$90 million
The statistic shows professional tennis players ranked by their career prize money earnings on the ATP World Tour, as of June 29, 2015. Roger Federer is leading all players with career earnings of 90.94 million U.S. dollars. Prize money men’s tennis (ATP tour). The Swiss tennis player Roger Federer is currently the player with the highest career prize money earnings in men’s tennis with more than 90 million U.S. dollars in prize money from tournaments on the ATP World Tour. He is also the player with the most weeks at No. 1 in the ATP rankings all-time. He will be joined in the hunt by Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, both players are both in the top 5 of men's tennis career prize money leaders list. Nadal has earnings of $45.1 million and is ranked #2, while Djokovic has earnings of $32.9 million and is ranked #4. In the last three years each of the four grand slams authorities has increased Prize Money pool and the trend started several years ago when ATP top men and women complained that they are not paid enough compared to other sports. Now US Open wants to take the total yearly prize money pool to around $50 million by 2018. 1 US Open tennis championship is set to become the most lucrative grand slam as authorities announced another 10.5% increase in total prize money pool taking it to massive $42.3 million where winners of both mens and singles event will pocked record breaking $3.3 million. Halep is currently ranked #86 in the list, and with a win, she is sure to increase her prize money haul to $5million, and climb up in the career earnings list to as high as #60. May the best women's tennis player win. Spanish world #1 continues to close in Roger Federer's lead on men's tennis career prize money leaders list. By reaching the finals at the 2014 French Open, Nadal is assured of at winning at least 750,000 euros. 1 In 2015 Australia Open increased the prize money by 10% compared to last year which took the total pool to $36.3 million where winners of mens & women singles pocketed $2.4 million each.
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