7 Most Popular ATP Tennis Players

Novak Djokovic may have been the most accomplished ATP tennis player for 2011, but he was not the most popular. Using Google Insights to identify the volume of Internet search terms, two other veteran tennis players who are ranked lower than Djokovic are the world’s two most popular tennis players. However, the identities of these two tennis players are not a surprise but to keep the suspense, let’s count down the list of the seven most popular tennis players in the ATP tour.

#7 Most Popular Tennis Player – Andy Roddick. 2011 is the year that Andy Roddick failed to finish inside the top 10 rankings since 2001. It was also a year that Roddick did not contend in the Grand Slams. Still, the former #1 American is amongst the widely recognized tennis names. Roddick is most popular in Australia, USA, United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland. Interest for Roddick was highest during the US Open. Interestingly, the third search term used for searching Andy Roddick is “Brooklyn Decker”. The supermodel is Roddick’s better half.

#6 Most Popular Tennis Player – Juan Martin del Potro. Argentina’s 6’6” tennis star shocked the world in 2009 when he beat Roger Federer for his first and only Grand Slam win so far. Del Potro fell off the tennis radar in 2010 due to injury but bounced back in 2011 and earned the ATP Comeback Player of Year award. He finished 2011 as world #11 after falling to a low #257 in 2010. Del Potro is most popular in Argentina, Uruguay, Serbia, Spain and Peru. Interest in Del Potro was highest during the clay court season in May.

#5 Most Popular Tennis Player – Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. France’s top tennis player finished in the top 10 for the third time in four years in 2011. He won two titles in Metz and Vienna and surprised everyone by beating Roger Federer in Wimbledon to reach the semifinals. In fact, the search term “Federer Tsonga” is the top search term for this tennis player. He is most popular in France, Switzerland, Serbia, the Czech Republic, United Kingdom and South Africa. Interest in Tsonga was highest during Wimbledon and in November when he reached the finals of the Paris tournament and London’s year end championships.

#4 Most Popular Tennis Player – Andy Murray. The 24-year old Scot has finished each year as the world’s #4 player since 2008. It is therefore not a surprise that he is the world’s fourth most popular tennis star. Murray captured 5 titles in 2011 in 6 finals appearances, and reached the semifinals or better in all four Grand Slams. Murray is most popular in the United Kingdom, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand and Serbia. Not surprisingly, peak interest for Murray was during his Wimbledon campaign. He also received a lot of searching when he reached the semifinals at the French Open and in the finals at the Australian Open.

#3 Most Popular Tennis Player – Novak Djokovic. The world #1 had a banner 2011 season winning three Grand Slam championships including his first titles at Wimbledon and the US Open. He won a career best 10 singles title in 11 finals contested, and became the first player to end the year as #1 other than Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal since Andy Roddick achieved the feat in 2003. He compiled a 41-match winning streak before losing to Federer in the semifinals of the French Open. Still, he is only ranked third in popularity. Top countries searching for Djokovic are Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Switzerland and Paraguay. Interest for Djokovic peaked during his Wimbledon and US Open campaigns.

#2 Most Popular Tennis Player – Roger Federer. The 16-time Grand Slam champion did not win a Grand Slam title in 2011 and he reached “only” one Grand Slam final. But his consistent play allowed him to finish within the top 3 for the 9th consecutive year. He won four tournaments during the year including a record 6th ATP year-ending championship trophy. He reached the quarterfinals or better in 14 of his 16 tournaments including all Grand Slams. Federer is most popular in Switzerland, Serbia, Paraguay, Macedonia and Bosnia Herzegovina – the same five countries where Djokovic is most popular in although in a different sort order. Interest for Federer was highest during the French Open when he dealt Djokovic his first loss for the season.

#1 Most Popular Tennis Player – Rafael Nadal. During Nadal’s first year as the top ranking tennis player, he wasn’t the most popular then. In fact, it was Federer who clung to that position but as it turns out, Nadal finally overtook Federer in the popularity contest. Amongst the top search terms for Nadal are “Federer Nadal” and “Djokovic Nadal”. Nadal is most popular in Spain, Serbia, Paraguay, Morocco and Argentina. Top interest for Nadal peaked during his French Open win and during his trips to the Wimbledon and US Open finals where he lost both to Djokovic on both occasions.

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Indian Wells 2012 Prize Money is $1M for Singles Winners

The Indian Wells 2012 tennis tournament to be held March 5-18, 2012 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California will award a staggering prize of $1 MILLION to its men and women’s singles champion. It will be the largest prize money ever offered by a combined tournament, and will be the biggest prize money in tennis outside of the Grand Slams and year-ending championships. Furthermore, the singles finalists, semi-finalists and quarterfinalists will now earn $500,000, $200,000 and $100,000 respectively. The prize money earnings of tennis players have been increased for all rounds of the tournament.

