US Open 2024 Prize Money with record breaking $75,000,000 on offer
Tennis NewsSunday, 08 September 2024 at 20:49
The 2024 US Open will be played at Flushing Meadows between Monday August 26 - Sunday 7 September, 2024 and TennisUpToDate has all the information in regards to prize money and points. It has now been fully confirmed with a record amount of $75,000,000 set for 2024.
The total prize money for the U.S. Open in 2024 surpasses that of the other three major tennis championships. According to currency exchange rates at the time of the events, Wimbledon awarded approximately $64 million, while both the French Open and Australian Open each offered around $58 million.
The ATP and WTA stars will be competing for the largest prize in tennis history at the 2024 US Open. This year's tournament offers a total of $75 million in player compensation, marking a 15% increase from 2023.
Every round played this year in Queens will see a boost in prize money compared to last year, which celebrated 50 years of equal prize money for men and women at the US Open. The men's and women's singles champions will receive a 20% increase, with their prize rising from $3 million to $3.6 million. First-round main-draw losers in both men's and women's singles will earn $100,000 for the first time, a 23% increase from the previous year.
Over the past five years, first-round main draw US Open prize money has risen by 72%, up from $58,000 in 2019. Prize money for final-round qualifying losers has also seen a 63% increase from $32,000 in 2019 to $52,000, which is 16% higher than in 2023.
2024 US Open Prize Money
The full breakdown of US Open player compensation is as follows:
Main Draw Singles
- Champion: $3,600,000
- Runner-Up: $1,800,000
- Semifinalists: $1,000,000
- Quarterfinalists: $530,000
- Round of 16: $325,000
- Round of 32: $215,000
- Round of 64: $140,000
- Round of 128: $100,000
Main Draw Doubles (per team)
- Champions: $750,000
- Runners-Up: $375,000
- Semifinalists: $190,000
- Quarterfinalists: $110,000
- Round of 16: $63,000
- Round of 32: $40,000
- Round of 64: $25,000
Qualifying Singles
- Round of 32: $52,000
- Round of 64: $38,000
- Round of 128: $25,000
Mixed Doubles (per team)
- Champions: $200,000
- Runners-Up: $100,000
- Semifinalists: $50,000
- Quarterfinalists: $27,500
- Round of 16: $16,500
- Round of 32: $10,000
2023 US Open Prize Money
Main Draw Singles
- Champion: $3,000,000
- Runner-Up: $1,500,000
- Semifinalists: $775,000
- Quarterfinalists: $455,000
- Round of 16: $284,000
- Round of 32: $191,000
- Round of 64: $123,000
- Round of 128: $81,500
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