Total U.S. Open Prize Money Hits Record Mark of $38.3 Million
The USTA has announced that the total purse for the 2014 U.S. Open will increase by $4 million, bringing the total purse for the tournament to a record $38.3 million, an 11.7 percent increase over the 2013 U.S. Open. Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will earn $3 million, the largest payout in U.S. Open history. Each round of the singles competition will see double digit percentage increases over last year’s record payouts. Total main draw prize money, which includes both the singles, doubles, and mixed-doubles competitions, has increased by 12.5 percent over last year. Both the men’s and women’s doubles champions will earn $520,000, the highest total in U.S. Open history. The U.S. Open qualifying tournament will now offer more than $1.5 million in prize money ($1,572,000) for the first time, an 11 percent increase over 2013.
In the last three years, U.S. Open main draw prize money has increased by 64.6 percent.
Round-by-round individual prize money for the US Open is as follows:
| Singles | Doubles (each team) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | $3,000,000 | Winners | $520,000 |
| Runner-Up | $1,450,000 | Runners-Up | $250,000 |
| Semifinalist | $730,000 | Semifinalist | $124,450 |
| Quarterfinalist | $370,250 | Quarterfinalist | $62,060 |
| Round of 16 | $187,300 | Round of 16 | $32,165 |
| Round of 32 | $105,090 | Round of 32 | $20,060 |
| Round of 64 | $60,420 | Round of 64 | $13,375 |
| Round of 128 | $35,750 |
“Last year, to recognize the importance of the players and the key role they have in building our sport, the USTA shared our vision to reach $50 million in prize money at the US Open by 2017,” said Dave Haggerty, USTA chairman of the board and president. “This year’s prize money increase continues the commitment to make the U.S. Open one of the most lucrative purses in all of sports.”
This year’s US Open is scheduled for Aug. 25-Sept. 8, with the U.S. Open Qualifying Tournament beginning on Aug. 19, all at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y.
