[mossoire]

With the ATP’s announcement on 12 December that prize money would increase by up to 14% for ATP main tour events from 2015 onwards, the ATP has potentially created problems for itself. Prize money has never been more unequal between the main tour and second tier Challenger tour. If the ATP wishes to nurture the next generation and combat the risk of corruption from match-fixing, there is a limit to the extent that it can prioritise main tour prize money over the Challenger tour. And although the ATP has yet to announce its plans for Challenger level prize money, many may think that limit has been reached.

Details and analysis here:

https://cleaningthelines.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/36-christmas-but-not-for-the-challenger-tour/

 

[Carretero]

With the ATP’s announcement on 12 December that prize money would increase by up to 14% for ATP main tour events from 2015 onwards, the ATP has potentially created problems for itself. Prize money has never been more unequal between the main tour and second tier Challenger tour. If the ATP wishes to nurture the next generation and combat the risk of corruption from match-fixing, there is a limit to the extent that it can prioritise main tour prize money over the Challenger tour. And although the ATP has yet to announce its plans for Challenger level prize money, many may think that limit has been reached.

Details and analysis here:

https://cleaningthelines.wordpress.com/2014/12/14/36-christmas-but-not-for-the-challenger-tour/

100% agree, excellent piece.

I also wrote something about this

https://carretennis.wordpress.com/2014/12/18/atp-and-itf-news-about-prize-money-changes/

The ratio of prize money incomes between top 3 & top 50 in 2004 was 11; in 2014, 18. Between top 3 and top 100, 23. Now 43.