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Zverev and Rybakina, US Open champions with a prize money of 5.5 million dollars

Andrés Tomás Rico - 14 Sep 2026
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Zverev and Rybakina, US Open champions with a prize money of $5.5 million

Alexander Zverev and Elena Rybakina are the winners of the US Open 2026. The German and the Kazakh have achieved their first Grand Slam in New York and also their second major of the season, although the WTA player has one more in her career than the German. Both have been the best during the fortnight in Flushing Meadows, but, as if that weren't enough, this success will also have an economic impact.

Due to the prize money that the US Open has awarded in this edition, Zverev and Rybakina have received a check for 5.5 million dollars, which is 500,000 dollars more than what Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka won in 2025. Furthermore, the New York tournament was the first in tennis history to distribute equal prize money between the men's and women's draws.

The US Open has distributed a total of 108 million dollars in prize money

Meanwhile, the finalists, Ben Shelton and Sabalenka herself will have to 'console themselves' with a prize money of 2.8 million dollars for reaching the final round of the US Open. The semifinalists, Karen Khachanov and Frances Tiafoe in the men's draw, and Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the women's draw, have pocketed 1.45 million dollars.

The 128 players in each individual draw, simply for entering the main draw, secured 140,000 euros. Overall, the total amount of this US Open reached 108 million dollars, which represented a 20% increase compared to the 2025 edition, which awarded 90 million dollars.

This significant increase in prize money occurred at a time of tension and protests led by the top players in the ATP and WTA. It all started when the prize money for Roland Garros was announced last May. Although there was a 9.5% increase to 61.7 million euros (72 million dollars), it only represented 14% of what the tournament generates. While in the ATP and WTA, the earnings that go directly to players are 22%.
 

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