# Should Wimbledon pay women as much as men for playing?

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**Created:** [April 25, 2006, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-wimbledon-pay-women-as-much-as-men-for-playing/354146 "2006-04-25T14:53:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-wimbledon-pay-women-as-much-as-men-for-playing/354146/61 "2007-02-23T15:35:14Z")

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Can I add one small point.

I think there is far more strength in depth in the men’s game, which suggests that identical prizemoney gives rewards to weak female players.  
Are there not many mismatches in the first round in women’s events?

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**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-wimbledon-pay-women-as-much-as-men-for-playing/354146/62 "2007-02-23T17:09:57Z")

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[QUOTE=glee]  
Can I add one small point.

I think there is far more strength in depth in the men’s game, which suggests that identical prizemoney gives rewards to weak female players.  
Are there not many mismatches in the first round in women’s events?  
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It’s quite true, though I think it’s possible for the women’s game to be deeper at times. It just happens that right now, the men’s game is far better.

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