Game, Set, Cash: Wimbledon and the money

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147.000 British pound. The amount of Angelique Kerber in 2017, with takes from Wimbledon. The equivalent of about 166.000 euros each player who reaches London-the fourth round. So much transparency, it is not always the case.

The names of the winners engraved on the Cup for Wimbledon-winner only a smaller part of the reward

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No, not to this topic, the tournament Director will speak with the press service friendly, but determined. What you would have to pay the tennis players, so that they were looking at a tournament like Halle, Munich, Stuttgart or Hamburg over, was our question. Sure, the price is money, not only for the winner. But in the VIP rooms, all are talking about: Without Bonus payments the Game and get players in the scene.

Then the place is full

The bill is quite simple. It has, as of 2015, the organizers of the BMW Open in Munich, a Super-Pro like Andy Murray in the town, is the place. You have to make the Ticket sale no more worrying, especially as a Star attracts other good players. Who asked at the time, the tournament boss Michael Mronz, according to the amounts received from him no information. Not in a Million heard it. Officially but – no comment.

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The Top professionals have it is now easy for whopping rates. Because of the large and medium-sized Events of the season, they lure with the ordinary premiums. The “All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club” (AELTC) has increased this year, the total amount of his prize money at Wimbledon by 12.5 percent. 31.6 million pounds, the equivalent of almost 36 million Euro. The two Wimbledon winner in the single take of 2017, in each case (here privilege) with reigns actually equal to 2.2 million pounds, the defeated finalists in the half. The Rest of the prize money will be divided among the doubles, Mixed doubles and wheelchair Tennis participants and to all who leave as Kerber in advance.

35,000 pounds for the beginning of

For the large army of more or less the name of tennis professionals-free may be the Reach of the first round of a Grand slam a “warm rain”. It has reached the main draw through his ranking in the world rankings, through a Wild Card by the organizer, through a “protected ranking” (the frozen ranking position due to an injury), or because it has fought through the qualification, in London, in any case, 35,000 pounds on the pay cheque.

In the main draw of Wimbledon? Then the costs are already covered

A Lot Of Money? For the variety of lesser-known players tend not to. Who is not among the first 200 on the ATP rankings (men’s) or WTA Ranking (the women), usually has trouble to carry for years, the cost: flights, Hotels, meals, coaches, physiotherapists and so on, and so forth. Some tennis professionals have to be rich, if you mean, for example, Serena Williams or Maria Sharapova. Most of it is not be rather.

Anyone who wants to know more of the players-unions, ATP and WTA, the rich long ago, the influence of organizers and rulers of the respective “Tour” on the Internet about every single athlete smart. An Example? Stefanie Voegele from Switzerland. The 27-year-old in 2006, professional Tennis player, currently number 195 in the world rankings, and in these years a total prize money of 1.8 million dollars. Probably no profit, but the sales of a global I-AG noted:. In the years 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016, from arbitration in the first round of Wimbledon. But after all, first round.

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So again, in the London borough of SW19. The Ladies and Gentlemen of the AELTC are also very transparent about the own profit. Last year, the tournament generated a Surplus of 34,39 million pounds, not least due to a clever global marketing of TV and other rights. The use of the profit is strictly regulated: one for the gorge is the secret modernization of the tradition-rich facility for the British Olympic Association, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), as well as for a Foundation with the aim to promote the Sport in the UK. This is one of the reasons why the work of young people working there and the often lack of money plaintiff Deutsche Tennis Bund with envy in the direction of London or Paris, squints, where the Association also benefits from the Grand Slam success of Roland-Garros.

Rackets, T-Shirts, Watches, Coffee Machines, Champagne, Chocolate …

And the big earners of the sport to ensure that the arenas are filled. No one likes to imagine, therefore, a withdrawal of Roger Federer. In addition to the tournament, a whole Armada to solve a strong financial supporter of his racket manufacturers, clothing supplier, a luxury watch manufacturer (the is also one of the Wimbledon-financiers), a coffee farmer, a Bank, a champagne manufacturer, a leading provider of Swiss chocolate, a German car brand and a few others. The ATP also reports: 104 million dollars in prize money so far. RF – one of the most valuable athlete brands in the world.

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On the other hand: players who do not or have not done it. For example, in the safe circle of male Tennis professionals who meet the following requirements: five years among the Top-125 players with the most tournament participations and most of the ranking points. These athletes have to the career-end of claim to a pension from the players Association ATP. Their spokesman Simon Higson confirmed to Deutsche Welle that these Ex-pros, then, every year, 50,000 dollars will be distributed. There are some Tennis coach at German plants, which were formerly Globetrotter and sad today, to have the pension scheme narrowly missed out.