Should female tennis players be paid the same?

[Zarfot Z]

IMO, they should receive equal prize money at all tournaments except for Grand Slams, for obvious reasons (women play best of 3, men play best of 5)

I think that itself is very generous, as we are currently in the golden age of men's tennis, with guys like Federer/Djokovic/Nadal dominating the tour. Compare that to the WTA, which is pretty much a joke nowadays and always in constant flux. Men's tennis is piggybacking women's tennis at the moment.

State your opinions below.

 

[tenniscasey]

I enjoy the WTA generally... but the prize money the tournament organizers pay out should correspond to how much revenue each side generates for the tournament organizers.

 

[Zarfot Z]

I enjoy the WTA generally... but the prize money the tournament organizers pay out should correspond to how much revenue each side generates for the tournament organizers.

In that case, women should be paid more than two times less than men.

 

[tenniscasey]

In that case, women should be paid more than two times less than men.

I don't know the exact comparison, but if that's what women's tennis is bringing to the table, that's what it is earning back.

 

[Zarfot Z]

I don't know the exact comparison, but if that's what women's tennis is bringing to the table, that's what it is earning back.

It's a fairly accurate prediction.

 

[r2473]

Should female tennis players be paid the same?.

It would be odd to pay them all the same.

I think the winners should be paid more than the losers.

 

[tenniscasey]

It would be odd to pay them all the same.

I think the winners should be paid more than the losers.

But the losers tried just as hard as the winners!