The adrenaline is high, the Centre Court is set, and the spectators are ready to witness the showdown between Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova. Both players are looking forward to making their mark in Wimbledon history—Swiatek wants to grab her sixth Slam and finally conquer the grass, while Anisimova is hoping to clinch her maiden Wimbledon title.

However, when the two players walk onto Centre Court, everyone will be tuning in not just to see who wins the title, but also to find out who walks away with the biggest chunk of that record prize money. So, besides winning the prestigious Venus Rosewater Dish, what’s the prize money like for the champion and the runner-up?

This year’s Championships have really raised the bar when it comes to the financial stakes. According to Wimbledon’s official website, the All England Club has announced a record-breaking prize fund of £53.5 million, which is about $72 million. Both the men’s and women’s singles champions are set to take home £3 million, which is around $4 million. The runner-up in the women’s singles will take home £1,520,000 (around $2,051,848).

These numbers show how Wimbledon is really stepping up its funding for players at every level. Interestingly, this year, the prize money has seen a significant increase as compared to the last year’s total prize.

Wimbledon 2025 prize money structure

The prize money of 3 million GBP in 2025 ($4.09 million) adds up to around 11.1% increase in prize money for the tournament champion over the 2024 amount. Let’s look at the breakdown of the structure for the Singles tournament:-

• Winner: $4,094,221.68
• Runner-up: $2,074,405.65
• Semi-finalists: $1,057,673.93
• Quarter-finalists: $545,896.22
• Fourth round: $327,537.73
• Third round: $207,440.57
• Second round: $135,109.32
• First round: $90,072.88

The women’s final is set and a $2 million difference between the champion and runner up is at stake. Five-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek is set to take on American Amanda Anisimova as she makes her first appearance in a major final.

Iga Swiatek looked genuinely excited and a little taken aback by how easily she made it through the semi-finals, describing it as an unexpected win. She said, “Yeah, honestly… I don’t know, like, it’s.. I think, I’m not gonna have seasons where the pressure is not gonna be like, kind of forced on me from the expectations from the outside, you know, anymore. So every year, I guess it’s kind of the same, but I feel sometimes I can handle it better or ignore it, sometimes a bit worse, you know, but I don’t know, like, honestly, I think it’s easier to win, if you haven’t won Roland Garros and also if you had more time to practice.”

Amanda Anisimova was equally amazed to have made it to her first Grand Slam final. After her victory over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, she shared in an on-court interview, “To be honest, if you told me I would be in the final at Wimbledon, I would not believe you. It’s been such a privilege to compete here and to be in the final is just indescribable.” She felt a wave of emotions, almost like a personal win—after taking a mental health break and facing a tough loss last year, she called her journey a “bit of a roller coaster.”

Now, as the clock ticks away, we’ll just have to wait and see who comes out on top on the Centre Court, and claims the ultimate prize. Catch all the real time updates of the Women’s Singles finals on EssentiallySports Live Blog.