Overall, the Indian Wells 2012 prize money total which includes both singles and doubles competition is $11.07 Million. By comparison, the Indian Wells tennis tournament in 2008 offered a total of $5.84 Million. That’s an increase of almost 100% in five years. It is a possibility, especially on the women’s side, for a player to go home with a total of $1,120,500. This scenario can happen if a player wins both the singles and doubles title. Vera Zvonareva won the singles title in 2009 and teamed up with Victoria Azarenka to also win the doubles title. Lindsay Davenport achieved the same in 2000. On the men’s side, Rafael Nadal won the doubles title with Marc Lopez in 2010 although he didn’t win the singles title that year. Andy Roddick won the 2009 doubles title with now top-ranked American Mardy Fish.

World #1 players Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka are the favorites to win the title here, but both will certainly face motivated challenges from other players who also want to take home the title and the $1 Million top prize money earnings. See below for the:

Indian Wells 2012 Prize Money Breakdown

Singles Winner $1,000,000
Singles Finalist $500,000
Singles Semi-Finalist $200,000
Singles Quarterfinalist $100,000
Singles 4th Round $43,520
Singles 3rd Round $23,291
Singles 2nd Round $12,725
Singles 1st Round $7,709
Singles Q - 2nd Round $2,296
Singles Q - 1st Round $1,175

Doubles Winner $241,000
Doubles Finalist $121,000
Doubles Semi-Finalist $55,000
Doubles Quarterfinalist $27,041
Doubles 2nd Round $14,259
Doubles 1st Round $7,632

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Agnieszka Radwanska is a Rising WTA Star

Latest Update: Agnieszka Radwanska tops Julia Goerges in straight sets to win her first title of the season at the DUBAI DUTY FREE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Radwanska will now rise to the world #5 ranking when the new rankings will be revealed on Monday. This is Radwanska's highest ever ranking. She also takes home her biggest prize money earnings to date of $446,778 for winning the Dubai title.

02/24: World #6 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland has only lost to one player this year - in all of her previous 3 tournaments. That player happens to be world #1 Victoria Azarenka. Agnieszka has been victorious over all other players expect Azarenka who she lost to in Sydney, at the Australian Open, and last week at Doha. This week however, Azarenka has withdrawn from Dubai and Radwanska is in the finals against Julia Goerges of Germany, a player she dominated last month in straight sets in their only meeting at the 4th round of the Australian Open.

Radwanska is very in Poland, where she was born and where currently resides. She started playing tennis at the age of four. Her sister Ursula also plays in the WTA. Radwanska speaks Polish and English and considers Paris as her favorite city. She admires American tennis legend Pete Sampras and would like to become #1 and win a Grand Slam someday.

Radwanska had a career breakthrough in 2011 where she won three tournaments – Carlsbad, Tokyo Pan Pacific, and Beijing. She has now won a total of 7 WTA titles and would like to add the 2012 Dubai Championships to her collection. She has reached two other WTA finals and is a member of the Polish Fed Cup team. She also won two doubles titles – one of them with her sister Ursula. Radwanksa is also the first ever Polish player to beat a reigning number one when she defeated Caroline Wozniacki in Sydney last month.

Agnieszka Radwanska Ranking & Prize Money Breakdown - 2012

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Ranking Pts: 200 Prize Money: $30,510
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, AUSTRALIA, Ranking Pts: 500 Prize Money: $230,845
DOHA, QATAR, Ranking Pts: 395 Prize Money: $96,100

Agnieszka Radwanska Ranking & Prize Money Breakdown - 2012

AUSTRALIAN OPEN, AUSTRALIA, Ranking Pts: 500 Prize Money: $204,525
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Ranking Pts: 225 Prize Money: $41,450
DOHA, QATAR, Ranking Pts: 1 Prize Money: $5,200
INDIAN WELLS, USA, Ranking Pts: 140 Prize Money: $32,000
MIAMI, USA, Ranking Pts: 250 Prize Money: $64,700
STUTTGART, GERMANY, Ranking Pts: 200 Prize Money: $32,500
MADRID, SPAIN, Ranking Pts: 80 Prize Money: $21,219
ROME, ITALY, Ranking Pts: 1 Prize Money: $10,575
FRENCH OPEN, FRANCE, Ranking Pts: 280 Prize Money: $102,923
EASTBOURNE, GREAT BRITAIN, Ranking Pts: 120 Prize Money: $15,300
WIMBLEDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Ranking Pts: 100 Prize Money: $32,200
STANFORD, USA, Ranking Pts: 120 Prize Money: $17,300
CARLSBAD,USA, Ranking Pts: 470 Prize Money: $111,000
TORONTO, CANADA, Ranking Pts: 395 Prize Money: $90,000
NEW HAVEN, USA, Ranking Pts: 60 Prize Money: $8,500
US OPEN, USA, Ranking Pts: 100 Prize Money: $42,780
TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC, JAPAN, Ranking Pts: 900 Prize Money: $360,000
BEIJING, CHINA, Ranking Pts: 1000 Prize Money: $775,500
MOSCOW, RUSSIA, Ranking Pts: 1 Prize Money: $10,050
WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS, TURKEY, Ranking Pts: 370 Prize Money: $225,000

