1998 U.S. Open Prize Money
Posted: Monday August 24, 1998 07:38 PM
NEW YORK (AP) -- Prize money to be awarded at the 1998 U.S. Open
tennis championship to be held August 31-September 13 (1997 awards in
parentheses):
Singles
Winner: $700,000 ($650,000)
Runner-up: $400,000 ($350,000)
Semifinalist: $200,000 ($175,000)
Quarterfinalist: $100,000 ($90,000)
Round of 16 Losers: $50,000 ($45,000)
Round of 32 Losers: $30,000 ($25,000)
Round of 64 Losers: $18,000 ($15,000)
First Round Losers: $12,000 ($10,000)
Doubles
(Per Pair)
Winners: $320,000 ($300,000)
Runners-up: $160,000 ($150,000)
Semifinalists: $80,000 ($75,000)
Quarterfinalists: $40,000 ($32,500
Round of 16 Losers: $20,000 ($16,000)
Round of 32 Losers: $13,000 ($10,000)
First Round Losers: $8,000 ($6,000)
Mixed Doubles
Winners: $120,000 ($100,000)
Runners-up: $60,000 ($50,000)
Semifinalists: $30,000 ($25,000)
Quarterfinalists: $15,000 ($12,500
Round of 16 Losers: $10,000 ($6,000)
Round of 32 Losers: $5,000 ($3,000)
Qualifying Rounds
Singles
Men
Round of 32: $7,000 ($6,000)
Round of 64: $5,000 ($4,000)
Round of 128: $3,000 ($2,000)
Women
Round of 16: $7,000 ($6,000)
Round of 32: $5,000 ($4,000)
Round of 64: $3,000 ($2,000)
Doubles
Men and Women
Round of 8: $2,000 (NA)
Round of 16: $1,50 (NA)
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Totals
Men's and women's singles: $8,248,000 ($7,180,000)
Men's and women's doubles: $2,848,000 ($2,420,000)
Mixed doubles: $460,000 ($346,000)
Qualifying: $928,000 ($528,000)
Doubles Qualifying: $40,000 ($40,000)
Senior events: $400,000 ($400,000)
Player per diems and other fees: $1,076,000 ($907,890)
TOTAL: $14,000,000 ($11,821,890)
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