The winners of the 2026 US Open will receive a nice payday for winning seven matches at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
This year, the U.S. Open, the year's final Grand Slam, increased its purse to $108 million, with both the men's and women's champions receiving equal pay. The winners will take home $5.5 million, up from $5 million last year, with the runners-up pocketing $2.8 million
The first-round payout for each player making the 128-player main draw was increased to $140,000, and men’s and women’s qualifying first-round payouts received a 16% bump to $32,000.
Karolina Muchová and Jakub Menšík won the mixed doubles championship and received $1 million as a team.
US Open pay scale
Singles
- Champion: $5.5 million
- Second place: $2.8 million
- Semifinalists: $1.45 million
- Quarterfinalists: $780,000
- Round of 16: $480,000
- Round of 32: $290,000
- Round of 64: $190,000
- Round of 128: $140,000
Doubles (per team)
- Champions: $1,000,000
- Second place: $500,000
- Semifinalists: $250,000
- Quarterfinalists: $125,000
- Round of 16: $80,000
- Round of 32: $50,000
- Round of 64: $35,000
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