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French Open, Roland Garros Prize Money 2023 | Breakdown & Historicals

French Open Prize Money

2023 Breakdown & Historicals

By Jon Crim
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The 2023 French Open, also known as Roland Garros, is scheduled to take place in Paris from Sunday, May 28, to Sunday, June 11, and this year prize money hits an all-time high of €49,600,000, which equates to $53,629,752 and £43,124,756, a substantial 13.8% increase over 2022.

As one of the world’s most prestigious tournaments, the French Open continues to deliver one of the largest purses of any ATP and WTA event, and this year they shatter the previous year’s figures.

Men and women earn equal prize money at the French Open, so singles champions will take home a massive €2,300,000 paycheck, while the runner-ups will walk away with an equally impressive €1,150,000. Both of these sums represent a 4.6% increase over the prior year.

For the doubles event, the winning pairs will earn €590,000, and the teams in the runner-up position will split €295,000, equaling a smaller 1.7% jump for both over last year’s event compared to singles.

In 2023, the French Tennis Federation adjusts its allocation of prize money to better support lower-ranked players participating in qualifiers and earlier rounds in the main draw. As a result, they’ll distribute an impressive €4,544,000 in the qualifying tournament alone, with the final found qualifiers earning an impressive €34,000.

After a two-year dip in prize money for 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic, it’s great to see the French Open back in a position to deliver top dollar at their tournament, which is fantastic for players. This guide shares everything you need to know about the 2023 purse, including historical data for comparison and reference.

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How the Open is Funded

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Prize Money Distribution

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Men vs. Women

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2023 Full Breakdown

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How the French Open is Funded

The French Tennis Federation owns and operates the French Open, one of the most significant and prestigious sporting events worldwide, which drew 613,586 spectators last year.

Like virtually all professional tennis tournaments, the French Open generates most of the event’s revenue from sponsorships, broadcasting rights, ticket sales, concessions, and merchandise.

Although exact revenues are unknown, here’s an estimated guess for how the tournament’s revenues break down by category using US Open and Wimbledon data as a reference point.

Revenue Breakdown Wimbledon 2017 US Open 2017
Broadcasting 55% 36%
Ticket Sales 16% 36%
Sponsorships 16% 19%
Concessions & Merch 12% 9%

A Pie Chart Showing the Main Categories of Revenue Generation for the French Open

French Open Revenue Breakdown (Guesstimates)

  • Broadcasting: 45%
  • Ticket Sales: 20%
  • Sponsorships: 20%
  • Concessions & Merch: 15%

The US Open has significantly higher attendance, so their ticket sales far exceed that of Wimbledon, which is roughly the same as the French Open. Here’s a quick comparison of attendance numbers in 2019 for each of the majors.

  • Australian Open: 796,435
  • French Open: 470,000
  • Wimbledon: 500,397
  • US Open: 737,872

In 2015, the tournament recorded revenues of €187.3 million, which is how organizers can afford to pay huge prizes. However, as you’d imagine, the French Open has plenty of expenses. From ongoing maintenance and expansion of facilities at the Stade Roland Garros to marketing, insurance, and staff, to name a few, there are a lot of costs to cover.

The French Tennis Federation pays the least compared to the other Grand Slam tournaments, but the amount aligns with the figures you’d expect from one of the world’s biggest tennis tournaments. Here’s how the French Open stacked up against the other majors in 2022.

Grand Slam Native Currency US Dollars
Australian Open $75,000,000 $51,528,000
French Open €43,600,000 $43,308,534
Wimbledon £40,350,000 $47,468,345
US Open $60,000,000 $60,000,000

Compared to the US Open, the highest-paying major in tennis, the French Open offers 28% less prize money.

However, with the tournament’s aggressive expansion in recent years, including the introduction of night sessions, it’s reasonable to expect they have an opportunity to catch up with Wimbledon.

Prize Money Distribution

The French Open distributes prize money commensurate with a player’s success, so their earnings increase the further they progress, which is typical for nearly all ATP and WTA tournaments.

