The US Open 2025 tennis tournament is stirring up the world sports industry when announcing a record bonus: $ 5 million for every single and women's singles champion.
This is the highest bonus in the history of global professional tennis tournaments, surpassing both Wimbledon, where Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek only received £ 3 million (about 4 million USD) when crowned in July.
According to the announcement from the US Tennis Federation (USTA), this year's tournament will start on August 18 and end with two men's and women's singles finals on September 6 and 7. The total bonus fund of the US Open 2025 also reached a record number: $ 90 million – an increase of 20% compared to 75 million USD in 2024, which was the highest number of history at the time.
The reward for the champion increased sharply by 39% compared to last year, when Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka received only $ 3.6 million each. Not only the two applications, the tournament is also generous with the outer round players: Each person enters the main round to receive $ 110,000, while couples in the men's doubles, women's doubles and men and women will receive $ 1 million if crowned.
The US Open Organizing Committee said that they had calculated to increase the bonus in all rounds, all the content was at two percentage numbers compared to 2024. At the same time, the reward was also adjusted to favor the deep players in the single branch, which is considered by experts to “both motivate competition, and honor the persistence and excellent at high level”.
Besides the bonus, the US Open 2025 also supports strong logistics players. Each person attending the main round or qualifying will be allowed to provide $ 1,000 money to move, arranged two rooms at the official hotel (or 600 USD/day if outside). In addition, the Organizing Committee also sponsors the cost of stretching for up to 5 rackets in each round.
With unprecedented great treatment, the US Open 2025 not only became the focus of professional attention but also established a new standard of benefits for athletes, affirming the leading position of this tournament in the top tennis village.