US Open 2025 sets prize money record in tennis history

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) has just announced that the 2025 US Open will become the tournament with the largest prize fund in tennis history, with the total payout to players exceeding the 90 million USD mark.

This figure is much higher than the previous peak of $75 million in 2024, marking a growth of 20%.

The men's and women's singles champions at the 2025 US Open will receive $5 million – a 39% increase from last year's $3.6 million – making it the highest prize money ever awarded in the sport's history.

In addition to the prizes for the singles champions, players who reach the finals ($2.5 million – up 39%), semi-finals ($1.26 million – up 26%), quarter-finals ($660,000 – up 25%) and the round of 16 ($400,000 – up 23%) will also receive significant bonuses.

Jannik Sinner is the defending US Open champion

This is the result of years of USTA efforts to reallocate funding to support both pre-tournament and qualifying tournaments, with the goal of ensuring fair earnings for all participating players.

Prize money for the men’s and women’s doubles events has also increased significantly – from $3.89 million last year to $4.78 million, a 23% increase. Notably, for the first time in history, the champions of all three events – men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles – will each receive $1 million in prize money.

The men's and women's singles qualifying tournaments will also have a record prize fund of $8 million – a 10% increase from 2024.

In addition to prize money, as in recent years, the US Open organizers continue to provide financial support to players to minimize personal expenses when participating in the tournament.

All players participating in the main and qualifying events will receive a travel allowance of $1,000, along with two rooms at the official tournament hotel (or $600 per day if choosing other accommodation), bringing the total support cost to $5 million. In addition, each player will be provided with free stringing services for up to five racquets per round.

Tennis veteran Novak Djokovic – who has earned nearly $200 million in career prize money and is now an active representative of the PTPA (Professional Tennis Players Association) – said in 2023: "I have made a good living for this life and for many generations to come. But we all want to see change at the grassroots level, because the world No. 150 players are struggling to make ends meet and many can't afford coaches. People don't understand how expensive tennis is."

Source: https://bvhttdl.gov.vn/us-open-2025-lap-ky-luc-tien-thuong-trong-lich-su-quan-vot-20250807160702463.htm