The Australian Open 2022 has started in terrific fashion with prestige, glory and a hefty sum of prize money on offer for the top contenders.
The field was blown wide open once it emerged that Novak Djokovic had been deported from Australia and would be removed from the main draw.
The Men’s Singles tournament is now an unpredictable riot with seasoned star Rafael Nadal and world No.2 Daniil Medvedev among the main stars tipped for glory.
Aussie hero Ash Barty is the strong favourite to secure the Women’s Singles tournament in 2022, but as we have seen so often in the women’s game, there are no guarantees.
A huge pot will be fought over across the two-week period as the finest players from around the world battle for supremacy in a bid to start their calendar year in style.
Last year’s COVID-affected tournament saw the prize money amount remain equal to 2020, though the winners received a much lower payout than usual, and earlier round exits received higher figures than usual. This was to reward lower-ranked players whose income had been badly affected by a heavily-impacted 2020 schedule.
The balance has reverted back to normal in 2022 with the Men’s and Women’s Singles payday jumping up to £2.3million and decreasing totals in the earlier rounds.
RadioTimes.com brings you up to speed with all the Australian Open prize money figures for 2022 across the Men’s, Women’s, Doubles and Mixed Doubles tournaments.
Australian Open prize money 2022 – Men’s and Women’s Singles
- Winner – £2.3m
- Runner-up – £1.2m
- Semi-finals – £585k
- Quarter-finals – £319k
- Round 4 – £159k
- Round 3 – £95.8k
- Round 2 – £74.5k
- Round 1 – £47.9
Australian Open prize money 2022 – Men’s and Women’s Doubles
- Winner – £426k
- Runner-up – £213k
- Semi-finals – £106k
- Quarter-finals – £58.5k
- Round 3 – £33k
- Round 2 – £21.2k
- Round 1 – £13.3k
Australian Open prize money 2022 – Mixed Doubles
- Winner – £101k
- Runner-up – £53.2k
- Semi–finals – £26.6k
- Quarter–finals – £12.8k
- Round 2 – £6.4k
- Round 1 – £1.6k
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