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US Open Tennis 2016 Prize Money: Complete Purse and Earnings from New York
- Updated: August 29, 2016
The 2016 U.S. Open officially kicks off on Monday with the best men’s and women’s players in the world seeking to achieve tennis immortality, not to mention put a lot of extra money in their bank accounts.
As the sport of tennis has grown in popularity over the years, as well as natural rates of inflation increasing prize payouts, this year’s final Grand Slam event is going to be a very lucrative affair.
Here is all of the financial information associated with the 2016 U.S. Open:
The big story about this year’s U.S. Open purse is the total compensation given to the athletes is a record-setting $46.3 million, per E.J. Crawford of USOpen.org.
Crawford noted the 2016 payout is up 10 percent from last year thanks in large part to the record $625,000 going to men’s and women’s doubles champions.
“We are proud that this year’s U.S. Open will offer the richest purse in tennis history,” United States Tennis Association president Katrina Adams said, per Crawford. “We continue to invest in all aspects of this world-class …
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