Wimbledon
The 2023 Wimbledon Championships is scheduled to take place from July 3 to July 16 – here are the list of sponsors
Wimbledon is the oldest and one of the most anticipated tournaments in the tennis calendar. It is one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world and has a range of sponsors associated with the event. Here is a summary of the sponsors historically associated with Wimbledon.
1. IBM: IBM serves as the Official Supplier of Information Technology and Data Analytics to Wimbledon. They provide technological solutions and data analysis to enhance the tournament experience.
2. Evian: Evian is the Official Bottled Water Partner of Wimbledon, supplying water to players, officials, and spectators throughout the tournament.
3. Jaguar: Jaguar is the Official Car Partner of Wimbledon. They provide vehicles for transportation services during the tournament and showcase their latest models.
4. Ralph Lauren: As the Official Outfitter, Ralph Lauren designs and provides the tournament’s iconic tennis attire, including clothing for players, officials, and ball kids.
5. Lavazza: Lavazza serves as the Official Coffee Partner, offering their coffee products to players, officials, and spectators at various locations within the Wimbledon grounds.
6. Lanson: Lanson is the Official Champagne of Wimbledon. Their champagne is featured and served at special events and celebrations throughout the tournament.
7. Slazenger: Slazenger is the Official Ball Supplier of Wimbledon. They manufacture the tennis balls used during the tournament, following strict specifications set by Wimbledon.
8. Barclays – Barclays is the latest addition to the Wimbledon Championships’ elite roster of sponsors as the official banking partner of the tournament. Barclays’ works closely with the Wimbledon Foundation to pursue their shared commitment of creating opportunities for more people to grow and thrive in their communities, using sport to achieve this objective.
Wimbledon is proving record-breaking prize money this year, powered by their elite sponsors. The All England Club has announced a record-breaking total pot of 44,700,000 pounds for the 2023 Wimbledon Championships.
The Singles’ winners in both the Ladies’ and Gentlemen’s categories will receive 2,350,000 pounds while the runners-up from both of these categories will take home a total of 1,175,000 pounds. The overall prize money on offer at this year’s Championships has increased by a whopping 11.2% from the previous edition in 2022 and there has been a 17.1% increase from the last pre-pandemic edition in 2019.
Prize money for wheelchair tennis champions at Wimbledon has been more than doubled since the singles event was introduced in 2016. Wimbledon is the first grand slam to pay the winners of the wheelchair singles more than those knocked out in the first round of the able-bodied event.
Men’s wheelchair doubles has been played at Wimbledon since 2005, while the women’s doubles event was introduced in 2009. In 2022, Wheelchair singles winners got £51,000, while wheelchair doubles winners earned £22,000 per pair. The same sums applied for the quad wheelchair players, too.In 2023, prize money for both the wheelchair and quad wheelchair categories has been increased by close to 20%. The prize money is equal for both the men’s and women’s categories.
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