{
  "id": 6719965,
  "title": "US Open prize money breakdown: How much will the winners get from 2026 tennis purse?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/us-open-prize-money-breakdown-how-much-will-the-winners-get-from-2026",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-11T06:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/us-open-prize-money-breakdown-063001358.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The US Open prize money for 2026 will be a record-setting $108 million, marking a 20% increase from last year's $90 million. Singles competition stands to benefit the most, with the final prize pool topping out at $5.5 million for the winner. Quarterfinalists and semifinalists are set to receive $780,000 and $1.45 million respectively, while the eventual champion will take home nearly $5.5 million. Doubles winners will split $1 million, while mixed doubles champions will receive a comparable sum of $1 million as well.",
  "summary": "Here's how much the winners will make at the 2026 US Open.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}