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 |
