US Open boosts prize money to record $25.5 million
- Published: 12 Jul 2012 at 03.48
- Online news: Sports
US Open prize money will jump by more than $2 million this year to a record $25.5 million with another $2.6 million in potential bonuses available, the US Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.
View of the US Open tennis tournament in 2011 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. US Open prize money will jump by more than $2 million this year to a record $25.5 million with another $2.6 million in potential bonuses available, the US Tennis Association announced on Wednesday.
For the 40th year in a row, women and men will receive equal prize money, with each singles champion taking home a record $1.9 million and potentially up to $1 million each in bonus money for performance in US Open tuneup events.
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