Emma Raducanu can take some comfort from her substantial net worth after missing out on a potential £3.6million windfall. The British star had been scheduled to compete at Wimbledon, only to pull out on the eve of the tournament due to an injury that also casts doubt on her involvement in the US Open.
Had Raducanu taken part, she would have been competing for a share of the expanded £64.2m prize pot, up from £53.5m in 2025. The champions of both singles competitions now receive £3.6m, with the runners-up collecting £1.8m.
Even progressing through a few rounds is lucrative. For example, second-round losers pocket £126,000, while defeated quarter-finalists get £480,000. Consequently, Raducanu has missed an opportunity to improve both her finances and her ranking points.https://710eb9eeb838a474819ef46aff6773d7.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.html?n=0
Nevertheless, despite her inconsistent form and injury problems since triumphing at the US Open as a teenager in 2021, the 23-year-old faces no financial worries. On the contrary, as she is estimated to have a net worth of £14m.
Her on-court earnings are hardly modest either, totalling almost £5m, including the £1.8m prize for capturing the US Open five years ago. More recent winnings include just over £136,000 for reaching the final of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club.https://710eb9eeb838a474819ef46aff6773d7.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-45/html/container.html?n=0
Whether she will be in the running for a share of the £64m prize pot at the US Open, which gets underway in late-August, remains uncertain following her diagnosis of a stress fracture in her shin.