Jannik Sinner nets record Wimbledon prize money after joining exclusive club

Jannik Sinner claimed a record sum of prize money after joining an exclusive club with his Wimbledon triumph.

The Italian won Wimbledon for the first time last year with a win over Carlos Alcaraz and followed it up with another impressive victory in 2026.

He knocked off Alexander Zverev with 7-6(7), 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-4 win on Centre Court to collect his fifth Grand Slam.

Sinner became the 10th man to win Wimbledon two years on the trot after he beat Zverev for the ninth time in a row.

He added 2,000 ranking points and also pocketed the highest sum a Wimbledon champion has ever received.

Sinner received a cheque of £3 million for winning Wimbledon for the first time but the total prize pot for the whole tournament this year was £64.2 million after a 20 per cent increase was confirmed by the All England Club.

With an extra £600,000 added for both the men's and women's singles champions, Sinner has bagged a whopping £3.6 million - the same amount given to Linda Noskova.

Zverev, a first-time Wimbledon finalist, is due £1.8 million as the runner-up.

After the second Wimbledon win, Sinner paid tribute to the man he shared the court for pushing him all the way.

Reflecting on the victory, Sinner said: "It feels amazing. 'Sascha', I would like to start with you and your whole team and family. You reached one of your main goals; winning Grand Slams. You made it happen in Paris.

"Today you were so, so close. If you keep playing like this I’m sure you’re going to have this one at home as well. So amazing, keep going. I know another goal is for you to become number one in the world. You are very close. I have to be very careful now! But congrats."

Sinner continued: "Standing here, you can feel the nerves on a Sunday morning when you wake up. It is a very, very special day. You never know how many times you can come back on Sunday. I never take things for granted.

"Playing in front of very, very special people. Throughout the whole couple of weeks it has been amazing. You are always amazing to me, thanks for the support. You gave me the most special feeling a tennis player can ever feel like. Thank you so much.

It's said that the £64.2m prize fund for 2026 equates to around 14.4 per cent of the estimated revenue but players are pushing to increase it further.

16 per cent is the next target, with the longer-term goal being to have 22 per cent of Grand Slam revenues by 2030.

Protests have been staged, with many players reducing press conferences and mixed-zone interviews to 15 minutes - the figure which they believe is the current share.