ATP Prize Money Leaders Update: Carlos Alcaraz surpasses $15M, Sinner stays in second and over 60 players top $1 Million in earnings

The final part of the year is underway, with the Asian swing presenting the main challenge for the top stars a week after the US Open final. Carlos Alcaraz remains the leader on the ATP Prize Money Leaders List, surpassing $15 million in earnings with a clear advantage over his closest pursuer, Jannik Sinner, who has reached $11.5 million.

The world No. 1 and No. 2 players not only lead the rankings by a wide margin but also in prize money, thanks to their remarkable Grand Slam campaigns. Alcaraz secured two titles (Roland Garros and US Open) and a final (Wimbledon), while Sinner won the Australian Open and Wimbledon titles, in addition to losing finals to Alcaraz in Paris and New York. Alcaraz also added three Masters 1000 titles and two ATP 500s, which gives him a significant lead over the Italian.

In third place is Novak Djokovic, another player who owes a large part of his earnings to the Grand Slams. With 20 wins and 4 losses, he is the third-best player in majors this year, having reached the semifinals of all four. Despite playing only 10 tournaments, he has earned $4.66 million, just ahead of Alexander Zverev, who has made $4.42 million from 17 tournaments.

The top five is rounded out by American Taylor Fritz, whose run to the US Open quarterfinals pushed him past the $4 million mark, totaling $4.3 million for the year. He is just ahead of his compatriot Ben Shelton, the last player to cross the $4 million threshold after his US Open campaign, where he reached the third round before retiring due to injury.

So far, six players have surpassed $4 million in earnings, and a total of 10 have earned over $3 million. The rest of the top 10 is led by the season's most consistent players, with Australian Alex De Minaur ($3.71M) in seventh place. His quarterfinal finish at the US Open gave him a boost, allowing him to pass Britain's Jack Draper ($3.42M), who has already ended his season due to recent injuries.

The top 10 is completed by Lorenzo Musetti ($3.33M) and Felix Auger-Aliassime ($3.1M), the latter moving up more than 10 spots thanks to his semifinal run at the US Open. With Draper out for the rest of the season, Musetti and Felix need only a few wins to keep climbing the prize money list.

Prize money in the ATP continues to break records at both the tour and Grand Slam levels. As of this point in the season, a total of 62 players have earned over $1 million, though only 22 have surpassed $2 million. The most recent to do so are players like Stefanos Tsitsipas, Tommy Paul, and Alexander Bublik.

The Asian swing still has some major tournaments remaining, highlighted by the ATP 500 events in Beijing and Tokyo next week, as well as the year's final Masters 1000 tournaments in Shanghai and Paris. By November, the ATP Finals will be the last major event with significant prize money, which will be key in determining who among the top eight finishes at the top of the earnings list. In 2024, the eight qualifiers shared over $15 million, a figure that is likely to rise this year.