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Originally Posted by Tshooter
I think the issue is a bit more involved then a simple look at the gross tournament revenue verse the players cut, however, for USO it's approximately 14% of tournament revenue based on 2010 numbers.
About 177 million in tournament revenue and 25 million in prize money. It's public information.
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There are public claims for revenues but are they accurate? Not sure where you get $177 million. Wall St. Journal claimed it was $215 million in 2011:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...252687100.html
World Tennis magazine claimed the USO 2012 took in $218 million and players' take was 8.6%.
http://www.worldtennismagazine.com/archives/8128
I have a feeling the ATP executives don't reveal costs, which would include salaries that are rumored to be rather high for their skill level. I'd wager pro tennis has a lot of good ol' boy stuff going on and the players are getting shafted.