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Milos Raonic: Ranking and Prize Money

Milos Raonic is building on his success this season after being named the ATP Newcomer of the Year for 2011. Raonic's ranking is currently at #35, and he has won two of the first three tournaments he has entered, and is one of the favorites to win the Memphis 2012 tournament this week where he finished runner-up to Andy Roddick last year. His total career earnings have now gone beyond the $1million mark and is currently ranked #476 in men’s tennis career prize money leaders. His total earnings are listed at $1,023,892 which includes the $225,161 he has earned in his first three tournaments this year. He earned $649,499 in 2011 where he compiled a 31-19 win-loss record and won the tournament at San Jose.

Milos Raonic Ranking Points and Prize Money Breakdown – 2012

San Jose, CA, U.S.A.; Raonic Prize Money: $95,860
CAN vs. FRA WG 1st RD, Canada; Raonic Prize Money: $
Australian Open, Australia; Raonic Prize Money: A$54,625
Chennai, India; Raonic Prize Money: $71,900

Milos Raonic Ranking Points and Prize Money Breakdown – 2011

ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris, France; Raonic Prize Money: €8,040
Valencia, Spain; Raonic Prize Money: €9,350
Stockholm, Sweden; Raonic Prize Money: €27,600
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai, Shanghai, China; Raonic Prize Money: $21,300
Tokyo, Japan; Raonic Prize Money: $15,500
ISR vs CAN WG Play-Offs, Israel; Raonic Prize Money: $
Wimbledon, Great Britain; Raonic Prize Money: £20,125
Halle, Germany; Raonic Prize Money: €18,650
Roland Garros, France; Raonic Prize Money: €15,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy; Raonic Prize Money: €7,715
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Spain; Raonic Prize Money: €9,175
Estoril, Portugal; Raonic Prize Money: €20,700
Barcelona, Spain; Raonic Prize Money: €19,230
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Monaco; Raonic Prize Money: €27,750
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A.; Raonic Prize Money: $11,605
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.; Raonic Prize Money: $21,495
MEX vs. CAN AGI 1st RD, Mexico; Raonic Prize Money: $
Memphis, TN, U.S.A.; Raonic Prize Money: $122,000
San Jose, CA, U.S.A.; Raonic Prize Money: $92,000
Johannesburg, South Africa; Raonic Prize Money: $7,325

Milos Raonic's Ranking Milestones:

20.02.2012 - current ranking at #35
02.05.2011 - ranked #25, highest ranking so far
21.02.2011 - enters top 50 at #37
31.01.2011 - enters top 100 at #94
04.10.2010 - enters top 200 at #200
31.08.2009 - enters top 500 at #486
24.03.2008 - enters top 1000 tied at #918
19.03.2007 - first ranking tied at #1518

Milos Raonic Statistics

Raonic’s success is built on a strong service and he leads the ATP is several statistic categories. He is the top player in service games won. He is also the ATP leader in percentage of service points won with 84% and in total aces with 190 for the year. He also has the highest percentage of saving break points faced with 84% saved – ahead of veterans Andy Roddick and Roger Federer. Raonic is also improving in the following areas: percentage of return games won and first serves return points won. As one of the highest achieving young tennis players, Raonic is expected to challenge for his first ATP World Tour Masters 1000 crown at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, or the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami. Raonic who was born in Montenegro and is an immigrant in Canada is very popular in both Canada and Serbia. With his talent, Raonic’s ranking and prize money are bound to go higher this year.

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Novak Djokovic Ranking

Novak Djokovic's ranking history began way before he started playing tennis. Djokovic began playing tennis at age four and made his professional debut at the age of 16. He first entered the ATP ranking system on July 2003 ranked a lowly #767. It took Djokovic almost four years to reach the top 10 ranking in March 2007. In just over a month, he reached the top 5 in late April 2007 and he hasn't been ranked any lower than that. However, Djokovic's rise to the top ranking took a long time considering that he was a top three mainstay since 2007. There were two reasons for that - he happened to be in the same era with the best clay court player ever (Rafael Nadal), and perhaps, the best player ever (Roger Federer). It took Djokovic three Grand Slam titles before he would be able to ascend to the top spot in tennis. He won his first major title at the Australian Open 2008, his second was at the Australian Open 2011, and his third was at Wimbledon 2011 to supplant Nadal as world #1. Since then, he has won the US Open and Australian Open titles for his fourth and 5th major Grand Slam wins. He will attempt to become the next player to win all four career Grand Slam titles by winning the French Open 2012. Djokovic has now been ranked #1 in the world for a total of 34 weeks. He stands #14 in the list of most weeks ranked as tennis world #1.

