US Tennis Association (USTA) announced the full bonus details of this year's US Open . Participants will receive a total of 53.4 million US dollars in prize money, close to 95% of last year's total prize money. The women's singles champion will receive a $3 million prize (a decrease of 850,000 from last year), and the first round of prize money has increased by 5% compared to last year. In addition, the US Tennis Association has invested a total of 7.6 million US dollars to further fund players whose income opportunities have decreased this year.
, New York, USA - The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has announced the full list of prize money for this year's US Open. The game will be played on August 31.
"We are proud to be able to provide players with nearly 95% of the bonuses last year," said Mike Dawes, CEO and Executive Director of the US Tennis Association in an official statement. The result of close consultation with WTA and ATP, in this unprecedented period, is also our commitment to provide financial support to players."
This year's contestants will receive a total of 53.4 million US dollars in prize money, close to 95% of last year's total prize money-2019 US Open bonuses hit a new high. In the women's singles competition, the first round of prize money increased by 5% compared to last year, from 58,000 US dollars to 61,000 US dollars, while the second and third rounds of prize money remained unchanged. In the women's doubles competition, the prize money of 32 to 16, 16 to 8 and quarterfinals also remained the same as last year.
In addition, the US Tennis Association has invested a total of 7.6 million US dollars to further fund those players who have reduced their income opportunities this year due to the suspension of professional tennis for nearly five months.
Earlier, the U.S. Tennis Association has contributed $1 million to the player assistance program jointly established by major organizations. As this year the US Open decided not to hold qualifying matches and to reduce doubles signings, the US Tennis Association will also provide an additional $6.6 million in subsidies and subsidies.
These funds will be evenly distributed in the WTA and ATP tournaments. The two organizations decide how to allocate them to the players and/or use the funds to create other games or income opportunities.
The following is a breakdown of the prizes for each round of the US Open this year:
singles:
champion: $3,000,000
runner-up: $1,500,000
semi-finals: $800,000
quarterfinals: $425,000
fourth round: $250,000
z3 second, 160z, third round: $250,000zzzz3, second, 160, and third round: $100,000first round: $61,000
doubles (per pair):
champion: $400,000
runner-up: $240,000
semifinals: $130,000
quarterfinals: $91,000
second round (16 into 8): $50,000
16): $30,000