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 The purse for the U.S. Open will hit $42.3 million, with the men's
and women's singles winners each pocketing $3.3 million.
The All England Club upped the Wimbledon prize money this year by
seven percent to 26.75 million pounds ($41.82m).
Singles winners Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams each received
1.88 million pounds, just under $3m at the current exchange rate.
With Tuesday's announcement, the U.S. Open has inched ahead, based
on the current exchange rate, in what has become something of a wage
race.
Additionally, the top finishers in the Emirates Airline U.S. Open
Series of events leading up to the grand slam are eligible for bonus
prize money.
In 2014, women’s singles champion Serena Williams took home $4
million, the biggest single payday in tennis history. She earned $3
million as the U.S. Open singles champion and a $1 million bonus as
the Open series champion.
“We continue our commitment to ensure that the U.S. Open offers one
of the most lucrative purses in all of sports,” USTA president and
U.S. Open chairwoman Katrina Adams said in a statement.
“As we have stated, total player compensation at the US Open will
reach $50 million by 2017.”
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For 2015, the singles remuneration for each round will increase by
at least 10 percent.
All 128 singles entrants are guaranteed $39,500, with prize money
almost doubling with each victory.
The payout for the doubles competition will increase by 8.4 percent
overall, with the men’s and women’s doubles champions earning
$570,000, the most ever at the U.S. Open.
(Reporting by Larry Fine.; Editing by Andrew Both)
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