The Cincinnati tournament closed on Monday, and it did so with two correct names. Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka won the title after an amazing week where they played a great game and showed their superiority over their rivals.
Both lifted the champion trophy and earned the recognition of the fans. What is not the same is the check they receive for their success.
Despite being a tournament of the same category (1000) for men and women and playing the same number of matches (6), all of them in three sets, unlike what happens in Grand Slams, The financial reward is very different for both.
While the Italian took home 1,049,460 dollars, the Belarusian pocketed 523,485, less than halfwhich reopened the debate about the economic gap that still separates the ATP and WTA today.
All this happens a few days before the start of the US Open, where world tennis stars will compete for the biggest prize in tennis history.
tournament this year will offer a total of 75 million dollars in compensation to playersfor men and women, an increase of 15% compared to 2023.
Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will see a 20% increase, from $3 million to $3.6 million.while first-round losers will pocket $100,000 for the first time, a 23% increase over last year’s US Open.
Over the past five years, it’s up 72% ($58,000 US Open first round main draw in 2019). Prize money for qualifying losers from the final round also increased by 63% ($32,000 in 2019) over the same period to reach $52,000, up 16% from 2023.
US Open 2024
Financial prizes
Individual Table (male and female)
Champion: $3,600,000
Finalists: $1,800,000
Semifinalists: $1,000,000
Quarterfinals: $530,000
Round of 16: $325,000
Third round: $215,000
Second round: $140,000
First round: $100,000
Source: La Verdad
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