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09:42, 18-Jul-2018
US Open tennis prize money reaches new record
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09:20, 21-Jul-2018
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The US Open tennis tournament has increased the prize money for its singles champions.
Winners of the men’s and women’s titles in September will each earn 3.8 million US dollars, an increase of 100,000 US dollars from 2017, according to the United States Tennis Association (USTA). Total prize money across all the divisions will total a record 53 million US dollars.
The runners-up in the singles divisions will each receive 1.85 million US dollars. The winning teams in both men’s and women’s doubles will share 700,000 US dollars, according to the USTA.
In 1973, the tournament became the first to offer equal prize money to male and female competitors, the organization said.
The total 53 million US dollars purse for the 2018 US Open is more than a five percent increase on the 50.4 million US dollars offered in 2017. Prize money at the U.S. Open has increased by 57 percent since 2013, the USTA said.
The tournament is scheduled to run Aug. 27-Sept. 9 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, and this year marks the tournament’s 50th anniversary.
(Cover photo: Sloane Stephens of the United States celebrates with the trophy after her victory against Madison Keys of the United States during the Women's Singles Final at the US Open Tennis Tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 09, 2017 in Flushing, Queens, New York City. /VCG Photo)
Source(s): Reuters