{"id":563379,"date":"2026-05-03T02:51:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/563379\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T02:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T02:51:10","slug":"madrid-open-final-prize-money-how-much-does-the-winner-get-tennis-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/563379\/","title":{"rendered":"Madrid Open final prize money: How much does the winner get? | Tennis | Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"withoutCaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/madrid-spain-a-general-view-of-manolo-santana-stadium-during-the-mens-singles-second-round-6891601.j.jpeg\" class=\"zoomEnabled\" data-img=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/72\/1200x712\/secondary\/madrid-spain-a-general-view-of-manolo-santana-stadium-during-the-mens-singles-second-round-6891601.jpg?r=1777470399771\" alt=\"Mutua Madrid Open - Day Five\" title=\"Mutua Madrid Open - Day Five\" width=\"590\" height=\"393\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Madrid Open final prize money (Image: Getty)  This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. <a data-link-tracking=\"InArticle|Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/life-style\/science-technology\/1078812\/Daily-Express-Information-on-Affiliate-links\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Learn more<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Madrid Open final prize money<\/p>\n<p>The singles champions for both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s draws will each receive a winner\u2019s cheque of approximately \u00a3872,560. This top prize is awarded to the individual who secures the title after navigating the intensive two-week bracket on the clay courts.<\/p>\n<p>This year\u2019s payout marks a notable increase from 2025, when the champions each took home roughly \u00a3853,380. This year-on-year growth ensures the tournament remains a high-priority destination for the world\u2019s best players.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament continues to lead the way in financial parity by offering identical rewards for both the ATP and WTA winners. Both champions will walk away with the exact same \u00a3872,560 prize, reinforcing the event&#8217;s commitment to gender pay equity.<\/p>\n<p>Players who reach the final but finish as runners-up will also see a boost in their earnings, taking home around \u00a3464,000. This is an increase from the \u00a3453,850 awarded to the finalists during the previous season.<\/p>\n<p>The total prize pool for the 2026 Madrid Open has reached a record high of approximately \u00a314.27 million. This massive purse is distributed across all rounds, providing significant income for players even if they exit in the opening stages.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to the 2025 total purse of \u00a313.78 million, the tournament has seen an overall funding increase of about 3.5%. This steady rise in prize money reflects the expanding commercial success and global viewership of the event.<\/p>\n<p>For the first time in the tournament&#8217;s history, the winners&#8217; prize has surpassed the \u20ac1 million milestone, which converts to this year&#8217;s \u00a3872,560 figure. This achievement cements the Madrid Open\u2019s status as an elite &#8220;1000&#8221; level event with prestige comparable to the Grand Slams.<\/p>\n<p>The women&#8217;s final takes place on Saturday at around 4pm BST. The men&#8217;s final gets underway at the same time on Sunday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Madrid Open final prize money (Image: Getty) This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":563380,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[193170,193169,2068,40616,80881,101,118,12700,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-563379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tennis","tag-clay-courts","tag-gender-pay-equity","tag-madrid","tag-madrid-open","tag-prize-money","tag-sports","tag-tennis","tag-tennis-section","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=563379"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/563379\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/563380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=563379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=563379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=563379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}