Below is a list of Novak Djokovic's Ranking Milestones:

07.07.2003 - First ranking tied at #767
24.05.2004 - Enters top 500 at #338
08.11.2004 - Enters top 200 at #188
04.07.2005 - Enters top 100 at #94
12.06.2006 - Enters top 50 at #40
09.10.2006 - Enters top 20 at #16
19.03.2007 - Enters top 10 at #10
30.04.2007 - Enters top 5
09.07.2007 - Enters top 3
01.02.2010 - Enters top 2
04.07.2011 - First #1 ranking

Novak Djokovic's Ranking Points Breakdown

World Championship:
20.11.2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Ranking Points = 200

Grand Slams Ranking Points
16.01.2012 Australian Open Ranking Points = 2,000
29.08.2011 US Open Ranking Points = 2,000
20.06.2011 Wimbledon Ranking Points = 2,000
22.05.2011 Roland Garros Ranking Points = 720

ATP World Tour Masters 1000
08.08.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Ranking Points = 1,000
08.05.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Ranking Points = 1,000
01.05.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Ranking Points = 1,000
23.03.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Ranking Points = 1,000
10.03.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Ranking Points = 1,000
14.08.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati Ranking Points = 600
07.11.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Ranking Points = 180
09.10.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Ranking Points = 0

ATP World Tour 500
21.02.2011 Dubai Ranking Points = 500
31.10.2011 Basel Ranking Points = 180
03.10.2011 Beijing Ranking Points = 0
31.07.2011 Washington Ranking Points = 0

Best of Other Countable Tournaments
25.04.2011 Belgrade Ranking Points = 250

Non-Countable Tournaments
10.02.2012 Davis Cup Ranking Points = 0

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Rafael Nadal 2012 Ranking and Ranking History

Rafael Nadal's ranking has not changed that much since 2005, the first time he entered the top 5 after winning his first Grand Slam title at the French Open. He has been firmly entrenched in the top 5 since. Nadal's ranking has seen a precocious rise to the top since he was first ranked in 2001. Nadal was first ranked by the ATP ranking system on September 24, 2001 with a modest ranking of world #1002. He would end 2001 with a ranking of #811. By the end of 2002, Nadal breaks into the top 200 at #200. He would finish 2003 as world #49. He did not make much progress in 2004 due to an injury and ended the year outside the top 50 at world #51. In 2005, he won his first major beating then world #1 Federer in the semifinals of the French Open and rise all the way to the #2 ranking. He reached the #1 ranking on August 18, 2008 supplanting Federer after wins at the French Open and Wimbledon. He would relinquish the top ranking back to Federer on June 7, 2009 after a surprise fourth round exit at the French Open. With the emergence of Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic, Nadal falls all the way to #4 for three weeks between February and March 2010 before rising back to the top on June 7, 2010. Nadal would stay in the top position for more than a year before being supplanted by Djokovic after the Serb won his first Wimbledon title in July 2011.

Below is a list of Rafael Nadal's Ranking Milestones:

24.09.2001 - First ranking tied at #1,002
22.07.2002 - Enters top 500 at #489
09.12.2002 - Enters top 200 at #200
21.04.2003 - Enters top 100 at #96
04.08.2003 - Enters top 50 at #48
04.04.2005 - Enters top 20 at #17
25.04.2005 - Enters top 10 at #7
06.06.2005 - Enters top 3
25.07.2005 - Enters top 2
18.08.2008 - First #1 ranking
07.06.2010 - Second rise to #1 ranking
04.07.2011 - Ends last week as #1 to date

Nadal's Ranking Points Breakdown

World Championship:
20.11.2011 Barclays ATP World Tour Finals Ranking Points = 200

Grand Slams:
22.05.2011 Roland Garros Ranking Points = 2,000
16.01.2012 Australian Open Ranking Points = 1,200
29.08.2011 US Open Ranking Points = 1,200
20.06.2011 Wimbledon Ranking Points = 1,200

