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Prize money list: Alexander Zverev overtook Thiem and Becker with a powerful jump

With his six titles in the calendar year 2021, Alexander Zverev has also made a powerful leap forward in terms of prize money leaderboard. The German is now in the top ten for the first time in his career.

by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Nov 23, 2021, 07:12 pm

Alexander Zverev is in the top ten of the prize money list
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Alexander Zverev is in the top ten of the prize money list

"Nothing new at the top," is the motto not only in terms of the ATP world rankings, Novak Djokovic is and remains the outstanding man when comparing the highest career prize money. With an income of more than nine million dollars, the Serb not only earned the most prize money in 2021, the world number one was also able to expand the gap on first pursuer Roger Federer (130.5 million US dollars) to over 24 million US dollars. The Serb leads this ranking with over 154 million career prize money.

In third place is currently Rafael Nadal (124 million US dollars), who was able to generate twice as much income as number four in this comparison: Andy Murray (62 million US dollars). Up to ninth place there are no changes to report in the prize money leaderboard, in fifth to eighth place are Murray of the Americans Pete Sampras (43 million US dollars), Stan Wawrinka (34 million US dollars), David Ferrer (31 million US dollars) .) and Andre Agassi (31 million).

Zverev is making up a lot of ground

Just behind Agassi, however, there is already the man who was able to make the biggest leap forward at the top of this list of the best in the calendar year 2021: Alexander Zverev (29.7 million). The newly crowned ATP world champion stormed from 17th place into the top ten for the first time. With his almost 6.5 million US dollars in prize money, the German was also able to generate the third most income this year. With his jump to ninth place, the native of Hamburg also left Dominic Thiem (28 million) and Boris Becker (25 million) behind, among others. The Austrian is currently in twelfth place just behind Marin Cilic (29 million), Boris Becker is in 15th place.

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In 18th place is currently Daniil Medvedev (21 million), who was able to collect almost 7.5 million US dollars in prize money this year. The Russian is ahead of Ivan Lendl (21 million) and just behind Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 22 million). Thanks to its success in the calendar year 2021, the world number two was able to gain a total of over 20 places. With Stefanos Tsitsipas (over three million US dollars in prize money in 2021, a total of 16 million), the last one of the top four in the current world rankings also made a big leap forward. The Greek is currently in 36th place in the prize money ranking.

by Michael Rothschädl

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Nov 24, 2021, 08:15 am
last edit: Nov 23, 2021, 07:12 pm