Brisbane International Prize Money Breakdown: How much did 2025 champion Jiri Lehecka and runner-up Reilly Opelka earn?

Modified Jan 05, 2025 09:53 GMT

Brisbane International prize money — Reilly Opelka (L) and Jiri Lehecka | Image Source: Getty

Czech Republic's Jiri Lehecka won the 2025 Brisbane International tournament on Sunday, January 5, after American Reilly Opelka gave a walkover with the score at 4-1 in the final. This marks Lehecka's first title of the season and his second ATP Tour title, following his victory at the Adelaide International last year.

Lehecka's win in Brisbane earned him a hefty $96,985 from the tournament's prize pool of $680,140, while Opelka took home $56,580. Second seed Grigor Dimitrov and big hitter Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard each received $33,055 after being eliminated in the semifinals.

Top seed Novak Djokovic, eighth seed Jordan Thompson, Jakub Mensik, and Nicolas Jarry, each got $18,685 for a quarterfinal finish.

Players eliminated in the second round—including fourth seed Frances Tiafoe, Gael Monfils, Matteo Arnaldi, Dusan Lajovic, Benjamin Bonzi, Yoshihito Nishioka, Alex Michelsen, and Aleksandar Vukic—each took home $10,955.

Rinky Hijikata, Nishesh Basavareddy, Federico Gomez, seventh seed Alexei Popyrin, Adam Walton, Nick Kyrgios, Mikhail Kukushkin, Arthur Cazaux, sixth seed Alejandro Tabilo, Mariano Navone, Arthur Rinderknech, third seed Holger Rune, Matteo Berrettini, Christopher O'Connell, David Goffin, and Yannick Hanfmann, each bagged $6,580 for an opening round finish.

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