The Harsh Reality Behind How Much Tennis Players Make

We all know that the likes of Federer, Nadal, and Djokovic make more money than we could ever dream of spending, but have you ever wondered what some of the lower ranked guys make? Is the 100th ranked player wealthy? Does the 1000th ranked player earn enough money to pay rent? And how much does it cost for a player to travel the world playing tournaments? We answer all those questions, and many more, in today's episode dedicated to two very important aspects of life: Tennis and Money.

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[gaeb-hdlf]

Its funny how most people view a 100 ranked player as a failure when in reality he is extremelly succesful globally speaking

[Raez_XL]

Respect to the 1700th rank guy for grinding towards his goals!!

[FootFaultTennis]

People don't realise just how important the Grand Slams are for lower ranked players in order for them to continue their career. Even making it into qualifying can turn around a players career temporarily.

[tomacadjevic]

Novak talks about this problem very often. It's so hard for players outside top 200.

[Rosario_Verano]

Think it was Dustin Brown who used to travel in a van and sleep in it during his early days.

[magnificentfortnite]

As a former Professional Tennis player, I can tell you that you nailed it!!! That’s exactly how our sport works... however, you missed out on club tournaments and DavisCup earnings:) I was around 150 to 300 player and with sponsorships and Club + DavisCup made a decent leaving:)

[BarEscm]

Let this video be a warning for those who call a player they see on TV a "pushover" just because they lose in first round to Nadal, Djokovic, Federer, Barty, Halep or the Williams sisters. Any player who qualifies for an internationally broadcast tournament and even has the chance to face any top 10 is good enough to beat 99% of the global population with an arm tied to the back. And any player who manages to enter the top 1000 of the ATP or WTA has more than justified their bid at professional tennis, let alone the top 100. They may not win Wimbledon, but that doesn't mean they haven't made it to the top and that they aren't WAY better than any YouTube "coach".

[MPTennis]

That was very well done. Crazy to compare the 195th ranked tennis player to the 195th ranked player in football, baseball, hockey, basketball etc. It makes me think tennis should create more leagues to help the lower ranked players play on teams to generate some revenue. Thanks again for putting this together. Definitely a must watch for young juniors and parents.

[mayurghule]

what Djokovic is doing by forming a player's council is fantastic job for lower ranked players!!

[marekcolapro]

I just saw an interview of Rublev, where he said the costs of his coach and physio are about 600.000 per year, and the coach gets 10% of his prize money

[paperblackwriter]

And this is just about the US. Consider the countries where ITF tours don't take place. I think India has about 3-4 ITF events per year. So players have to travel to other countries to play these events.
I realized all this 3-4 years ago and said bye-bye to tennis. Now I just play on weekends, just as a hobby.

[ubozlee]

This is why you have a lot of retired young tennis players. They just don't have the budget to carry on.

[williamc]

I love how it shows 4 pictures of Gulbis as the narrator talks about unknown players "grinding it out", barely getting by.

Gulbis comes from one of the richest families in Latvia.

[ghazalaansari]

I really want to see this channel grow, because it truly makes the best tennis content in my opinion.

[sambattistone]

Great video! My dad and uncle played professionally reaching a high of 100 in doubles, but the financial commitment to get to that point saw them lose tens of thousands of dollars. My dad has always told me that if I'm playing for the money, I'm in the wrong business. He says that the real value comes from the experiences that you have, the ability to do what you love while travelling the world and experiencing different cultures.

[pratheekk__]

this video made me respect asabi a lot more know. he is chasing his dream of being a pro player even tho he could just settle down and work a full time job. hats of too him

[kevint]

The Australian Open showed a statistic for Karatzev that said his career earnings to this point were like $600k. Less than what he’s won already for this Aus Open tournament already

[andrewquintero]

This is finally a tennis channel I have wanted to see. A channel that analysises tennis and atp

[jeffvanderwerf]

We as fans play some part in all of this. If we searched out and attended lower-level tournaments to support, there would be move revenue to pass along to the players. I know it may be a small issue (compared to the huge disparity), but it would surely help.

[noahsimon]

AT EXACTLY 6:36 IF YOU PAUSE I AM THE BALL KID ON THE COURT BEHIND THE PLAYER IN YELLOW. I was a ball kid at the Little Rock Open and got Noah Rubin to sign my bag. We also still talk sometimes through Instagram dms.