(Reuters) -The four Grand Slams offer a trophy and place in the history books as well as significant prize money. Here is what you need to know about the prize pot on offer at the U.S. Open 2025, the fourth and final major of the year:
WHEN IS THE 2025 U.S. OPEN HAPPENING?
* The hardcourt tournament will run from August 24 to September 7.
WHAT IS THE TOTAL PRIZE FUND?
* The U.S. Open announced that $90 million in prize money will be on offer, the largest purse in tennis history, up 20% from 2024.
HOW MUCH WILL THE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SINGLES PLAYERS EARN?
* Round of 128: $110,000
* Round of 64: $154,000
* Round of 32: $237,000
* Round of 16: $400,000
* Quarter-finals: $660,000
* Semi-finals: $1,260,000
* Runner-up: $2,500,000
* Champion: $5,000,000
HOW DOES THE PRIZE MONEY COMPARE TO THE 2024 U.S. OPEN?
* The winners of the men’s and women’s singles in 2024, Italian Jannik Sinner and Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, received $3.6 million each in prize money.
WHAT ABOUT THE OTHER GRAND SLAMS IN 2025?
* Australian Open 2025 singles champions, Sinner and American Madison Keys, received A$3.5 million ($2.25 million)each in prize money.
* French Open 2025 singles champions, Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz and American Coco Gauff, took home 2.55 million euros ($2.97 million) each.
* Wimbledon 2025 singles champions, Sinner and Pole Iga Swiatek, received 3 million pounds ($4.04 million).
* Significant pay hikes at the Grand Slams were central to the demands of the world’s top players in their letter to the four majors this year.
WHAT IS THE PRIZE MONEY ON OFFER IN MEN’S AND WOMEN’S DOUBLES?
* First round: $30,000
* Second round: $45,000
* Third round: $75,000
* Quarter-finals: $125,000
* Semi-finals: $250,000
* Runners-up: $500,000
* Champions: $1,000,000
WHAT IS THE PRIZE MONEY ON OFFER IN MIXED DOUBLES?
Italians Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori retained their mixed doubles title at the U.S. Open on Wednesday, overcoming Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3 5-7 10-6 in the competition’s reimagined format that drew some of the top singles players.
* Round of 16: $20,000
* Quarter-finals: $100,000
* Semi-finals: $200,000
* Runners-up: $400,000
* Champion: $1,000,000
($1 = 1.5564 Australian dollars)
($1 = 0.8579 euros)
($1 = 0.7422 pounds)
(Compiled by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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