Record Payouts for 2019 U.S. Open Tennis

The U.S. Open tennis tournament in Flushing, which started Monday with first-round action, will see the highest prize money for players of any tennis tournament in history.

A total of $57,238,700 in total compensation will be doled out over the two week span of the U.S. Open, including $58,000 for losers of the first round to $3.85 million for the men’s and women’s singles champions.

The total prize pool has increased 13% from last year’s tournament. Total attendance last year was 732,663, a record number. The two-week U.S. Open is the most-attended sporting event in the country.

(Photo above: Serena Williams in action Monday night against Maria Sharapova at the 2019 US Open. Photo by Garrett Ellwood/USTA)

2019 US Open Prize Money

MEN’S / WOMEN’S SINGLES (PER PLAYER)	TOTALS
Winner	$3,850,000
Runner-Up	1,900,000
Semifinalists	960,000
Quarterfinalists	500,000
Round of 16	280,000
Round of 32	163,000
Round of 64	100,000
Round of 128	58,000
Total	$42,860,000

MEN’S / WOMEN’S DOUBLES (PER TEAM)
Winner	$740,000
Runner-Up	370,000
Semifinalists	175,000
Quarterfinalists	91,000
Round of 16	50,000
Round of 32	30,000
Round of 64	17,000
Total	$6,496,000

MIXED DOUBLES (PER TEAM)
Winner	$160,000
Runner-Up	76,000
Semifinalists	38,000
Quarterfinalists	19,975
Round of 16	11,400
Round of 32	5,900
Total	$577,500

MEN’S / WOMEN’S QUALIFYING SINGLES (PER PLAYER)
Third Round	$32,000
Second Round	18,000
First Round	11,000
Total	$3,584,000

Other events	$1,650,000
Per diem	2,071,200
Total Player Compensation (base)	$57,238,700