How much will Sinner earn if he wins the 2025 Australian Open?

Bologna, January 25, 2025 — There's no two without three, the saying goes. Jannik Sinner chases victory in the third final of a Slam on cement at Australian Open 2025, after winning in Melbourne last year and at the U.S. Open New York. In January 2024, at the Rod Laver Arena, he came from behind to beat Russian Daniil Medvedev. Tomorrow his rival will be German Alexander ZverevWhoever wins takes home a rich man jackpot, who loses slightly less, but will still have some consolation. Women earn as much as men on the WTA circuit - where the American Keys won today in the final against Russian Sabalenka —, while the prize money for the men's/women's and mixed doubles is lower, although increased compared to the 2024 edition. 

The winner's prize pool

Who win the Australian Open will be able to enjoy a nice pile of money. The total prize money is 3,5 million Australian dollars (2,09 million euro), with an increase of 11% compared to the 3,15 million of 2024. A sum doubled compared to the 2016 edition (+119%), and increased by 36% in the last five years.

How much does the second place winner get?

After deducting the 2,09 million euros that the winner of the match between Zverev and Sinner will take, even the loser will be able to console himself with a large sum in the bank: 1 million 900 thousand Australian dollars, 1,12 million euro at the current exchange rate. The rest of the ranking speaks of 1.100.000 Australian dollars for the semifinalists (661.535 € approximately), 665.000 Australian dollars (399.928 €) for those who stopped at quarters, 420.000 Australian dollars for those who said goodbye to the eighths (252.586 €), 290.000 Australian dollars (174.405 €) for those who left third round, 200.000 Australian dollars for those eliminated at according to (120.279 €) and 132.000 Australian dollars (79.384 €) for tennis players knocked out in the first turn. Finally, for the qualifying rounds, the prizes were increased by an average of 12%, with 35.000 Australian dollars (21.048 euros) for those who stopped in the first round, 49.000 Australian dollars (29.468 euros) for the second and 72.000 Australian dollars (43.300 euros) for the third.

Women paid the same as men

At the Australian Open there is equal pay for men and women. womens. For this reason the tennis players of the WTA circuit receive the same awards as their ATP colleagues. A strong point in gender equality, in short, compared to many sports that do not have this as a primary objective. For this reason, the winner of the current Australian Open, the number 19 in the world Madison keys, managed to win the prize of 3,5 million Australian dollars (2,09 million euro) after beating Aryna Sabalenka in three sets. The Russian, the number one seed, still returned home with a prize pool of 1,12 million euros.

Men's and women's doubles 

Doubles competitions at the current Australian Open have also benefited from the increase in prize money. Starting from Men's and women's doubles (per couple), this is the list of winnings: 810.000 Australian dollars for the vincitore (487.130 €), 440.000 Australian dollars for the finalist (264.614 euros), 250.000 Australian dollars for the semi-finalist (150.349 euros), 142.000 Australian dollars for those who reached the quarter-finals (85.398 euros), 40.000 Australian dollars for those who exited in the first round (almost 24.056 euros).

Mixed doubles 

If we finally look at the mixed doubles, these are the prize pools: 175.000 Australian dollars for the winner (105.244 euros), 97.750 Australian dollars for the finalists (58.786 euros), 52.500 Australian dollars for the semi-finalists (31.573 euros) and 7.250 Australian dollars for those who exited in the first round (4.360 euros). Again, the prize pool has increased compared to last year.

Points in the ranking

The Australian Open, in addition to the prize money, is a great opportunity to increase the number of points in the ranking. The vincitore earns 2 thousand points, the finalist 1.200, the semi-finalist 720, while 360 ​​points are awarded to those who stop in the quarter-finals, 180 for the eighth-finals, 90 for the third round, 45 for the second and 10 for the first.