Tennis
The 2025 U.S. Open will be the richest in history, with player prize money at the Grand Slam rising to $85 million (£63.8 million at the current rate) — significantly more than the other three major tennis tournaments: Wimbledon, the Australian Open and the French Open.
This year’s purse delivers a 21 percent increase over 2024’s $70 million in prize money, which was itself a record. The $85 million figure represents just over 15 percent of the tournament’s $559.7 million (£420 million) operating revenue from a year ago, according to financial statements published by the United States Tennis Association (USTA). The total compensation pool, including money earmarked for hotel and food costs, which is not associated with performance, is $90 million. Last year’s total pool was $75 million.
The increase in prize money comes amid mounting player complaints over the share of tournament revenues that they receive.
The top men's and women's stars have hired former WTA chief executive Larry Scott to lobby the Grand Slams on their behalf, arranging meetings with tournament organizers to make their case. While the four majors tout their record prize money, the players point to a disparity of proportion: in U.S. team sports, such as the NFL, MLB and NBA, players receive closer to 50 percent of revenues. The figures for tennis are in the mid-teens.
