The US Open singles champions will receive USD 2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing USD 60 million for the first time. ()
A larger portion of that total is being allocated to the earlier rounds, the U.S. Tennis Association said Thursday, following input from the men바카라™s and women바카라™s tour player councils. Players will receive $80,000 just for making the main draw and $121,000 for reaching the second round.
In 2019, the last year before the coronavirus pandemic, the singles champions earned $3.9 million. A first-round loser got $58,000 and a player eliminated in the second round earned $100,000.
Players will earn $445,000 for reaching the quarterfinals and $705,000 for being a semifinalist. The runner-up gets $1.3 million.
The doubles championship teams will earn $688,000.
The $60.1 million total surpasses last year바카라™s $57.5 million total, which was already more than the other three Grand Slam tournaments paid this year. Total prize money for the U.S. Open qualifying tournament has now reached $6.26 million, with final-round prize money $44,000.
This year's Australian Open purse was about $52 million, with Wimbledon and the French Open nearly $49 million.
Main draw play at the U.S. Open begins Aug. 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
