US Open 2020 prize money: How much will the champions earn?

[ASFN Admin]

This year's US Open has certainly been one to remember. The first major to resume during the coronavirus pandemic, the tournament being played being closed doors in a biosecure bubble, and not forgotting the dramatic disqualification of world No 1 Novak Djokovic on the middle Sunday. Flushing Meadows is usually the last major in the tennis calendar. But 2020 has been anything but straight forward, with the majority of tournaments cancelled by Covid. Most players who have departed the US Open, or opted not to play at all in the States, have headed to Europe with the French Open taking over the mantle of staging the final major of the year (for 2020 at least). Meanwhile, back in America, the finalists are gathering for one final hurrah, and one big pay out too. This year's winners in the men's and women's singles will each walk away with £2.29m, with the runner-up pocketing £1.1m.

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