As a point of reference, here’s a table of payouts for the men’s and women’s singles for 2023.

A Pie Chart Showing How the French Open Distributes Prize Money Between Events

Event Prize Money % of Total
Singles €36,044,000 73%
Singles Qualifiers €4,544,000 9%
Doubles €5,111,000 10%
Mixed Doubles €950,000 1.92%
Wheelchair Singles €468,000 0.94%
Wheelchair Doubles €128,000 0.26%
Quad Singles €340,000 0.69%
Quad Doubles €88,000 0.18%
Other €1,927,000 3.89%
Total €49,600,000 100%

Singles is one of several events held at the French Open, so we can also break prize money down by discipline, i.e., singles, doubles, mixed doubles, etc., and a separate amount for qualifying rounds. Here’s how those numbers broke down for this year’s tournament.

2023 Singles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €2,300,000 $2,473,213 £2,151,460
Runner-up €1,150,000 $1,236,607 £1,075,730
Semifinalists €630,000 $677,445 £589,313
Quarterfinalists €400,000 $430,124 £374,167
Round of 16 €240,000 $258,074 £224,500
Round of 32 €142,000 $152,694 £132,829
Round of 64 €97,000 $104,305 £90,736
First round €69,000 $74,196 £64,544
Round of 32 €34,000 $36,561 £31,804
Round of 64 €22,000 $23,657 £20,579
First round €16,000 $17,205 £14,967

The singles event offers the biggest purse because it has the largest draw, i.e., more players and the strongest viewership.

Men vs. Women

Of the Grand Slam tournaments, the French Open is the second to last to have instituted equal prize money for men and women, doing so in 2007, 34 years after the US Open decided to change in 1973.

That same year, Wimbledon offered equal prize money. Here’s a look at when each of the Grand Slam tournaments moved to equal pay.

  • US Open: 1973
  • Australian Open: 2001
  • French Open: 2007
  • Wimbledon: 2007

To better understand the pay gap at the start of the Open Era, it’s worth noting the French Open’s prize money distribution in 1968, which was $19,200 for men and a mere $6,400 for women. That year the French Open paid women 33.3% of the men’s earnings.

2023 Full Breakdown

Since 1968, the French Open has steadily increased prize money. Only on a handful of occasions has it decreased or remained the same. More recently, prize money suffered in 2020 due to the pandemic, with a 10.93% drop, followed by another 10.53% drop in 2021.

However, in 2022, prize money rebounded significantly, jumping 26.9% compared to 2021, leapfrogging their previous best in 2019.

For 2023, there’s another sizeable 13.8% increase in prize money for players, which is promising. Furthermore, the tournament continues distributing more funds to earlier rounds to improve opportunities for lower-ranked players, which they’ve done in recent years.

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 US dollars to euros 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.

Singles

Numbers are for men and women.

Euro

Euro 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Winner €2,300,000 €2,200,000 €1,400,000 €1,600,000 €2,300,000 €2,200,000 €2,100,000 €2,000,000 €1,800,000 €1,800,000 €1,500,000 €1,500,000 €1,200,000
Runner-up €1,150,000 €1,100,000 €750,000 €800,000 €1,180,000 €1,120,000 €1,060,000 €1,000,000 €900,000 €900,000 €750,000 €750,000 €600,000
Semifinal €630,000 €600,000 €375,000 €425,250 €590,000 €560,000 €530,000 €500,000 €450,000 €450,000 €375,000 €375,000 €300,000
Quarterfinal €400,000 €380,000 €255,000 €283,500 €415,000 €380,000 €340,000 €294,000 €250,000 €250,000 €190,000 €190,000 €150,000
Round 4 €240,000 €220,000 €170,000 €189,000 €243,000 €222,000 €200,000 €173,000 €145,000 €145,000 €100,000 €100,000 €75,000
Round 3 €142,000 €125,800 €113,000 €126,000 €143,000 €130,000 €118,000 €102,000 €85,000 €85,000 €60,000 €60,000 €42,000
Round 2 €97,000 €86,000 €84,000 €84,000 €87,000 €79,000 €70,000 €60,000 €50,000 €50,000 €35,000 €35,000 €25,000
Round 1 €69,000 €62,000 €60,000 €60,000 €46,000 €40,000 €35,000 €30,000 €27,000 €27,000 €21,000 €21,000 €15,000

US Dollar

Please note that all historical data for French Open prize money in US dollars consider exchange rates on the day of the final for the years listed.

