The Tennis Times » increase http://thetennistimes.com Your Look Inside The World Of Tennis From a Players Perspective Thu, 24 May 2012 21:08:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Wimbledon Increase Prize Money http://thetennistimes.com/wimbledon-increase-prize-money/ http://thetennistimes.com/wimbledon-increase-prize-money/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 16:43:55 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=2048

The credit-crunch defying figures mean reigning men’s champion Roger Federer and women’s holder Serena Williams will benefit from an increase of £150,000 ($A248,650) on the winning purses from 2009 if they retain their crowns in south-west London.

The total prize money has increased by £1.175 million ($A1.95 million) to £13.725 million ($A22.75 million).

All England Club chairman Tim Phillips said the landmark million pound prize reflected the tournament’s desire to provide a fitting reward for the world’s best players.

“Wimbledon exists in a highly competitive global marketplace and it is the world’s best players who create and drive the interest,” Phillips said.

“It is important that we offer a level of prize money which is both appropriate to the prestige of the event and which gives the players full and fair reward.

“It shows that the championships are successful and it shows that we care about the players.”

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]]> http://thetennistimes.com/wimbledon-increase-prize-money/feed/ 0 Australian Open 2009 Will Have More Money Than Ever Before http://thetennistimes.com/australian-open-2009-will-have-more-money-than-ever-before/ http://thetennistimes.com/australian-open-2009-will-have-more-money-than-ever-before/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:03:04 +0000 The Insider http://thetennistimes.com/?p=289 At the 2009 Australian Open men’s and women’s singles winners will receive an 18 percent increase from last year. Bringing the total prize money to $15.6 million.

It was announced on Wednesday that the singles winners will receive an additional $1.15 million each based on the current exchange rates.

The Australian Open is due to begin on the January 19th and finish on the February 1st. It will feature the prospect of Roger Federer winning his 14th major title to equal Pete Sampras’ record.

Federer lost in the semifinals at Melbourne Park to Novak Djokovic this year, then fell to Rafael Nadal in the final at the French Open and Wimbledon. Federer beat Andy Murray in the U.S. Open final for his 13th major.

Djokovic and Maria Sharapova are the defending champions. The tournament is set for its first night women’s final on Saturday, Jan. 30, following a move it made in 2005 to a night men’s singles championship on the final Sunday.

Tennis Australia chief executive Steve Wood said the tournament hopes to improve on this year’s attendance figure of 605,000, which bettered the 2007 total of 550,000.

“We think we’re in great shape,” he said.

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