The organization of Roland Garros, the second Grand Slam of the season and a great stop on the tour on clay, announced positive changes in the prize money of this edition.
It is a rise of 6.8% in economic prizes compared to 2019last edition not affected by COVID-19: a total of 43.6 million euros, of which 2.2 million will go to the winners of the individual men’s and women’s tournament.
In the last two editions, the economic endowment had decreased in line with the reduction in income due to the low turnout of the public due to the restrictions imposed by the French authorities to stop the spread of the pandemic.
The smallest increase this year, whose edition will be held from May 22 to June 5, will be made in the individual draws, which will increase the prizes by just 1.43%, after having reached 35% in 2019 and 3% in last year.
The finalists will earn half of the winners, and the semifinalists 600,000 euros. For reaching the quarterfinals, 380,000 euros will be secured and 220,000 for playing the round of 16. The tennis players who fall in the first round will leave Paris with 62,000 euros.
One of the pleasant surprises of the announcement will favor one of the disciplines that receives the least throughout the calendar cycle. The doubles pictures They will increase the monetary prize by 6.0%, with 580,000 euros for the winners and 290,000 for the finalists.
But without a doubt, the qualifying rounds are the most benefited from this change. They will have an improvement of 66% compared to 2019 and 30% if compared to 2021. Playing the first round of the preliminary phase will bring 14,000 euros and achieving a place in the final table, which means overcoming three phases, 31,000 euros .
“The increase in the prizes of the first rounds and the previous phases is intended to help the players who have suffered the most from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic”the organization said in a statement.
