ATP Prize Money Leaders Update | Alcaraz solid at the top as Auger-Aliassime closes in on the top 10

A new week of competition on the ATP Tour — although without too many top stars among the competitors at ATP level. As the ranking points are updated, the players’ prize money earnings are also being refreshed, with Australian Open champion Carlos Alcaraz leading the way, with prize money exceeding $2.77 million so far.

This was a week marked by the Davis Cup, taking place in the week following the first major of the year — and which also featured the Occitanie Open, a tournament where Felix Auger-Aliassime emerged as champion after defeating local favourite Adrian Mannarino in a straight-sets final.

The Canadian was the player who earned the most money of the week, with a total of over $110K for successfully defending his title in France, allowing him to surpass $550K in earnings so far this season and move closer to the top 10 among the Prize Money Leaders — the players who have earned the most money so far this year.

The standings reveal some curiosities — and major differences compared to the ATP rankings. Alcaraz dominates, followed at just over half his total by 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic ($1.43M), who owes his prize money largely to his run to the final at the Australian Open. Third place belongs to Alexander Zverev ($1.14M) — with those three being the only players to have surpassed one million dollars in earnings during 2026.

The top five is completed by Alex de Minaur ($932K) — an Australian Open quarterfinalist — and Hubert Hurkacz ($859K), who owes a significant portion of his earnings this year to his campaign at the United Cup at the start of the season.

Both players are competing this week at the ATP 500 Rotterdam Open, where they continue to add to their yearly prize money. Simply by playing the first round, both players secured more than $30K, which allowed Hurkacz in particular to climb one spot to No. 5, pushing none other than Jannik Sinner ($834K) down to sixth place — who is currently waiting for his return to the courts next week at the Qatar Open.

Also positioned in the upper part of the list are American Taylor Fritz ($671K) and 20-year-old Jakub Mensik ($603K). Both players were eliminated in the fourth round of the Australian Open, which allowed them to add significant prize money, although they also owe their earnings to strong campaigns at the United Cup. This has enabled them to secure a place inside the top 10 and create a gap over other players who even performed better at the first major of the year.

Such is the case of Lorenzo Musetti ($563K) and Ben Shelton ($556K), who round out the top 10. Both players reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open — placing them among the eight best players at the first major of the year, precisely the tournament that has distributed by far the most prize money so far this season. However, their absence from other events has prevented them from climbing higher in the standings.

The big winner of the week was Felix Auger-Aliassime, who not only captured another title, but also earned more than $100K in prize money. The Canadian now totals over $554K in earnings this season and is just on the verge of entering the top 10. With his participation this week in Rotterdam, a single victory would be enough to guarantee his entry into the top 10, and he could even climb several positions if he manages a deep run, in a tournament where he feels especially comfortable given the indoor conditions.

Another player who moved up positions was Adrian Mannarino, who earned just over $60K by reaching the final in Occitanie and broke into the top 50 of the Prize Money Leaders. The 37-year-old veteran is already in Dallas for his next event, where he could continue climbing positions among the players who have accumulated the highest prize money this year.

At the moment, the top 100 is closed out by Martin Damm with $142K in earnings, following his recent run to the semifinals of the Occitanie Open. There are a total of 90 players who have surpassed $150K in earnings this year, 50 who are above $200K, and a total of 24 who are over $300K in prize money. With Dallas, Rotterdam and Buenos Aires as this week’s tournaments, significant changes are expected to begin taking shape over the coming weeks.