How much prize money do the winners of the 2024 Cincinnati Open earn?

The male and female singles champions will receive very different amounts at the 2024 Cincinnati Open, which gets underway this week in Mason, Ohio.

While the winner of the men’s tournament will be paid over $1 million, the victor in the woman’s event will receive a cheque for half that sum.

Men’s singles prize money: how much?

According to figures provided by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), the governing body of the male professional game, the men’s winner at the Cincinnati Open will be paid $1,049,460. The losing finalist at Lindner Family Tennis Center will receive $573,090.

2024 men’s singles prize money: full breakdown

First round: $27,165

Second round: $49,030

Round of 16: $91,435

Quarter-finals: $170,940

Semi-finals: $313,395

Runner-up: $573,090

Champion: $1,049,460

Women’s singles prize money: how much?

Per the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), meanwhile, the female singles champion is in line for a prize payout of $523,485. The runner-up will get $308,320.

2024 women’s singles prize money: full breakdown

First round: $14,800

Second round: $20,650

Round of 16: $36,454

Quarter-finals: $72,965

Semi-finals: $158,944

Runner-up: $308,320

Champion: $523,485

WTA on “pathway” toward prize-money equality

While there is equal prize money at the four grand slam events on the tennis calendar - the Australian Open, the French Open, the US Open and Wimbledon - this is not the case in all regular-season elite competitions.

Outside of the majors, indeed, there are only three combined events (championships that feature both an ATP and a WTA-run tournament) that offer the same prize purse to men and women: the Indian Wells Open, the Madrid Open and the Miami Open.

However, the WTA revealed in June 2023 that it was “creating a pathway toward equal prize money” in all combined top-tier events by 2027. “Equality, including equal compensation, is a fundamental principle of the WTA and it is crucial to attain this level,” said Steve Simon, the body’s chairman and CEO.

This drive appears to be in evidence in the evolution of the men’s and women’s prize purses in Cincinnati: while the $6.8 million overall fund for this year’s ATP event has grown by just under 3% from its 2023 levels, the $3.21 million up for grabs across the WTA event represents an increase of nearly 16%.

Cincinnati Open 2024: dates, how to watch

The 2024 Cincinnati Open is due to run from Monday August 12 to Monday August 19. Viewers in the United States will be able to watch the event on the Tennis Channel. If you don’t have cable, you can stream the Tennis Channel on the online platform fuboTV, which offers new users a free introductory trial.

Coco Gauff is the reigning champion in the women’s singles, and Novak Djokovic is the title holder on the men’s side. After winning gold at the Paris Olympics, however, Djokovic is taking a break and won’t be defending his crown in Cincinnati.