Wimbledon 2017 prize money: How much will players earn?

This year's Wimbledon singles champions will receive £2.2 million each, an increase of £200,000 on 2016.

Incredibly, the winners' cheques for the men and women's singles has doubled since 2011 when Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova each took home £1.1m.

All England Club organisers revealed a larger total prize pot of £31.6m up £3.5m from last year's amount.

In percentage terms, first round losers benefit the most. Their prize money of £35,000 is almost 17 per cent higher than last year, reflecting the club's commitment to the lower reaches of tennis.

"We are proud of the important leadership role that Wimbledon plays locally, nationally, and internationally, and are committed to continuing to invest to secure the future of The Championships, and of our sport, for the years to come," club chairman Philip Brook said.

Brook said the club had "taken into account" exchange rates, but that the "Brexit effect" had not been instrumental in their calculations.

"Exchange rates go up and go down over time," he said. "In my time with the club I think all four grand slam tournaments have led on prize money, and now the US dollar is particularly strong."

The US Open has yet to announce its 2017 prize money while this month's French Open recently announced that total prize money had risen 12 per cent from last year's levels to €36m.

Both the men's and women's singles winners at Roland Garros will receive a cheque for €2.1 m (£1.78m).

Other notable prize money developments at Wimbledon include a 14.7 per cent increase in the total contribution for men and women's doubles; a 33.3 per cent increase in men and women's wheelchair singles.

How Wimbledon's prize money compares to the other majors

The US Open remain the biggest payers to major winners and that's before they have even announced their 2017 prize pot.

Last year's champion, Stan Wawrinka, took home £2.65m after beating Novak Djokovic in the final at Flushing Meadows.

Wimbledon are most generous to first-round fallers, the French Open paid out £2,900 less to those who exited at the first hurdle.