The 2023 season for tennis players has almost come to an end. The Paris Masters saw a week of entertaining tennis, with some upsets in the later stages of the event. While it was Novak Djokovic who took the title, he too had tough matches on the way to the final. On the other hand, Grigor Dimitrov pushed hard the entire week. Both players were rewarded with ranking points and record-breaking prize money.
This season saw the Paris Masters have a prize money of €5,779,335 ($62,06,052) for the players. There has been a seven percent increase as compared to last year. Djokovic collected 1000 ranking points and won €892,590 ($9,58,494), more than six percent of the previous edition. Meanwhile, Dimitrov, with his runner-up finish, managed to rake up 600 ranking points and €487,420 ($4,87,420).
A phenomenal week for them both! 👏@RolexPMasters | #RolexParisMasters pic.twitter.com/1t7c6kPUgZ
— ATP Tour (@atptour) November 5, 2023
The semifinalists leave Paris with €266,530 ($286,270.54), and players who made the quarterfinals earn around €145,380 ($156,147.57). Players who exited in the fourth round received €77,760 ($83,519.29), and players who lost in the opening match will get €23,100 ($24,810.90). Players who lost in the second qualifying match will be awarded €11,830 ($12,706.19), and those who lost in the first round will be paid €6,200 ($6,659.20).
Novak Djokovic is close to reaching a milestone in prize money
Djokovic is among the highest-earning athletes in the world. He has earned $11 million in prize money this season. The Serbian has amassed 175 million dollars in his career just through prize money. The brand endorsements are not included in the prize money. He is the only tennis player to have crossed the 150 million-dollar mark in the sport.
The world No. 1 earns around 25 million dollars per season off the court. Djokovic is currently the richest tennis player in terms of prize money. In the past 12 months, no active player has earned as much as him. Djokovic netted a total of 38 million dollars, which included brand endorsements and prize money. With over 97 titles, Djokovic will soon cross 200 million dollars in prize money.
Novak Djoković Prize Money (2008-2023)
’08 – $5.7M
’09 – $5.5M
’10 – $4.3M
’11 – $12.6M
’12 – $12.8M
’13 – $12.5M
’14 – $14.3M
’15 – $21.2M
’16 – $14.1M
’17 – $2.1M
’18 – $16M
’19 – $13.4M
’20 – $6.5M
’21 – $9.1M
’22 – $9.9MAll-time leader in career earnings @DjokerNole 🐐 pic.twitter.com/JiVTxXDwkQ
— Novak Weekly Podcast (@NovakWeekly) October 3, 2023
The 24-time grand slam champion will next play at the Nitto ATP Finals. He has won the event six times and looks to be the first player to win seven titles. Djokovic will join the other seven players at Turin next week and likely end the season on top of the rankings.