ATP World Tour Masters 1000:
10.04.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo Ranking Points = 1,000
08.05.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome Ranking Points = 600
01.05.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid Ranking Points = 600
23.03.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami Ranking Points = 600
10.03.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells Ranking Points = 600
14.08.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati Ranking Points = 180
09.10.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai Ranking Points = 90
08.08.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada Ranking Points = 10
07.11.2011 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris Ranking Points = 0

ATP World Tour 500:
18.04.2011 Barcelona Ranking Points = 500
01.01.2012 Davis Cup Ranking Points = 320
31.10.2011 Valencia Ranking Points = 0

Best of Other Countable Tournaments:
02.01.2012 Doha Ranking Points = 90
06.06.2011 London / Queen's Club Ranking Points = 45

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Andy Murray - Prize Money Earnings 2012

Mar 2, 2012: By reaching the finals of the 2012 Dubai Open, Andy Murray has a chance to join the rare number of tennis athletes who have won $20 MILLION career prize money earnings. He will reach this milestone if he beats Roger Federer, the record holder with a total of $68 MILLION in prize money earnings. If Murray doesn't win the Dubai 2012, he will surely reach the milestone simply by winning a few rounds each in the rich American tournaments in Indian Wells and Miami this coming month.

Feb 1, 2012: Andy Murray, the top tennis player from the United Kingdom has so far earned $19,674,559 in career prize money as of February 2012. This is a combination of tennis earnings for the singles and doubles tournaments that Murray participated in. Currently, Murray is #12 in men’s tennis career prize money leaders. He is the highest earner amongst players who have not won a singles Grand Slam title Murray recently finished as a semifinalist at the Australian Open 2012 in Melbourne. He lost in the semifinals to eventual champion and world #1 Novak Djokovic. Below are more details on Andy Murray’s prize money earnings, and breakdown of these earnings per tournament since January 2011.

Murray Prize Money Earnings for 2012 (Singles):

Australian Open, Australia; Prize Money: A$437,000
Brisbane, Australia; Prize Money: $74,370

Murray Total Prize Money Earnings for 2011 (Singles): $5,088,235
2011 Singles Activity
Won/Lost: 56-13
# of Titles Won: 5


Barclay’s ATP World Tour Finals, Great Britain; Prize Money: $70,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris, France; Prize Money: €55,500
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai, Shanghai, China; Prize Money: $620,000
Tokyo, Japan; Prize Money: $295,000
Bangkok, Thailand; 26.09.2011; Prize Money: $107,000
GBR vs HUN EAG2 3rd RD, Great Britain; Prize Money: $
US Open, NY, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $450,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $496,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada, Montreal, Canada; Prize Money: $16,375
GBR vs. LUX EAG II 2nd RD, Great Britain; Prize Money: $
Wimbledon, Great Britain; Prize Money: £275,000
London / Queen's Club, Great Britain; Prize Money: €77,500
Roland Garros, France; Prize Money: €300,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy; Prize Money: €104,400
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Spain; Prize Money: €34,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Monaco; Prize Money: €104,400
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $11,605
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $11,605
Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Prize Money: €8,075
Australian Open, Australia; Prize Money: A$1,100,000

Details on Andy Murray’s Prize Money earnings are found at the ATP Tour website.

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Caroline Wozniacki - 2012 Prize Money Earnings

Caroline Wozniacki has earned a total of just over $12 million dollars in career prize money earnings. This is the latest figure as of February 2012. She is currently ranked #17 in terms of women’s tennis career prize money leaders. Wozniacki is the first ever tennis player from Denmark to be ranked as world #1. She finished the 2010 and 2011 seasons on top of the WTA Tour rankings. To date, she is the longest tennis player to stay as #1 without winning a Grand Slam. Wozniacki is a Denmark citizen but her current residence is in tax friendly Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Below are Wozniacki’s prize money earnings per tournament breakdown since 2010 to present.

Current Prize Money Total = $12,009,647
Wozniacki 2012 Prize Money Earnings Breakdown

SYDNEY; PRIZE MONEY: $16,375
AUSTRALIAN OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $230,845

Wozniacki 2011 Prize Money Earnings Breakdown
2011 Singles Record: 63-17

SYDNEY; PRIZE MONEY: $8,500
AUSTRALIAN OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $409,050
DUBAI; 900 PRIZE MONEY: $360,000
DOHA; PRIZE MONEY: $60,700
INDIAN WELLS; PRIZE MONEY: $700,000
MIAMI; PRIZE MONEY: $32,000
CHARLESTON; $111,000
STUTTGART; PRIZE MONEY: $60,700
MADRID; PRIZE MONEY: $38,517
ROME; PRIZE MONEY: $90,000
BRUSSELS; PRIZE MONEY: $103,000
FRENCH OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $57,637
COPENHAGEN; $37,000
WIMBLEDON; PRIZE MONEY: $110,000
BASTAD; PRIZE MONEY: $2,950
TORONTO; PRIZE MONEY: $10,575
CINCINNATI; PRIZE MONEY: $10,575
NEW HAVEN; PRIZE MONEY: $103,000
US OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $439,552
TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC; PRIZE MONEY: $20,550
BEIJING; PRIZE MONEY; $74,450
WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS; PRIZE MONEY: $225,000

