Novak Djokovic, following a stellar season securing three Grand Slam titles and the ATP Finals, emerged as the highest-earning tennis player in 2023, accumulating a remarkable $15.9 million in prizes. The 24-time Grand Slam champion outpaced competitors such as Alcaraz, who earned $15.2 million, and Daniil Medvedev, with earnings totaling $10.5 million.
Despite claiming the top spot, the World No. 1 did not benefit from the bonus pool distributed among the top 30 players based on points earned in Masters 1000 and ATP Finals. Djokovic fell short of the eligibility criteria by participating in only four out of the required seven Masters 1000 events: Monte-Carlo Masters, Rome Open, Cincinnati Open, and Paris Masters.
Consequently, excluding Djokovic and Ben Shelton, who failed to meet the performance standards, athletes in the top 20 did not include the World No. 1 due to his limited Masters 1000 appearances. Shelton’s five-match victories in seven appearances, including exits in early rounds and a quarterfinal reach in Miami Open and Cincinnati, didn’t meet the criteria for the top-performing athletes in Masters 1000 tournaments.
After some delay ATP did process bonus pool $$$ on its website and we now have the final 2023 prize money standings for ATP players.
For the first time ever, 4 players passed $10M mark in a season; previously there were four seasons (2013,16,17,19) with 2 players earning $10M+. pic.twitter.com/DZTt8FMJ2S— Oleg S. (@AnnaK_4ever) December 18, 2023
The first position’s final prize amounted to $4.4 million, closing the gap on Djokovic’s earnings, who did not receive a share of the bonus pool. Further down the earnings list were Daniil Medvedev with $2.3 million, Jannik Sinner with $2.1 million, Andrey Rublev with $1.1 million, and Alexander Zverev with $0.7 million.
Despite Djokovic’s exceptional earnings, the exclusion from the bonus pool emphasized the significance of meeting tournament participation criteria, underscoring the impact on overall earnings in the highly competitive world of professional tennis.
Novak Djokovic in 2023
LWWWWWWWWL Currently ranked no.1, Novak played his last match on the 25th of November when he surrendered to world no.4 Jannik Sinner 6-2 2-6 7-5 in the Rubber 2 of the Davis Cup (draw).
Until now, during this year Novak has a 56-7 win-loss record. Novak has won 7 titles in 2023 in Adelaide, Australian Open, French Open, Cincinnati, U.S. Open, Paris and the Nitto ATP Finals. The Serbian got to the final in Wimbledon.
Novak Djokovic |
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