How has the Wimbledon prize money changed over time?

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Wimbledon comes to an end this weekend with the men’s and ladies’ finals. How has the total prize money for the singles championship changed over time?

Men’s / Women’s / Total prizes

1972 £5k / £3k / £50k

1982 £42k / £38k / £0.6m

1992 £265k / £240k / £4.4m

2002 £525k / £486k / £8.8m

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2012 £1.1m / £1.1m