Tennis is one of the most watch sports in the world. The sports recently become headline in top media outlet due to prize money shares for men and women competition. To make the game fair, a major role played by chair umpires, to make sure players on court follow the rules. The chair umpires got many other responsibilities during the game. They are the one's who have to look after the the technicalities to manage the crowed. There are two umpires in tennis matches, chair umpire and line umpires.
The line umpires have task to look after the points that are given during the match, they have to check that if the ball touches the line or not through Hawk-Eye gaining prominence. But how much tennis umpires salaries and per match fees in the competitions.
| Chair Umpires Salaries | Per Match Fees | Playoff’s Finals |
|---|---|---|
| Australian Open | $3k | $25k |
| French Open | $3.5k | $25k |
| Wimbledon | $3.5k | $25k |
| US Open | $4k | $25k |
| 1000 Masters | $2k | $10k |
| 500 Master | $750 | $4k |
| 250 Master | $500 | $2k |
How Much Is Tennis Umpires Salaries?
Chair Umpires are highest paid among tennis umpires especially those who got years of expiernce of grand-slam events such as Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon. They earn between $3k to $5k a match in grand-slam. Chair Umpires make more than $20k when they got selected for playoff's and finals of the grand-slam event or other 1000 master series competition.
Female chair umpires earn $2k a match in grand-slam events, when they got selected for finals of the major events their earnings increased to $15k a match. In other tournaments, like 1000 masters series, 500 masters series, the female umpires earn less than compare to men umpires.
| Line Umpires | Per Match Fees | Playoff’s Finals |
|---|---|---|
| Wimbledon | $3k | $15k |
| US Open | $3k | $15k |
| French Open | $2.5k | $15k |
| Australian Open | $2.5k | $15k |
| 1000 Masters | $1.5k | $5k |
| 500 Masters | $500k | $2k |
| 250 Masters | $300k | $1.5k |
The Line umpires in tennis earn upto $300 to $3k maximum based on their selection for tennis competition. Line Umpires who got selected for the grand-slam and 1000 masters earn $200k annually which does not include sponsorship earnings. Female line-umpires earn between $150k to $1.5k, the earnings depends on their expiernce and selection for tennis competition.