The US Open will award a record \$90m (£67.4m) in prize money this year, with the men’s and women’s singles champions each receiving \$5m (£3.7m) – the largest payout in tennis history.
The singles winners’ prize is up 39% from 2024, when champions earned \$3.6m (£2.8m), while the overall purse has risen 20% from last year’s \$75m (£57.8m). For comparison, Wimbledon’s 2025 total prize pool was £53.5m, with its singles champions receiving £3m each.
First-round losers at the US Open will now take home \$110,000 (£82,400), a 10% increase.
Earlier this year, the top 20 male and female players called for a greater share of revenue from Grand Slam events. In response, organisers said they had delivered “double-digit percentage increases from 2024 in all rounds of all events for all players, while significantly boosting prize money for those reaching the latter stages of the singles draws.”
Doubles prize money will also see a major boost, rising 23% to \$4.78m (£3.6m). For the first time, the men’s, women’s, and mixed doubles champions will each receive \$1m (£749,000) per team.
In addition, \$5m (£3.7m) will be allocated to cover player travel and expenses, while qualifying tournament prize money will rise by 10% to \$8m (£6m).
The 2025 US Open will take place at Flushing Meadows from 24 August to 7 September.
