Wimbledon 2026 Prize Money – Equal or Not?

Punder_man · 2026-06-28T22:29:17+00:00

I've been making the same arguments for years now.. pointing out how men are playing more tennis, putting in more effort and bringing in more viewership than women in regards to tennis.

But I was told that I was being a "Misogynist" or that I "Want to keep women oppressed"
Or the classic: "When you are accustomed to privilege, equality can feel like oppression"

I'm sorry.. but if "Women can do what men do" then clearly they can play best of 5 sets like men do right?
But that's not going to happen because as usual they want "Equality" of outcome without the associated "Equality" of effort put in..

Edit: This whole thing literally is an example of "The Pay Gap" BS that we keep hearing..
In this case, women are putting in less effort than the men / not doing the same amount of work and yet are expecting the same payout at the end.

CawlinAlcarz · 2026-06-29T02:47:22+00:00

These discussions are a bad fucking joke. The arguments that the women should be paid the same are among the most dishonest arguments there are.

This goes for the US men's and women's national soccer teams too.

az226 · 2026-06-28T22:58:49+00:00

It’s not equal.

When people ask you to define woke, here instead we can just show an example of wokeness.

teeoth · 2026-06-29T08:49:39+00:00

Everyone should get paid according to the value of their work. Women are not on a level comparable to professional male players. They should be paid as much as amateurs are, that is nearly nothing. The very existence of women's professional sports is sexist.

Future-Stretch-401 · 2026-06-29T07:38:31+00:00

This is a poorly written article making weak arguments, including talking about advertising revenue for a non-commercial tv station that doesn’t even get paid that way. Tennis, and in in particular the Grand Slam events is just a really bad example when the author could have chosen something like the current soccer World Cup where the US men’s team will be robbed of a huge amount of money by women who aren’t even playing. Here is why Wimbledon prize money is not unfair:

- It’s a joint event with men’s, women’s and mixed sex matches happening in the same venue at the same time and with tickets covering a mix.

- The athletes agree to having the event that way because it’s to their mutual financial advantage. Grand Slam events have revenues far larger than regular ATP (men) and WTA (women) events. A typical ATP event might earn twice as much as a WTA event, but a Grand Slam event can earn 10x as much.

- People don’t pay for entertainment purely by length of time. If you go to a concert or a movie you don’t get charged per hour, and marathon runners don’t get paid more than sprinters.

- For a Grand Slam event audience figures for a single match in a single country don’t reflect the economic value of tv contracts. Some countries pay vastly more than others, and this also varies based on whether those countries have players likely to progress. Women’s matches often outdraw men’s matches at Wimbledon based on who is playing and the authors cherry-picking of uk audience in a year when two Eastern European women were in the final is just misleading. Popularity of the players in the high paying countries drives revenue, not the fact that men are obviously better players.

- Top men players in total make much more than women, so they arent being underpaid. But pure ability isn’t the only factor; if you’re from the US or China $$$ ; if you’re famous but not that good any more $$$ for playing seniors events. The market works pretty well in tennis to ensure that the money follows economic value not the politics.

Title	Wimbledon 2026 Prize Money – Equal or Not?
Author	iainmf
Upvotes	43
Comments	20
Date	June 28, 2026 7:16 PM UTC (3 weeks ago)
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