ATP top 10 prize-money earners so far in 2023: Novak Djokovic leads as Hubert Hurkacz slides onto the list

Shahida Jacobs 17 Oct 2023 9:08 AM

Hubert Hurkacz of Poland poses with his trophy

Novak Djokovic remains top of ATP prize-money earners list despite not playing for several weeks, while it was an excellent week for Hubert Hurkacz and his bank manager following his title run in Shanghai.

Having won three Grand Slams this year, Djokovic is currently at the top of the 2023 ATP prize-money earners list as he has added $10,590,175 to his bank account – already $655 593 up from his 2022 earnings.

And he will no doubt add more money to that total as he still has the Paris Masters – where the winner will receive just under $900,000 – and the ATP Finals, a tournament where an undefeated champion will receive more than $4,7m, left to play this year.

But world No 2 Alcaraz is just over $1m behind Djokovic and could still pass the 24-time Grand Slam winner before the conclusion of the 2023 season.

The last time Djokovic failed to finish top of the prize-money list was in 2019 when Rafael Nadal was No 1 with $16,349,586.

ATP top 10 prize-money earners in 2023

10. Holger Rune -$3,157,669 ($22,511 from doubles)

Holger Rune is set for his first appearance in the season-ending top 10 list as the Dane has followed up his breakthrough season last year with another impressive campaign.

The 20-year-old’s biggest earnings came from finishing runner-up at the Monte-Carlo Masters and Italian Open while his only title of the year came at the Bavarian Open where he also won a BMW.

9. Hubert Hurkacz – $3,348,781 ($98,249 from doubles)

Pole Hubert Hurkacz is the new addition to the top 10 and he surged up the list after pocketing $1,262,220 for his title win at the Shanghai Masters.

It is easily his biggest payday this year as outside of Shanghai he won the ATP 250 Open 13 event in February and reached the semi-final of the Cincinnati Masters.

8. Taylor Fritz – $3,370,858 ($86,638 from doubles)

Although Taylor Fritz has had a good season, he has not been able to hit the lofty heights he did in 2022.

Last year the American pocketed $4,570,481 in prize money on the back of winning three titles, including his maiden ATP Masters 1000 trophy at the Indian Wells Open.

He has won two titles so far in 2023 – both ATP 250 events – while his best Grand Slam performance came at the US Open where he reached the quarter-final.

7. Alexander Zverev – $3,645,582 ($97,001 from doubles)

Former US Open finalist Alexander Zverev didn’t feature on the 2022 list as he missed the second half of the season after suffering a horrific ankle injury at the French Open.

His comeback got off to a slow start at the beginning of 2023, but Zverev’s form has picked up as the season progressed as he won the European Open and Chengdu Open. He also reached the semi-final of the French Open and made it to the US Open quarter-final.

6. Stefanos Tsitsipas – $4,138,173 ($102,230 from doubles)

The Greek remains on course to pass his earnings from 2022 as last year he added $5,648,416 to his bank account.

Tsitispas has won only one title so far in 2023, the Los Cabos Open in August, while he finished runner-up to Djokovic at the Australian Open and reached the quarter-final of the French Open.

5. Andrey Rublev – $4,731,576 ($338,238 from doubles)

Rublev won four titles last year and earned $4,229,954 while he has only two titles to his name so far this campaign.

However, the big difference is the fact that he won his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title at the Monte Carlo Masters while he also reached the quarter-final of three Grand Slams. He won $662,360 for finishing runner-up to Hurkacz in Shanghai.

Oh, and the $338,238 that he won in doubles is the best total in the top 40 earners. That payday came courtesy of his Madrid Open title with Karen Khachanov.

4. Jannik Sinner – $5,189,328 ($51,013 from doubles)

Another debutant on the yearly top 10 list, Jannik Sinner is enjoying his best season to date in tennis.

Last year he won only one title and earned $2,818,491, but so far this campaign he has already picked up three trophies – including his first ATP Masters title at the Canadian Open.

Sinner also finished runner-up at the Miami Open while he had his best run at a Grand Slam as he reached the semi-final at Wimbledon.

3. Daniil Medvedev – $7,833,244

The 2021 US Open champion finished only ninth on last year’s list with $4,178,524 as he won only two titles and finished runner-up at the Australian Open.

This year Medvedev has already won five titles – including the Miami Open and Italian Open – and was also a finalist at the US Open and Indian Wells Open.

The Russian’s career earnings currently stand at $34,012,216, which puts him eighth in the all-time list.

2. Carlos Alcaraz – $9,603,879

Carlos Alcaraz earned $7,627,613 in prize money in 2022 and he is already well clear of that total with a couple of big events still remaining on the 2023 calendar.

The two-time Grand Slam winner’s biggest payday came at Wimbledon when he won a cheque of $2,741,726 while he also reached the semi-final of the French Open and US Open.

In total, the Spaniard has won six titles so far in 2023 – including the Indian Wells Open and Madrid Open.

Interestingly, Alcaraz and Medvedev are two of only four players in the top 100 prize-money earners in 2023 not to win any money from doubles this year.

1. Novak Djokovic – $10,590,175 ($8,510 from doubles)

Djokovic pocketed $9,934,582 during the 2022 season and his biggest payday was at the ATP Finals where he earned more than $4,7m.

This year he won the Australian Open, French Open and US Open. Away from the Grand Slams he also lifted the ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati Open and the Adelaide International trophies.

There is no doubt that tally of $10,590,175 will grow in the next two months, but he will still be short of his best-ever season in 2015 when he earned $21,146,145.

The Serbian’s career earnings are already above the $175,000,000 mark and he will surpass the $200,000,000 milestone before he retires.