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Australian Open 2026 prize money round by round confirmed
Australian Open 2026 prize money has been confirmed with a major prize pot up for grabs across the men's, women's and doubles.
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- Michael Potts
Published: Friday, 16 January 2026 at 12:00 pm
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Players at the Australian Open 2026 can enjoy another lucrative payday increase following confirmation of the prize money total up for grabs at Melbourne Park.
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The top prize for men's and women's singles players has risen by almost 20 per cent up to $4.15m AUD (£2.08m), and the whole prize purse is up 16 per cent year-on-year, representing the largest jump in the competition's history.
Doubles winners will take home almost one million Australian dollars per pair.
RadioTimes.com brings you all the confirmed Australian Open prize money figures for the tournament in 2026.
Australian Open prize money 2026 – Men's and Women's Singles
Total amounts per player.
- Winner: $4.15m AUD (£2.08m)
- Runner-up: $2.15m AUD (£1.08m)
- Semi-finals: $1.25m AUD (£625k)
- Quarter-finals: $750k AUD (£375k)
- Round 4 (R16): $480k AUD (£240k)
- Round 3 (R32): $327.75k AUD (£164k)
- Round 2 (R64): $225k AUD (£113k)
- Round 1 (R128): $150k AUD (£75k)
- Q3: $83.5k AUD (£41.8k)
- Q2: $57k AUD (£28.5k)
- Q1: $40.5k AUD (£20.3k)
Australian Open prize money 2026 – Men's and Women's Doubles
Total amounts per pair.
- Winner: $900k AUD (£450k)
- Runner-up: $485k AUD (£243k)
- Semi-finals: $275k AUD (£138k)
- Quarter-finals: $158k AUD (£79k)
- Round 3 (R16): $92k AUD (£46k)
- Round 2 (R32): $64k AUD (£32k)
- Round 1 (R64): $44k AUD (£22k)
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Michael PottsSport Editor
Michael Potts is the Sport Editor for Radio Times, covering all of the biggest sporting events across the globe with previews, features, interviews and more. He has worked for Radio Times since 2019 and previously worked on the sport desk at Express.co.uk after starting his career writing features for What Culture. He achieved a first-class degree in Sports Journalism in 2014.
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