Wimbledon's £10m prize money to be split between players despite tournament cancellation

The All England Club will divide the £10m Wimbledon prize fund between 2020's 620 would-be competitors
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Matt Davies10 July 2020

Wimbledon will divide £10million in prize money between the 620 players who would have competed in this summer's tournament, the All England club announced on Friday.

The Grand Slam - which was scheduled to be played across two weeks over June and July - was cancelled for the first time since 1945 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A sum of £25,000 will be given to each of the 256 players who were due to compete in the main draw, while £12,500 will be given to the 224 players who were set to go through the qualifying process.

Additionally, the 120 players who would have competed in the doubles format will each receive £6,2500, while 16 wheelchair players are to receive £6,000.

Lastly, four players who were to compete in the quad wheelchair events will each receive £5,000.

"Immediately following the cancellation of The Championships, we turned our attention to how we could assist those who help make Wimbledon happen," All England Club chief executive Richard Lewis said.

"We know these months of uncertainty have been very worrying for these groups, including the players, many of whom have faced financial difficulty during this period and who would have quite rightly anticipated the opportunity to earn prize money at Wimbledon based on their world ranking.

"We are pleased that our insurance policy has allowed us to recognise the impact of the cancellation on the players and that we are now in a position to offer this payment as a reward for the hard work they have invested in building their ranking to a point where they would have gained direct entry into The Championships 2020."

Wimbledon also revealed that their seeding formula for the men's singles tournament - which has been in place since 2002 - will change from the beginning of 2021.

Instead, the draw will be based on ranking alone. The women's game will see no change to the method of seeding.

Additional reporting from the Associated Press.

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