[Getty Images] It's a record-breaking year for prize money at the US Open. The total prize money available to players is $108m (£80m), which is 20% more than the 2025 tournament - making it not just the largest-ever US Open prize pot, but the largest in Grand Slam history. For comparison, the prize fund for Wimbledon this year was £64.2m. Of the US Open prize fund, $2m (£1.47m) goes towards a 'player support programme' after calls from players for athlete welfare across the Grand Slams, which the US Open says is "designed to complement existing end-of-career pension funds" and "will bring a range of benefits for mid-career life events and retirement transitions". Prize money breakdown Men's and women's singles (per player)
Winner - $5.5m (£4.08m) Runner-up - $2.8m (£2.08m) Semi-final exit - $1.45m (£1.08m) Quarter-final exit - $780,000 (£580,000) Round of 16 exit - $480,000 (£355,000) Round of 32 exit - $290,000 (£215,000) Round of 64 exit - $190,000 (£140,000) Round of 128 exit - $140,000 (£105,000) Third round qualifying - $66,000 (£50,000) Second round qualifying - $48,000 (£36,000) First round qualifying- $32,000 (£24,000) Total prize fund - $37.84m (£28m)
Men's and women's doubles (per team)
Winner - $1,000,000 (£740,000) Runner-up - $500,000 (£370,000) Semi-final exit - $250,000 (£185,000) Quarter-final exit - $125,000 (£93,000) Third round exit - $80,000 (£60,000) Second round exit - $50,000 (£37,000) First round exit - $35,000 (£26,000) Total prize fund - $5.06m (£3.75m)
Mixed doubles (per team)
Winner - $1,000,000 (£740,000) Runner-up - $500,000 (£370,000) Semi-final exit - $250,000 (£185,000) Quarter-final exit - $120,000 (£90,000) First round exit - $40,000 (£30,000) Second qualifying round - $20,000 (£15,000) First qualifying round - $10,000 (£7,500) Total prize fund - $2.9m (£2.15m)
Wheelchair (total fund)
$2.3m (£1.7m)
Player support programme
$2m (£14.7m)
Tournament total prize fund
$108m (£80m)
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