Jannik Sinner earned over four times more than Novak Djokovic in 2024 (Image: Getty/Express Sport)
has topped the list of men’s tennis’ biggest earners after winning an eye-watering amount from his spectacular 12 months on the
Sinner kicked off the year in style by winning the Australian Open 11 months ago and collected the US Open on his way to eight titles overall.
The Italian finished the year as world No 1 after triumphing at the ATP Finals and celebrated with Italy in the end-of-season curtain closer, clinching their first Davis Cup.
The 23-year-old’s impressive year on the ATP Tour, where he won 73 out of 79 matches, means he has added a significant amount to his personal wealth and put him amongst tennis’ richest players.
Sinner has banked a whopping £15.8million ($19.7m) in prize money in 2024 alone, which represents the second-highest total in a single season. He is still some way short of Djokovic’s 2015 earnings, which totalled £17.3m ($21.6m).
But for this year alone, he has amassed over four times as much as Djokovic from his tournament prize money. The Serbian, who failed to win a Grand Slam in a calendar year for the first time since 2017, paid the price after only reaching the final at .
The 24-time Major winner took home a respectable £3.53m, the eighth-highest amount of any men’s singles player. But it paled in comparison to Sinner’s earnings, with a massive £12.3m margin between them.
Second on the list was , who like Sinner took home his highest annual total after the German raked in £9.2m ($11.5m), having reached the French Open final.
Jannik Sinner won the US Open and the Australian Open in 2024 (Image: Getty)
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Despite not winning a Slam, he finished ahead of four-time winner on the money list, even after his double triumph at the French Open and . Alcaraz earned a payday of £8.3m, although at the age of 21, he still has his best years ahead of him.
Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, Casper Ruud, Andre Rublev, Alex de Minaur and also joined Zverev in the seven-figure earnings club.
missed out on the top 10 and took home just £240,789 ($301,661) from his exploits on the court before his retirement in November. He remains second on the all-time list with over £103m from his illustrious career.
Likewise, former British No 1 collected only £322,626 ($404,186) from his tennis matches this year after bowing out in August.
Alexander Zverev was some way behind Jannik Sinner in second (Image: Getty)
Top 10 earners on the ATP Tour in 2024:
1 – £15.75m ($19,735,703)
2 – £9.18m ($11,501,623)
3 – £8.26m ($10,358,429)
4 Taylor Fritz £6.58m – ($8,250,064)
5 Daniil Medvedev – £5.20m ($6,519,660)
6 Casper Ruud – £4.58m ($5,744,515)
7 Andrey Rublev – £4.46m ($5,589,848)
8 – £3.53m ($4,421,915)
9 Alex de Minaur – £3.47m ($4,352,277)
10 – £3.43m ($4,293,441)