The French open is in the court after two years without restrictions due to the Covid-19 outbreak throughout the world. The French Open is the world’s leading clay court championship. It is of the four major grand slam tournaments held yearly besides the US open, Australian Open and the Wimbledon.
The French open is one of the biggest tournaments also in terms of monetary value. Ronald Garros has unveiled the prize money of the competition, this time it’s way higher than the previous year because it’s back to the pre-epidemic level as the crowd restrictions are withdrawn.
For this more crowds are coming and more, the more tickets will be cut this year and all the more money will come together increasing the total prize money. Let’s unfold the prize money:
French Open 2022 Prize Money
The total prize money at Roland Garros for 2022 comes in at €43.6 million ($46.7 million), which is up 26.87% compared to 2021 ($43 million), and 2.20% more, compared to 2019.
Prize money breakdown for French Open 2022
Men’s and women’s singles
| Place | Prize money in USD | Increase of % than 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Winner | $2,355,343 | 57.14% |
| Runner-up | $1,177,931 | 46.67% |
| Semifinalists | $642,635 | 60.00% |
| Quarterfinalists | $407,000 | 49.02% |
| Round 4 | $235,633 | 29.41% |
| Round 3 | $134,738 | 11.33% |
| Round 2 | $92,110 | 2.38% |
| Round 1 | $66,405 | 3.33% |
| Qualifiers of Round 3 | $33,367 | 21.09% |
| Qualifiers of Round 2 | $21,519 | 25.00% |
| Qualifiers of Round 1 | $15,073 | 40.00% |
Men’s and women’s doubles
| Place | Prize money per team in USD |
|---|---|
| Winner | $620,000 |
| Runner-up | $310,000 |
| Semifinalists | $156,000 |
| Quarterfinalists | $85,000 |
| Round 3 | $44,880 |
| Round 2 | $26,700 |
| Round 1 | $16,560 |
Mixed doubles
| Place | Prize money per team in USD |
|---|---|
| Winner | $150,640 |
| Runner-up | $75,272 |
| Semifinalists | $37,640 |
| Quarterfinalists | $18,819 |
| Round 2 | $10,210 |
| Round 1 | $5,373 |
Prize money for the other Grand Slams
| Australian Open 2022 ($ 75 million) | Wimbledon 2021 ($48.2 million) | US Open 2021 ($53.4 million) | |
| Winners | $2,071,064 | $2,399,520 | $3 million |
| Runners up | $1,134,583 | $1,270,334 | $1.5 million |
| Semifinalists | $644,731 | $656,339 | $800,000 |
| Quarterfinalists | $387,919 | $423,445 | $425,000 |
French open prize money history
| Year | Prize Money in Euro |
|---|---|
| 2022 | €43,600,000 |
| 2021 | €34,367,215 |
| 2020 | €38,000,000 |
| 2019 | €42,661,000 |
| 2018 | €39,197,000 |
| 2017 | €36,000,000 |
| 2016 | €32,017,500 |
| 2015 | €28,028,600 |
