> These guys don't earn jack shit, even if they win small Futures/Challengers. Taxes, equipment, travel, etc.. adds up quickly. Forget about coaching at that le

> These guys don't earn jack shit, even if they win small Futures/Challengers. Taxes, equipment, travel, etc.. adds up quickly. Forget about coaching at that level. 100% agree on this. I do not know in particular with Tennis but the same is true in MMA also. When I used to do blogging/reporting about MMA I talked with a prominent fighter about the economics of being an UFC fighter. In a nutshell:He was about to participate of an card event [1] and in case of victory he would take home USD 22-24K and he explained that whole preparation would be USD 29-32K. The costs were: - Flights (himself and his team with 2 trainers) - Sparring (if you need to do the camp in USA, probably we will have at least 3 sparring partners) - Special Medicine/Supplement (since the Nevada State Athletic Commission had some specific requirements in terms of anti-doping he could not have all normal supplements/medicine) - His agent - Pre-Camp / Camp (For instance if you're grappler and you will face a striker you will need to adjust your training accordingly) - Post-Fight doctors (general scanning and treatment in case of some severe injury) After that I was so shocked about how that economics did not make any sense, and he explained to me that the whole thing in UFC is just to build his brand and bring more students to his gym, and prepare his own gym for camp to other fighters. I have absolute respect for the rest of 99% in any sport because its a very tough business and its very different from what we see in TV. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_Fox:_Lawler_vs._Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UFC_on_Fox:_Lawler_vs._Brown