In the early morning of August 6, Beijing time, US Open officially announced the distribution of this year's bonus. Although affected by the new crown epidemic, this year the US Open will be held empty, which is a huge loss for the US Tennis Association. However, the US Open's total bonus this year has not shrunk much. This is an important measure taken by the US Tennis Association to help players get out of the economic difficulties caused by the epidemic.
This year’s US Open’s total prize money amounted to 53.4 million US dollars, which exceeded 95% of last year’s prize money. Last year the US Open total prize money reached a record 57 million US dollars. Although the total prize amount has decreased by 3.6 million US dollars, the first round of the men's and women's singles has increased, from 58,000 US dollars to 61,000 US dollars. This means that the two Chinese Jinhua Zhang Shuai and Wang Xiyu who signed up will receive at least 420,000 yuan in bonuses. The first round bonus of
increased by 3000 US dollars, the second and third round bonuses remained unchanged, still at 100,000 US dollars and 163,000 US dollars. Starting from the fourth round, the prize amount has shrunk. The fourth round of prize money is 250,000 US dollars. If you reach the top eight, you will receive 425,000 US dollars. The finalist will receive 800,000 US dollars. If you enter the finals, you will receive 1.5 million US dollars. , And the prize amount to win the championship is 3 million US dollars.
Last year's U.S. Open champions Nadal and Andrescu received a record winning prize of $3.85 million. This year’s championship prize has shrunk by $850,000 compared to last year. Last year’s US Open runner-up prize was 1.9 million US dollars. This year, compared with last year, it has also shrunk significantly, with a reduction of 400,000 US dollars.
Among the US Open’s total prize money of US$53.4 million this year, US$1 million is the cost of the US Tennis Association’s aid to athletes, and US$6.6 million is an additional subsidy and donation from the US Tennis Association. The USTA officially claimed that this year’s bonus distribution is the best plan they negotiated with the WTA and ATP to change the economic situation of low-ranking players.
This year’s US Open tournament will start on August 31 and will last until September 13, during which all games will be held empty. Due to the severity of the epidemic situation, Nadal and others have announced their withdrawal from the US Open. Batty, the world's number one in women's singles, will also not play in this year's US Open.
