Jannik Sinner and Linda Noskova received sizeable pay cheques after winning the singles events at this year’s Wimbledon Championships.
A total of £64.2 million was on offer at this year’s Championships across the men’s and women’s singles events.
Sinner and Noskova, who defeated Alexander Zverev and Karolina Muchova in their respective finals, each earned £3.6 million for their efforts.
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Half a century ago, Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert won the Wimbledon singles titles.
What did they earn for their efforts that year?
Bjorn Borg and Chris Evert’s prize money totals after winning the 1976 Wimbledon singles titles
Borg, an 11-time major champion, defeated Ilie Nastase 6–4, 6–2, 9–7 to win his first Wimbledon title in 1976.
Meanwhile, Chris Evert collected her second title in three years after beating Evonne Goolagong Cawley 6-3, 4-6, 8-6.
Borg earned £12,500 for winning the Wimbledon title.
Evert earned even less, taking home only £10,000.
According to the Bank of England’s Inflation Calculator, Borg’s total is equivalent to around £86,500 in today’s money, while Evert’s sum equates to just over £69,300.
Sinner and Noskova’s £3.6 million prize pot at the 2026 event equates to around £519,000 in 1976.
The prize money on offer at Wimbledon at the dawn of the Open Era
In 1968, the Open Era of tennis began.
The new era allowed professional tennis players to compete alongside amateurs for the first time.
Arthur Ashe and Billie Jean King won the Wimbledon singles titles that year.
Ashe earned £2,000 for his troubles, while King took away £750.
Ashe and King’s prize money equate to around £13,800 and £5,200 when adjusted for inflation.
