2022 | $1,510,410$1.5m | 0-0 |
| 5 | Feliciano Lopez | 2019 | $1,283,708 | 24-21 |
| 6 | Stan Wawrinka | 2023 | $1,265,551 | 29-24 |
| 7 | Ivan Dodig | 2023 | $1,116,810 | - |
| 8 | Horacio Zeballos | 2023 | $1,115,933 | - |
| 9 | Marcel Granollers | 2024 | $1,106,297 | - |
| 10 | Tim Puetz | 2025 | $932,567 | - |
| 11 | Daniel Nestor | 2010 | $905,430 | - |
| 12 | Marin Cilic | 2026 | $881,820 | 13-14 |
| 13 | Adrian Mannarino | 2026 | $870,947 | 17-24 |
| 14 | Ivo Karlovic | 2017 | $670,206 | 22-20 |
| 15 | Jean-Julien Rojer | 2019 | $666,670 | 0-0 |
| 16 | John Isner | 2023 | $652,900 | 10-14 |
| 17 | Radek Stepanek | 2016 | $579,755 | 33-16 |
| 18 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 2026 | $547,715 | 9-19 |
| 19 | Richard Gasquet | 2024 | $547,410 | 35-32 |
| 20 | Bruno Soares | 2020 | $501,087 | 1-1 |
| 21 | Leander Paes | 2011 | $468,100 | - |
| 22 | Jamie Murray | 2024 | $460,367 | - |
| 23 | Michael Venus | 2025 | $456,173 | - |
| 24 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 2021 | $425,800 | 11-13 |
| 25 | Gilles Simon | 2022 | $400,829 | 26-30 |
| 26 | Paolo Lorenzi | 2019 | $393,316 | 64-40 |
| 27 | Rafael Nadal | 2024 | $351,010 | 12-8 |
| 28 | Nikola Mektic | 2026 | $334,698 | - |
| 29 | Rohan Bopanna | 2018 | $302,654 | - |
| 30 | Lukasz Kubot | 2020 | $291,618 | - |
| 31 | Jurgen Melzer | 2019 | $287,679 | 1-4 |
| 32 | Maximo Gonzalez | 2021 | $279,602 | - |
| 33 | Yen-Hsun Lu | 2021 | $264,380 | 1-7 |
| 34 | Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi | 2018 | $257,499 | 1-1 |
| 35 | Nicolas Mahut | 2020 | $253,895 | 1-2 |
| 36 | Fernando Verdasco | 2021 | $251,120 | 10-20 |
| 37 | Matthew Ebden | 2025 | $250,257 | - |
| 38 | Andreas Seppi | 2022 | $249,770 | 15-20 |
| 39 | Marcelo Melo | 2021 | $249,679 | 0-1 |
| 40 | Fabio Fognini | 2025 | $246,728 | 4-15 |
| 41 | Max Mirnyi | 2015 | $246,258 | - |
| 42 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2025 | $244,880 | 24-29 |
| 43 | Simone Bolelli | 2023 | $242,908 | - |
| 44 | Matwe Middelkoop | 2021 | $220,391 | - |
| 45 | Robin Haase | 2025 | $217,727 | 0-2 |
| 46 | Raven Klaasen | 2020 | $208,504 | - |
| 47 | Andres Molteni | 2026 | $205,621 | - |
| 48 | Nicolas Barrientos | 2025 | $139,938 | 5-2 |
| 49 | Miguel Reyes-Varela | 2025 | $135,143 | - |
| 50 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 2021 | $116,564 | - |
| 51 | Fabrice Martin | 2024 | $107,539 | - |
| 52 | Martin Damm | 2010 | $87,499 | - |
| 53 | Malek Jaziri | 2022 | $72,144 | 17-31 |
| 54 | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | 2016 | $66,129 | 43-27 |
| 55 | Pablo Cuevas | 2024 | $45,972 | 0-2 |
| 56 | Daniel Dutra da Silva | 2026 | $36,938 | 15-23 |
| 57 | Lukas Rosol | 2023 | $34,485 | 13-21 |
| 58 | Lleyton Hewitt | 2019 | $30,935 | - |
| 59 | Tommy Robredo | 2020 | $29,474 | 2-7 |
| 60 | Philipp Oswald | 2024 | $23,841 | - |
| 61 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 2021 | $19,626 | 0-4 |
| 62 | Fabrice Santoro | 2010 | $17,979 | 0-1 |
| 63 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 2025 | $13,118 | - |
| 64 | Jimmy Connors | 1990 | $13,015 | 0-3 |
| 65 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 2004 | $7,376 | - |
| 66 | Denis Istomin | 2024 | $4,061 | - |
| 67 | Treat Huey | 2023 | $3,415 | - |
| 68 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2023 | $3,161 | 3-5 |
| 69 | Antony Dupuis | 2011 | $2,868 | 4-13 |
| 70 | Illya Marchenko | 2025 | $1,780 | 3-3 |
| 71 | Ronald Agenor | 2002 | $1,736 | 1-4 |
| 72 | Thomas Muster | 2005 | $1,500 | - |
| 73 | Gianluca Pozzi | 2003 | $1,280 | 0-1 |
| 74 | Hyung-Taik Lee | 2014 | $1,011 | 2-1 |
| 75 | Paul Haarhuis | 2004 | $360 | - |
| 76 | Marc Gicquel | 2015 | $252 | - |
| 77 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 2015 | $234 | - |
The biggest seasons at 38 before 2010
Prize money has grown every decade, so the older seasons are ranked on their own
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 1990 | $13,015 |
| 2 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 2004 | $7,376 |
| 3 | Ronald Agenor | 2002 | $1,736 |
| 4 | Thomas Muster | 2005 | $1,500 |
| 5 | Gianluca Pozzi | 2003 | $1,280 |
38 against the ages either side
The median season and the record at each age
| AGE | MEDIAN | MOST | PRIZE MONEY | PEAKED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 41 | $36,423 | Jean-Julien Rojer | $815,215 | 0 |
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 38 is higher than at 37 and higher than at 39.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most prize money a tennis player has won at 38?
Roger Federer won $8,716,976 in 2019, singles and doubles together. Before 2010 the most at 38 was Jimmy Connors's $13,015 in 1990.
How much prize money does a tennis player win at 38?
The median season at 38 among the 696 men we hold paid $249,679. 9 of the 77 seasons at 38 paid a million dollars or more.
Was 38 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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