Wimbledon prize money up by 5.8 percent (AP) The Wimbledon champions will each receive $1.49 million this year, an increase of 5.8 percent. The All England Club said Tuesday the total prize money for the championships will increase 3.4 percent to $23.46 million. Last year marked the first time women earned equal prize money at the grass-court Grand Slam. Publish Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:15:11 PDT Read more...