So, I was thinking more about the news that Jack Sock is turning pro in pickleball...
The prize money at most pro pickleball events is pretty slim compared to tennis. For example, the event that Sock is playing in has this payout structure:
View the payouts of each tier along the PPA Tour. The PPA Tour has the highest payouts in professional pickleball.
www.ppatour.com
If Sock wins both of the doubles events that he is entered in, he would share half of the top prizes. In other words, he'd take home $8,000. In contrast, if he had shown up in Miami and lost in the first round of doubles, he would have pocketed $9,010. He made over $92,000 in prize money for his matches in Indian Wells, which would likely be more than he makes in pickleball for the whole year. Based on that, this seems more like a publicity stunt.
On a similar note, Noah Rubin won $807,765 in career prize money in tennis. How much has he made in pickleball since his supposed switch?
According to this site,
https://www.rookieroad.com/pickleball/top-10-richest-pickleball-players-2090729/, Ben Johns has won the most
career prize money in pickleball at $146,325. That's not much compared to what tennis offers.