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Eye-watering record cash prize Australian Open winner will win

Eye-watering record cash prize Australian Open winner will win

The stars of the Australian Open will once again be competing for their share of the biggest prize fund in the tournament’s history.

The whopping $96.5m prize fund is up 11.56 per cent on 2024, and will be split evenly between men and women.

The winner of the two singles titles stand to pocket $3.5m – an increase of $350,000 on last year.

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And the increase filters all the way down the list. Even players who exited in the opening round of qualifying last week pocketed $35,000 – $3,750 more than last year.

Check out the table below to find out how much money players entered in the main draw stand to earn.

Italian Jannik Sinner won the 2024 Australian Open. AP Photo/Andy Wong

What is the prize money for the 2025 Australian Open?

Result Singles Doubles Mixed doubles
Winner $3.5m $810k $175k
Runner up $1.9m $440k $97,750
Semi final $1.1m $250k $52,500
Quarter final $665k $142k $27,750
Round 4 $420k
Round 3 $290k $82k
Round 2 $200k $58k $14,000
Round 1 $132k $42k $7,200

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