Wimbledon disputes players' revenue claims amid prize money conflict
The Guardian Sport • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 30, 2026, 9:02 AM
Last updated Jun 30, 2026
The All England Club (AELTC) is challenging players' assertions that they receive 22% of tournament revenues in prize money. AELTC chief executive Sally Bolton indicated they have requested financial information from the players, intensifying the ongoing dispute over player remuneration and welfare. This request came shortly after players aborted plans for a media protest for the first week of Wimbledon. Tensions surrounding this financial disagreement continue to rise as the event approaches.
- •AELTC questions players' claim of 22% revenue share.
- •Sally Bolton requests financial details from players.
- •Players cancel planned media protest at Wimbledon.
- •Dispute over remuneration and welfare continues to intensify.
- 9:02 AMThe Guardian Sport — Wimbledon chiefs dispute players’ revenue claims as prize money row deepens
"All England CEO requests ‘financial information’ from players Resentment rising over stalling tactics in long-running dispute The All England Club (AELTC) is questioning the players’ claim that they receive 22% of tournament revenues in prize money from the ATP and WTA tours as the row over their remuneration and welfare rumbles on. Sally Bolton, the AELTC chief executive, said on Monday that they had requested “financial information” from the players shortly after they announced they had cancelled a planned protest in limiting media activity for the first week of Wimbledon. Continue reading...
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