The Spanish tennis player pocketed US$2.6 million after winning Roland Garros, raising his income from sports performance to US$4.8 million so far in 2024. Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev, finalist in France, complete the podium.
In the world of tennis there are two highly relevant rankingsand which are closely related: that of the ATP and that of the prize money. The second is a consequence of the first, because the greater the sporting successes, the more money the players earn in prizes and the more they can invest in their staff and their training to continue winning. He leads both rankings Jannik Sinner, which so far in 2024 has earned US$5.5 million.
Of course, it follows closely Carlos Alcaraz after getting his first Roland Garros, With which won US$2.6 million and climbed to second position on the ATP tour for sports performance.
In strictly economic terms and without counting commercial income, The tennis player from El Palmar has added US$4.8 million so far this season and placed third. Despite his victory, he still remains just behind Alexander Zverev which accumulates a purse of US$4.9 million. The German lost in the Paris final, but his good results during the rest of the season make him the second highest earner between January and June, only behind Sinner.
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Rafael Nadal, which at this time of the year during the last seasons was one of the best paid, today it occupies position 114 in the ranking of the prize moneywith US$258 thousand accumulated.
Alcaraz He began the clay court season with a prize pool that, if he had won all the tournaments, would have risen to US$6.2 million. However, nope he played in all the tournaments on the tour, except for the grand slam. The fact of not being present in Madrid, Monte Carlo, Rome and Barcelona meant stopping payment of up to US$3.8 million if you have won all the tournaments.
Number 3 in the ranking of prize money, Alcaraz climbed to position number 2 on the ATP circuit. It remains to be seen if this translates into the incorporation of more sponsors, or if the consolidation of its current portfolio of brands means greater annual income from each one due to the different bonuses. Until today, the Murcian’s performance always had a clear impact on the signing of sponsors.
After winning the US Open in 2022, he became the image of Costa Cálida, Murcia’s tourism brand, but he also signed with ElPozo Alimentación, BMW, Rolex and Calvin Klein. A year later, his good results on clay and winning Wimbledon opened the doors of Louis Vuitton, which joined a portfolio of partners that already includes Nike and Babolat for some time, with which he renewed last year until at least 2030. Forbes estimates that Alcaraz earned $20 million off the slopes in 2022 thanks to the commercial business.
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