Tennis Player Launches Scathing Attack On ATP And WTA For Unfair Prize Distribution

The ATP and the WTA have been under constant attack by lower-ranked tennis players. They have seen the brutal side of tennis with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On the one hand, they were left without information for a long time about the status of the tour. While on the other, they were left wondering about the financial sustainability of their careers. All this has led to the calls for a more transparent system as well as a more equitable prize money distribution in tennis.

World number 447 Tara Moore shared some interesting stats via her Twitter account. She highlighted the pay disparity among the top-ranked and lower-ranked players through a percentage distribution of the prize money. The situation was dismal on both the ATP and the WTA fronts.

The WTA saw its top 50 pocket 72.2% of the prize money while those below 300 got less than 1%, usually hovering around 0.5%. On the other hand, the top 50 took home 63.8% from the ATP prize money while the bottom rung percentages were similar to the WTA.

This is not the first time that Tara Moore has spoken out. She had earlier accused the ATP and WTA of being non-transparent. This was done through an open letter that went viral on the internet.

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What did Tara Moore say about tennis in the open letter?

Tara Moore took to heart the refusal of the authorities to have lower-ranked players in important discussions. This was seen as discriminatory.

“Players included in these meetings are given inside information and told not to share this with other players outside of the meeting. This can then help them prepare better for the resumption of the tour over players without this information, which therefore constitutes as a form of insider trading”

Her concerns should definitely be heard in the right manner. She is not the first person to raise these doubts. If lower-ranked players feel disenchanted with the upper leagues of tennis then it will be very harmful to the sport.