That title earned him a £575,000 cash injection and triggered a run of five straight Wimbledon triumphs. Tennis' official singles rankings of the ATP Tour, featuring Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev and more. Men's double championship in Chicago 1896-04-11 Irish tennis player John Boland, representing Great Britain wins both the men's singles and doubles finals at the Athens Olympics; Dionysios Kasdaglis of Greece loses both matches 1 ranking for a total of 196 weeks. Venus’ first big payday was when she reached the US Open final in her first year on the WTA Tour in 1997. Thanks! Indulge in a premium cheese, charcuterie and wine bundle – delivered direct to your door. So who do you think has earned the most prize money in tennis history? In addition, Nadal has held the world No. Highest earning tennis players of all time, US Open 2020 predictions: Tim Henman and Greg Rusedski reveal dark horses to win, Greg Rusedski says Andy Murray won’t win another Grand Slam: “He’s on bonus time”, Tim Henman expects US Open shocks: “There are no scripts”. In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at No. Sign in to manage your newsletter preferences. Novak Djokovic – £108m Serbia’s Djokovic has benefitted more than any other player from … Halep boasts two Grand Slam singles victories to date (2018 French Open, 2019 Wimbledon) and began her professional career as a teenager. Quarterfinals or better in any Grand Slam tournament. He is the famous Indian Professional tennis player born on 1974 in Chennai, India, his career starts from 1995, and his total career prize money is $5,955,647 from singles and doubles combined. Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam titles. 2 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).Nadal has won 18 Grand Slam singles titles, the second most in history for a male player, as well as a record 35 ATP Tour Masters 1000 titles, 20 ATP Tour 500 titles, and the 2008 Olympic gold medal in singles. Sampras’ last pay day was that 2002 US Open final where he beat Andre Agassi in four sets to claim the £300,000 pay cheque and quit tennis on the ultimate high. 58 Shaun Stafford in the Bank of the West Classic in Oakland, California, 1998-11-22 Swiss tennis star Martina Hingis beats American Lindsay Davenport 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 in the WTA Tour Championship final at Madison Square Garden, NYC, 2001-11-04 American tennis star Serena Williams wins the WTA Tour Championship in Munich, Germany after Lindsay Davenport defaults the final due to a knee injury; Williams' first season-ending title, 2005-11-13 French tennis star Amélie Mauresmo beats countrywoman Mary Pierce 5–7, 7–6, 6–4 for the season ending WTA Tour Championship at the Staples Center, Los Angeles, 2015-11-22 Serbian tennis star Novak Đoković makes it 4 straight season-ending ATP World Tour Finals tennis titles beating Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 in the final in London, England, 2016-03-07 Russian tennis star Maria Sharapova reveals failed drug test for meldonium at Australian Open in January, subsequently suspended for 15 months, 2018-04-29 Spanish tennis great Rafael Nadal equals his Open-era record for most wins at the same event (11 Monte Carlo) with his 11th Barcelona ATP title, 2019-03-02 37-year-old Swiss 20-time Grand Slam tennis champion Roger Federer beats Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 to win his 100th ATP Tour title at the Dubai Championships, 1870-09-22 Charlotte Cooper, British tennis player (1st female Olympic champion 1900; Wimbledon 1895-96, 98, 1901, 08), born in Ealing, England (d. 1966), 1884-03-06 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory, American-Norwegian tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1915-18, 20-22, 26), born in Mosvik, Norway (d. 1959), 1891-02-05 Elizabeth Ryan, American tennis player (26 Grand Slam doubles titles), born in Anaheim, California (d. 1979), 1905-10-06 Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (19 Grand Slam titles), born in Centerville California (d. 1998), 1911-05-23 Betty Nuthall, English tennis player (US Nat C'ship 1930), born in Surbiton, England (d. 1983), 1901-01-12 Tennis champ Charlotte Cooper (30) weds solicitor Alfred Sterry, 1920-09-18 Tennis player champion Molla Mallory (36) weds stock broker Franklin Mallory, 1953-10-26 Tennis champion Tony Trabert (23) weds beauty queen Shauna Wood at the Salt Lake Country Club in Salt Lake City, Utah, 1955-06-18 Former World No.