The Grand Slam’s winners will pay at least $2.9 million in combined taxes, though the runners-up will also pay hefty fees.

The total prize pot at Wimbledon in 1968, the first year of the Open Era, was £26,150, around $63,000. The men’s champion, Rod Laver, picked up $4,800 (£2,000) and the women’s winner, Billie Jean King, won $1,800 (£750).

The Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner Wimbledon men's singles final went down to the wire, with the Italian emerging as the winner. The 24-year-old beat his opponent 4-6, 6-4, 6-5, becoming the first Italian to win the title. Winner (Jannik Sinner): Sinner earned £3,000,000 (approximately $4.05 million USD), an 11% increase from 2024’s £2.7 million.