Wimbledon 2015 Prize Money: Complete Purse and Earnings from London

Arguably the pinnacle of the tennis year, Wimbledon begins Monday as the sport's top players don their whites to take to the grass courts for 2015's tournament.

Defending singles champions Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitova surely will both go deep again this year in the men's and women's tournaments, respectively, with 2013 champion Andy Murray the great British hope. 

The incentives have been increased by seven percent for this year's championships, with the prize fund increased to £26.75 million for 2015.

Starting a week later than usual, the hope will be that the lengthier break from the French Open will improve the quality even further in tennis' most prestigious event.

Here is a full breakdown of the prize money for Wimbledon 2015:

Result	Total (£)	Increase (%)
Champion	1,880,000	7
Runner-Up	940,000	7
Semifinal Losers	470,000	7
Quarterfinal Losers	241,000	7
4th Round Losers	127,000	9
3rd Round Losers	77,000	8
2nd Round Losers	47,000	9
1st Round Losers	29,000	7

World No. 1 Serena Williams joins her male counterpart Djokovic as the favourites ahead of Wimbledon 2015.

The American is looking to make it a third Grand Slam triumph of the year after her victories in the Australian Open and at Roland Garros.

If she is to win a fifth Wimbledon title this year, Serena will need to reverse her form of the last two years in SW19, when she has failed to make it further than the fourth round.

Her tournament this year starts with a first-round match against Russia's Margarita Gasparyan, with The Tennis Podcast providing her potential path to glory:

Kvitova will certainly provide a strong challenge, with her victory last year making her a two-time Wimbledon winner.

She has had some injuries in the lead-up to this year's championships, but now she is back and looking to build on her "special" victory in 2014, per ESPN Tennis:

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She's back! Defending champion #Kvitova reflects on her favorite #Wimbledon moments and what it means to be back - http://t.co/cpugCsmKUj

— ESPNTennis (@ESPNTennis) June 28, 2015"

Another previous winner, Maria Sharapova, is seeded fourth this year, but she needs to improve on her last three visits to Wimbledon, in which she has failed to make it past the fourth round.

Djokovic is very much the man to beat in the men's draw, but his French Open final defeat to Stan Wawrinka showed he is not invincible.

Spaniard David Ferrer will be a notable absentee after he was forced to pull out late due to injury, per Wimbledon:

Seven-time winner Roger Federer is still very much a contender, and the world No. 2 prepared well for a return to Wimbledon with victory in Halle.

Similarly, the in-form Murray triumphed at Queen's, and he is considered the favourite by many given his excellent play of late and home advantage, per BBC Sport Scotland:

Simply appearing at Wimbledon is a well-paid gig in 2015, as the first-round losers pick up a decent amount of prize money.

But the prestige is what is really up for grabs for those going for the title—although prize money, nearing the £2 million mark, is also quite an incentive.

Who will be picking up the top prize this year remains to be seen, but top-quality drama is guaranteed over the next two weeks in one of the world's great sporting events.