The US Open — which kicked off this week in Flushing — will be offering the biggest-ever checks to players competing in the 2025 tournament.
This summer’s New York showcase will be the first tennis event to reach $90 million in total player compensation, with the USTA once again offering the largest purse in tennis history. This amount tops the total $75 million in 2024, the previous highest purse in tennis history, with an increase of 20%.
The men’s and women’s singles champions at the 2025 US Open will each take home $5 million, up 39% from the $3.6 million awarded in 2024, making it the largest winning payout in the sport.
[Photo above: 2024 US Open winner Aryna Sabalenka receives trophy from tennis legend Billie Jean King. She earned $3.6 million last year for winning the tournament.]
The US Open has made a deliberate and concerted effort to ensure double-digit percentage increases from 2024 in all rounds of all events for all players, while at the same time significantly increasing the percentage of prize money for athletes playing deep into the singles draws.
In addition to the increase for the main-draw singles champions, finalists ($2.5 million, an increase of 39%), semi-finalists ($1.26 million, an increase of 26%), quarter-finalists ($660,000, an increase of 25%) and Round of 16 competitors ($400,000, an increase of 23%) will all see substantial growth. This follows years of a strategic focus on redistribution to the early rounds and Qualifying Tournament to provide meaningful payouts to all players.
Men’s and women’s doubles purses are also significantly increased in an effort to support the players competing in these championships, up 23% to $4.78 million from $3.89 million in 2024. For the first time ever, the winning teams from the men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles tournaments will earn $1 million in prize money.
The men’s and women’s qualifying tournaments’ prize money will increase to a record $8 million, up 10% for this year.
In addition to prize money, as has been the case in recent years, the US Open has made an effort to help reduce out-of-pocket expenses for all competitors in all professional main draw and qualifying events. All players will receive a travel stipend of $1,000, as well as two hotel rooms in the official player hotel (or $600 per day if the player chooses to lodge at another accommodation), resulting in $5 million in overall support. In addition, players will receive free racquet stringing of up to five racquets per round.
The full breakdown of US Open prize money is below:
Men’s & Women’s Singles Main Draw
- Champion: $5,000,000
- Runner-Up: $2,500,000
- Semifinalists: $1,260,000
- Quarterfinalists: $660,000
- Round of 16: $400,000
- Round of 32: $237,000
- Round of 64: $154,000
- Round of 128: $110,000
Men’s & Women’s Doubles Main Draw (per team)
- Champions: $1,000,000
- Runners-Up: $500,000
- Semifinalists: $250,000
- Quarterfinalists: $125,000
- Round of 16: $75,000
- Round of 32: $45,000
- Round of 64: $30,000
Mixed Doubles (per team)
- Champions: $1,000,000
- Runners-Up: $400,000
- Semifinalists: $200,000
- Quarterfinalists: $100,000
- Round of 16: $20,000
Men’s & Women’s Singles Qualifying
- Round of 32: $57,200
- Round of 64: $41,800
- Round of 128: $27,500
Total 2025 US Open player compensation is $90.0 million, including hotel, per diem and US Open Wheelchair Championships prize money.
The 2025 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship has already drawn unprecedented crowds for a mixed doubles competition, with 78,000 fans visiting the grounds over Aug. 19 and 20.
The thrilling event drove a two-day sellout in Arthur Ashe Stadium, and more than 20,000 fans scanned their Fan Access Pass to watch the matches for free in Louis Armstrong Stadium on Tuesday.
