Tennis prize money at 40
Horacio Zeballos won $1,527,732 in 2025, the year he turned 40. That is the most any of the 696 men we hold won at 40, across 39 seasons. The median season at 40 paid $171,094.
The twenty biggest seasons at 40
Prize money won in the calendar year a player turned 40, singles and doubles together
Every season at 40
Ranked by prize money. Win-loss is singles.
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY | W-L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horacio Zeballos | 2025 | $1,527,732$1.5m | - |
| 2 | Edouard Roger-Vasselin | 2023 | $1,067,624 | - |
| 3 | Simone Bolelli | 2025 | $836,860 | - |
| 4 | Marcel Granollers | 2026 | $811,941 | - |
| 5 | Daniel Nestor | 2012 | $696,714 | - |
| 6 | Maximo Gonzalez | 2023 | $657,160 | - |
| 7 | Roger Federer | 2021 | $647,656 | 11-5 |
| 8 | Feliciano Lopez | 2021 | $619,144 | 22-26 |
| 9 | Ivo Karlovic | 2019 | $590,970 | 26-22 |
| 10 | Stan Wawrinka | 2025 | $468,242 | 25-24 |
| 11 | Leander Paes | 2013 | $465,778 | - |
| 12 | Rajeev Ram | 2024 | $428,671 | - |
| 13 | Gael Monfils | 2026 | $358,348 | 3-7 |
| 14 | Marcelo Melo | 2023 | $323,484 | - |
| 15 | Matwe Middelkoop | 2023 | $316,246 | 1-0 |
| 16 | Nicolas Mahut | 2022 | $258,367 | - |
| 17 | Raven Klaasen | 2022 | $190,430 | - |
| 18 | Max Mirnyi | 2017 | $181,007 | - |
| 19 | Rohan Bopanna | 2020 | $174,941 | - |
| 20 | Ivan Dodig | 2025 | $171,094 | - |
| 21 | Bruno Soares | 2022 | $164,972 | - |
| 22 | Jean-Julien Rojer | 2021 | $163,833 | - |
| 23 | Jimmy Connors | 1992 | $139,431 | 19-16 |
| 24 | Lukasz Kubot | 2022 | $110,247 | - |
| 25 | Paolo Lorenzi | 2021 | $100,515 | 6-19 |
| 26 | Fernando Verdasco | 2023 | $91,525 | 6-16 |
| 27 | Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi | 2020 | $86,358 | 1-0 |
| 28 | Fabrice Martin | 2026 | $41,761 | - |
| 29 | Jurgen Melzer | 2021 | $30,433 | - |
| 30 | Tommy Robredo | 2022 | $12,941 | 1-2 |
| 31 | Nicolas Massu | 2019 | $1,535 | - |
| 32 | Goran Ivanisevic | 2011 | $1,428 | - |
| 33 | Denis Istomin | 2026 | $891 | - |
| 34 | Johan Kriek | 1998 | $750 | - |
| 35 | Jeff Tarango | 2008 | $635 | - |
| 36 | Ilie Nastase | 1986 | $472 | - |
| 37 | Marc Gicquel | 2017 | $294 | - |
| 38 | Paolo Cane | 2005 | $180 | - |
| 39 | Omar Camporese | 2008 | $135 | - |
The biggest seasons at 40 before 2010
Prize money has grown every decade, so the older seasons are ranked on their own
| # | PLAYER | YEAR | PRIZE MONEY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Connors | 1992 | $139,431 |
| 2 | Johan Kriek | 1998 | $750 |
| 3 | Jeff Tarango | 2008 | $635 |
| 4 | Ilie Nastase | 1986 | $472 |
| 5 | Paolo Cane | 2005 | $180 |
40 against the ages either side
The median season and the record at each age
| AGE | MEDIAN | MOST | PRIZE MONEY | PEAKED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 40 is lower than at 39 and higher than at 41.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most prize money a tennis player has won at 40?
Horacio Zeballos won $1,527,732 in 2025, singles and doubles together. Before 2010 the most at 40 was Jimmy Connors's $139,431 in 1992.
How much prize money does a tennis player win at 40?
The median season at 40 among the 696 men we hold paid $171,094. 2 of the 39 seasons at 40 paid a million dollars or more.
Was 40 Horacio Zeballos's best year?
Yes. The $1,527,732 he won in 2025 is his biggest season in prize money.
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.
Where to next
Every age from 15 to 41
Tennis prize money by age sets all 27 side by side. Tennis prize money has every event's ladder, and men's vs women's tennis prize money sets the two tours against each other.