Wozniacki 2010 Prize Money Earnings Breakdown
2010 Singles Record: 62-17

SYDNEY; PRIZE MONEY: $4,500
AUSTRALIAN OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $73,932
DUBAI; PRIZE MONEY: $20,000
INDIAN WELLS; PRIZE MONEY: $350,000
MIAMI; $64,700
PONTE VEDRA BEACH; PRIZE MONEY: $37,000
CHARLESTON; PRIZE MONEY: $28,750
STUTTGART; PRIZE MONEY: $8,800
ROME; PRIZE MONEY: $20,000
MADRID; PRIZE MONEY: $20,950
WARSAW; PRIZE MONEY: $15,500
FRENCH OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $185,983
EASTBOURNE; PRIZE MONEY: $4,300
WIMBLEDON; PRIZE MONEY: $99,871
COPENHAGEN; PRIZE MONEY: $37,000
CINCINNATI; PRIZE MONEY: $20,000
MONTREAL; PRIZE MONEY: $350,000
NEW HAVEN; PRIZE MONEY: $98,500
US OPEN; PRIZE MONEY: $641,226
TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC; PRIZE MONEY: $350,000
BEIJING; PRIZE MONEY: $775,500
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS; PRIZE MONEY: $680,000

Wozniacki’s prize money earnings and details are also found at the WTA Tour website.

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Serena Williams - Prize Money Earnings 2012

With 13 grand slam titles to her name, Serena Williams is undoubtedly the best player in her generation. Serena is the woman tennis player with the most career prize money. She is also the highest woman earner in the world of professional sports – not just in tennis. As of February 2012, Serena has won almost $35 million dollars in prize money and millions more in endorsements. Serena leads the #2 highest earner in women’s tennis by almost $7 million. That player happens to be sister and 7-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams. Serena will most likely stay at the top of the list of woman tennis players career prize money leaders for a long time. With the exception of Maria Sharapova who is in the list, most other players in the career prize leaders list are retiring or retired. Sharapova, with earnings of $17.9 million has earned about half as what Serena has already won. Below is a breakdown of Serena’s prize money since 2009:

Serena Williams Current Prize Money = $34,883,357

Serena Williams Prize Money – 2012
2012 Singles Record: 5-1

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA, Prize Money: $16,000 AUSTRALIAN OPEN
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, AUSTRALIA, Prize Money: $115,423

Serena Williams Prize Money - 2011
2011 Singles Record: 22-3

EASTBOURNE, GREAT BRITAIN, Prize Money: $8,250
WIMBLEDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Prize Money: $110,000
STANFORD, USA, Prize Money: $111,000
TORONTO, CANADA, Prize Money: $360,000
CINCINNATI, USA, Prize Money: $10,575
US OPEN, USA, Prize Money: $1,379,105

Serena Williams Prize Money - 2010
2010 Singles Record: 25-4

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Prize Money: $53,100
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, AUSTRALIA, Prize Money: $1,744,460
ROME, ITALY, Prize Money: $87,500
MADRID, SPAIN, Prize Money: $38,028
FRENCH OPEN, FRANCE, Prize Money: $185,983
WIMBLEDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Prize Money: $1,597,936

Serena Williams Prize Money - 2009
2009 Singles Record: 50-12

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, Prize Money: $28,100
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, AUSTRALIA, Prize Money: $1,373,604
PARIS, FRANCE, Prize Money: $22,962
DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Prize Money: $87,500
MIAMI, USA, Prize Money: $350,000
MARBELLA, SPAIN, Prize Money: $2,707
ROME, ITALY, Prize Money: $10,275
MADRID, SPAIN, Prize Money: $12,002
FRENCH OPEN, FRANCE, Prize Money: $187,185
WIMBLEDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Prize Money: $1,456,627
STANFORD, USA, Prize Money: $15,925
CINCINNATI, USA, Prize Money: $20,000
TORONTO, CANADA, Prize Money: $87,500
US OPEN, USA, Prize Money: $342,825
BEIJING, CHINA, Prize Money: $37,225
TOUR CHAMPIONSHIPS, QATAR, Prize Money: $1,550,000

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Roger Federer Prize Money Earnings - 2012 Updates

World #3 Roger Federer continues to lead the men's tennis career prize money leaders with earnings of almost $67,930,818. Federer holds the record for most prize money earned in a tennis career, more than $21 million earned that the next player in the list, Rafael Nadal. In 2011, Federer earned $6,320,726 for his singles tournaments achievements. Federer has won 70 tournaments since turning professional in 1997. He has lifted 16 Grand Slam titles, the most for any player. At the end of 2011, Federer finished in the top 3 for the ninth straight year. He had a string of eight top 2 year-end finishes from 2003 - 2010.

