US Open singles champions will scoop $2.6m each in prize money this year as total pot surpasses $60MILLION for the first time… with even first-round losers earning a whopping $60,000
- The US Open has revealed its prize money ahead of the 2022 tournament
- Overall purse at Flushing Meadows has passed $60million for the first time
- The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive $2.6m this year
- Even players who don’t win a match in the singles tournament will get $60,000
The US Open singles champions will receive $2.6 million this year, with total player compensation for the Grand Slam tournament surpassing $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 men’s and women’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.
Emma Raducanu celebrates after winning last year’s women’s singles title at the US Open
In the men’s half of the draw, Daniil Medvedev beat Novak Djokovic in the final last year
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 year’s $57.5 million total, which was already more than the other three Grand Slam tournaments paid this year. Total prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament has now reached $6.26 million, with final-round prize money $44,000.
Serena Williams is playing in her final tournament at the US Open, before she retires
US Open chiefs have revealed the prize money for this year’s event, and it has passed $60m
Main draw play begins August 29 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, with Serena Williams the biggest story of the buildup as she prepares to play in her final tournament before retiring.
Young Brit Emma Raducanu, the reigning champion, will return to defend her crown, while in the men’s draw Novak Djokovic is the favorite – despite it not yet being clear whether he will be allowed into the US to compete.
In his absence, Daniil Medvedev is the highest-ranked men’s singles player.
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