US Open To Increase 2013 Prize Money By Four Million Dollars

Written by: Staff on 17th December 2012

US Open To Increase 2013 Prize Money By Four Million Dollars

epa02887804 Fireworks explode over Arthur Ashe Stadium during the Opening Night Ceremony on the first day of the 2011 US Open Tennis Championship at the USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York, USA 29 August 2011. The US Open runs through 11 September 2011. EPA/JOHN G. MABANGLO |

The USTA announced that prize money for the 2013 US Open will be increased by four million dollars, doubling the record two million dollar increase of 2012. Total US Open prize money in 2013 will be $29.5 million. Singles prize money at the US Open has now increased by 34% since the 2011 US Open. Overall tournament prize money has been increased by $6 million since the 2011 US Open. Distribution of prize money by round will be determined by the USTA in due course. The USTA will solicit suggestions for this distribution from the men’s and women’s players and their respective tours.

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