French Open purse $71.5 million

Roland Garros has set total prize money for the 2026 French Open at €61.723 million, equal to just over $71.5 million at current conversions, according to tournament materials and the ATP. The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive €2.8 million, or about $3.25 million, with equal payouts across the two singles draws. The figures were published ahead of the second week of the clay-court Grand Slam in Paris. CBS Sports separately reported the purse at just over $71.5 million and champion payouts near $3.25 million. ### How much money is Roland Garros paying out in 2026? The ATP said on May 19 that Roland Garros released a total prize-money pool of €61.723 million for the 2026 edition. The Lawn Tennis Association, citing the tournament’s confirmed payouts, listed the total at €61.7 million and said the event continued equal prize money for women and men. (atptour.com) CBS Sports converted that figure to U.S. currency and reported a purse of more than $71.5 million. The outlet said the singles champions would earn about $3.25 million each. ### What do the singles champions and finalists get? The 2026 singles champions will earn €2.8 million each, according to the ATP’s round-by-round breakdown. (atptour.com) The runner-up in each singles draw will receive €1.4 million, while semifinalists will collect €750,000 and quarterfinalists €470,000. The same ATP breakdown said players reaching the round of 16 will receive €285,000, third-round players €187,000, second-round players €130,000 and first-round players €87,000. (cbssports.com) Those numbers apply to both the men’s and women’s singles events. ### Where did Roland Garros put the biggest increases? The LTA said the largest percentage increases were directed to players in qualifying and the early rounds of the main draw. (atptour.com) Qualifying losers will earn nearly 13% more than in 2025, while players eliminated in the first round of the main draw will receive 11.5% more, the LTA said. The same LTA summary said the champions’ €2.8 million payout represents a 9.8% increase from last year. Tournament organizers have not, in the material reviewed here, framed the change beyond confirming the new payout table. ### What about doubles and qualifying? The ATP said men’s and women’s doubles champions will earn €600,000 per team. (lta.org.uk) Finalists in doubles will receive €300,000 per team, semifinalists €150,000 and quarterfinalists €82,000. In qualifying singles, players who lose in the final qualifying round will receive €48,000, with €33,000 for the prior round and €24,000 for the opening qualifying round. (lta.org.uk) The LTA also listed mixed doubles champions at €122,000. ### How does 2026 compare with recent years? The LTA’s historical table put the 2025 French Open purse at €56.352 million and the 2024 total at €53.478 million. (atptour.com) On that basis, the 2026 pool is another record for the Paris major. Roland Garros’ official site said tournament director Amélie Mauresmo and French Tennis Federation president Gilles Moretton presented the 2026 edition’s changes at an April 16 press conference in Paris. (atptour.com) The official article focused on player services, event programming and technology changes, while outside tennis bodies and media published the detailed payout tables. (lta.org.uk) ### When will the biggest checks be decided? Roland Garros’ official site said the 2026 tournament is underway in Paris, with the event running through the championship weekend. The women’s singles final is scheduled for June 6 and the men’s singles final for June 7, when the €2.8 million champion payouts will be decided on court. (rolandgarros.com 1) (rolandgarros.com 2)