The All England Club, host of the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament, agreed for the first time in February 2007 to pay women the same prize money as the men. The decision brought Wimbledon in line with the other Grand Slam tournaments. The U.S. Open and the Australian Open have paid equal prize money for years. The French Open changed its money policy in 2006.
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