French Open prize money increased to £40,000 for first round losers in bid to bridge pay gap.... and singles champion will take home nearly £2m Prize money increased for those knocked out in qualifying and the early stages Organisers want to narrow pay gap between big stars and lower-ranked players A total of £37.1m in prize money will be paid out at the year's second grand slam
By Press Association
Published: 18:28 GMT, 21 March 2019 | Updated: 18:31 GMT, 21 March 2019
View
comments
The French Open has increased its prize money by more than eight per cent for this year's tournament.
A total of £37.1million (€42.7m) will be paid out at the year's second grand slam compared to €39.2 in 2018.
The US Open offers the biggest prize fund, paying out £40.6m last year, while January's Australian Open had total prize money of approximately £34m, the same as the 2018 Wimbledon.