Federer 2012 Prize Money

Australian Open, Australia; Prize Money: A$437,000
Doha, Qatar; Prize Money: $50,030

Federer 2011 Prize Money

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Great Britain; Prize Money: $1,630,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Paris, France; Prize Money: €454,000
Basel, Switzerland; Prize Money: €318,000
AUS vs SUI WG Play-Off, Australia; Prize Money: $0
US Open, NY, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $450,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $62,240
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada, Montreal, Canada; Prize Money: $31,280
SUI vs. POR EAG 1 2nd RD, Switzerland; Prize Money: $0
Wimbledon, Great Britain; Prize Money: £137,500
Roland Garros, France; Prize Money: €600,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy; Prize Money: €27,750
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Spain; Prize Money: €133,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Monaco; Prize Money: €53,500
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $149,450
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A.; Prize Money: $149,450
Dubai, U.A.E.; Prize Money: $181,500
Australian Open, Australia; Prize Money: A$420,000
Doha, Qatar; Prize Money: $177,000

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Nadal Australian Open 2012 Prize Money Earnings

How much money will Rafael Nadal win for being the Australian Open 2012 singles runner-up? By losing to world #1 Novak Djokovic in the finals, Nadal takes home a check of AUS$1.15 million. This will be added to his current combined total career earnings of $45,114,407 won from his participation in both Singles & Doubles tournaments. He is currently #2 in the men's career prize money leaders behind Roger Federer and even if he out-earned Federer in this year's Australian Open, he will remain second behind Federer in the career prize money leader list. He has earned $7,603,218 for his singles tournament achievements in 2011 where he won the French Open title and finished runner-up at Wimbledon and the US Open. He ended 2011 ranked #2 behind Novak Djokovic.

Nadal - 2012 Prize Money Earnings

Doha, Qatar, Prize Money: $50,030
Australian Open, Australia, Prize Money: AUS$1,150,000

Nadal - 2011 Prize Money Earnings

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, Great Britain, Prize Money: $240,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Shanghai, Shanghai, China, Prize Money: $40,400
Tokyo, Japan; , Prize Money: $133,000
US Open, NY, U.S.A., Prize Money: $900,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A., Prize Money: $62,240
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada, Montreal, Canada, Prize Money: $16,375
Wimbledon, Great Britain, Prize Money: £550,000
London / Queen's Club, Great Britain, Prize Money: €15,000
Roland Garros, France, Prize Money: €1,200,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy, Prize Money: €205,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Spain, Prize Money: €275,000
Barcelona, Spain, Prize Money: €290,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Monte Carlo, Monaco, Prize Money: €438,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A., Prize Money: $298,200
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A., Prize Money: $298,200
Australian Open, Australia, Prize Money: A$210,000
Doha, Qatar, Prize Money: $50,500

Figures above are the January 29, 2012 Update of Nadal's Prize Money Earnings

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Djokovic 2012 Prize Money Earnings

How much money will Novak Djokovic win for his Australian Open 2012 grand slam title? By beating Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open 2012 men's singles finals, Djokovic takes home a cool AUS$2.3 million. This will be added to Djokovic's total career prize money earnings of $32,882,760 won from his participation in both Singles & Doubles tournaments. He is currently #4 in the men's career prize money leaders behind Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Pete Sampras. He earned a record $12,595,903 in 2011 for his participation in singles tournaments - an exemplary year where he won three of four Grand Slam titles and ascended to #1 in the men's tennis rankings.

Djokovic - 2012 Prize Money Earnings

Australian Open, Australia, Prize Money: A$2,300,000

Djokovic - 2011 Prize Money Earnings

Barclays ATP World Tour Finals, , Prize Money: €55,500
Basel, Switzerland, Prize Money: €67,700
US Open, NY, U.S.A., Prize Money: $2,300,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A., Prize Money: $243,200
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Canada, Montreal, Canada, Prize Money: $450,000
Wimbledon, Great Britain, Prize Money: £1,100,000
Roland Garros, France, Prize Money: €300,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Rome, Italy, Prize Money: €438,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Madrid, Spain, Prize Money: €590,000
Belgrade, Serbia, Prize Money: €66,500
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Miami, FL, U.S.A., Prize Money: $611,000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000 Indian Wells, CA, U.S.A., Prize Money: $611,000
Dubai, U.A.E., Prize Money: $386,000
Australian Open, Australia, Prize Money: A$2,200,000

