Prize money is inconsistent

[TennisLovaLova]

And it reveals that pro tennis is sick.

Here are some interesting figures, in million dollars:
Djokovic : 100
Federer: 98
Nadal: 78
Murray: 45
Ferrer: 29
Berdych: 25

This is what those guys, still active on the tour, won throughout all their career.

Here's the prize money of some retired players:
Sampras: 43
Agassi: 31
Becker: 25
Kafelnikov: 23

Prize money increased by 30 to 50% each year for any GS tournament, so Djokovic doubled his wins since 2012 when he had $44 million. He could easily finish his career at 200 millions...

These figures in my opinion reveal the real and derp problem of tennis: it's not a sport anymore it's a show, a cash machine, like the nba turned into since the early 2000's with big and small franchise.

How come guys line Ferrer or Berdych, who struggled to win only 1 or 2 master series earn as much money as Agassi or Becker????
This is outrageous. To provide quality to the pro tour prize money distribution needs to be fair.

 

[Aussie Darcy]

A basic understanding of economics and inflation would help you immensely...

 

[TennisLovaLova]

I don't question inflation, I only question the fact that guys with 0 slam earn as much as tennis legends.

 

[joekapa]

I don't question inflation, I only question the fact that guys with 0 slam earn as much as tennis legends.

No they don't. If inflation is taken into account, they do not.

 

[sureshs]

Laver was the first person to make $1 million in career prize money. How come someone like Sampras or Djokovic without a Career Slam earned 50 to 100 times more than someone with two Calendar Slams?

 

[Nonsense]

Why is Kafelnikov in there?

 

[TennisLovaLova]

Kafelnikov was a former #1 and he actually won slams...

 

[Terenigma]

A basic understanding of economics and inflation would help you immensely...

Thread should end here.

 

[sarmpas]

Why is Kafelnikov in there?

It was widely reported at the time that Yevgeny's coach believed in 'through quantity comes quality' so Yevgeny entered a lot of tournaments and played a lot of matches, which it was said, to the detriment of his slam preparation and performance. People from his era also singled him out as one of the players who chased the money more so than others.

 

[nolefam_2024]

These figures in my opinion reveal the real and derp problem of tennis: it's not a sport anymore it's a show.

This is the thread for sake of making a thread. Everything is a problem in tennis, slowing of courts, racket, now prize money.

For some people, athletes doping and not getting caught. Too much whining.

 

[Nonsense]

It was widely reported at the time that Yevgeny's coach believed in 'through quantity comes quality' so Yevgeny entered a lot of tournaments and played a lot of matches, which it was said, to the detriment of his slam preparation and performance. People from his era also singled him out as one of the players who chased the money more so than others.

Ahh... seems to have worked for him in that sense. Made quite a lot of money for not nearly as many achievements.