Jannik Sinner has topped the list of men’s tennis’ biggest earners after winning an eye-watering amount from his spectacular 12 months on the ATP Tour.
Sinner kicked off the year in style by winning the Australian Open 11 months ago and collected the US Open on his way to eight titles overall.
The Italian finished the year as world No 1 after triumphing at the ATP Finals and celebrated with Italy in the end-of-season curtain closer, clinching their first Davis Cup.
The 23-year-old’s impressive year on the ATP Tour, where he won 73 out of 79 matches, means he has added a significant amount to his personal wealth and put him amongst tennis’ richest players.
Sinner has banked a whopping £15.8million ($19.7m) in prize money in 2024 alone, which represents the second-highest total in a single season. He is still some way short of Djokovic’s 2015 earnings, which totalled £17.3m ($21.6m).
But for this year alone, he has amassed over four times as much as Djokovic from his tournament prize money. The Serbian, who failed to win a Grand Slam in a calendar year for the first time since 2017, paid the price after only reaching the final at Wimbledon.
The 24-time Major winner took home a respectable £3.53m, the eighth-highest amount of any men’s singles player. But it paled in comparison to Sinner’s earnings, with a massive £12.3m margin between them.
Second on the list was Alexander Zverev, who like Sinner took home his highest annual total after the German raked in £9.2m ($11.5m), having reached the French Open final.
Despite not winning a Slam, he finished ahead of four-time winner Carlos Alcaraz on the money list, even after his double triumph at the French Open and Wimbledon. Alcaraz earned a payday of £8.3m, although at the age of 21, he still has his best years ahead of him.
Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Andre Rublev, Alex de Minaur and Stefanos Tsitsipas also joined Zverev in the seven-figure earnings club.
Rafael Nadal missed out on the top 10 and took home just £240,789 ($301,661) from his exploits on the court before his retirement in November. He remains second on the all-time list with over £103m from his illustrious career.
Likewise, former British No 1 Andy Murray collected only £322,626 ($404,186) from his tennis matches this year after bowing out in August.
Top 10 earners on the ATP Tour in 2024:
1 Jannik Sinner – £15.75m ($19,735,703)
2 Alexander Zverev – £9.18m ($11,501,623)
3 Carlos Alcaraz – £8.26m ($10,358,429)
4 Taylor Fritz £6.58m – ($8,250,064)
5 Daniil Medvedev – £5.20m ($6,519,660)
6 Casper Ruud – £4.58m ($5,744,515)
7 Andrey Rublev – £4.46m ($5,589,848)
8 Novak Djokovic – £3.53m ($4,421,915)
9 Alex de Minaur – £3.47m ($4,352,277)
10 Stefanos Tsitsipas – £3.43m ($4,293,441)
