Most prize money won by a tennis player at a single tournament (male)

On 18 October 2025, Jannik Sinner (Italy) beat Carlos Alcaraz 6-2, 6-4 to retain his title at the second edition of the Six Kings Slam in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and once again land the biggest-ever payday in tennis history: a staggering $6 million (£4,466,376). The exhibition event – not sanctioned by the ATP (Association of Tennis Professionals) – is held during Riyadh Season, with a total prize pot of $13.5 million (£10.05 million) up for grabs across six matches played over three days. The six-man field in 2024 featured Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev, Holger Rune and the retiring Rafael Nadal in addition to the top-ranked finalists, with Taylor Fritz, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Alexander Zverev coming in for Medvedev, Rune and Nadal for the 2025 edition. Each player is guaranteed a $1.5-million (£1.1-million) participation fee, with the winner taking home an additional $4.5 million (£3.3 million).

By the end of the 2025 ATP and WTA (Women’s Tennis Association) tennis seasons, the leading single-tournament money winners looked like this: $6,000,000 (£4,600,830) – Jannik Sinner (Italy) – Six Kings Slam, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (16-17 & 19 October 2024) $6,000,000 (£4,466,376) – Jannik Sinner (Italy) – Six Kings Slam, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (15-16 & 18 October 2025) $5,235,000 (£3,984,809) – Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – WTA Finals, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (1-8 November 2025) $5,071,000 (£3,847,469) – Jannik Sinner (Italy) – ATP Finals, Turin, Italy (9-16 November 2025) $5,000,000 (£3,699,950) – Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – US Open, New York (18 August-7 September 2025) $5,000,000 (£3,699,950) – Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – US Open, New York (18 August-7 September 2025) $4,881,100 (£3,866,798) – Jannik Sinner (Italy) – ATP Finals, Turin, Italy (10-17 November 2024) $4,805,000 (£3,711,536) – Cori “Coco” Gauff – WTA Finals, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (2-9 November 2024) Incredibly, the figures above confirm that, to date (16 November 2025), Sinner has won $21,952,100 (£16,655,497) of his career prize money of $56,632,426 (£42,968,154) at just four tournaments. In 2024-25, Sinner and Alcaraz completed a clean sweep of tennis’ most lucrative titles. Sinner won the Australian Open (2024-25), US Open (2024), Wimbledon (2025), Six Kings Slam (2024-25) and ATP Finals (2024-25). Alcaraz won the French Open (2024-25), Wimbledon (2024) and US Open (2025). The last five of those events – the 2025 French Open, Wimbledon, US Open, Six Kings Slam and ATP Finals – all featured an Alcaraz-Sinner final. Sinner took his 2025 season winnings to $19,114,396 (£14,502,475) – the third most profitable season ever by a man – by landing the ATP Finals in Turin. Alcaraz, meanwhile, boosted his 2025 season winnings to $18,803,427 (£14,266,536) by finishing runner-up. Despite his ATP Finals defeat to Sinner, his chief rival on the ATP Tour, Alcaraz retained the world No.1 ranking.