Tennis is not just an expensive sport, but is equally rewarding too, at least for some of the top players in the world, who can earn millions of dollars only through prize money. As per the various records and data collected for different sources, Perfecttennis.com revealed that Rohan Bopanna earned the highest prize money for any Indian on the tour in 2023.
Rohan Bopanna, who displayed exceptional form on the ATP tour in the year, and also reached the US Open finals with Matthew Ebden, was richer by over a million dollars in 2023. To be precise, he won USD 1,181,789 with all his performances, while his career earnings stand at USD 6,277,586. No other Indian could come close to Bopanna in terms of earnings, with the next best being Yuki Bhambri at USD 164,235.
Meanwhile, the third on the list was India’s top women’s singles player Ankita Raina, who won USD 132,722 in 2023. Sumit Nagal (120,707) and Saketh Myneni (109,084) completed the top 5 spots. As far as the world leaders are concerned, Novak Djokovic topped the charts with a massive USD 15,936,097 earned this year. In the women’s section, Iga Swiatek won USD 9,857,686, the highest of other players.
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Sumit Nagal’s Financial Woes
Just recently, before the Asian Games, Nagal had opened up about his financial woes, and the struggle to keep training in Germany. He had revealed that he had only INR 80,000 left in his bank account. He had told the PTI, that he had given up. But later, PepsiCo India had come forward and extended a helping hand. He was offered a sum of INR 5 lakh to support his training.
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