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Sharapova 2012 Prize Money Earnings

How much money did Maria Sharapova win for her Australian Open 2012 achievement? As a finalist, she is guaranteed to go home with a check for AUS$1.15 million. If she wins the title by beating world #3 Victoria Azarenka, she will take home AUS$2.3 million. This will be added to her current career total prize money of $$16,643,327. She currently occupies the 10th place in women's tennis career prize money leaders. She is guaranteed to dislodge Spanish legend Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario who is currently in 9th place. Sanchez-Vicario is ahead of Sharapova by less than $300K before the start of the Australian Open 2012.

Maria Sharapova - 2011 Prize Money Earnings

AUCKLAND PRIZE MONEY: $5,340
AUSTRALIAN OPEN PRIZE MONEY: $90,575
FED CUP WEEK 1 PRIZE MONEY: $0
INDIAN WELLS PRIZE MONEY: $150,000
MIAMI PRIZE MONEY: $350,000
MADRID PRIZE MONEY: $38,517
ROME PRIZE MONEY: $360,000
FRENCH OPEN PRIZE MONEY: $411,693
WIMBLEDON PRIZE MONEY: $880,000
STANFORD PRIZE MONEY: $17,300
TORONTO PRIZE MONEY: $20,550
CINCINNATI PRIZE MONEY: $360,000
US OPEN PRIZE MONEY: $63,723
TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC PRIZE MONEY: $41,450
WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS PRIZE MONEY: $110,000

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Victoria Azarenka - Prize Money Earnings

How much money did Victoria Azarenka win for her Australian Open 2012 achievement? By beating Maria Sharapova, she takes home AUS$2.3 million. This will be added to her current career total prize money of $9,040,357. She currently occupies the 25th place in women's tennis career prize money leaders. With her first grand slam title, she will go past the $11 million mark and into the top 20 of the prize money leaders list.

Victoria Azarenka - 2012 Prize Money Earnings

SYDNEY, Prize Money: $107,000
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Prize Money: $2,400,000


Victoria Azarenka - 2011 Prize Money Earnings
SYDNEY, Prize Money: $15,675
AUSTRALIAN OPEN, Prize Money: $90,575
DUBAI, Prize Money: $20,550
DOHA, Prize Money: $5,200
INDIAN WELLS, Prize Money: $64,700
MIAMI, Prize Money: $700,000
MARBELLA, Prize Money: $37,000
STUTTGART, Prize Money: $9,525
MADRID, Prize Money: $434,194
ROME, Prize Money: $41,450
FRENCH OPEN, Prize Money: $205,847
EASTBOURNE, Prize Money: $15,300
WIMBLEDON, Prize Money: $440,000
STANFORD, Prize Money: $9,525
TORONTO, Prize Money: $90,000
US OPEN, Prize Money: $53,723
TOKYO - PAN PACIFIC, Prize Money: $90,000
BEIJING, Prize Money: $37,225
LUXEMBOURG, Prize Money: $37,000
WTA CHAMPIONSHIPS, Prize Money: $775,000

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Tennis Record set by Roger Federer

Another tennis record was set by Swiss world #2 and 16-time grand slam champion Roger Federer. Federer became the first player in this millenium to win 65 ATP tour titles when he beat world #3, Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the final of the Swiss Indoors in Basel, Switzerland. It was sweet revenge for Federer as he lost to the Serb in the 2009 final. Federer, who was born in Basel, won his fourth tournament of the year. He earlier won at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, and Stockholm. He is now one tournament ahead of Pete Sampras, and solo fourth overall in this particular tennis record. He trails Jimmy Connors, Ivan Lendl, and John McEnroe in the most number of ATP titles won. All three players ahead of Federer have retired before the year 2000.

Tennis Record: Most Number of ATP Titles won
Rank - Player - Titles Won
1. Jimmy Connors 109
2. Ivan Lendl 94
3. John McEnroe 77
4. Roger Federer 65
5. Pete Sampras 64
6. Björn Borg 63
7. Guillermo Vilas 62
8. Andre Agassi 60
9. Boris Becker 49
10. Thomas Muster 44

Federer is the top seed and will be vying for title #66 at the on-going BNP Paribas Masters in Paris, France. This will be his second to the last tournament of the year, and he will play his last in the eight-man field at the season-ending Barclays ATP World Tour Finals. The world tour finals will be led by world #1 Rafael Nadal and will be held at The O2 in London from 21-28 November. If Federer wins both tournaments, he will push his tennis record to 67 titles - 10 less than John McEnroe who is currently at #3 with 77 tournament wins.

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