Australian Open Prize Money
2025 Breakdown & Historicals
The Australian Open will run for three weeks, from Monday, January 6, to Sunday, January 26, 2025. It features record-high prize money of $96,500,000 AUD, which translates to $59,952,075 USD, €58,140,285, and £48,514,892, a sizeable 12% increase compared to last year.
Despite being the youngest Grand Slam, which started 28 years after Wimbledon in 1905, the Australian Open is now the second highest-paying professional tennis tournament worldwide, right behind the US Open.
Men and women will play for equal prize money at the Australian Open, with the singles champions taking home a staggering $3,500,000 and the runner-up earning just over half that amount or $1,900,000. These amounts represent over a 10% increase versus last year, which is relatively consistent with other rounds. The third-round winners see the most significant percentage increase compared to the previous year at 13.73%.
In doubles, the sums are equally impressive for men and women, with the winning pairs splitting a $810,000 check and the teams who land the runner-up position divvying up $440,000. Like singles, nearly all doubles rounds are hitting roughly a 10% increase over the prior year.
Perhaps one of the most exciting elements about this year’s prize money is that it’s the second consecutive year that we’ve seen double-digit growth since before the 2020 pandemic, showcasing the tournament’s continued success.
Keep reading for everything you need to know about the 2025 purse, including a complete breakdown by round and historical data for comparison and reference.
How the Australian Open is Funded
The Australian Open, owned and operated by Tennis Australia, is big business. Last year, it attracted a massive fan base of 1,020,763 attendees and generated millions in revenue.
For context, the 2018 tournament reported $320 million in revenue. That year, organizers offered total prize money of $55,000,000, or 17% of its revenues. If we use that as a proxy, the Australian Open will likely net roughly $568 million this year.
In other words, the Australian Open generates more than enough cash to fund its impressive prize money, with revenue from sponsorships, broadcasting rights, ticket sales, concessions, and merchandise.
Although exact figures aren’t available for a revenue breakdown of the Australian Open, we can glean some insight from Wimbledon and the US Open. Here’s a look at how those tournaments faired in 2017.
| Revenue Breakdown | Wimbledon 2017 | US Open 2017 |
| Broadcasting | 55% | 36% |
| Ticket Sales | 16% | 36% |
| Sponsorships | 16% | 19% |
| Concessions & Merch | 12% | 9% |
Australian Open Revenue Breakdown (Guesstimates)
Considering those figures, here’s an educated guess at how revenue is divided for the Australian Open.
- Broadcasting: 35%
- Ticket Sales: 35%
- Sponsorships: 20%
- Concessions & Merch: 10%
The US Open has significantly higher attendance, so ticket sales far exceed Wimbledon’s. That’s also the case for the Australian Open, which can host more fans.
Here’s a quick comparison of last year’s attendance numbers for each major.
- Australian Open: 1,020,763
- French Open: 675,080
- Wimbledon: 526,455
- US Open: 1,048,669
Due to the large number of fans attending, the Australian Open has consistently delivered some of the most significant prize money sums. Here’s how the tournament compared to the other three Grand Slams last year.
| Grand Slam | Native Currency | US Dollars |
| Australian Open | $86,500,000 | $58,037,175 |
| French Open | €53,478,000 | $59,432,240 |
| Wimbledon | £50,000,000 | $65,477,750 |
| US Open | $75,000,000 | $75,000,000 |
The Australian Open offered 23% less prize money than the US Open, the highest-paying Grand Slam.
As the tournament expands and enhances its facilities for fans, it will undoubtedly remain one of the highest-paying sporting events worldwide.
Prize Money Distribution
At a high level, the Australian Open prize money is divided by discipline, including singles, doubles, mixed doubles, and qualifying rounds. Here’s a look at the distribution of available 2025 data.
| Event | Prize Money | % of Total |
| Singles | $66,216,000 | 69% |
| Singles Qualifiers | $9,920,000 | 10% |
| Doubles | $10,364,000 | 11% |
| Mixed Doubles | $1,433,500 | 1% |
| Other | $8,566,500 | 9% |
| Total | $96,500,000 | 100% |
However, consistent with other tennis tournaments, the Australian Open’s prize money is divided further by round, with players earning more as they progress. For context, here’s a table of payouts for the men’s and women’s singles for 2025 by round, including qualifiers.
