The 2023 edition of the US Open came to an end on Sunday, September 10, following the conclusion of the men's singles final, where Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 7-6(5), 6-3 to clinch the title.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of equal prize money at the New York Major and the tournament has a record total prize money pool of $65 million, which is an 8% increase from 2022's total of $60 million.
Djokovic's title win will fetch him prize money of $3 million, a 15% increase from the $2.6 million taken home by Carlos Alcaraz 12 months ago. Runner-up Medvedev will earn $1,500,000 while semifinalists Alcaraz and Ben Shelton will get $775,000 each.
Alexander Zverev, Andrey Rublev, Frances Tiafoe, and Taylor Fritz were all eliminated in the quarterfinals, and will each receive $455,000. The eight players who exited the competition in the Round of 16 — Matteo Arnaldi, Jannik Sinner, Alex de Minaur, Jack Draper, Rinky Hijikata, Tommy Paul, Dominic Stricker, and Borna Gojo — will pocket $284,000, while those who made third-round exits will each get $191,000.
The prize money for players who exited the 2023 US Open in the second and first rounds stands at $123,000 and $81,500, respectively.
US Open 2023: Prize money breakdown for men's doubles
Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury continue to rule the men's doubles circuit at the US Open, with the two-time defending champions successfully defending their title. They defeated Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden in the final, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, to become the first team to win three consecutive titles in New York in the Open Era.
Ram and Salisbury will take home $700,000, while runners-up Bopanna and Ebden will get paid $350,000. Losing semifinalist teams (Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut; Ivan Dodig and Austin Krajicek) will each pocket $180,000.
Those who were eliminated in the quarterfinals will each receive $100,000. The pairs who made a third-round exit will take home $58,000 each, and those who fell in the second round will get paid $36,800 each.
Each pair that lost in the opening round will take home $22,000.
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