French Open prize money 2022: How much will the players earn? Total purse, breakdown for field

Kieran Francis

French Open prize money 2022: How much will the players earn? Total purse, breakdown for field image

The French Open - tennis' second Grand Slam major of the year - starts on May 22 as the world's best players square off on the clay surface at Roland-Garros in Paris.

In addition to lifting the La Coupe des Mousquetaires (men's singles champions) or the Suzanne-Lenglen cup (women's singles champion), competitors will also share in an increased prize money pool in 2022 - after COVID-19 saw the total purse decline in 2020 and 2021.

The Sporting News looks at the total purse for the French Open 2022 and how it is broken down among events and their different rounds.

*All figures are in British pounds

What is the French Open total prize money for 2022?

After two COVID-19 affected years where the total prize money dropped to £34.3 million in 2021, the French Open 2022 total purse is set at £37.1 million (€43.6 million).

It's an increase of nearly £3 million on last year's total prize money.

What is the prize money breakdown for French Open 2022?

Men's and women's singles

Place Prize money (British Pounds)
Winner £1.87 million
Runner-up £935,950
Semifinalists £510,051
Quarterfinalists £323,328
Round 4 £187,190
Round 3 £107,038
Round 2 £73,174
Round 1 £52,753
Round 3 qualifying £26,608
Round 2 qualifying £17,166
Round 1 qualifying £12,024

Men's and women's doubles

Place Prize money (British Pounds)
Winner £493,462
Runner-up £246,731
Semifinalists £124,216
Quarterfinalists £67,638
Round 3 £35,733
Round 2 £21,269
Round 1 £13,187

Mixed doubles

Place Prize money (British Pounds)
Winner £120,154
Runner-up £60,038
Semifinalists £30,028
Quarterfinalists £15,013
Round 2 £8,150
Round 1 £4,289

What is the prize money for the other Grand Slams?

Australian Open 2022 singles prize money

Total: £42.2 million

Winners: £1.618 million
Runner-up: £886,700
Semi-finalist: £503,800
Quarter-finalist: £303,100

First-round: £57,900

Wimbledon 2021 singles prize money

Total: £35 million

Winners: £1.7 million
Runner-up: £900,000 
Semi-finalist: £465,000
Quarter-finalist: £300,000

First-round: £48,000

U.S Open 2021 prize money

Total: £47 million

Winners: £2.04 million
Runner-up: £1.02 million
Semi-finalist: £552,000
Quarter-finalist: £347,000

First-round: £61,374

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.