The US Open has again shattered the record for the largest prize pool in tennis history. The 2025 edition of the tournament featured $90 million in total money up for grabs, a 20% increase from the $75 million pool over last year's event.
The $90 million figure places the US Open well ahead of the prize pools for the three other Grand Slam events.
The top two players in the game met in the men's final Sunday afternoon, and Carlos Alcaraz defeated Jannik Sinner to take home the $5 million prize. Sinner will leave New York with $2.5 million for his efforts. With the victory, Alcaraz extends his career record over Sinner to 8-3, and also captured the bragging rights between both men who were meeting in a third consecutive grand slam final. Alcaraz won the first at the French Open before Sin