US Open Announces Record $90M in Prize Money, Payouts Revealed for 2025 Tournament

The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced Wednesday it's increasing the prize purse for the U.S. Open to $90 million.

That's a 20 percent increase from the $75 million that was distributed in 2024. Here's a breakdown of the payouts for finishers in the men's and women's singles tournaments:

2025 U.S. Open Payouts

• Champion: $5,000,000
• Runner-Up: $2,500,000
• Semifinalists: $1,260,000
• Quarterfinalists: $660,000
• Round of 16: $400,000
• Round of 32: $237,000
• Round of 64: $154,000
• Round of 128: $110,000

This widens the gulf between the U.S. Open and the other three Grand Slams in terms of compensation. The Australian Open, Roland-Garros and Wimbledon all awarded between $63 million and $71 million.

The champion's share is also more than Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff collected for winning the 2024 ATP and WTA Finals respectively.

In March, The Professional Tennis Players Association (PTPA) filed suit against the ATP, WTA and other governing bodies and alleged the organizations were working to suppress player earnings. The PTPA has since amended the complaint but stuck by the alleged antitrust violations it originally outlined.

The Associated Press' Howard Fendrich reported in April a group of players, which included Gauff, Sinner and Novak Djokovic, wrote a letter to the four Grand Slam organizers arguing for increased prize money and input on "decisions that directly impact us."

Matthew Futterman of The Athletic dove deep into the financial particulars of the four biggest events on the tennis calendar to explain the factors at play.

The USTA, for example, uses some of the money generated by the U.S. Open to help fund smaller tournaments and youth development across the country. Because of that, the revenue share that's funneled to players is actually lower in comparison to some other tournaments.

Announcing a record-setting purse will go some way toward addressing player concerns.