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Wimbledon, which was initially scheduled for
June 29-July 12, was cancelled for the first time since World
War Two due to the COVID-19 pandemic which has killed more than
44,000 people in the United Kingdom.
"We are now in a position to allocate prize money to the 620
players whose world ranking would have enabled them to gain
entry into The Championships 2020 by direct acceptance into the
main draw or qualifying event," AELTC said in a statement
https://www.wimbledon.com/
en_GB/news/articles/2020-07-10/aeltc_announces_prize_money_
in_lieu_of_championships_2020_
alongside_initial_decisions_for_the
_championships_2021.html.
"From an agreed total of 10 million pounds ($12.60 million), the
AELTC will distribute prize money in lieu of The Championships
2020 with regard for the circumstances of this year and in the
spirit of the AELTC's prize money distribution in recent years."
AELTC said 224 singles players will receive 12,500 pounds each
as they were set to compete in the qualifying rounds while the
256 players in the main draw will receive 25,000 pounds each.
Doubles players will receive 6,250 pounds each while wheelchair
and quad wheelchair players are set to get 6,000 and 5,000
pounds each respectively.
"We are pleased that our insurance policy has allowed us to
recognise the impact of the cancellation on the players and that
we are now in a position to offer this payment as a reward for
the hard work they have invested," AELTC chief executive Richard
Lewis said.
AELTC also announced that the men's singles seeding from the
2021 tournament will be based "solely on ranking" while there is
no change to the ladies' singles draw.
($1 = 0.7935 pounds)
(Reporting by Rohith Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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