Queen’s tennis final prize money: How much does the winner get? | Tennis | Sport

Ultimate prize: The singles champion of the women’s final on Sunday will take home a grand prize of £220,674. This represents an impressive 35.07% increase for the winner compared to the tournament’s previous edition.

Runner-up compensation: The finalist who finishes as the runner-up on Sunday won’t leave empty-handed, securing a hefty payout of £136,210. This second-place prize has also seen a major bump, rising by 35.37% from last year.

Massive total purse: Sunday’s final caps off a tournament that features a total prize money pool of £1.43million for the WTA 500 event. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) significantly boosted this overall purse by over 35% to elevate the prestige of the tournament.

Doubles champions’ payout: The Sunday action also rewards the women’s doubles champions, who will split a winning payout of £73,207. Meanwhile, the runner-up doubles team will take home a combined £44,495 for their efforts.

Crucial ranking points: Beyond the cold hard cash, Sunday’s singles winner will earn 500 vital WTA ranking points to aid their grass-court campaign. The runner-up will still make significant structural gains, pocketing 325 ranking points.

Unprecedented event value: Thanks to these financial updates, Queen’s stands out as the second-highest paying WTA 500 event in the world. It offers an incredibly lucrative incentive for a selective 28-player singles field.

The men’s prize disparity: Despite sharing the same “500” tier status, the men’s ATP event features a substantially larger total purse of £2.23million. The men’s singles champion will eventually claim £417,332, nearly double Sunday’s women’s top prize.

Runner-up pay gap: Highlighting the current gap, the men’s singles runner-up earns £224,531. This second-place check on the men’s side is actually larger than what the women’s champion takes home on Sunday.

Road to equality: To close this historical divide, the LTA heavily subsidised the WTA purse this year with the full backing of the tour. This aggressive funding is part of a binding, formal commitment to achieve 100% equal prize money at Queen’s by 2029.

Wimbledon warm-up: This record-setting prize money serves as the perfect springboard for players heading into Wimbledon later this month. With Wimbledon just announcing a historic £64.2million total prize pot, Sunday’s winners at Queen’s are entering the peak of tennis’ most lucrative season.