If the prize money of the doubles champion needs to be shared by two people, then the prize money of the singles champion is 1 1 times that of the doubles champion!
It can be seen that the prize money of the Australian Open singles competition is indeed much higher than that of the doubles competition!
Analysis: Competitive appreciation determines market value. The bonus (or salary) of professional sports practitioners mainly depends on the degree of commercialization of this sport! The main factor that determines the level of commercial development is the competitive appreciation of the project. It can be said that competitive appreciation directly determines the income of professional athletes!
Take basketball, football and other collective events as an example, the wages of offensive players in the team are generally higher than those of defensive players! Because the audience watches the ball just to watch it!
In tennis, the prize money of singles is higher than that of doubles. Because singles competition can better reflect the comprehensive beauty of strength, speed, space and time of tennis players! Because of the high appreciation of singles, there are many people who like to watch them, and the commercial value is naturally high, and the bonus amount is naturally high! The higher the bonus amount, the higher the attention of athletes to individual events, thus forming a closed loop of positive incentives.
For example, the influence of Li Na's four Grand Slam singles titles When it comes to the representative figures of women's tennis in China, Li Na is definitely the first thing that comes to mind! Li Na won the singles title twice in four Grand Slam competitions. Zheng Jie and YanZi, who also won four Grand Slam titles, were less influential than Li Na in winning the singles title. The reason is that doubles events are not as competitive as singles events.