NEW YORK — There will be no prize money protests from the players at the 2026 US Open after the tournament announced record-setting player compensation alongside a new player support program and new Grand Slam Player Advisory Council. But that doesn’t mean all issues are solved.
Speaking at a press conference Saturday at the US Open, USTA CEO Craig Tiley, who officially took over last month, said the tournament does not use revenue as a form of measuring the players’ prize money.
“We don’t use that number as a form of calculating how we compensate, because it can be fairly arbitrary from one event to another,” Tiley said. “I believe the tours use profit, so we look at it very differently. We say, what’s a fair share that the players need to be compensated on, and what can we do, because even outside of just the compensation package, what other things can we do to help support the players, not just during the event but also year-round.”
Tiley’s comments come one day after world No. 3 Jessica Pegula, a member of the WTA Players’ Council and one of the more outspoken voices for player compensation on both tours, told Front Office Sports that revenue share will be a key topic of discussion of the new Grand Slam Player Advisory Council.
