US Open confirms record $108 million prize purse for 2026 tournament

[p]The men's and women's singles ‌champions at the August ⁠23 ‌to September 13 major in New ​York will earn $5.5 million each, which marks ​a 10% increase from last year and is the ⁠largest ​Grand Slam payment in history for a main draw singles champion.[/p][p][b]The compensation package also ‌includes what tournament organisers said is a Grand Slam record for first-round payouts, which this year will increase 27% to $140,000.[/b][/p][embed guid="cc5406c1-7c3c-42d6-b421-04d8e6102d4d" url="https://x.com/usopen/status/2090455592431206784" social-type="twitter" /][p]The payout structure was revealed shortly after the sport's four biggest ‌tournaments announced the creation ​of a Grand Slam Player ‌Council that is intended to give players a voice on a range of issues like prize ⁠money.[/p]