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El prize money del Open de Australia 2021

There is no doubt in affirming that after the arrival of the coronavirus, tennis is going through a bad moment economically. Following a policy similar to that of the rest of Grand Slams, the Open de Australia 2021 He has been forced to reduce the overall prize money, but concentrating these decreases in the final rounds and helping a lot the players in the preliminary phase and the first rounds who will see their income increase a little more.

The 2021 Australian Open men’s and women’s individual champions will earn 33% less than the 2020 champions. When Novak Djokovic and Sofia Kenin were proclaimed champions last January, they each took a check for $ 4,120,000. For this edition, there will be a significant reduction and both winners will receive only $ 2,750,000. Same procedure for the runner-up and semi-finalists, who will also have less income compared to past editions.

According to the official website of the Australian Open, the total prize pool for the event that will begin in February 2021 will remain at 71.5 million dollars. This means that there has been a significant redistribution of funds; A majority will go to the winners and losers of the first rounds and previous phases, who have had a very bad time in recent months due to the pandemic, seeing that it did not generate any type of income as there were no tournaments on the calendar for several months.

The prize money for the doubles event also continues a very similar pattern. Winners and runners-up checks will drop 21% and 11% respectively, while first-round losers will earn more than last year. This is the prize money of the Australian Open 2021 round by round in men’s and women’s singles:

1st Round: $ 25,000. In 2020 those who played the preliminary phase took $ 20,000

2nd Round: 35.000$

3rd Round: 52.500$

1st Round: $ 100,000. In 2020 those who fell in the first round took $ 90,000

2nd Round: 150.000$

3rd Round: 215.000$

Round of 16: 320.000$

Quarter finals: $ 525,000. They earn exactly the same as in the last edition.

Semifinals: $ 850,000. In 2020, those who fell in the semifinals took $ 1,040,000.

Finalist: 1.500.000€

Champion: € 2,750,000. In 2020, Novak Djokovic for coming out as champion took € 4,120,000.

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