US Open Tennis Tournament reaches record $90 million player compensation

The US Open Tennis Tournament, held annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, is the only Grand Slam championship hosted in North America.

For the 2025 tournament, total player compensation is set at $90 million, marking a 20% increase from the $75 million distributed in 2024 and representing the largest prize pool in tennis history. Recent notable results include Aryna Sabalenka defeating Amanda Anisimova and Carlos Alcaraz defeating Jannik Sinner.

The tournament has a long history, beginning in 1881 at the Newport Casino in Rhode Island. It transitioned to the ‘Open Era’ in 1968, allowing professionals to compete alongside amateurs, and became the first Grand Slam to offer equal prize money to male and female winners in 1973.