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49.6 million euros is the overall prize money for the 2023 edition of Roland-Garros, up 12.3% compared to last year when it peaked at 43.6 million euros. The organizers unveiled Friday, May 12 this global endowment, also called “prize money”, awarded to all players who will take part in the Parisian Grand Slam from this Monday, May 22. These rewards, identical in the male and female tables, vary according to the results of the athletes.
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Thus, the winners of the singles tournaments will leave the capital with the tidy sum of 2.3 million euros, against 1.150 million for the finalist. In 2022, the winners Rafael Nadal and Iga Swiatek left with 2.2 million euros.
An eliminated in the first round will receive 69,000 euros
In detail, the two losing semi-finalists will win 630,000 euros, the quarter-finalists, 400,000 euros, and the eighth finalists, 240,000 euros. It should also be noted that a player eliminated in the first round will still pocket the sum of 69,000 euros.
The prize pool for the main draw of the men’s and women’s singles, lap by lap:
– Winner: 2.3 million euros
– Finalist: €1.150 million
– Semi-finalist: €630,000
– Quarter-finalist: 400,000 euro
– Eighth runner-up: €240,000
– Third round: 142,000 euro
– Second turn : €97,000
– First round : €69,000
An additional motivation for all those who take part in the qualifications this Monday, May 22. Moreover, financial allocations are also planned for these athletes who seek to integrate the main draw of Roland-Garros. Thus, a loser in the first round of “qualifiers” will receive 16,000 euros, 22,000 euros for one eliminated in the second round and 34,000 euros for the third round. A special qualification envelope increased by 11.8% compared to last year, report the organizers.
The endowments have also been announced for the various Roland-Garros tournaments, that is to say the competitions in doubles, mixed doubles, or even wheelchair tennis. For example, the pair of men’s and women’s doubles who will win the final will receive the sum of 590,000 euros. During the last edition, in 2022, it was the French Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic who won.