Alcaraz and Sinner, the earnings at Roland Garros | The new ranking | Jannik, Wimbledon project

Carlos Alcaraz, king of Paris, smiles two million times after his victory in the Roland Garros final. The Spaniard, to be precise, collects 2,550,000 euros, benefiting from a slight increase compared to last year, when he wrote off a check for 2,400,000: the total prize money, in fact, has risen by 5.21 percent. But how much did Jannik Sinner earn instead, defeated in the fifth set at the end of a legendary challenge? By reaching the final act of the tournament, the world number one has guaranteed himself 1,275,000 euros.

Alcaraz is already at 7 million

Champion numbers, which increase the balance of a career as true tennis stars. This year alone, Alcaraz has earned almost 7 million dollars, also thanks to the victories in Rome, again against Sinner, and in Monte Carlo over Lorenzo Musetti. Jannik is also smiling: despite the three-month stop, the Italian has earned over 4 million dollars in 2025. Thanks, among other results, to his double at the Australian Open, won in January against Alexander Zverev. If we then look at the overall prize money of their careers, Carlos has a small advantage over Jannik: the Spaniard's over 44 million dollars against the Italian's 41.5.

Djokovic leads all time

In the all-time ranking, led by Novak Djokovic ($187,870,986), Alcaraz is seventh behind Daniil Medvedev ($46,365,783), while Sinner is ninth, behind Pete Sampras, eighth with $43,280,489. Not counting taxes. But how do they work? Tennis players are subject to the tax laws of the country in which they reside: Monte Carlo, in the case of Sinner; Murcia (Spain) in the case of Alcaraz. In general, however, prizes won in international tournaments can be taxed both in the country of residence and in the country hosting the competition, as in the case of Roland Garros. Let's take an example with the winner of the tournament. France applies a withholding tax of 15 percent (382,500 euros in this case) on prize money won by non-resident athletes, like Alcaraz. While in Spain (where Carlos resides) income from sports prizes is subject to personal income tax (Irpf). The Irpf rates for 2025 vary based on overall income, with progressive brackets. For high income, such as the Alcaraz prize pool (2,550,000), the maximum rate of 47 percent applies. Therefore, calculating the French withholding tax (382,500 euros) and Spanish taxes (816,000 euros, taking into account only the victory in Paris), the net prize becomes 1,351,500 euros, almost half of the initial amount.

Earnings from sponsors

Sinner's situation is different, because Monte Carlo does not apply a personal income tax (Irpef or equivalent) to its residents, regardless of the source or amount of income. In any case, Carlos and Jannik's prize money represents only a part of their overall wealth. Both boast prestigious collaborations at the sponsor level, starting with Nike. Sinner has a ten-year contract worth 150 million euros with the American giant. Same duration and similar value for Alcaraz (10-year contract for a total of about 150-200 million dollars). Rolex is another of the brands that links the two rivals, who after the Roland Garros final were both wearing a watch from the famous Swiss brand: a Daytona with a Tiffany blue dial for the Spaniard; a Daytona with an Everose case (a pink gold alloy, composed of gold, copper and platinum) for the Italian number one. And it doesn't end there: between Louis Vuitton (Alcaraz) and Gucci (Sinner), the battle between the tennis players is also a battle in the luxury field. Not to mention all the other sponsors, of course. Which increase the assets of both, with an estimated value between 50 and 80 million dollars for Alcaraz and between 70 and 100 million for Jannik.