How Much Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka Will Earn for Winning
Sophia Edwards Martin Moses
updated at February 13, 2024 at 11:54 AM
- Jannik Sinner beat Daniil Medvedev to win his first major on January 28
- Aryna Sabalenka defended her women's title by beating Zheng Qinwen
- Sports Brief breaks down the prize money each participant will get
Jannik Sinner produced an incredible comeback to win his first grand Salm title, beating Daniil Medvedev in the Australian Open final on January 28.
The Italian, in his first major final, needed to recover from two sets down to beat Medvedev in sets of 3-6 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-3.
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The win followed another outstanding performance against Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. It was another bitter experience for Medvedev after he also blew away a two-set lead to Rafael Nadal in the 2022 final. The Russian has now lost five of his six major finals.
In the women's final a day earlier, favourite Aryna Sabalenka saw off Zheng Qinwen to successfully defend her title. The Belarusian won the game at Melbourne Park in straight sets of 6-3 6-2.
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FootballThe 25-year-old became the first woman to defend the Australian title since Victoria Azarenka in 2013.
How much Jannik Sinner, Sabalenka will earn
But how much have Sinner and Sabalenka earned for winning the year's first major? Sports Brief breaks down the prize pool money for the 2024 Australian Open. The 'Happy Slam' has offered equal prize money to men and ladies since 2001.
The 2024 Australian Open saw a 13% increase from the 2023 pool, with a total of $AU 86.5 million distributed among the participants.
Sinner and Sabalenka, as the champions, will each walk away with $AU 3.15 million, while the runners-up, Medvedev and Qinwen, will take $AU 1.725 million.
The losing semi-finalists, Djokovic, Alexander Zverev, Dayana Yastremska and Coco Gauff, each got $AU 990,000.
Australian Open 2024 prize money(in AU Dollars)
Winner | $3,150,000 |
Runner-up | $1,725,000 |
Semi-finalists | $990,000 |
Quarterfinalists | $600,000 |
Round of 16 | $375,000 |
Round of 32 | $255,000 |
Round of 64 | $180,000 |
First Round | $120,000 |
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FootballSabalenka beats Coco Gauff
Sports Brief also reported on Sabalenka reaching the Australian Open final by defeating Coco Gauff on January 25.
She triumphed over the American fourth seed of 7-6, 6-4, retribution for her loss to the American in the 2023 US Open final.
