At the 2017 U.S. Open, $50.4 million will be awarded in total, making it the richest tournament in tennis history. Each champion will earn a record $3.7 million check.
The runner-up will earn about half that amount: $1.83 million.
Here’s how much the other men’s and women’s singles competitors earned at this year’s Open:
Semifinal losers: $920,000
Quarterfinal losers: $470,000
Round of 16 losers: $253,625
Round of 32 losers: $144,000
Round of 64 losers: $86,000
Round of 128 losers: $50,000
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