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Sunday, June 22, 2025

The 25 Highest-Paid Men’s Tennis Players

  • Novak Djokovic is the highest-paid male tennis player.
  • He’s made more than positions two through five combined.
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Making a lucrative career out of tennis with only four major tournaments to define the calendar year can be quite challenging.

However, every grand slam tournament match matters, as these tournaments boast prize money ranging from $44 million to $65 million. For some athletes, the difference between making the second and third rounds could be life-changing.

For someone like Novak Djokovic, he’s not hurting for cash but would certainly welcome more. 

Djokovic is the highest-paid men’s tennis player, earning $186.3 million over his 21-year pro career. He’s also won the most singles major championships with 24, including 10 Australian Open titles.

Djokovic holds 44 records, with only three of them shared by other tennis greats, such as Rod Laver.

After Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray retired in 2024, Alexander Zverev moved into the second spot with $51.9 million in career earnings.

Currently ranked third by the ATP, Zverev had a productive year, earning $8.8 million through wins. He’s racked up 23 titles over his career, which started in 2013.

Daniil Medvedev is third with $45.8 million in career earnings. He was top-ranked in 2022, a year after winning his first U.S. Open.

As the sport’s best near the end of their careers, rising stars such as Carlos Alcaraz hope to take over the mantle.

The 21-year-old is already fifth among the highest-paid men’s tennis players with $39.2 million in career earnings. He earned his biggest payday at last year’s Wimbledon, earning $3.45 million in his victory over Djokovic.

As tennis reached new heights in attendance at its biggest tournaments, Alcaraz should have plenty of opportunities to move higher on the list.

Ranking The Highest-Paid Men’s Tennis Players

Here is the entire list of the top 25 highest-paid men’s tennis players. The list was compiled with data from Spotrac.

  • Last Updated: April 30, 2025
RankPlayerSingles Major ChampionshipsCareer Earnings
1Novak Djokovic24$186.3 million
2Alexander Zverev0$51.9 million
3Daniil Medvedev1$45.8 million
4Jannik Sinner3$39.4 million
5Carlos Alcaraz4$39.2 million
6Stan Wawrinka3$37.4 million
7Stefanos Tsitsipas0$34.1 million
8Marin Čilić1$31.7 million
9Grigor Dimitrov0$29.3 million
10Kei Nishikori0$25.9 million
11Andrey Rublev0$28.2 million
12Gaël Monfils0$23.75 million
13Taylor Fritz0$23.7 million
14Casper Ruud0$23.2 million
15Richard Gasquet0$21.3 million
16Milos Raonic0$20.8 million
17Roberto Bautista Agut0$19 million
18Fabio Fognini0$18.9 million
19Karen Khachanov0$18.6 million
20David Goffin0$18.2 million
21Kevin Anderson0$17.8 million
22Hubert Hurkacz0$17.6 million
23Pablo Carreno Busta0$16.1 million
24Felix Auger-Aliassime0$15.1 million
25Marcel Granollers0$14.4

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