US Open 2011 Tennis Prize Money

>> Sunday, August 21, 2011

A total $23.7 million will be awarded to players attending the US Open 2011, the final grand slam in the tennis calendar. The record amount will be distributed to the seven tournaments being held in Flushing Meadows, New York from August 29 to September 11. $16.9 million will be distributed equally between the men's and women's singles championships, with the men's and women's singles champion each going home with $1.8 million. A total of $3.6 million is the purse for the men's and women's doubles championships, with the men's and women's doubles champion team earning $420,000. Half a million dollars is the allocation for the mixed doubles championships with the champion team getting $150,000. A total of $1 million is allocated for the 224 participants in the qualifying tournament for both the men's and women's singles championships who fail to reach the main draw. See table at the end of this post for a detailed breakdown of the US Open 2011 prize money.

2011 US OPEN PRIZE MONEY*
SINGLES (Men & Women - 128 Draws) TOTALS
Winners (1)           $1,800,000
Runners-Up (1)           900,000
Semifinalists (2)        450,000
Quarterfinalists (4)     225,000
Round of 16 (8)          110,000
Third Round (16)          55,000
Second Round (32)         31,000
First Round (64)          19,000
TOTAL (128)           $8,468,000

$16,936,000 - Total for the singles tournament covering both men's and women's championships.

DOUBLES (Per Team, Men and Women - 64 Draws)
Winners (1)             $420,000
Runners-Up (1)           210,000
Semifinalists (2)        105,000
Quarterfinalists (4)      50,000
Round of 16 (8)           25,000
Second Round (16)         15,000
First Round (32)          10,000
TOTAL (64)            $1,800,000

$3,600,000 - Total for the doubles tournament covering both men's and women's doubles championships.

MIXED DOUBLES (Per Team - 32 Draws)
Winners (1)             $150,000
Runners-Up (1)            70,000
Semifinalists (2)         30,000
Quarterfinalists (4)      15,000
Second Round (8)          10,000
First Round (16)           5,000
TOTAL (32)              $500,000

Men's and Women's Singles Qualifying (128 Draws)
Third Round Losers (16)   $8,000
Second Round Losers (32)   5,625
First Round Losers (64)    3,000
TOTAL (112)             $500,000

$1,000,000 - Total for the singles qualifying tournament covering both men's and women's draws.

Source for the US Open 2011 prize money: www.usopen.org.

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