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Record prize money at the US Open: Djokovic chases the 25th title!
The US Open 2025 start on August 24 in New York with a record price of $ 90 million. Djokovic strives for 25th title.
Record prize money at the US Open: Djokovic chases the 25th title!
The anticipation for the US Open 2025 is increasing, which begins on August 24th in the Usta Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. With a total prize money of $ 90 million (approx. 77 million euros), the US Open achieve a historical maximum. This remarkable sum represents a 20 percent increase compared to the previous year, as reported Kosmo. The champions premium for the single players, each with $ 5 million (4.3 million euros), is particularly remarkable. This means an increase of 39 percent compared to the previous tournaments.
The price increases apply not only to the top, but also to all rounds of the tournament. The premiums in all phases were raised by more than ten percent, which contributes to the fact that the US Open now pay the highest prize money among the Grand Slam tournaments. In comparison, the prize money at Wimbledon is $ 62.5 million, at the French Open at $ 56 million and at the Australian Open at $ 57.7 million, which further increases the attractiveness of the US Open.
Detailed prices
The reporting on the prize money in every round turns out to be just as exciting. According to SWP, the distribution will look like this:
| round | Prize Money | Ranking points |
|---|---|---|
| Qualification 1. Round | 23,500 euros | |
| Qualification 2nd round | 35,770 euros | |
| Qualification 3rd Round | 48,950 euros | |
| 1. Round | 94,130 euros | 10 |
| 2. Round | 131,790 euros | 70 |
| 3. Round | 202,800 euros | 130 |
| Round of 16 | 342,300 euros | 240 |
| Quarter finals | 564,800 euros | 430 |
| Semi -Finals | 1,078,300 euros | 780 |
| finalist | 2,139,500 euros | 1,300 |
| winner | 4,279,000 euros | 2,000 |
This tournament could become particularly important for Novak Djokovic. With a possible victory, he would win his 25th Grand Slam title and secure the sole record in the Open ERA. He currently has 24 Grand Slam titles, on the same way with Margaret Court. This successes brought him an impressive career with total price money of around $ 185 million, which put him at the top of the list of the highest career price money.
Financial challenge for players
The prize money in the Grand Slam tournaments not only cause enthusiasm among the top players, but also lead a light on the challenges of players in profit tennis. According to tennis weblog, the payment in tennis is unevenly distributed. While the top players deserve exorbitant sums, players outside the top 100 often have to deal with financial difficulties, as their annual costs are between 100,000 and 150,000 euros.
The PTPA (Professional Tennis Players Association) calls for a fairer distribution of the income, while the ATP with its “Baseline” project is trying to grant players in the top 250 a secure minimum income between $ 75,000 and $ 300,000 a year. Nevertheless, the challenges for many tennis players remain enormous, especially in an industry in which income from advertising contracts also depends heavily on successes.