Novak Djokovic and
Aryna Sabalenka are among the players who have earned the most
prize money this year, along with the likes of
Carlos Alcaraz,
Daniil Medvedev,
Iga Swiatek, and
Coco Gauff.
The 24-time Grand Slam champion Djokovic leads the field with a total of $10.59 million YTD (year to date). The World No. 1 had another dominant season in 2023, winning the Australian Open, French Open and US Open as well as making the final of Wimbledon.
From his victories at majors alone, Djokovic picked up $2,975,000 in Melbourne, €2,300,000 in Paris, and $3,000,000 in New York.
Sabalenka highest-earning woman, behind Alcaraz and Medvedev
Second on the list is Wimbledon champion Alcaraz, who has earned $9.6 million this year. The 20-year-old picked up $3 million of that from his victory at Wimbledon and surpassed $20 million in overall career prize money earnings earlier this year.
Following this is World No. 3 Daniil Medvedev with $7.83 million. He earned $1.5 million for finishing as runner-up at the US Open. This came after he received $1,262,220 for his victory at the Miami Open and €1,105,265 for winning the Rome Open - both of which are
ATP Masters 1000 tournaments.
In fourth place is the first woman on the list, World No. 1 Sabalenka with $7.55 million. The Belarusian earned $2,975,000 for her victory at the Australian Open in January and picked up $1.5 million for her runner-up finish at Flushing Meadows.
Four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek rounds out the Top 5 with $6.78 million. The Polish player secured €2,300,000 after she successfully defended her French Open title in May, and she earned another $1,324,000 for winning the
WTA 1000 China Open in Beijing two weeks ago.
Sixth on the list is US Open champion Gauff with $5.98 million, while Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova sits in eleventh place with $4.28 million.
Overall, 51 ATP players earned over $1 million in prize money this year, while 40 WTA players reached the same threshold, thus indicating the pay gap between the ATP and WTA Tours.
