French Open 2013 Prize Money: Complete Purse and Earnings from Roland Garros
The men's and women's singles champions at the 2013 French Open will be heading home this weekend with more than a fortnight of memories and a shiny trophy.
Both the men's and women's singles champion will leave Roland Garros with nearly $2 million each this summer, while the other two finalists will come away with nearly $1 million apiece.
Even Roger Federer, who lost in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, will earn roughly $250,000 for his run in Paris. Meanwhile, those who fell in the opening round will be walking away with enough to purchase a new car.
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Below we'll take a closer look at the prize money at the 2013 French Open.
*All information courtesy of RolandGarros.com. U.S. dollar conversions are rounded to nearest $1,000
2013 Men's Singles Purse
| Round | Per Player | Per Round | ||
| € (Euro) | $ (U.S.) | € (Euro) | $ (U.S.) | |
| Winner | 1,500,000 | 1,987,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,987,000 |
| Finalist | 750,000 | 994,000 | 750,000 | 994,000 |
| Semifinalist | 375,000 | 497,000 | 750,000 | 994,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | 190,000 | 252,000 | 760,000 | 1,008,000 |
| Last Sixteen | 100,000 | 132,000 | 800,000 | 1,060,000 |
| Third Round | 60,000 | 80,000 | 960,000 | 1,273,000 |
| Second Round | 35,000 | 46,000 | 1,120,000 | 1,485,000 |
| First Round | 21,000 | 28,000 | 1,344,000 | 1,782,000 |
| Total | 7,984,000 | 10,491,000 | ||
2013 Women's Singles Purse
| Round | Per Player | Per Round | ||
| € (Euro) | $ (U.S.) | € (Euro) | $ (U.S.) | |
| Winner | 1,500,000 | 1,987,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,987,000 |
| Finalist | 750,000 | 994,000 | 750,000 | 994,000 |
| Semifinalist | 375,000 | 497,000 | 750,000 | 994,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | 190,000 | 252,000 | 760,000 | 1,008,000 |
| Last Sixteen | 100,000 | 132,000 | 800,000 | 1.060,000 |
| Third Round | 60,000 | 80,000 | 960,000 | 1,273,000 |
| Second Round | 35,000 | 46,000 | 1,120,000 | 1,485,000 |
| First Round | 21,000 | 28,000 | 1,344,000 | 1,782,000 |
| Total | 7,984,000 | 10,597,000 | ||
2013 French Open Earnings
The prize money for both the men and women has increased considerably at the French Open over the years. Last year, the two champions, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova, received € 1,250,000 each, while this year the two singles champions will be awarded € 1,500,000, which equates to roughly $2 million U.S.
Victoria Azarenka, who lost in the semifinals this year, won't leave with a trophy for her accomplishments, but she will take home € 375,000, which would have been € 310,000 in 2012.
But the prize money has also increased for the lesser-known competitors who are knocked out in the earlier stages of the draw.
First-round losers will make € 3,000 more than they would have in 2012, while players who lost in the second round will take home € 7,000 more than they would have a year ago.
The earnings for reaching the fourth round, otherwise known as the round of 16, have increased by € 20,000 from a year ago as well.
The increase points to the fact that tennis is doing just fine around the globe, and that the sport still maintains a major following. Prize money has increased at many of the season's big tournaments, and that's good news for tennis fans.
If the current trend continues, next year's competitors will be leaving Roland Garros even richer.
French Open Predictions
On the women's side, Serena Williams looks like the player to beat as she closes in on her 16th career Grand Slam title, and what would be just her second career French Open title.
She'll have to get past defending tournament champion Maria Sharapova in order to win, but after her dominant straight-sets win over Sara Errani in the semifinals on Thursday, in which she hit 40 winners to Errani's two, it'll seemingly require a superhuman effort from Sharapova to beat Williams for the first time since 2004 on Saturday.
Women's Champion: Serena Williams
In the men's draw, Nadal once again looks poised to lift the crown as he gets set to take on 2012 runner-up Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Nadal is 19-15 all-time against Djokovic, 12-3 against him on clay and 4-0 against him at Roland Garros.
The winner of that match will take on the winner of David Ferrer vs. Jo-Wilfreid Tsonga.
I look for Tsonga to win a hard-fought match against Ferrer, but then run up against a surging Nadal in the final on Sunday. There, for the eighth time in nine years, Rafa will win, earning his 12th career Slam title and a payout of € 1,500,000.
Men's Champion: Rafael Nadal
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