Wimbledone Prize Money 2009

Wimbledone Prize Money 2009


About Wimbledon - History

Prize Money at Wimbledon (1968-2009)

Prize Money was first awarded in 1968, the same year that The All England Lawn Tennis Club first admitted professional players to compete in The Championships.

Amount won by Champions in respective events:

Year	Men's Singles	Men's Doubles (pair)	Ladies' Singles	Ladies' Doubles (pair)	Mixed Doubles (pair)	Total for Meeting
	£	£	£	£	£	£
1968	2,000	800	750	500	450	26,150
1969	3,000	1,000	1,500	600	500	33,370
1970	3,000	1,000	1,500	600	500	41,650
1971	3,750	750	1,800	450	375	37,790
1972	5,000	1,000	3,000	600	500	50,330
1973	5,000	1,000	3,000	600	500	52,400
1974	10,000	2,000	7,000	1,200	1,000	97,100
1975	10,000	2,000	7,000	1,200	1,000	114,875
1976	12,500	3,000	10,000	2,400	2,000	157,740
1977	15,000	6,000	13,500	5,200	3,000	222,540
1978	19,000	7,500	17,100	6,500	4,000	279,023
1979	20,000	8,000	18,000	6,930	4,200	277,066
1980	20,000	8,400	18,000	7,276	4,420	293,464
1981	21,600	9,070	19,400	7,854	4,770	322,136
1982	41,667	16,666	37,500	14,450	6,750	593,366
1983	66,600	26,628	60,000	23,100	12,000	978,211
1984	100,000	40,000	90,000	34,700	18,000	1,461,896
1985	130,000	47,500	117,000	41,100	23,400	1,934,760
1986	140,000	48,500	126,000	42,060	25,200	2,119,780
1987	155,000	53,730	139,500	46,500	27,900	2,470,020
1988	165,000	57,200	148,500	49,500	29,700	2,612,126
1989	190,000	65,870	171,000	56,970	34,200	3,133,749
1990	230,000	94,230	207,000	81,510	40,000	3,819,730
1991	240,000	98,330	216,000	85,060	41,720	4,010,970
1992	265,000	108,570	240,000	93,920	46,070	4,416,820
1993	305,000	124,960	275,000	108,100	53,020	5,048,450
1994	345,000	141,350	310,000	122,200	60,000	5,682,170
1995	365,000	149,540	328,000	129,300	63,500	6,025,550
1996	392,500	160,810	353,000	139,040	68,280	6,465,910
1997	415,000	170,030	373,500	147,010	72,200	6,884,952
1998	435,000	178,220	391,500	154,160	75,700	7,207,590
1999	455,000	186,420	409,500	167,770	79,180	7,595,330
2000	477,500	195,630	430,000	176,070	83,100	8,056,480
2001	500,000	205,000	462,500	189,620	87,000	8,525,280
2002	525,000	210,000	486,000	194,250	88,500	8,825,320
2003	575,000	210,000	535,000	194,250	88,500	9,373,990
2004	602,500	215,000	560,500	200,000	90,000	9,707,280
2005	630,000	218,500	600,000	203,250	90,000	10,085,510
2006	655,000	220,690	625,000	205,280	90,000	10,378,710
2007	700,000	222,900	700,000	222,900	90,000	11,282,710
2008	750,000	230,000	750,000	230,000	92,000	11,812,000
2009	850,000	230,000	850,000	230,000	92,000	12,550,000

Courtesy Source : http://aeltc2009.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/prizemoney_history.html
Wimbledone Prize Money 2009

2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina

2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina

Two people were killed and three others were in critical condition Saturday when a truck carrying fireworks on North Carolina's Outer Banks exploded, officials said.
Smoke from the explosion of a truck carrying fireworks rises over Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, Saturday.

Smoke from the explosion of a truck carrying fireworks rises over Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, Saturday.

Jamie Tunnell, Hyde County spokeswoman, said the fireworks were to be used for the annual Fourth of July show on Ocracoke Island, and the five people were members of the crew setting up the display.

The truck exploded at the Ocracoke Island docks.

