U.S. Open announces richest ever purse in tennis history
Already one of the most coveted trophies in world sport, the stakes are higher than ever with the prize money receiving a healthy $4million boost to take the total prize money to $46.3m. Of that total, $3.5m will go to both the men's and women's singles winners.
Published : Jul 13, 2016 08:58 IST
The US Open will put up tennis' biggest ever purse at this year's Grand Slam.
Already one of the most coveted trophies in world sport, the stakes are higher than ever with the prize money receiving a healthy $4million boost to take the total prize money to $46.3m.
Of that total, $3.5m will go to both the men's and women's singles winners.
Even the prize money for the U.S. Open qualifying tournament is up 10 per cent, moving to a total of $1.9m.
"We are proud that this year’s U.S. Open will offer the richest purse in tennis history," said USTA president and U.S. Open Chairwoman Katrina Adams in a statement on the tournament's official website.
"We continue to invest in all aspects of this world-class event to provide the best services and experiences for the players, our fans and all of the U.S. Open partners."
The likes of Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray, Roger Federer and Serena Williams seldom need another excuse to want to win the prestigious tournament, but they now have another reason to seek all the glory come August 29 when the men's and women's singles tournaments get underway.
The prize money will be distributed as follows:
Singles: Winner: $3,500,000 Runner-Up: $1,750,000 Semifinalist: $875,000 Quarterfinalist: $450,000 Round of 16: $235,000 Round of 32: $140,000 Round of 64: $77,200 Round of 128: $43,300 Doubles (each team): Winners: $625,000 Runners-Up: $310,000 Semifinalist: $150,000 Quarterfinalist: $75,000 Round of 16: $40,000 Round of 32: $24,500 Round of 64: $15,150