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There’s USD$90 million (AUD$138 million) worth of prize money on the line at the 2025 US Open. That’s an increase of 20% from 2024’s $75 million, making it the largest purse in tennis history.
While the tennis season starts with a pretty deep pot at the Australian Open (AUD$96.5 million), the purse at the US Open is on another level. Singles winners will take home USD$5,000,000 (AUD$7,660,000) or more than twice the amount of money they win for winning at the Australian Open (AUD$3,500,000). Proving that it does pay to play at the top of your game, something that Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Jimmy Connors have both proven by winning the tournament a record five times each.
Importantly, prize money for men and women is equal, and has been since the 1970s. That means the winner of both women’s and men’s Singles will earn the same USD$5,000,000, while the winner of the women’s and men’s Doubles will earn less at USD$1,000,000 (AUD$1,530,000) per team. Still, even those that don’t make it out of the Round of 128 will comfortably cover the cost of hiring their private jet. Let’s take a closer look at how much players earn at the 2025 US Open, according to the official information provided by the tournament.
Aryna Sabalenka captured the women’s crown at the 2024 US Open | Image: Supplied Singles Prize Money at 2025 US Open
If you were considering a switch to professional, it might be a tad late. However, the prize money continues to climb at an all-time rate, so it might be time for the kids to pick up a tennis racket. This year, the winner of the US Open will take home $5,000,000 (+38.9% YoY) in both women’s and men’s singles. Even those that make it to the tournament and lace up their shoes will walk home with more than the average salary in Australia, pocketing USD$110,000 (+10.0% YoY) for their troubles.
Singles Winner
2025: $5,000,000 (+38.9% YoY) 2024: $3,600,000 2023: $3,000,000 2022: $2,600,000 2021: $2,500,000
Singles Runner-Up
2025: $2,500,000 (+38.9% YoY) 2024: $1,800,000 2023: $1,500,000 2022: $1,300,000 2021: $1,250,000
Singles Semifinalist
2025: $1,260,000 (+26.0% YoY) 2024: $1,000,000 2023: $775,000 2022: $705,000 2021: $675,000
Singles Quarterfinalist
2025: $660,000 (+24.5% YoY) 2024: $530,000 2023: $455,000 2022: $445,000 2021: $425,000
Singles Round of 16
2025: $400,000 (+23.1% YoY) 2024: $325,000 2023: $284,000 2022: $278,000 2021: $265,000
Singles Round of 32
2025: $237,000 (+10.2% YoY) 2024: $215,000 2023: $191,000 2022: $188,000 2021: $180,000
Singles Round of 64
2025: $154,000 (+10.0% YoY) 2024: $140,000 2023: $123,000 2022: $121,000 2021: $115,000
Singles Round of 128
2025: $110,000 (+10.0% YoY) 2024: $100,000 2023: $81,500 2022: $80,000 2021: $75,000
Australians Max Purcell and Jordan Thompson won the US Open men’s doubles in 2024 | Image: Supplied Doubles Prize Money at 2025 US Open
The focus remains on the Singles at the US Open, but the prize money for the Doubles winners is nothing to sneeze at. Winners of the Doubles at the US Open will take home $1,000,000 (+33.3% YoY) per team, which is $500,000 per player if winnings are shared equally. Here’s how much prize money is paid to doubles players at the 2025 US Open, and how that’s increased yearly since 2021.
Doubles Winner (per team)
2025: $1,000,000 (+33.3% YoY) 2024: $750,000 2023: $700,000 2022: $688,000 2021: $660,000
Doubles Runner-Up (per team)
2025: $500,000 (+33.3% YoY) 2024: $375,000 2023: $350,000 2022: $344,000 2021: $330,000
Doubles Semifinalist (per team)
2025: $250,000 (+31.6% YoY) 2024: $190,000 2023: $180,000 2022: $172,000 2021: $164,000
Doubles Quarterfinalist (per team)
2025: $125,000 (+13.6% YoY) 2024: $110,000 2023: $100,000 2022: $97,500 2021: $93,000
Doubles Round of 16 (per team)
2025: $75,000 (+19.0% YoY) 2024: $63,000 2023: $58,000 2022: $56,400 2021: $54,000
Doubles Round of 32 (per team)
2025: $45,000 (+12.5% YoY) 2024: $40,000 2023: $36,800 2022: $35,800 2021: $34,000
Doubles Round of 64 (per team)
2025: $30,000 (+20.0% YoY) 2024: $25,000 2023: $22,000 2022: $21,300 2021: $20,000
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori won the 2024 US Open mixed doubles | Image: Supplied Mixed Doubles Prize Money at 2025 US Open
Like Doubles, Mixed Doubles doesn’t draw an enormous crowd at the US Open. Still, the prize money has increased substantially this year, up 400% to $1,000,000, equalling standard Doubles at the tournament. Whether this will be enough to encourage the top players in the tournament to pair up is another question, but we’d love to see a rematch of last year’s Errani/ Vavassori vs. Young/ Townsend match.
Mixed Doubles Winner (per team)
2025: $1,000,000 (+400.0% YoY) 2024: $200,000
Mixed Doubles Runner-Up (per team)
2025: $400,000 (+300.0% YoY) 2024: $100,000
Mixed Doubles Semifinalist (per team)
2025: $200,000 (+300.0% YoY) 2024: $50,000
Mixed Doubles Quarterfinalist (per team)
2025: $100,000 (+263.6% YoY) 2024: $27,500
Mixed Doubles Round of 16 (per team)
2025: $20,000 (+21.2% YoY) 2024: $16,500
Wheelchair Prize Money at 2025 US Open
Wheelchair tennis was cancelled at the 2024 US Open due to a scheduling conflict with the Paralympics. However, it returns this year with a USD$1.6 million grand prize.
2025: $1,600,000 2024: N/A