The Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz entered this Tuesday, for the first time in his career, into the semifinals of the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season and which is played on a hard surface, after convincingly beating the Australian Alex De Miñaur in three sets, in a quarterfinal duel in which he went from less to more in his game (7-5, 6-2, 6-1) in two hours and 15 minutes of play.
He had to wait for his fifth participation in the Australian Open to sneak into the top four tennis players in the tournament. But in 2026, for the first time in his career, Carlos Alcaraz will play in the semifinals in Melbourne, a match for a place in the final that will be played next Friday. before his executioner in 2024, Alexander Zverev, who defeated the American Learner Tien in four sets (6-3, (5)6-7, 6-1, 7-6(3)). The world number one shone against a combative De Miñaur who, despite his very high level, could not add a set in the match.
a triumph which not only serves Carlitos to break his ceiling in Australia but also represents a great loot with which to continue fattening your checking account.
A historic bag
The Australian Open made public a few weeks ago the prize breakdown for the 2026 edition of the first Grand Slam of the season. The total purse to be distributed is 111.5 million Australian dollars (more than 65 million euros), which represents an increase of almost 16% compared to 2025.
The individual champion, both in the male and female categories, will receive 2.42 million euros (4,150,000 Australian dollars, at the current exchange rate)while the winning doubles team will share more than 525,000 euros (900,000 Australian dollars). This increase represents an increase of 19% compared to the 2025 prizes, reflecting the tournament’s commitment to significantly improve the income of tennis players.
How much does Alcaraz earn for sneaking into the semifinal?
Just for having surpassed de Minaur and sneak into the semi-finals, the Murcian secures 730,000 euros. A figure that can continue to increase if they reach the final and, of course if the Norman Brookes Cup is lifted.
Prize Money Open Australia
Individuals (male and female)
He championedn $4.150.000 (2.24 million euros)
Finalist $2.150.000 (1.26 million euros)
Semifinalist $1.250.000 (730.000 euros)
Quarterfinalist $750,000 (437.947 euros)
R16 $480.000 (280.286 euros)
R32 $327.750 (191.383 euros)
R64 $225.000 (131.384 euros)
R128 $150.000 (87.589 euros)
Qualification rounds
R32 $83.500 (48.758 euros)
R64 $57.000 (33.284 euros)
R128 $40.500 (23.649 euros)
