Record $90m prize fund for the 2025 US Open Tennis

The US Open Tennis Tournament, which takes place in New York from 18th August to 7th September will  offer a record $90 million in fees and prize money, a 20% increase over 2024. 

The prize fund has been the same for men and women since 1973 - the US Open was the first Grand Slam event to offer financial parity  - with the other three major tournaments following suit between 2001 and 2007. 

The 2025 US Open men's and women's singles champions will each take home $5 million, up 39% from the $3.6 million awarded in 2024, making it the largest winning payout in the sport. The organisers have ensured double-digit percentage increases from 2024 in all rounds of all events for all players, while at the same time significantly increasing the percentage of prize money for athletes playing deep into the singles draws.

In addition to the increase for the main-draw singles champions, finalists ($2.5 million +39%), semi-finalists ($1.26 million +26%), quarter-finalists ($660,000 +25%) and Round of 16 competitors ($400,000 +23%) will all see substantial growth. This follows years of a strategic focus on redistribution to the early rounds and Qualifying Tournament to provide meaningful payouts to all players.

Men’s and women’s doubles purses are also significantly increased in an effort to support the players competing in these championships, up 23% to $4.78 million from $3.89 million in 2024. For the first time ever, the winning teams from the men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles tournaments will earn $1 million in prize money.

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