The prize money gap between women and men in tennis is shrinking, but there is still a way to go

The winners of the women's and men's singles tournaments at Wimbledon this year each receive £2m, making this the tenth successive year of equal prize money for the champions of each sex.

But although it might look like women's and men's tennis players now compete on a level financial playing field, true parity is still a long way off. In 2015 the top 100 men -- as ranked by prize money -- earned a total of $124.7m from singles tournaments, compared to $94.7m across the top 100 women.

So why the disparity?

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