Will the prize money for Wimbledon go up this year?

Prize money for this year’s Wimbledon singles champions will see a steep rise, i.e. beyond £2 million, a report suggests.

The All England Club is expected to announce the amount on Wednesday and it is reported that the prize money would be £2.25 million to maintain its dollar value compared to previous years.

A report from The Times has said that this year the increase in the prize money at the Wimbledon could be significantly larger as the All England Club aims to compensate for the falling pound following the Brexit vote.

Singles champions Andy Murray and Serena Williams received £2 million each in 2016, a figure approximately equal to $2.92 million. This was a 6.4% rise on 2015’s prize money. At the time of the competition last year, the exchange rate was $1.46 to the pound.

However, the value of the pound now stands at $1.29, meaning that the 2017 prize would only be worth $2.58 million.

In order to match the US Open, which in 2016 gave $3.5 million apiece to its singles champions, the All England Club would have to announce a significant increase.

The Guardian quoted a spokeswoman for Wimbledon, who did not confirm the report, as saying, “The All England Lawn …read more