US Dollar 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Winner $2,496,039 $2,290,354 $1,694,710 $1,894,332 $2,710,315 $2,592,475 $2,352,414 $2,270,199 $2,030,571 $2,455,729 $1,983,156 $1,870,557 $1,758,602
Runner-up $1,248,019 $1,145,177 $907,880 $947,166 $1,390,509 $1,319,805 $1,187,409 $1,135,100 $1,015,286 $1,227,864 $991,578 $935,279 $879,301
Semifinal $683,698 $624,642 $453,940 $503,478 $695,255 $659,903 $593,704 $567,550 $507,643 $613,932 $495,789 $467,639 $439,651
Quarterfinal $434,094 $395,607 $308,679 $335,652 $489,035 $447,791 $380,867 $333,719 $282,024 $341,073 $251,200 $236,937 $219,825
Round 4 $260,456 $229,035 $205,786 $223,768 $286,351 $261,604 $224,039 $196,372 $163,574 $197,823 $132,210 $124,704 $109,913
Round 3 $154,103 $130,967 $136,787 $149,179 $168,511 $153,192 $132,183 $115,780 $95,888 $115,965 $79,326 $74,822 $61,551
Round 2 $105,268 $89,532 $101,683 $99,452 $102,521 $93,093 $78,414 $68,106 $56,405 $68,215 $46,274 $43,646 $36,638
Round 1 $74,881 $64,546 $72,630 $71,037 $54,206 $47,136 $39,207 $34,053 $30,459 $36,836 $27,764 $26,188 $21,983

Sterling Pound

Please note that all historical data for French Open prize money in sterling pounds consider exchange rates on the day of the final for the years listed.

Sterling Pound 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
Winner £2,004,759 £1,895,898 £1,204,975 £1,479,290 £2,021,090 £1,933,216 £1,846,495 £1,578,495 £1,323,627 £1,462,107 £1,275,293 £1,208,313 £1,068,852
Runner-up £1,002,380 £947,949 £645,522 £739,645 £1,036,907 £984,183 £932,040 £789,247 £661,813 £731,054 £637,647 £604,157 £534,426
Semifinal £549,130 £517,063 £322,761 £393,168 £518,453 £492,091 £466,020 £394,624 £330,907 £365,527 £318,823 £302,078 £267,213
Quarterfinal £348,654 £327,473 £219,478 £262,112 £364,675 £333,919 £298,956 £232,039 £183,837 £203,070 £161,537 £153,053 £133,606
Round 4 £209,192 £189,590 £146,318 £174,741 £213,533 £195,079 £195,201 £175,213 £147,070 £140,525 £123,278 £116,804 £89,071
Round 3 £123,772 £108,411 £97,259 £116,494 £125,659 £114,236 £103,755 £80,503 £62,505 £69,044 £51,012 £48,333 £37,410
Round 2 £84,549 £74,112 £72,298 £77,663 £76,450 £69,420 £61,550 £47,355 £36,767 £40,614 £29,757 £28,194 £22,268
Round 1 £60,143 £53,430 £51,642 £55,473 £40,422 £35,149 £30,775 £23,677 £19,854 £21,932 £17,854 £16,916 £13,361

Singles Qualifying

Numbers are for men and women.

Qualifiers Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Qualies Round 3 €34,000 $36,574 £29,578
Qualies Round 2 €22,000 $23,666 £19,139
Qualies Round 1 €16,000 $17,212 £13,919

Doubles (Per Pair)

Numbers are for men and women.