One person was killed at the scene, while another died at a hospital from injuries sustained in the blast, Tunnell said.

Emergency crews and firefighters arrived. Tunnell said two volunteer firefighters were being treated for smoke inhalation and exhaustion.

Joseph Chestnut, 16, was working at the Ride the Wind kayak-rental stand in Ocracoke when he heard the explosion across the harbor. He thought a home under construction had collapsed, he told CNN's iReport. iReport.com: Smoke rises from explosion site

"I saw all these fireworks blowing up," he said. "They were low, and I knew that something was wrong." Video Watch images from the scene »

"It was just really scary. There's never been an accident like that before that I've seen here," Chestnut added.
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The Hatteras Island ferry service was temporarily suspended, but had reopened by midday, and Highway 12 was clear, she said. The island, which is part of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, can be reached only by ferry, private boat or plane.

The FBI and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives were going to investigate on Saturday, she said.

Courtesy :http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/04/north.carolina.fireworks/index.html

Courtesy : http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/04/north.carolina.fireworks/index.html
2 killed in fireworks truck blast in North Carolina

'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina

'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina

CNN) -- A 15-year-old South Carolina girl who was shot earlier this week by a man authorities say fits the description of a serial killer has died, police said Saturday.
Police say the suspect may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.

Police say the suspect may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.

Abby Tyler died at 11:25 a.m. Saturday at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center, said Chief Rick Turner of the Gaffney Police Department.

Her father, Stephen Tyler, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting Thursday in the family-run furniture and appliance store, Tyler Home Center, in Gaffney.

On Friday, the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot five people in less than a week.

"Let me say that under the FBI's definition of a serial killer, yes, we have a serial killer," Sheriff Bill Blanton said in Gaffney, a town in the county of about 54,000 residents 50 miles southwest of Charlotte, North Carolina.

He would not detail what has led investigators to conclude the shootings are linked or how they received the description of the suspect that has led to the two sketches. In addition, he said he did not know whether the shooter knew his victims or whether he may have chosen them at random. Video Watch locals gather to pray for victims and killer »

Police said he may be driving a light gray or champagne tan 1991-94 two-door Ford Explorer.

The first shooting happened Saturday, when peach farmer Kline W. Cash, 63, was found dead by his wife in their home, said Leigh Caldwell, a victims services coordinator for the sheriff's office.

Blanton said Cash's home may have been robbed.

On Wednesday, the bound and shot bodies of 83-year-old Hazel Linder and her 50-year-old daughter, Gena Linder Parker, were found in the mother's home, where she lived alone.

"We're still trying to determine if anything's missing from there," Blanton said.

Leave has been canceled for all members of the Police Department and the Sheriff's Department, said their respective chiefs, who urged residents to take precautions. Video Watch how fear has gripped the town »

About 100 investigators from North and South Carolina were working the case, Blanton said.

"I think our community has a right to be concerned," he said. "We're concerned. We're dealing with a man that's killed four people."
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He urged residents to check on relatives, especially those who live alone. "We're asking the people in our community to be vigilant, to report anything."

But he cautioned against taking that too far. "Our concern is that people are going to start shooting at shadows," he said

'Serial killer' claims fifth victim in South Carolina
Courtesy :http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/04/south.carolina.killings/index.html

Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR

Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR


Mumbai: A year after Tata Motors Ltd, India’s largest auto maker by revenue, completed the acquisition of British marquees Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor Co., Tata group chairman Ratan Tata launched the luxury car brands in the Indian market on Sunday.
Luxury brands: (from left) Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driskoll; Tata group chairman Ratan Tata; Land Rover CEO David Smith; Land Rover managing director Phil Popham; and Tata Motors vice-chairman Ravi Kant at the launch of the cars in Mumbai on Sunday. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint
Luxury brands: (from left) Jaguar managing director Mike O’Driskoll; Tata group chairman Ratan Tata; Land Rover CEO David Smith; Land Rover managing director Phil Popham; and Tata Motors vice-chairman Ravi Kant at the launch of the cars in Mumbai on Sunday. Abhijit Bhatlekar / Mint
The Jaguar range includes the XF, XFR and XKR models while the Land Rover brands coming to India will be Rover Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and the basic Range Rover. The models will sell for between Rs63 lakh and Rs92 lakh.
“It’s something that’s quite memorable in the context of our history and heritage,” Tata told a news conference in Mumbai. “JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) has been well received and well established in India (in the past), but over the years this brand has been disconnected.”
He added that the brands may have become casualties of the world economic downturn, but he, as an Indian, was extremely proud to be owning them.
In terms of pricing, Tata has positioned the Jaguar and the Land Rover in the “super luxury” segment against high-end offerings from luxury car makers such as Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, or BMW, and Daimler AG of Germany.
To begin with, Tata Motors would retail the cars through the company’s flagship showroom at Ceejay House in Mumbai. Subsequently, it will be appointing independent dealers in five-six other metros, including Delhi and Bangalore, after gauging the initial response. Tata said there is no plan to assemble the cars in India and it will continue to be sold as a completely built model. Imported car models in India attract a duty in excess of 105%.
Financing for the cars will be offered by Tata Capital Ltd, HDFC Bank Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd, company officials said. Deliveries will commence by the middle of next month.


Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover
Tata Motors launches Jaguar, Land Rover Priced @ approx 62-92 lakhs INR

Courtesy : http://www.livemint.com/2009/06/28215037/Tata-Motors-launches-Jaguar-L.html?h=B

Ahmadinejad wants public talks with Obama

Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama

TEHRAN, Iran (CNN) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said he wants to engage President Obama in "negotiations" before international media, a semi-official Iranian news outlet reported on Saturday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's re-election last month sparked global protests and unrest in Iran.

Speaking at a meeting of medical school deans, Ahmadinejad said Iran "will soon pursue a new round of diplomatic activity" amid a new position of strength for the Iranian government, the Iranian Student News Agency quotes him as saying.

"I will go to the United Nations and will invite Obama to negotiations," Ahmadinejad said, adding that such talks would be "in front of the international media, not a sit-down behind closed doors in order to talk about matters."

The Obama administration has sought dialogue with Iran but also criticized the government for its handling of unrest after disputed presidential elections.

Last week, Obama said Iran's government must justify itself not in the eyes of the United States, but in the opinion of its own people.

"A sizable percentage of the Iranian people themselves ... consider this election illegitimate," he said at a White House news conference. "It is not too late for the Iranian government to recognize that there is a peaceful path that will lead to stability and prosperity."

Initially, Obama was criticized by Republicans such as Sen. John McCain of Arizona and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina for taking a "timid and passive" tone in speaking out against the growing wave of arrests, violence and deaths of pro-democracy activists.

Ahmadinejad said he wants others to stop "meddling" in the internal affairs of Iran.
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Iranian officials, including Ahmadinejad, claimed nations such as the United States and Britain have meddled in Iranian affairs. Last week, Ahmadinejad said officials were "astonished" over what they called meddling and warned of repercussions if meddling continues.

"Didn't he [Obama] say that he was after change?" Ahmadinejad asked Iranian judiciary officials in a speech last week. "Why did he interfere? Why did he utter remarks irrespective of norms and decorum?"

"They keep saying that they want to hold talks with Iran," Ahmadinejad said. "All right, we have expressed our readiness as well. But is this the correct way [for holding talks]?"

Meanwhile, two major political figures have been meeting family members of those detained amid post-election unrest.

One was former President Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani -- chief of the Expediency Council and supporter of opposition leader Mir Hussein Moussavi, according to the semi-official Iranian Labor News Agency.

The other was Mehdi Karrubi, one of the opposition candidates, who reportedly paid visits to families of political detainees, according to the Etemad-e-Melli, Karrubi's newspaper.

Meanwhile, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported that 20 people between the ages of 35 to 48 were executed in Iran on Saturday for "buying, selling and holding heroin, cocaine and opium."

Courstesy : http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/07/04/iran.ahmadinejad.obama/index.html

Ahmadinejad says he wants public talks with Obama