| 2025 | AUS Dollar | US Dollar | Sterling Pound |
| Winner | $3,500,000 | $2,198,928 | £1,752,853 |
| Runner-up | $1,900,000 | $1,193,704 | £951,549 |
| Semifinal | $1,100,000 | $691,092 | £550,897 |
| Quarterfinal | $665,000 | $417,796 | £333,042 |
| Round 4 | $420,000 | $263,871 | £210,342 |
| Round 3 | $290,000 | $182,197 | £145,236 |
| Round 2 | $200,000 | $125,653 | £100,163 |
| Round 1 | $132,000 | $82,931 | £66,108 |
| Q3 | $72,000 | $45,235 | £36,059 |
| Q2 | $49,000 | $30,785 | £24,540 |
| Q1 | $35,000 | $21,989 | £17,529 |
Overall, investment in singles represents the majority of prize money, which isn’t surprising given that it attracts the most viewership and features the biggest draw size.
Men vs. Women
Shortly after the new millennium, in 2001, the Australian Open followed in the footsteps of the US Open, instituting equal prize money for men and women. Although this occurred twenty years after the triumph in Flushing Meadows, it was another huge milestone for the sport.
Shortly after, the French Open and finally, Wimbledon would follow suit. Here’s a look at when each of the Grand Slams switched.
- US Open: 1973
- Australian Open: 2001
- French Open: 2006
- Wimbledon: 2007
As a point of reference, the pay gap for men and women at the Australian Open in 1978 was 583%, with the men’s winner taking home 151,500 and the women’s champion netting a mere $22,200.
Although it’s worth noting that prize money at the Australian Open was equal for men and women for a few years during the 80s and 90s, it slid backward for a few years until they fully committed in 2001.
2025 Full Breakdown
The Australian Open has experienced significant growth in prize money since we ushered in the new millennium, with increases every year, even during the pandemic when ticket sales were heavily restricted.
On average, prize money since 2000 has increased by 8.45%. The most significant percentage increase in prize money came in 2015 when it jumped $13 million to $40,000,000 or 21.21% over the prior year, while the lowest came in 2005 when prize money only moved up $100,000 to $19,100,000 for a 0.53% improvement over 2004.
For 2025, prize money will improve by an impressive 11.56% for players. The following tables break down prize money by round since 2011 for men and women. You can scroll left to right to view the entire data set.
For comparison, I’ve converted AUS dollars to US Dollars and Sterling pounds, which I calculate using the prior year’s exchange rate on the day of the final for a close approximation of value.
Men & Women Singles
AUS Dollar
| AUS Dollar | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Winner | $3,500,000 | $3,150,000 | $2,975,000 | $2,875,000 | $2,750,000 | $4,120,000 | $4,100,000 | $4,000,000 | $3,700,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,100,000 | $2,650,000 | $2,430,000 | $2,300,000 | $2,200,000 |
| Runner-up | $1,900,000 | $1,725,000 | $1,625,000 | $1,575,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,065,000 | $2,050,000 | $2,000,000 | $1,900,000 | $1,700,000 | $1,550,000 | $1,325,000 | $1,215,000 | $1,150,000 | $1,100,000 |
| Semifinal | $1,100,000 | $990,000 | $925,000 | $895,000 | $850,000 | $1,040,000 | $920,000 | $880,000 | $900,000 | $750,000 | $650,000 | $540,000 | $500,000 | $437,000 | $420,000 |
| Quarterfinal | $665,000 | $600,000 | $555,250 | $538,500 | $525,000 | $525,000 | $460,000 | $440,000 | $440,000 | $375,000 | $340,000 | $270,000 | $250,000 | $218,500 | $210,000 |
| Round 4 | $420,000 | $375,000 | $338,250 | $328,000 | $320,000 | $300,000 | $260,000 | $240,000 | $220,000 | $193,000 | $175,000 | $135,000 | $125,000 | $109,250 | $93,000 |
| Round 3 | $290,000 | $255,000 | $227,925 | $221,000 | $215,000 | $180,000 | $155,000 | $142,500 | $130,000 | $108,000 | $97,500 | $75,000 | $71,000 | $54,625 | $54,500 |
| Round 2 | $200,000 | $180,000 | $158,850 | $154,000 | $150,000 | $128,000 | $105,000 | $90,000 | $80,000 | $67,000 | $60,000 | $50,000 | $45,500 | $33,300 | $32,000 |
| Round 1 | $132,000 | $120,000 | $106,250 | $103,000 | $100,000 | $90,000 | $75,000 | $60,000 | $50,000 | $38,500 | $34,500 | $30,000 | $27,600 | $20,000 | $20,000 |
US Dollar
Please note that all historical data for US Open prize money in British sterling pounds considers exchange rates on the day of the final for the years listed.
