Tennis prize money at 39
Novak Djokovic won $3,000,801 in 2026, the year he turned 39. That is the most any of the 696 men we hold won at 39, across 63 seasons. The median season at 39 paid $176,127.
The twenty biggest seasons at 39
Prize money won in the calendar year a player turned 39, singles and doubles together
Every season at 39
Ranked by prize money. Win-loss is singles.
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Novak Djokovic | 2026 | $3,000,801$3.0m | 17-5 |
| 2 | Marcel Granollers | 2025 | $1,499,228$1.5m | - |
| 3 | Rajeev Ram | 2023 | $1,254,983 | - |
| 4 | Gael Monfils | 2025 | $1,132,623 | 18-16 |
| 5 | Horacio Zeballos | 2024 | $1,106,297 | - |
| 6 | Simone Bolelli | 2024 | $954,602 | - |
| 7 | Daniel Nestor | 2011 | $790,738 | - |
| 8 | Leander Paes | 2012 | $762,495 | - |
| 9 | Roger Federer | 2020 | $714,792 | 5-1 |
| 10 | Stan Wawrinka | 2024 | $705,601 | 12-20 |
| 11 | Nicolas Mahut | 2021 | $691,708 | 2-2 |
| 12 | Tim Puetz | 2026 | $498,989 | - |
| 13 | Feliciano Lopez | 2020 | $488,697 | 8-11 |
| 14 | Ivan Dodig | 2024 | $483,068 | - |
| 15 | Ivo Karlovic | 2018 | $463,886 | 26-23 |
| 16 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 2022 | $444,367 | - |
| 17 | Bruno Soares | 2021 | $411,464 | - |
| 18 | Max Mirnyi | 2016 | $382,890 | - |
| 19 | Fernando Verdasco | 2022 | $339,783 | 35-32 |
| 20 | Matwe Middelkoop | 2022 | $335,377 | 0-0 |
| 21 | Jurgen Melzer | 2020 | $325,591 | - |
| 22 | Jimmy Connors | 1991 | $324,319 | 19-14 |
| 23 | Tommy Haas | 2017 | $296,381 | 6-14 |
| 24 | Rohan Bopanna | 2019 | $287,031 | - |
| 25 | Marcelo Melo | 2022 | $283,368 | - |
| 26 | Maximo Gonzalez | 2022 | $253,632 | - |
| 27 | Richard Gasquet | 2025 | $242,045 | 6-8 |
| 28 | Raven Klaasen | 2021 | $221,110 | - |
| 29 | Jamie Murray | 2025 | $214,516 | - |
| 30 | Robin Haase | 2026 | $202,118 | - |
| 31 | Philipp Kohlschreiber | 2022 | $200,295 | 7-8 |
| 32 | Paolo Lorenzi | 2020 | $176,127 | 10-15 |
| 33 | Jean-Julien Rojer | 2020 | $171,107 | - |
| 34 | Lukasz Kubot | 2021 | $161,539 | - |
| 35 | Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi | 2019 | $155,931 | - |
| 36 | Michael Venus | 2026 | $140,213 | - |
| 37 | Radek Stepanek | 2017 | $118,181 | 8-2 |
| 38 | Miguel Reyes-Varela | 2026 | $98,959 | - |
| 39 | Nicolas Barrientos | 2026 | $59,003 | 2-3 |
| 40 | Tommy Robredo | 2021 | $49,031 | 4-10 |
| 41 | Mikhail Kukushkin | 2026 | $47,587 | 22-19 |
| 42 | Aleksandr Nedovyesov | 2026 | $41,402 | - |
| 43 | Andrey Golubev | 2026 | $41,402 | - |
| 44 | Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo | 2017 | $36,506 | 11-23 |
| 45 | Malek Jaziri | 2023 | $27,349 | 0-2 |
| 46 | Matthew Ebden | 2026 | $22,348 | - |
| 47 | Younes El Aynaoui | 2010 | $20,360 | 1-1 |
| 48 | Martin Damm | 2011 | $14,555 | - |
| 49 | Ilie Nastase | 1985 | $11,707 | 1-4 |
| 50 | Lleyton Hewitt | 2020 | $10,031 | - |
| 51 | Mark Philippoussis | 2015 | $2,200 | 0-1 |
| 52 | Hyung-Taik Lee | 2015 | $2,173 | 3-1 |
| 53 | Teymuraz Gabashvili | 2024 | $1,713 | 6-4 |
| 54 | Denis Istomin | 2025 | $895 | 0-1 |
| 55 | Gianluca Pozzi | 2004 | $760 | 0-1 |
| 56 | Antony Dupuis | 2012 | $520 | 3-1 |
| 57 | Illya Marchenko | 2026 | $495 | 1-1 |
| 58 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 2005 | $472 | - |
| 59 | Fred McNair IV | 1989 | $461 | - |
| 60 | Marc Gicquel | 2016 | $173 | - |
| 61 | Guillermo Garcia-Lopez | 2022 | $153 | - |
| 62 | Marc-Kevin Goellner | 2009 | $130 | - |
| 63 | Jan-Michael Gambill | 2016 | $72 | - |
The biggest seasons at 39 before 2010
Prize money has grown every decade, so the older seasons are ranked on their own
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 1991 | $324,319 |
| 2 | Ilie Nastase | 1985 | $11,707 |
| 3 | Gianluca Pozzi | 2004 | $760 |
| 4 | Andrei Olhovskiy | 2005 | $472 |
| 5 | Fred McNair IV | 1989 | $461 |
39 against the ages either side
The median season and the record at each age
| AGE | MEDIAN | MOST | PRIZE MONEY | PEAKED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 39 is lower than at 38 and higher than at 40.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most prize money a tennis player has won at 39?
Novak Djokovic won $3,000,801 in 2026, singles and doubles together. Before 2010 the most at 39 was Jimmy Connors's $324,319 in 1991.
How much prize money does a tennis player win at 39?
The median season at 39 among the 696 men we hold paid $176,127. 5 of the 63 seasons at 39 paid a million dollars or more.
Was 39 Novak Djokovic's best year?
No. His biggest season came in 2015, at 28, when he won $21,146,145.
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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