If one thing is for certain in the world of tennis, it’s that the players who make it, also make bank. With the Italian Open having concluded earlier, it’s interesting to see what might be at stake, money wise, and how this might shift things up between the World Number 1: Jannik Sinner and the 4-time Grand Slam Winner: Carlos Alcaraz in terms of who’s bank statement is bigger at the end of it all, with Alcaraz’s win in the final.
Currently, Carlos Alcaraz is the richest tennis player in the world with a net worth of $65 million. This is a figure that has rapidly accumulated in the fiery Spaniard’s impressive rise to fame and trophies, along with smart endorsement deals, with brands like Calvin Klein, Rolex and Louis Vuitton. Of course, his four grand slam wins have certainly helped.
When we get into the matters of the millions things get harder to gauge, and to a non-millionaire it may seem like Jannik Sinner who has a net worth of $40.9 million is not too far behind, with all his wins and brand endorsements with Nike, Alfa Romeo and Gucci, Sinner is doing all right!
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In terms of money alone, Alcaraz and Sinner could’ve afforded to sit back, relax, and forego the €8,055,385 (about $9.1 million USD) that comes with the title of the impeding Italian Open. But we all know it’s about far more than money alone, and for Alcaraz the win will mean more than the prize pot (though that certainly sweetens the deal). But that doesn’t mean Sinner is walking away empty handed as he’s earned himself a tidy €523,870 (about $5.8 million USD)
Anyway, just for the heck of it, how exactly did these tennis superstars manage to rack up these dollars exactly?
What can contributed to Jannik Skinner and Carlos Alcaraz’s net worth and how?
There are three other players who sit between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in terms of net worth, meaning that the gap of nearly $25 million is…somewhat substantial. In the middle reside Novaj Djokovic (obviously, he’s won nearly $19 million in prize money this year itself!) Coco Gauff, and Iga Swiatek.
We know that Grand Slams bring in the bucks, but how exactly? Let’s do some quick calculation. The US Open is the most generous in terms of the prize pool, giving out prize money amounting to a total of $75 million, with a small increase each year. So looking at Grand Slams alone, Jannik Sinner has won two Australian Opens and one US Open amounting to a total of $3.5 million + $3.5 million + $3.6 million = $10.6 million. Alcaraz on the other hand has won 4 Grand Slam titles: the 2022 US Open ($2.6 million) at the time), 2024 Roland Garros ($2.6 million) and 2023 and 2024 Wimbledon ($3.43 million +$3.05 million) amounting to a total of = $11.6 million. So actually, in terms of prize money alone, these two are not so far apart.
But there are still those endorsements to consider, and according to a Forbes report on the highest paid tennis players in 2024, it was estimated that Alcaraz made $32 million from endorsements alone and had a schedule jam packed with appearances for which he charged a baseline of $1-$2 million.
Jannik Sinner, though he’s doing well prize wise and being world number 1 definitely has it’s monetary perks, fell into a bit of a rut when he tested positive for a banned steroid back in 2024. Though this hasn’t had a significant impact on his earnings from endorsements, there’s no telling what his net worth would have looked like had he not had that mark on his record.
In any case, for now it’s Carlos Alcaraz who’s going home $9.1 million richer.
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