Nick Kyrgios May Have Lost, But His Wimbledon Prize Money Is Huge
Nick Kyrgios found himself in his first major grand slam tennis final at Wimbledon 2022, following Rafael Nadal’s withdrawal from the competition. But, even though he might have lost out to Djokovic, his Wimbledon prize money winnings will still be huge.
Nick Kyrgios’ odds of winning Wimbledon 2022 increased drastically after Spanish tennis player and world number 4, Rafael Nadal withdrew from the tournament with an abdominal injury. Kyrgios and Nadal were due to face each other in a semi-final match. Nick Kyrgios then found himself facing Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday 10th July 2022.
Nick Kyrgios vs. Novak Djokovic
Nick Kyrgios got off to a great start against Novak, taking the first set after delivering some sublime serves. But Novak Djokovic soon found his rhythm and ended up winning the match 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3).
How Much Money Did Nick Kyrgios Win?
With Wimbledon being one of the four major Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the prize money for the winner is huge. In 2022, Novak Djokovic, the winner of Wimbledon 2022 will receive £2 million/AU $3,515,368 (conversion correct at time of publishing).
A huge amount of money, we think you’ll agree.
While Kyrgios may have lost out on the huge £2 million Wimbledon prize money, as a runner up, he’ll still pocket £1,050,000/AU $1,845,532
Wimbledon Prize Money 2022
The £2 million Wimbledon prize money for the winner is undoubtedly huge, but have you ever wondered how much the Wimbledon prize money is for other rounds in the tournament?
One of the big draws for any player reaching Wimbledon, is that even if they go home after the first round, they still leave with a considerable amount of money. Here is a breakdown of the Wimbledon prize money by round:
First Round: £50,000/AU $85,859
Second Round: £78,000/AU $137,108
Third Round: £120,000/AU $210,936
Fourth Round: £190,000/AU $333,983
Quarter-Finalist: £310,000/AU $544,920
Semi-Finalist: £535,000/AU $940,426
Runner-Up: £1,050,000/AU $1,845,532
Winner: £2,000,000/AU $3,515,368
In 2022, the prize money for Wimbledon is the largest it’s ever been, in fact, the All England Tennis Club says, “The total prize money fund for The Championships 2022 will be a record £40,350,000.” This sum of money is for all events: singles, doubles, wheelchair and invitation doubles.
The amount of prize money awarded to players in the singles tournament totals £28,992,000/AU $50,974,640.83. However, the winner of the Gentlemen’s and Ladies’ singles will actually receive a lower amount of prize money compared to the 2019 tournament, before the Covid-19 pandemic. The winner of Wimbledon in 2019 received prize money of £2,350,000.
Kyrgios has had an incredible Wimbledon tournament, and one that has unsurprisingly seen its fair share of controversy. Would we have him any other way? He’s completely shut down journalists asking him questions about alleged spitting at the crowd, has broken Wimbledon dress code rules and has had an online spat with Bernard Tomic (relatively recently before the tournament).
Yet, despite all this, Kyrgios has been playing some sublime tennis and fully deserved to find himself in the Wimbledon final. He may have got a little bit lucky, and it would have been interesting to have seen him play Rafael Nadal.
We can still be proud of King Kyrgios, despite missing out on his first Grand Slam trophy. And now with his prize money, maybe he could buy himself a new Tesla with a paint job that won’t destroy your retinas.
Nick Kyrgios Career Earnings
While the Wimbledon final will mark a huge prize money win for Nick Kyrgios, he already has some considerable career earnings to his name.
He has already won six ATP finals in his career so far, along with two wins in the doubles, the latter of which includes a title win in the doubles at the 2022 Australian Open with partner Thanasi Kokkinakis. All of Nick Kyrgios’ career titles to date have been on the hard court surface. If he wins the Wimbledon final, it will mark his first Grand Slam title on grass.
Nick Kyrgios’ career earnings to date stand at AU $14,498,244
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