Roland-Garros raises prize money, focusing on first-round losers, qualifying
The winners of the singles events will also receive 2.3 million euros each, up from 2.2 million in 2022
Roland-Garros announced its prize money for 2023 edition on Friday, with increases focused primarily on the first round of the main draws and the qualifying competition.
Winners of the the men’s and women’s singles events will each receive 2.3 million euros ($2.5 million), up from 2.2 million in 2022. Overall prize money is 49.6 million euros, an increase of 12.3 percent on the previous year.
But the most notable increases are focused on the early rounds, with losers in the first three rounds seeing increases of between 11 and 13 percent.
First-round losers in the singles events will receive 69,000 euros each, up from 62,000 in 2022.
Competitors in the qualifying events will also see increases, with 11.8 percent more prize money on offer across the three rounds.
And the wheelchair events are boosted to the tune of 40 percent on last year, with an overall investment of 810,000 euros. And there’s also an increase for the men’s and women’s doubles events, up 4 percent on last year.
Here is the full breakdown for the 2023 event.