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Winning
the US Open is one of the most prestigious things you can do as a professional tennis player -- it's one of the four Grand Slam tournaments that has the best of the best playing in it.
On top of that, you can also win a ton of money for claiming victory. That's maybe as good, if not better, than getting your name in the record books.
If you're here, you might be wondering what those payouts are. We have answers! You've come to the right place. We've got the list of what each of the winners on both the men's and women's sides make in the 2026 edition of the U.S. Open.
Here you go:
- Winner: $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
Do the men and women's singles players make the same in prize money?
They do!
This article originally appeared on For The Win: 2026 US Open prize money payouts for every winner
