Wimbledon delivers 'record' £50m to British tennis

Carlos Alcaraz and Barbora Krejcikova won the men's and women's singles titles at Wimbledon last year

Last year's Wimbledon Championships delivered a "record surplus" of nearly £50m for British tennis.

The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) received £49.853m last year, under an agreement which requires The All England Club (AELTC) to pass on 90% of its profits to the governing body each year.

"Despite a wet championships, the company delivered a record surplus for the LTA," the annual report says.

The AELTC's financial statement for the year to July 2024 also reveals slightly increased profits of £54.332m, and turnover which rose to £406.507m.

Prize money has doubled in the past 10 years, but players have long been agitating for a greater share of the revenue generated by the four Grand Slams.

Last month, the top 20 men's and women's players sent a letter asking for more prize money to the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open.