Doubles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €590,000 $635,064 £513,163
Runner-up €29,500 $31,753 £25,658
Semifinalists €148,000 $159,304 £128,726
Quarterfinalists €80,000 $86,110 £69,581
Round of 16 €43,000 $46,284 £37,400
Round of 32 €27,000 $29,062 £23,484
First round €17,000 $18,298 £14,786

Mixed Doubles (Per Pair)

Mixed Doubles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €122,000 $131,318 £106,112
Runner-up €61,000 $65,659 £53,056
Semifinalists €31,000 $33,368 £26,963
Quarterfinalists €17,500 $18,837 £15,221
Round of 16 €10,000 $10,764 £8,698
First round €5,000 $5,382 £4,349

Quad Singles

Numbers are for men and women.

Quad Singles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €60,000 $64,583 £52,186
Runner-up €30,000 $32,291 £26,093
Semifinalists €18,000 $19,375 £15,656
Quarterfinalists €11,000 $11,840 £9,567

Quad Doubles (Per Pair)

Numbers are for men and women.

Quad Doubles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €20,000 $21,528 £17,395
Runner-up €10,000 $10,764 £8,698
Semifinalists €7,000 $7,535 £6,088

Wheelchair Singles

Numbers are for men and women.

Wheelchair Singles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €60,000 $64,583 £52,186
Runner-up €30,000 $32,291 £26,093
Semifinalists €18,000 $19,375 £15,656
Quarterfinalists €11,000 $11,840 £9,567
First round €8,000 $8,611 £6,958

Wheelchair Doubles

Numbers are for men and women.

Wheelchair Doubles Euro US Dollar Sterling Pound
Winner €20,000 $21,525 £17,397
Runner-up €10,000 $10,763 £8,698
Semifinalists €7,000 $7,534 £6,089
Quarterfinalists €5,000 $5,381 £4,349

Prize Money by Year

Here’s a recap of historical data for French Open prize money by year, with a graph helping visualize growth over time.

A Line Graph Showing French Open Prize Money Over Time Since 2011

Year Total Prize Money % Change
2023 €49,600,000 13.76%
2022 €43,600,000 26.87%
2021 €34,367,215 -9.56%
2020 €38,000,000 -10.93%
2019 €42,661,000 8.84%
2018 €39,197,000 8.88%
2017 €36,000,000 12.44%
2016 €32,017,500 14.23%
2015 €28,028,600 12.03%
2014 €25,018,900 13.72%
2013 €22,000,000 17.53%
2012 €18,718,000 6.84%
2011 €17,520,000 –

Please note that all data is in euros, so you’ll need to translate it to your native currency if desired.

FAQs

The French Open’s prize money is always a hot topic, so it’s common for fans to have several questions relating to the subject. Here are some of the most common we hear.

Is French prize money taxed?

Yes. The local French government taxes all player earnings at the French Open according to the country’s tax rate, which ranges from 11-45% depending on a player’s winnings, reaching as high as 45%.

Luckily for most players, they will not have to also pay taxes to their local governments due to double tax treaties that typically exist to prevent double taxation.

Do junior French Open players win prize money?

No. French Open junior tournaments are considered amateur events. Therefore, participants don’t earn prize money. However, they do earn rankings points for participating.

Why did the French Open’s prize money decrease in 2020 and 2021?

The French Open’s prize money declined by 11% in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic when organizers limited fans at the event. Ticket sales, concessions, and merchandise represent a significant portion of the tournament’s revenue, so it’s not surprising these figures dropped during those years.

Considering the challenges the tournament faced to operate successfully, it’s impressive they retained most of the purse.

Do US Open qualifiers earn prize money?

Yes, in 2023, the French Open is allocating €4,544,000 in prize money to the qualifying tournament. In singles, sixty-four players compete for one of sixteen available qualifying spots.

If players lose in any qualifying round, they earn money, which increases the further a player progresses. For example, this year, the final or third round prize money in the qualifying tournament is €34,000.

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