Prize money at the United States Open tennis championships will rise to a record $46.3 million at this year’s tournament, the United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday.
The record payout, an increase of $4 million from 2015, will produce increases of about 10 percent per round for players. The men’s and women’s singles champions will be paid $3.5 million this year, and the runners-up $1.75 million. The doubles champions will split $625,000.
All the figures are the largest payouts in the tournament’s history, and dwarf those paid at the other Grand Slams. For example, this year’s Wimbledon champions, Andy Murray and Serena Williams, each earned £2 million (about $2.