| US Dollar | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Winner | $2,198,928 | $2,130,975 | $1,998,278 | $2,071,064 | $2,138,125 | $2,757,624 | $2,943,816 | $3,245,202 | $2,794,575 | $2,402,475 | $2,411,800 | $2,304,971 | $2,530,067 | $2,446,050 | $2,339,700 |
| Runner-up | $1,193,704 | $1,166,963 | $1,091,496 | $1,134,583 | $1,166,250 | $1,382,158 | $1,471,908 | $1,622,601 | $1,435,052 | $1,201,238 | $1,205,900 | $1,152,486 | $1,265,034 | $1,223,025 | $1,169,850 |
| Semifinal | $691,092 | $669,735 | $621,313 | $644,731 | $660,875 | $696,099 | $660,564 | $713,944 | $679,761 | $529,958 | $505,700 | $469,692 | $520,590 | $464,750 | $446,670 |
| Quarterfinal | $417,796 | $405,900 | $372,956 | $387,919 | $408,188 | $351,396 | $330,282 | $356,972 | $332,328 | $264,979 | $264,520 | $234,846 | $260,295 | $232,375 | $223,335 |
| Round 4 | $263,871 | $253,688 | $227,199 | $236,281 | $248,800 | $200,798 | $186,681 | $194,712 | $166,164 | $136,376 | $136,150 | $117,423 | $130,148 | $116,187 | $98,906 |
| Round 3 | $182,197 | $172,508 | $153,095 | $159,202 | $167,163 | $120,479 | $111,291 | $115,610 | $98,188 | $76,314 | $75,855 | $65,235 | $73,924 | $58,094 | $57,961 |
| Round 2 | $125,653 | $121,770 | $106,698 | $110,937 | $116,625 | $85,674 | $75,390 | $73,017 | $60,423 | $47,343 | $46,680 | $43,490 | $47,374 | $35,415 | $34,032 |
| Round 1 | $82,931 | $81,180 | $71,367 | $74,198 | $77,750 | $60,239 | $53,850 | $48,678 | $37,765 | $27,205 | $26,841 | $26,094 | $28,737 | $21,270 | $21,270 |
Sterling Pound
Please note that all historical data for US Open prize money in euros considers exchange rates on the day of the final for the years listed.
| Sterling Pound | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 |
| Winner | £1,752,853 | £1,662,366 | £1,570,012 | £1,602,037 | £1,396,425 | £2,092,098 | £2,231,232 | £2,294,446 | £2,219,822 | £1,687,002 | £1,599,257 | £1,398,122 | £1,461,566 | £1,556,789 | £1,489,102 |
| Runner-up | £951,549 | £910,343 | £857,570 | £877,638 | £761,686 | £1,048,588 | £1,115,616 | £1,147,223 | £1,139,909 | £843,501 | £799,629 | £699,061 | £730,783 | £778,394 | £744,551 |
| Semifinal | £550,897 | £522,458 | £488,155 | £498,721 | £431,622 | £528,102 | £500,667 | £504,778 | £539,957 | £372,133 | £335,328 | £284,900 | £300,734 | £295,790 | £284,283 |
| Quarterfinal | £333,042 | £316,641 | £293,025 | £300,069 | £266,590 | £266,590 | £250,333 | £246,202 | £263,979 | £186,066 | £175,402 | £142,450 | £150,367 | £147,895 | £142,142 |
| Round 4 | £210,342 | £197,901 | £178,506 | £182,772 | £162,493 | £152,337 | £141,493 | £137,667 | £131,989 | £95,762 | £90,281 | £71,225 | £75,183 | £73,947 | £62,948 |
| Round 3 | £145,236 | £134,572 | £120,284 | £123,148 | £109,175 | £91,402 | £84,351 | £81,740 | £77,994 | £53,587 | £50,299 | £39,569 | £42,704 | £36,974 | £36,889 |
| Round 2 | £100,163 | £94,992 | £83,831 | £85,813 | £76,169 | £64,997 | £57,141 | £51,625 | £47,996 | £33,244 | £30,953 | £26,380 | £27,367 | £22,540 | £21,660 |
| Round 1 | £66,108 | £63,328 | £56,072 | £57,395 | £50,779 | £45,701 | £40,815 | £34,417 | £29,998 | £19,103 | £17,798 | £15,828 | £16,601 | £13,537 | £13,537 |
Singles Qualifying
