Wimbledon 2006 prize money
Wimbledon 2006 paid out £10,378,710. Roger Federer took £655,000 as men's champion and Amélie Mauresmo £625,000 as women's. A first-round loser took £9,830 in the men's draw and £7,860 in the women's.
Every round of the 2006 singles
What each player took for the round they went out in, men and women apart
| ROUND | MEN | WOMEN | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | £655,000 | £625,000 | 95.4% |
| Runner-up | £327,500 | £312,500 | 95.4% |
| Semi-finals | £163,750 | £151,500 | 92.5% |
| Quarter-finals | £85,150 | £76,650 | 90% |
| Fourth round | £45,850 | £38,970 | 85% |
| Third round | £16,050 | £21,210 | 132.1% |
| Second round | £12,840 | £12,840 | 100% |
| First round | £9,830 | £7,860 | 80% |
The two singles main draws paid £6,426,340 between them, 61.9% of the fund.
What each round took between them
The men's singles draw: the players out in each round, and what they took together
A player is paid once, for the round they went out in, so the 64 first-round losers in the men's draw took £629,120 between them, less than the champion's £655,000.
Doubles and mixed
Per pair, for the round they went out in
| ROUND | MEN'S DOUBLES | WOMEN'S DOUBLES | MIXED |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | £220,690 | £205,280 | £90,000 |
| Runners-up | £110,340 | £102,650 | £45,000 |
| Semi-finals | £56,560 | £51,310 | £22,500 |
| Quarter-finals | £29,390 | £25,650 | £10,300 |
| Last 16 | £15,600 | £13,230 | £5,180 |
| Last 32 | £8,520 | £6,770 | £2,600 |
| Last 64 | £5,000 | £3,960 | £1,180 |
The men's doubles champions shared £220,690, 33.7% of one men's singles champion's cheque, so each player took 16.8% of it.
2006 against the years either side
The same figures at 2008
| 2006 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | £10,378,710 | £11,812,000 |
| Men's champion | £655,000 | £750,000 |
| Women's champion | £625,000 | £750,000 |
| Men's first round | £9,830 | £10,250 |
| Singles draws | £6,426,340 | £7,850,000 |
In 2008 the men's champion took £750,000, a move of +14.5%.
The Wimbledon champion's cheque, year by year
Every edition with a whole ladder, and 2026. The men's cheque where the two were paid apart
| YEAR | CHAMPIONS | CHAMPION | FIRST ROUND | FUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Jannik Sinner, Iga Świątek | £3,000,000 | £66,000 | £53,550,000 |
| 2024 | Carlos Alcaraz, Barbora Krejčíková | £2,700,000 | £60,000 | £50,000,000 |
| 2023 | Carlos Alcaraz, Markéta Vondroušová | £2,350,000 | £55,000 | £44,700,000 |
| 2022 | Novak Djokovic, Elena Rybakina | £2,000,000 | £50,000 | £40,350,000 |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic, Ashleigh Barty | £1,700,000 | £48,000 | £35,016,000 |
| 2019 | Novak Djokovic, Simona Halep | £2,350,000 | £45,000 | £38,000,000 |
| 2018 | Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber | £2,250,000 | £39,000 | £34,000,000 |
| 2017 | Roger Federer, Garbiñe Muguruza | £2,200,000 | £35,000 | £31,600,000 |
| 2016 | Andy Murray, Serena Williams | £2,000,000 | £30,000 | £28,100,000 |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams | £1,880,000 | £29,000 | £26,750,000 |
| 2014 | Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitová | £1,760,000 | £27,000 | £25,000,000 |
| 2013 | Andy Murray, Marion Bartoli | £1,600,000 | £23,500 | £22,560,000 |
| 2012 | Roger Federer, Serena Williams | £1,150,000 | £14,500 | £16,060,000 |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic, Petra Kvitová | £1,100,000 | £11,500 | £14,600,000 |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams | £1,000,000 | £11,250 | £13,725,000 |
| 2009 | Roger Federer, Serena Williams | £850,000 | £10,750 | £12,550,000 |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal, Venus Williams | £750,000 | £10,250 | £11,812,000 |
| 2006 | Roger Federer, Amélie Mauresmo | £655,000 | £9,830 | £10,378,710 |
| 2000 | Pete Sampras, Venus Williams | £477,500 | £7,160 | £8,056,480 |
| 1993 | Pete Sampras, Steffi Graf | £305,000 | £4,575 | £5,048,450 |
| 1992 | Andre Agassi, Steffi Graf | £265,000 | £3,975 | £4,416,820 |
| 1991 | Michael Stich, Steffi Graf | £240,000 | £3,600 | £4,010,970 |
| 1990 | Stefan Edberg, Martina Navratilova | £230,000 | £3,450 | £3,819,730 |
Every major, every year
The singles champion's cheque at each, in its own currency
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Wimbledon 2006 champion get?
Roger Federer took £655,000 and Amélie Mauresmo £625,000, 95.4% of the men's cheque.
How much did a first-round loser get at Wimbledon 2006?
£9,830 in the men's draw and £7,860 in the women's.
What was the total prize money at Wimbledon 2006?
£10,378,710. The two singles main draws took £6,426,340 of it, 61.9%.
Were men and women paid the same at Wimbledon 2006?
No. The men's champion took £655,000 and the women's £625,000. In the first round the men took £9,830 and the women £7,860, 80% of it.
How much did the doubles champions get at Wimbledon 2006?
£220,690 per pair in the men's doubles, 33.7% of what one men's singles champion took.
Where to next
Wimbledon prize money has the 2026 ladder round by round, with who went out where. Wimbledon prize money history has the fund and every champion's cheque since 1968. Who earned the most across the whole season is on tennis prize money in 2006. Men's vs women's tennis prize money sets the two tours side by side, or go back to tennis prize money.