The prize money for the 2020 US Open will total $53.4 million, the US Tennis Association announced. 

The Grand Slam event is the first major to take place since the coronavirus pandemic and will be staged behind-closed-doors.

Men and women in the first-round draw will receive an increase of $61,000 in prize money from $58,000.

Prize money for the winners in the second and third-round draw will remain unchanged, and the winner of both the men and women’s singles competition will receive $3,000,000, while the runners-up will get $1,500,000. 

USTA have also allocated $7.6 million towards players who have been hit financially by COVID-19.

The 2020 US Open is set to begin on August 31 and will take place at Flushing Meadows in New York City. 

Singles:

Winner: $3,000,000

Runner-Up: $1,500,000

Semifinalist: $800,000

Quarterfinalist: $425,000

Round of 16: $250,000

Round of 32: $163,000

Round of 64: $100,000

Round of 128: $61,000

Doubles (each team):

Winner: $400,000

Runner-Up: $240,000

Semifinalist: $130,000

Quarterfinalist: $91,000

Round of 16: $50,000

Round of 32: $30,000