Splits Even: Alcaraz, Sinner Two Grand Slams Each; Rank Top Two In ATP Money
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at 04:49PM By Barry Janoff
Photo: ATPDecember 24, 2025: Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner not only finished !-2 in the ATP rankings for 2025, they finished 1-2 in prize money earnings.
Alcaraz — $21,354,778: — was 71-9 in 2025, including winning the U.S. Open and Roland-Garros French Open.
No. 2 ranked Jannik Sinner — $19,120,641 — was 58-6 and won the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
It was the second consecutive season in which Alcaraz and Sinner have split the four Grand Slams.
In 2024, Sinner finished No. 1 in the ATP rankings and prize money ($19,735,703), Alcaraz No. 3 in rankings and No. 3 in prize money ($10,358,429). Alexander Zverev was No. 2 in rankings and prize money ($11,501,623).
Sinner achieved his feat while also serving a three-month suspension from February to May as part of a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency as a result of his two positive doping tests in 2024.
“Sinner's explanation — that trace amounts of Clostebol in his doping sample were due to a massage from a trainer who used the substance after cutting his own finger — had been accepted,” according to ESPN.
Alcaraz is now No. 2 all-time in ATP single-season prize money behind Novak Djokovic. Sinner’s single-season prize money totals rank No. 3 and No. 4 all-time.
By comparison, top Hologic WTA prize money winners in 2025 were Aryna Sabalenka ($15,008,519) and Iga Swiatek ($10,112,532).
TOP 10 ATP PRIZE MONEY LEADERS FOR 2025:
• $21,354,778: Carlos Alcaraz
• $19,120,641: Jannik Sinner
• $7,468,230: Alexander Zverev
• $6,666,087: Alex de Minaur
• $6,345,640: Lorenzo Musetti
• $5,938,539: Taylor Fritz
• $5,820,031: Felix Auger-Aliassime
• $5,672,734: Ben Shelton
• $5,140,175: Novak Djokovic
• $3,971,374: Casper Ruud
TOP 10 HIGHEST-EARNING SEASONS IN ATP HISTORY:
• $21,646,145: Novak Djokovic [2015]
• $21,354,778: Carlos Alcaraz [2025]
• $19,735,703: Jannik Sinner [2024]
• $19,120,641: Jannik Sinner [2025]
• $16,349,701: Andy Murray [2016]
• $16,349,586: Rafael Nadal [2019]
• $15,967,184: Novak Djokovic [2018]
• $15,952,044: Novak Djokovic [2023]
• $15,864,000: Rafael Nadal [2017]
• $15,196,504: Carlos Alcaraz [2023]
TOP 10 WTA PRIZE MONEY LEADERS IN 2025:
• $15,008,519: Aryna Sabalenka
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• $10,112,532: Iga Swiatek
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• $8,456,632: Elena Rybakina
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• $7,969,845: Coco Gauff
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• $7,260,577: Amanda Anisimova
• $5,262,311: Jessica Pegula
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• $5,253,997: Jasmine Paolini
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• $4,726,226: Mirra Andreeva
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• $4,357,787: Madison Keys
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• $2,895,029: Elise Mertens
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TOP 10 HIGHEST SINGLE-SEASON PRIZE MONEY TOTALS IN WTA HISTORY:
• $15,008,519: Aryna Sabalenka, 2025
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• $12,385,572: Serena Williams, 2013
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• $11,307,587: Ashleigh Barty, 2019
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• $10,582,642: Serena Williams, 2015
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• $10,136,615: Angelique Kerber, 2016
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• $10,112,532: Iga Swiatek, 2025
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• $9,875,525: Iga Swiatek, 2022
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• $9,729,260: Aryna Sabalenka, 2024
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• $9,353,847: Coco Gauff, 2024
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• $9,317,298: Serena Williams, 2014
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