Coco Gauff, Novak Djokovic, and other players at the U.S. Open will compete for a record total of $75 million in compensation at this year’s final Grand Slam tennis tournament, which is about a 15% increase from last year.
The U.S. Tennis Association announced on Wednesday that the women’s and men’s singles champions will each receive $3.6 million.
This total amount, which also covers players’ expenses, is $10 million more than the $65 million offered in 2023 and is described by the USTA as “the largest purse in tennis history.”
With this compensation, the U.S. Open surpasses the other three major tennis championships in 2024. Based on currency exchange rates at the times of the events, Wimbledon offered around $64 million in prizes, while the French Open and Australian Open each offered about $58 million.
The champions’ prize money has increased by 20% from last year’s $3 million, though it is still less than the $3.85 million awarded to each winner in 2019 before the pandemic.
At last year’s U.S. Open, Gauff won her first Grand Slam title, and Djokovic claimed his 24th, setting a new record for the most by a man in tennis history.
Main draw play for singles starts on Aug. 26 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center and will end with the women’s final on Sept. 7 and the men’s final on Sept. 8.
There are increases in prize money for every round of the main draw and in qualifying.
For the first time, players who exit in the first round of the main event for women’s and men’s singles will each receive $100,000, up from $81,500 in 2023 and $58,000 in 2019.
In doubles, the champions will earn $750,000 per team, an increase from $700,000 last year.
There will be no wheelchair competition at Flushing Meadows this year because the Paralympic Games in Paris overlap with the U.S. Open. Instead, the USTA is providing grants to players who would have competed in the wheelchair events.
