The US Open announced a record prize pool of $85 million ahead of the 2025 edition, eclipsing the awards on offer at the Wimbledon, French Open and the Australian Open. The 39 per cent spike in the cash prizes will see each of the singles winners walk away with $5 million each, while the losing finalists stand to receive $2.5 million. While the overall prize pool increased by 20 per cent.
The Grand Slam event in New York, which was the first to introduce pay parity back in the year 1973, announced a record prize pool of $85 million ahead of the 2025 edition of the same. (X)
The winners of each singles category will receive a record $5 million, a 39 per cent raise from last year’s payout of $3.6 million. (X)
The same 39 per cent spike will also be extended to the runners-up of the singles events, who stand to receive $2.5 million each. (X)
The total player compensation, taking into account hotel costs and food, the prize pool sees a 20 percent spike, adding up to $90 million. (X)
In comparison, Wimbledon’s prize pool was calculated at around the $73 million mark, including the 7 per cent spike the grass court Major saw from the previous edition, with the singles winners receiving $4.01 million each. (X)
The French Open, which hands out $2.97 million to each of its singles winners, offered up a prize pool of $65.55 million in the latest iteration of the clay-court major at the Roland Garros. (X)
The Australian Open, which offers up a prize pool of $62.77 million, serves up $2.26 million each for its singles winners. (AP)
