Record payout at Roland-Garros: 50 million euros in prize money
The organization has increased the amount of money allocated to prizes by 12%. The increase will be particularly noticeable in the first round matches.
There are just over two weeks to go before the first round of the French Open gets underway and tournament organizers pulled a surprise on Friday by announcing a considerable increase in the amount allocated to prize money for this 2023 edition.
Roland-Garros will allocate an impressive 49.6 million euros to prizes this year, which represents an increase of 12.3% compared to the 2022 edition.
The hike represents a rise of 9.1% in the individual categories. That will particularly affect the players who bow out in the first round, who stand to earn between 11 and 13% than in last year’s event. The increase will be 4% for the doubles tournaments.
Prize money for this year’s Roland-Garros will total EUR 49.6m, up 12.3 per cent on 2022. With the aim of ensuring a more even distribution between players, the tournament organisers have significantly increased the prize money for first-round losers in the women’s and men’s… pic.twitter.com/3HC75KlnIP
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Whoever ends up as champion in both the men’s and women’s individual categories at the French Open will receive a large sum of 2.3 million euros for winning the title.
Awards in the individual male and female categories at Roland-Garros
- Champion: 2.3 million euros
- Runner-up: 1.15 million euros
- Semifinalists: 630,000 euros
- Quarterfinals: 400,000 euros
- Round of 16: 240,000 euros
- Third round: 142,000 euros
- Second round: 97,000 euros
- First round: 69,000 euros
Prizes in the men’s and women’s doubles category of Roland-Garros per couple
- Champions: 590,000 euros
- Runners-up: 295,000 euros
- Semifinalists: 148,000 euros
- Quarterfinals: 80,000 euros
- Round of 16: 43,000 euros
- Second round: 27,000 euros
- First round: 17,000 euros
Awards in the mixed doubles category of Roland-Garros
- Champions: 120,000 euros
- Runners-up: 61,000 euros
- Semifinalists: 31,000 euros
- Quarterfinals: 17,500 euros
- Round of 16: 10,000 euros
- First round: 5,000 euros
Awards in the quad category and individual men’s and women’s chair tennis at Roland-Garros
- Champion: 60,000 euros
- Runner-up: 30,000 euros
- Semifinalist: 18,000 euros
- Quarterfinals: 11,000 euros
- Round of 16: 8,000 euros (only chair tennis)
Awards in the men’s and women’s doubles category of quad and chair tennis at Roland-Garros
- Champions: 20,000 euros
- Runners-up: 10,000 euros
- Semifinalists: 7,000 euros
- Quarterfinals: 5,000 euros (only in chair tennis)