Each year, the world’s best tennis players compete on the sport’s four most iconic stages. They battle not only for the glory and honor of lifting a Grand Slam trophy but also for a multimillion-dollar reward that reflects the level of competition.
In 2024, the US Open broke records with a total prize pool of $75 million. Wimbledon, always elegant, rewarded its champions with several million pounds, while Roland Garros, the jewel of clay courts, also allocated a significant sum.
Beyond the money, winning a title means engraving one’s name in tennis history, joining the elite of the sport’s greatest, and, of course, securing a considerable fortune along the way. So, how much do these champions actually earn?
How much prize money do Grand Slam winners get?
The cash prizes for Grand Slam winners vary each year, but recently, the champions of the most important tennis tournaments in the world receive significant amounts for their efforts and victories.
At the Australian Open, the winner of the men’s and women’s singles categories receives approximately 2.975 million Australian dollars, which is equivalent to around 1.9 million US dollars.
At the French Open (Roland Garros), the champions receive 2.3 million euros, which translates to about 2.5 million dollars. The prizes are usually quite substantial, helping to boost the reputation and fortunes of the players.
At Wimbledon, the prize for the singles champions is 2.35 million pounds, or about 3 million dollars. Finally, at the US Open, the individual category winners receive 3 million dollars.
Each of these tournaments also awards smaller prizes to the doubles and mixed doubles champions, which, while considerable, do not reach the same figures as those in the singles competitions, as reported.
The last 10 winners of each of the Grand Slam tournaments
Australian Open
Men
- 2025: Jannik Sinner (Italy) – $3.5 million
- 2024: Jannik Sinner (Italy) – $3.5 million
- 2023: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.975 million
- 2022: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $2.875 million
- 2021: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.75 million
- 2020: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.75 million
- 2019: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.9 million
- 2018: Roger Federer (Switzerland) – $2.8 million
- 2017: Roger Federer (Switzerland) – $2.6 million
- 2016: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.1 million
Woman
- 2025: Madison Keys (USA) – $3.5 million
- 2024: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – $3.5 million
- 2023: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – $2.975 million
- 2022: Ashleigh Barty (Australia) – $2.875 million
- 2021: Naomi Osaka (Japan) – $2.75 million
- 2020: Sofia Kenin (USA) – $2.75 million
- 2019: Naomi Osaka (Japan) – $2.9 million
- 2018: Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) – $2.8 million
- 2017: Serena Williams (USA) – $2.6 million
- 2016: Angelique Kerber (Germany) – $2.1 million
Roland Garros (French Open)
Men
- 2024: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – $2.6 million
- 2023: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.5 million
- 2022: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $2.4 million
- 2021: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $1.7 million
- 2020: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $1.9 million
- 2019: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $2.6 million
- 2018: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $2.5 million
- 2017: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $2.4 million
- 2016: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.3 million
- 2015: Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) – $2.0 million
Woman
- 2024: Iga Świątek (Poland) – $2.5 million
- 2023: Iga Świątek (Poland) – $2.5 million
- 2022: Iga Świątek (Poland) – $2.4 million
- 2021: Barbora Krejcikova (Czech Republic) – $1.6 million
- 2020: Iga Świątek (Poland) – $1.7 million
- 2019: Ashleigh Barty (Australia) – $2.5 million
- 2018: Simona Halep (Romania) – $2.4 million
- 2017: Jeļena Ostapenko (Latvia) – $2.3 million
- 2016: Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) – $2 million
- 2015: Serena Williams (USA) – $2 million
Wimbledon
Men
- 2024: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – $3.43 million
- 2023: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $3.05 million
- 2022: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.7 million
- 2021: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.3 million
- 2020: Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $3.05 million
- 2018: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.95 million
- 2017: Roger Federer (Switzerland) – $2.85 million
- 2016: Andy Murray (United Kingdom) – $2.6 million
- 2015: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $2.4 million
Woman
- 2024: Barbora Krejčíková (Czech Republic) – $3.45 million
- 2023: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – $3.05 million
- 2022: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) – $2.7 million
- 2021: Ashleigh Barty (Australia) – $2.3 million
- 2020: Tournament canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic
- 2019: Simona Halep (Romania) – $3.05 million
- 2018: Angelique Kerber (Germany) – $2.95 million
- 2017: Garbiñe Muguruza (Spain) – $2.85 million
- 2016: Serena Williams (USA) – $2.6 million
- 2015: Serena Williams (USA) – $2.4 million
US Open
Men
- 2024: Jannik Sinner (Italy) – $3.6 million
- 2023: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $3 million
- 2022: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) – $2.6 million
- 2021: Daniil Medvedev (Russia) – $2.5 million
- 2020: Dominic Thiem (Austria) – $3 million
- 2019: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $3.8 million
- 2018: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $3.8 million
- 2017: Rafael Nadal (Spain) – $3.7 million
- 2016: Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) – $3.5 million
- 2015: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) – $3.3 million
Woman
- 2024: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) – $3.6 million
- 2023: Coco Gauff (USA) – $3 million
- 2022: Iga Świątek (Poland) – $2.6 million
- 2021: Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) – $2.5 million
- 2020: Naomi Osaka (Japan) – $3 million
- 2019: Bianca Andreescu (Canada) – $3.8 million
- 2018: Naomi Osaka (Japan) – $3.8 million
- 2017: Sloane Stephens (USA) – $3.7 million
- 2016: Angelique Kerber (Germany) – $3.5 million
- 2015: Flavia Pennetta (Italy) – $3.5 million