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| Posted by | Message | Roscoe
Member since Sep 2007
1016 posts
| re: Louisana's Ryan Harrison takes on Djokovic tonight (Posted on 1/16/13 at 2:22 pm to Bunk Moreland)
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If sponsors cover his travel, that that's good money. But if he's paying for coach, physio, travel, etc., I bet he barely breaks even on that money.
This is an interesting USTA study:
LINK
Study says that the average pro will have expenses of $143,000 per year. Thus, a pro has to be ranked between 100-200 to break even financially on prize money alone.
| | Back to top | | LSUbase13
Col. of Charleston Fan
Charleston, SC
Member since Mar 2008
10233 posts
| re: Louisana's Ryan Harrison takes on Djokovic tonight (Posted on 1/16/13 at 2:58 pm to Roscoe)
His brother is the real deal.
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Oklahoma Fan
Member since Feb 2010
3212 posts
| re: Louisana's Ryan Harrison takes on Djokovic tonight (Posted on 1/16/13 at 3:02 pm to Roscoe)
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Study says that the average pro will have expenses of $143,000 per year. Thus, a pro has to be ranked between 100-200 to break even financially on prize money alone.
damn.
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Arkansas Fan
Springfield, MO
Member since Dec 2011
17528 posts
| re: Louisana's Ryan Harrison takes on Djokovic tonight (Posted on 1/16/13 at 6:29 pm to Roscoe)
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Study says that the average pro will have expenses of $143,000 per year. Thus, a pro has to be ranked between 100-200 to break even financially on prize money alone.
And he made $480,000 in prize money alone last year, and $340,000 in 2011.
Not too shabby I'd say.
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Tennessee Fan
Member since Sep 2009
6931 posts
| re: Louisana's Ryan Harrison takes on Djokovic tonight (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:22 pm to Roscoe)
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Study says that the average pro will have expenses of $143,000 per year. Thus, a pro has to be ranked between 100-200 to break even financially on prize money alone.
That makes sense. Guys ranked in the 300s and above are playing in Futures tournaments that might pay out 10K to the outright winner of the tournament. Pro Tennis is a tough damn sport, man. It's dog eat dog. The very very top guys are loaded beyond belief, sure. But everybody else is just grinding away, trying to slowly climb the ladder.
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Tennessee Fan
Member since Sep 2009
6931 posts
| re: Louisana's Ryan Harrison takes on Djokovic tonight (Posted on 1/16/13 at 9:22 pm to LSUGent)
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LSUGent
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If I were a betting man, I'd take that bet
Just wanted to reiterate that you're a moron.
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