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How much prize money to winner of US Open women’s tournaments

The US Open is handing out $2.6 million to the women’s singles winner and $688,000 to the women’s doubles winners this year.

A general view of Serena Williams and Venus Williams of the United States on Arthur Ashe Stadium during their women’s Doubles match against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic during the US Open Tennis Championship 2022 at the USTA National Tennis Centre on September 1st 2022 in Flushing, Queens, New York City. Photo by Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images

UPDATE: Iga Świątek beat Ons Jabeur on Saturday to win the 2022 US Open. Świątek won her third career Grand Slam title with the victory.

The 2022 US Open comes to a close this weekend and will crown the women’s singles and doubles champions on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. Those wins will come with significant prize money. The US Open is handing out $42,628,000 in prize money to the women’s singles field and another $6,943,200 to the women’s doubles field.

This year’s women’s field will see No. 1 seed Iga Świątek face No. 5 seed Ons Jabeur for the singles title. They will compete for a $2.6 million first place prize, while second place will claim $1.3 million. The match gets going Saturday afternoon at 4 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN. Świątek is a -185 favorite to win at DraftKings Sportsbook.

The women’s doubles title will be decided Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m. ET. Third-seeded Kateřina Siniaková and Barbora Krejčíková are facing unseeded Caty McNally and Taylor Townsend. The winning team will take home $688,000 while the losing team will take home $344,000.

Here is a complete rundown of how much money players make, all the way from the first round to the title winner. All players — men and women — receive the same pay.

Singles players

Winner: $2.6 million
Runner-Up: $1.3 million
Semifinalist: $705,000
Quarterfinalist: $445,000
Round of 16: $278,000
Round of 32: $188,000
Round of 64: $121,000
Round of 128: $80,000

Doubles teams

Winner: $688,000
Runner-Up: $344,000
Semifinalist: $172,000
Quarterfinalist: $97,500
Third round: $56,400
Second round: $35,800
1st round: $21,300