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US Open Breaks Prize Money Record, Still Leads All Grand Slams

The US Open singles champions will take home $5 million, the largest prize in tennis.

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The US Open continues to set the standard for payouts in professional tennis.

The Grand Slam tournament announced Wednesday that it is raising the total player compensation to a record $90 million in 2025, a 20% increase from $75 million last year. The compensation consists of $85 million in prize money and $5 million in additional support to “reduce out-of-pocket expenses,” which includes hotel accommodations and a $1,000 travel stipend.

Purses Near $300 Million

The 2025 US Open’s $85 million prize money is significantly more than the other three majors, all of which also broke the record for their respective tournaments:

Steep Singles Prize Bump

The men’s and women’s singles champions will take home $5 million, a 39% increase from last year and the largest championship prize in professional tennis. 

The first prize trumps the nearly $4.9 million Jannik Sinner won at the ATP Finals and $4.8 million Coco Gauff won at the WTA Finals last year. However, the total prize pool for each of those events last year was $15.3 million. The prize money for the 2025 ATP and WTA Finals has not been announced.

The singles prize increase at the 2025 US Open means that the runners-up will take home $2.5 million—more than the $2.2 million prize Sinner and Madison Keys took home for winning the 2025 Australian Open.

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