Table Tennis vs Tennis Tournament Prizes

Table tennis needs to catch up with tennis in terms of tournament prize money. I don't think there's a massive gap in popularity between the two sports.

Here's what players in each sport earned per round in the Round of 64 (first round main draw) of their biggest tournaments.

Australian Open 2026 (Tennis)

Champion - $4,150,000

Finalist - $2,150,000

Semifinals - $1,250,000

Quarterfinals - $750,000

Round of 16 - $480,000

Round of 32 - $327,750

Round of 64  - $225,000

Source: https://www.atptour.com/en/news/australian-open-2026-prize-money

China Smash 2025 (Table Tennis)

Champion - $135,00

Finalist - $68,000

Semifinals - $34,000

Quarterfinals - $20,250

Round of 16 - $14,000

Round of 32 - $9,000 

Round of 64  - $5,000

Source: https://www.worldtabletennis.com/eventInfo?selectedTab=Event%20Info&eventTab=Ranking%20Points%20and%20Prize%20Money%20Breakdown&eventId=3098

As you can see, there is almost a 40x difference between prizes between each sport's biggest tournaments.

What do you think should be done so that our beloved sport can catch up in tennis?