2021 Australian Open prize money breakdown: Smaller cheques for winners, boost for first-round losers
Organisers have managed to keep the Australian Open prize money for the 2021 tournament steady at A$71.5m (about £40m) despite the coronavirus pandemic, but the champions will walk away with a significantly smaller cheque compared to 2020.
Last year’s winners Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin each boosted their bank accounts with A$4.12 million (approximately £2.2m) after being crowned singles champions, but the last players standing in 2021 will receive a cheque of “only” A$2.75m (roughly £1,5m) – a drop of more than 30%.
The runners-up will each win A$1.5m (about £847,000) while those who exit at the semi-final stage will walk away with a cheque of A$850,000 (£480,000).
There has been an increase in prize money for those who exit the tournament early on as first-round losers will receive A$100,000 (£56,000), an 11 per cent increase from last year, while those who lose in the second round will receive A$150,000 (£85,000).
The doubles champions will receive a cheque of A$600,000 (£339,000) per team and the mixed doubles winners will get A$150,000 (£85,000).
Those who exit at the doubles first round will earn A$30,000 (£17,000) and in the mixed doubles it will be A$6,250 (£3,500).
Full breakdown (A$1 = £0.56)
Round | Men’s singles | Women’s singles | Men’s doubles | Women’s doubles | Mixed doubles | ||
Winners | £1,5m | £1,5m | £339,000 | £339,000 | £85,000 | ||
Runners-up |
£847,000 | £847,000 | £191,000 | £191,000 | £48,000 | ||
Semi-finalists | £480,000 | £480,000 | £113,000 | £113,000 | £25,000 | ||
Quarter-finalists | £296,000 | £296,000 | £62,000 | £62,000 | £13,500 | ||
Fourth round | £181,000 | £181,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||
Third round | £121,000 | £121,000 | £37,000 | £37,000 | N/A | ||
Second round | £85,000 | £85,000 | £25,000 | £25,000 | £6,700 | ||
First round | £56,000 | £56,000 | £17,000 | £17,000 | £3,500 |
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