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Every year, the months of May and June are synonymous for many with the French Open. This year’s event, which is a must for tennis fans, is being held with some significant health restrictions. And the Covid-19 crisis is not only affecting the tournament in terms of spectators, but also in terms of the victory bonuses awarded to the players, which have been reduced.
As the seasons go by, many people are curious about the salaries of tennis players. And in the Grand Slam tournaments, there is no negotiation of salaries, they are paid by performance! The earnings for each player are estimated according to their place in the tournament.
Covid-19 goes to the net
Between 2019 and 2021, much has changed with the Covid-19 pandemic and the world of sport has been impacted. It is now time to save money, and so are the earnings of the players. After having saved the furniture last year by organising the tournament in September for the first time in its history, the losses linked to the absence of public were consequent for the French Tennis Federation.
“It’s an absence of around 80 to 100 million euros” , said FFT director general Jean-François Vilotte in 2020. “This is what we are going to smooth out over time so as not to slow down our efforts in favour of the clubs and associations. We are doing this with the support of our banks and we hope to do it with the support of the State” .
Roland Garros represents 80% of the FFT’s annual budget, and with ticketing reduced to 3% in 2020, this year’s gradual recovery (with a 35% gauge for public reception) is giving the federation some breathing space. Despite this, for the second year running, cuts in bonuses have had to be made.
The winners of this year’s tournament will pocket the sum of €1.4 million. This is a 12.5% drop from the €1.6 million promised to the winners in 2020. The finalists will take home €750,000 compared to €850,000 last year, and the drop continues: €375,000 and €255,000 respectively for the semi-final and quarter-final finishers compared to €425,000 and €283,000 in the previous tournament. Players who reach the last eight also lose €19,000 of last year’s prize money (€189,000 vs. €170,000).
For the first three rounds of the tournament, there is no change in the payout for the first and second round eliminators, with payouts expected to be €60,000 and €84,000. The disappointment begins in the third round with the prize money dropping by 10.32% from €126,000 to €113,000. The total winnings awarded by the FFT for the players over the entire tournament are therefore down by €4 million each year for the past two years, from over €42 million in 2019, €38 million in 2020 and €34 million this year.
Equality… or not?
2019 saw the highest sum ever won at Roland Garros: Rafael Nadal, coming out on top in his final against Dominique Thiem, took home the sum of €2.3 million. Ashleigh Barty won against Markéta Vondroušová and received the same amount. It is still important to mention that women earn as much as men financially, and have done so since 2002. In 2001, twenty years ago, the winner on the men’s side took home €646,000 and on the women’s side €614,000. This is also proof that the prize money has increased significantly over the last twenty years, with a constant increase every year until 2020 and the arrival of the coronavirus.
Roland Garros nevertheless remains far behind its Australian and American colleagues in terms of earnings. The Australian Open has rewarded its winner with €3.5 million in 2020, while the US Open has offered €2.5 million. Last year’s Australian Open runner-up received even more (€1.75 million) than the winner of this year’s French Open.
For the less publicised side events of the tournament, the figures are seen to be lower, with much smaller amounts. For the men’s and women’s doubles tournament, the winners pocket €244,000, while their finalist opponents receive €100,000 less. For the single participants eliminated in the first round, the prize money is €11,500.
Mixed doubles is even less generous with €110,000 for a win, half that for a final and €9,000 for a first match exit. In wheelchair tennis, the winner gets €53,000, the runner-up €26,500 and the semi-finalist €13,500.
While the referees’ salaries remain unknown, the ball boys are said to receive zero euros! These 14 to 17 year olds have to be content with admiring their favourite players on the clay court. They can nevertheless console themselves by keeping the clothes and equipment of the sponsor Adidas, which the latter decides to offer them!
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Every year, the months of May and June are synonymous for many with the French Open. This year’s event, which is a must for tennis fans, is being held with some significant health restrictions. And the Covid-19 crisis is not only affecting the tournament in terms of spectators, but also in terms of the victory bonuses awarded to the players, which have been reduced.
As the seasons go by, many people are curious about the salaries of tennis players. And in the Grand Slam tournaments, there is no negotiation of salaries, they are paid by performance! The earnings for each player are estimated according to their place in the tournament.
Covid-19 goes to the net
Between 2019 and 2021, much has changed with the Covid-19 pandemic and the world of sport has been impacted. It is now time to save money, and so are the earnings of the players. After having saved the furniture last year by organising the tournament in September for the first time in its history, the losses linked to the absence of public were consequent for the French Tennis Federation.
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Every year, the months of May and June are synonymous for many with the French Open. This year’s event, which is a must for tennis fans, is being held with some significant health restrictions. And the Covid-19 crisis is not only affecting the tournament in terms of spectators, but also in terms of the victory bonuses awarded to the players, which have been reduced.
As the seasons go by, many people are curious about the salaries of tennis players. And in the Grand Slam tournaments, there is no negotiation of salaries, they are paid by performance! The earnings for each player are estimated according to their place in the tournament.
Covid-19 goes to the net
Between 2019 and 2021, much has changed with the Covid-19 pandemic and the world of sport has been impacted. It is now time to save money, and so are the earnings of the players. After having saved the furniture last year by organising the tournament in September for the first time in its history, the losses linked to the absence of public were consequent for the French Tennis Federation.
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