The total prize money pot for 2010 was £ 13,725,000. The Men's and Women's singles winners both received an amount of £ 1,000,000 each. For 2011 total prize money is £ 14,600,000 and singles winners will receive £ 1,100,000 each.
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There is no prize money given to Junior winners at Wimbledon, or other junior competitions.
However, winning a junior Wimbledon title can be indirectly very lucrative.
Wimbledon has a tradition of awarding the junior champions a wildcard into the main draw the following year - the main draw being otherwise limited to those ranked in the world top 100 and those who have come through 3 rounds of qualifying. A place in the main draw is worth £11,500 (2011) just for losing in the first round.
Therefore, the junior champions earn nothing on the day for their win, but do have a good chance of collecting money later, as a direct result of their win.
Yes, juniors do receive prize money at the US Open. According to the United States Tennis Association, the total purse for the 2021 US Open Junior Championships was $500,000. The prize money is divided among the boys and girls who participate in the tournament, with the amounts varying depending on how far the players progress in the competition. For example, in the singles events, the winner of the boys and girls singles receives $100,000 each, while the runners-up receive $50,000 each. The prize money for the doubles events is also distributed among the participating players.