| US OPEN TOTAL COMPENSATION SURPASSES $46 MILLION;
THE RICHEST PURSE IN THE HISTORY OF THE SPORT
Singles Competition Round-by-Round Increases Average 10 Percent;
Doubles Prize Money Increased by 10.5 Percent
Each Singles Champion to Receive $3.5 Million Payout
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., July 12, 2016 – The USTA today announced that the prize money for the 2016 US Open will increase by $4 million, bringing the total purse for the tournament to a record $46.3 million, a 10-percent increase over the 2015 US Open prize money totals. In all, the US Open will provide the richest purse in tennis history at this year’s event.
Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will earn $3.5 million, the largest payout in US Open history. The average increase per round for the singles competition is 10 percent above the 2015 US Open. Both the men’s and women’s doubles champion teams will earn $625,000, the highest in US Open history, and overall doubles prize money has been increased by 10.5 percent.. The US Open Qualifying Tournament will offer more than $1.9 million in prize money, a 10 percent increase over 2015.
Round-by-round individual prize money for the US Open is as follows:
Singles: Doubles (each team):
Winner: $3,500,000 Winners: $625,000
Runner-Up: 1,750,000 Runners-Up: 310,000
Semifinalist: 875,000 Semifinalist: 150,000
Quarterfinalist: 450,000 Quarterfinalist: 75,000
Round of 16: 235,000 Round of 16: 40,000
Round of 32: 140,000 Round of 32: 24,500
Round of 64: 77,200 Round of 64: 15,150
Round of 128: 43,300
“We are proud that this year’s US Open will offer the richest purse in tennis history,” said USTA Chairman of the Board and President Katrina Adams. “We continue to invest in all aspects of this world-class event to provide the best services and experiences for the players, our fans, and all of the US Open partners.”
This year’s US Open, scheduled for August 29 through September 11—with the US Open Qualifying Tournament beginning on August 23—will feature a number of major enhancements, including a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, a new Grandstand Stadium, and a completely redesigned southern campus to ease accessibility and crowding throughout the site. |
