This is the curious distribution of prize money at the 2025 Australian Open

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Tennis continues to grow, although this isn’t fully reflected in the prize money distribution of the world's top tournaments. However, gradually, they are increasing their prize money. The 2025 Australian Open has raised the money to be distributed by 12% compared to the 2024 edition, with differences depending on each round. We analyze the earnings of the tennis players participating in the first Grand Slam of the year.

Substantial improvements are being made in the more equitable distribution of money among all players, but there is still a long way to go. A global and high-profile sport like tennis must be economically viable for more players, while also distributing more significant prizes among the most important players. Although it is true that the prize money of the 2025 Australian Open will be 96.5 million Australian dollars (about 60 million USD), 44% more than the 2016 edition and has grown by 36% in the last five years, the amounts that tennis players receive are far from what one would expect.

It should be noted that the prize money distributed is the same for both men and women. In the total prize money, prizes for participants in the men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles are also included. The champions of these categories will receive 810,000 AU$ and 175,000 AUD$. We proceed to analyze round by round the distribution of prize money for the 2025 Australian Open in the respective individual draws.

- Distribution of prize money for the 2025 Australian Open in individual draws

• *AU$= Australian dollars // $= US dollars (approximate amount)

Q1: 35,000 AU$ (22,000$)

Q2: 49,000 AU$ (30,500$)

Q3: 72,000 AU$ (45,000$)

R1: 132,000 AU$ (82,000$)

R2: 200,000 AU$ (124,000$)

R3: 290,000 AU$ (180,000$)

R4: 420,000 AU$ (261,000$)

CF: 665,000 AU$ (412,500$)

SF: 1,100,000 AU$ (682,000$)

F: 1,900,000 AU$ (1,178,000$)

W: 3,500,000 AU$ (2,200,000$)

The champions of the two individual draws will earn less money than Fritz and Zheng did in the ATP Finals and WTA Finals of last year for winning three matches. This anecdote is a good example of how limited the 2025 Australian Open prize money is, partly due to the local currency exchange rate.

The champions of the 2024 US Open won 3.6 million USD, far from the 2.2 million USD that the Melbourne titleholders will receive. There is also a difference in the first-round prize between the two Grand Slams, going from the 100,000 USD of the US Open to approximately 82,000 USD in the 2025 Australian Open. In conclusion, there is still a long way to go concerning prize money.

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