Wimbledon 2008 prize money
Wimbledon 2008 paid out £11,812,000. Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams each took £750,000 as singles champions, and a player out in the first round went home with £10,250.
Every round of the 2008 singles
What each player took for the round they went out in, men and women alike
| ROUND | PLAYERS | EACH | BETWEEN THEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 2 | £750,000 | £1,500,000 |
| Runner-up | 2 | £375,000 | £750,000 |
| Semi-finals | 4 | £187,500 | £750,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | £93,750 | £750,000 |
| Fourth round | 16 | £50,000 | £800,000 |
| Third round | 32 | £28,125 | £900,000 |
| Second round | 64 | £17,000 | £1,088,000 |
| First round | 128 | £10,250 | £1,312,000 |
The two singles main draws paid £7,850,000 between them, 66.5% of the fund. Qualifying paid £6,500, £3,250 and £1,625 for going out in the third, second and first round.
What each round took between them
One 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 each draw took £656,000 between them, less than the champion's £750,000.
Doubles and mixed, and wheelchair
Per pair, for the round they went out in
| ROUND | DOUBLES | MIXED | WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | £230,000 | £92,000 | £6,750 |
| Runners-up | £115,000 | £46,000 | £3,750 |
| Semi-finals | £57,500 | £23,000 | £2,250 |
| Quarter-finals | £30,000 | £10,500 | £1,250 |
| Last 16 | £16,000 | £5,200 | - |
| Last 32 | £9,000 | £2,600 | - |
| Last 64 | £5,250 | £1,300 | - |
The doubles champions shared £230,000, 30.7% of one singles champion's cheque, so each player took 15.3% of it.
2008 against the years either side
The same figures at 2006 and 2009
| 2006 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | £10,378,710 | £11,812,000 | £12,550,000 |
| Men's champion | £655,000 | £750,000 | £850,000 |
| Women's champion | £625,000 | £750,000 | £850,000 |
| Men's first round | £9,830 | £10,250 | £10,750 |
| Singles draws | £6,426,340 | £7,850,000 | £8,550,000 |
Against 2006, the men's champion's cheque moved +14.5% and the first round +4.3%. In 2009 the men's champion took £850,000, a move of +13.3%.
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 2008 champion get?
Rafael Nadal and Venus Williams each took £750,000. The runners-up took £375,000 each.
How much did a first-round loser get at Wimbledon 2008?
£10,250. With 64 men and 64 women out in the first round, that round paid £1,312,000 between them.
What was the total prize money at Wimbledon 2008?
£11,812,000. The two singles main draws took £7,850,000 of it, 66.5%.
Were men and women paid the same at Wimbledon 2008?
Yes. Every round of the singles paid the men and the women alike, from £750,000 for the champion to £10,250 in the first round.
How much did the doubles champions get at Wimbledon 2008?
£230,000 per pair, 30.7% of what one 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 2008. Men's vs women's tennis prize money sets the two tours side by side, or go back to tennis prize money.