Chino Ríos is still the king – En Cancha

Alejandro Tabilo and Nicolás Jarry have already closed their seasonswith campaigns that in the second half could not match what they had done in the first half of the year. However, despite everything, both remain in the elite of world tennis, with the left-handed finishing for the first time as South American number one y the Prince still in the top 40.

In addition, 2024 also marked a milestone for Chilean tennis, since both Tabilo and Jarry closed two of the campaigns more millionaires of all time for national playerssurpassing even the best he achieved Fernando Gonzalezalthough still far from Marcelo Ríos’ record-breaking season in 1998.

Jarry and Tabilo had two of the most million-dollar seasons of all time

Although they did not have their best performances in the big tournaments, especially the Grand Slams, both Alejandro Tabilo and Nicolás Jarry had some of the most million-dollar seasons of Chilean tennis of all time.

Curiously, despite the fact that his position in the ATP ranking is lower, It was Jarry who won the most money, with a prize pool of $1,721,544, narrowly beating Tabilo ($1,648,301). For both, the great reward was in the same tournament, the Masters 1000 in Rome where they made history by reaching the final and the semifinal, respectively.

The Prince, in fact, recorded the second most million-dollar season in his tennis history, leaving behind last year’s previous record ($1,717,465).

Although inflation and the constant increase in prizes come into play here, what has been done by the two best Chilean tennis players of the moment in the last couple of seasons surpasses the highest mark of Fernando González, who in 2007 accumulated $1,399,530 in earnings. Nicolás Massú, although it may seem incredible, never climbed above the six-figure barrier.

Everyone, yes, continues to chase the best Chilean tennis player of all time: Marcelo Rios. In 1998 Chino had his best season, by reaching the final of the Australian Open, winning three Masters 1000 tournaments (Indian Wells, Miami and Rome (Supers 9 at that time)) and, obviously, becoming number one in the world.

But, he also won the most millionaire title in history: the missing Grand Slam Cupwhich despite not giving him points for the ATP ranking did mean a check for 1.3 million dollarsmore than what Jarry and Tabilo added this year in Rome… combined.

In total, In 1998, Zurdo de Vitacura reached 3,263,521 dollars -more than 3,100 million current pesos-, a mark that no one has even come close to matching.

The ranking with the most million-dollar seasons of Chilean tennis

*In millions of dollars