| 2025 | AUS Dollar | US Dollar | Sterling Pound |
| Q3 | $72,000 | $45,235 | £36,059 |
| Q2 | $49,000 | $30,785 | £24,540 |
| Q1 | $35,000 | $21,989 | £17,529 |
Men & Women Doubles (Per Pair)
| 2025 | AUS Dollar | US Dollar | Sterling Pound |
| Winner | $810,000 | $508,895 | £405,660 |
| Runner-up | $440,000 | $276,437 | £220,359 |
| Semifinal | $250,000 | $157,066 | £125,204 |
| Quarterfinal | $142,000 | $89,214 | £71,116 |
| Round 3 | $82,000 | $51,518 | £41,067 |
| Round 2 | $58,000 | $36,439 | £29,047 |
| Round 1 | $40,000 | $25,131 | £20,033 |
Mixed Doubles (Per Pair)
These figures are not yet released for 2022.
| 2025 | AUS Dollar | US Dollar | Sterling Pound |
| Winner | $175,000 | $109,946 | £87,643 |
| Runner-up | $97,750 | $61,413 | £48,955 |
| Semifinal | $52,500 | $32,984 | £26,293 |
| Quarterfinal | $27,750 | $17,434 | £13,898 |
| Round 2 | $14,000 | $8,796 | £7,011 |
| Round 1 | $7,250 | $4,555 | £3,631 |
Prize Money by Year
Here’s a recap of historical data for Australian Open prize money by year, with a graph helping visualize growth over time.
| Year | Total Prize Money | % Change |
| 2025 | $96,500,000 | 11.56% |
| 2024 | $86,500,000 | 13.07% |
| 2023 | $76,500,000 | 3.38% |
| 2022 | $74,000,000 | 3.50% |
| 2021 | $71,500,000 | 0.70% |
| 2020 | $71,000,000 | 13.60% |
| 2019 | $62,500,000 | 13.64% |
| 2018 | $55,000,000 | 10.00% |
| 2017 | $50,000,000 | 13.64% |
| 2016 | $44,000,000 | 10.00% |
| 2015 | $40,000,000 | 21.21% |
| 2014 | $33,000,000 | 10.00% |
| 2013 | $30,000,000 | 15.38% |
| 2012 | $26,000,000 | 3.98% |
| 2011 | $25,005,635 | 3.78% |
| 2010 | $24,094,000 | 4.12% |
| 2009 | $23,140,000 | 12.33% |
| 2008 | $20,600,000 | 3.00% |
| 2007 | $20,000,000 | 3.63% |
| 2006 | $19,300,000 | 1.05% |
| 2005 | $19,100,000 | 0.53% |
| 2004 | $19,000,000 | 4.51% |
| 2003 | $18,180,000 | 10.18% |
| 2002 | $16,500,000 | 19.07% |
| 2001 | $13,857,625 | – |
Please note that all data is in AUS dollars.
FAQs
Australian Open prize money is always a hot topic, so fans often have several questions about it. Here are some of the most common we hear.
Is the prize money taxed?
Yes. The local government taxes player earnings for tennis tournaments. Therefore, for the Australian Open, players are taxed at the current Australian tax rate, which varies from 0% to 45%, depending on their earnings.
It’s worth noting that players usually will not pay taxes on their prize money to their local government due to Double Tax Treaties that typically exist to prevent double taxation.
Do junior players win prize money?
No. Australian Open junior tournaments are amateur events, so participants do not earn prize money. However, they do earn ranking points for their participation.
Do qualifiers earn prize money?
Yes, in 2025, the Australian Open will allocate $9,920,000 in prize money to the singles qualifying tournament. In singles, 128 players compete for one of 16 qualifying spots.
If players lose in any qualifying round, they earn money, which increases as they progress. For example, this year, a player who loses in the final round of the qualifying tournament earns $72,000.
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