The 2012 Australian Open is offering the highest prize money ever in the history of Grand Slam tennis; a total of $26 million Australian Dollars.
Have a look at what the players receive for playing singles, doubles and mixed doubles.
Singles – Men’s and Women’s – Per Player
Winners – $2,300,000* (approx USD 2,370,000)
Runners-up – $1,150,000 (approx USD 1,185,000)
Semifinalists – $437,000
Quarterfinalists – $218,500
Round of 16 – $109,250
Round of 32 – $54,625
Round of 64 – $33,300
First Round – $20,800
Qualifying Men and Women
Third Round – $11,440
Second Round – $5,710
First Round – $2,860
Doubles – Men’s and Women’s (per pair)
Winners – $454,500 (approx USD 468,000)
Runners-Up – $227,250
Semifinalists – $113,000
Quarterfinalists – $56,000
Round of 16 – $31,500
Round of 32 – $17,200
First Round – $9,600
Mixed Doubles (per pair)
Winners – $135,500 (approx USD 139,500)
Runners-Up – $67,500
Semifinalists – $33,900
Quarterfinalists – $15,500
Round of 16 – $7,800
First Round – $3800
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal
This information was sourced from the 2012 Australian Open Program.
*All amounts are in Australian Dollars. Approx USD conversions were done on 17 January 2012 using Oanda Currency Converter. Check it out if you would like to convert the AUD to another currency.
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Ballboy2012 says
Strange that the prize money for mixed doubles is less than men’s and women’s doubles. Still a nice earner.