Tennis: record prize money of $75m (€68.6m) for the 2024 US Open, an increase of 15.4%

The prize money for the 2024 edition of the US Open Grand Slam tournament, which runs from 26/08 to 08/09/2024, has reached a record $75m (€68.6m), up 15.4% (+$10m) on 2023 ($65m) and 31% on 2019 ($57.24m), according to the United States Tennis Association (USTA), organiser of the competition, on 07/08/2024.

"All rounds played this year in Queens will see an increase in the prize money awarded from last year, which was the 50^th year of equal prize money for men and women at the US Open (since 1973)," explained the USTA.

The men's and women's singles winners will take home a record $3.6m (€3.3m, +20% on 2023), the singles finalists $1.8m (€1.64m, +20%), while the men's and women's doubles champions will receive $750,000 (€686,000, +7.1%).

For the first time, those eliminated in the first round of the main singles draw will walk away with $100,000 (€91,500), an increase of 23%. "Over the last five years, first-round main draw US Open prize money has increased by 72% ($58,000 in 2019). Prize money for final-round qualifying losers has also increased by 63% ($32,000 in 2019) over that…