{
  "id": 2165248,
  "title": "US Open announces record $108 million prize purse",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/us-open-announces-record-108-million-prize-purse-2165248",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:19:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40435783/us-open-announces-record-108-million-prize-purse"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The U.S. Open has announced a record $108 million prize purse for its final Grand Slam tournament this year, a 20% increase from last year. The men's and women's singles champions at the August 23 to September 13 major in New York will each earn $5.5 million, marking a 10% rise and the largest payout for a singles champion in Grand Slam history.\n\nThe compensation package also includes a new Grand Slam record for first-round payouts, which will increase by 27% to $140,000. This news came shortly after the sport's four biggest tournaments formed a Grand Slam Player Council to address issues such as prize money.",
  "summary": "The U.S. Open will hand out $108 million in prize money at this year’s final Grand Slam, it said on Thursday, marking the largest purse in tennis history and a 20% jump from last year’s total payout. The men’s and women’s singles champions at the August 23 to September 13 major in New York will earn $5.5 million each, which marks a 10% increase from last year and is the largest Grand Slam payment…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}