French Open prize money increases

Britain's Laura Robson will miss Wimbledon and the French Open after opting to have surgery on her troublesome wrist injury.

Britain's Laura Robson will miss Wimbledon and the French Open after opting to have surgery on her troublesome wrist injury.

Published Apr 15, 2014

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Paris - The French Open prize money pool has risen to 25 million euros ($34.54 million) after the country's tennis federation announced a three million euro increase to overall winnings on Tuesday.

The FFT added that the men's and women's champions would benefit from a 10 percent rise in earnings, each banking 1.65 million euros for winning the singles titles in Paris.

“This noticeable progression of the Roland Garros prize money is part of the four-year plan for the 2013-16 period,” tournament director and FFT general director Gilbert Ysern said in a statement.

Last year, Wimbledon had a total prize pool of 22.56 million euros, while the U.S. Open had a $33.6 million purse.

This year's Australian Open prize money pool was $33 million. – Reuters

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