Trinity Rodman and Ben Shelton balance love and elite competition
Sam Cardona-Norberg talks about the possibility of Ben Shelton playing in the US Open Men’s Finals, and Trinity Rodman playing in her NWSL game at the same time on Sunday.
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The winners of the 2026 US Open will receive a nice payday for winning seven matches at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
This year, the U.S. Open, the year’s final Grand Slam, increased its purse to $108 million, with both the men’s and women’s champions receiving equal pay. The winners will take home $5.5 million, up from $5 million last year, with the runners-up pocketing $2.8 million.
The first-round payout for each player making the 128-player main draw was increased to $140,000, and men’s and women’s qualifying first-round payouts received a 16% bump to $32,000.
Karolina Muchová and Jakub Menšík won the mixed doubles championship and received $1 million as a team.
US Open pay scale
Singles
- Champion: $5.5 million: Men: Alexander Zverev; Women: Elena Rybakina
- Second place: $2.8 million: Men: Ben Shelton; Women: Aryna Sabalenka
- Semifinalists: $1.45 million: Men: Karen Khachanov, Frances Tiafoe; Women: Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula
- Quarterfinalists: $780,000; Men: Alexander Blockx, Alex Michelsen, Carlos Alcaraz, Botic van de Zandschulp; Women: Linda Noskova, Emma Navarro, Qinwen Zheng, Mirra Andreeva
- Round of 16: $480,000 Men: Tommy Paul, Tomás Martín Etcheverry, Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Francisco Cerúndolo. Arthur Gea, Learner Tien, Luciano Darderi; Women: Taylor Townsend, Marta Kostyuk, Sorana Cirstea, Anna Kalinskaya, Anastasia Potapova, Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Iva Jovic
- Round of 32: $290,000: Men: Arthur Rinderknech, Alexander Bublik, Yibing Wu, Jiri Lehecka, Mariano Navone, Daniel Merida, Valentin Vacherot, Denis Shapovalov, Taylor Fritz, Flavio Cobolli, Dane Sweeny, Benjamin Bonzi, Michael Zheng, Zizou Bergs, Jakub Mensik, Alejandro Tabilo; Women: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Jasmine Paolini, Kamilla Rakhimova, Leylah Fernandez, Diana Shnaider, Karolina Muchova, Ann Li, Elina Svitolina, Madison Keys, Amanda Anisimova, Nikola Bartunkova, Marie Bouzkova, Cristina Bucsa, Elise Mertens, Alexandra Eala, Yuliia Starodubtseva
- Round of 64: $190,000: Men: Brandon Nakashima, Daniel Merida, Sebastian Gorzny, Jaume Munar, Hubert Hurkacz, Jacob Fearnley, Luca Van Assche, Lloyd Harris, Toby Samuel, James Duckworth, Matteo Berrettini, Rei Sakamoto, Kamil Majchrzak, Adrian Mannarino, Dino Prizmic, Jaime Faria, Jan-Lennard Struff, Dalibor Svrcina, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Mattia Bellucci, Lorenzo Musetti, Jurij Rodionov, Alexei Popyrin, Tristan Schoolkate, Marco Trungelliti, Ignacio Buse, Alex de Minaur, Jesper de Jong, Zachary Svajda, Gael Monfils, Yunchaokete Bu, Quentin Halys; Women: Diane Parry, Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Taylah Preston, Lucrezia Stefanini, Karolina Pliskova, Sofia Kenin, Caty McNally, Sloane Stephens, Oksana Selekhmeteva, Katie Boulter, Xinyu Wang, Kimberly Birrell, Ann Li, Polina Iatcenko, Maya Joint, Lanlana Tararudee, Maria Timofeeva, Leolia Jeanjean, Anna Bondar, Nadia Podoroska, Katerina Siniakova, Lilli Tagger, Harriet Dart, Tatjana Maria, Oleksandra Oliynykova, Yulia Putintseva, Himeno Sakatsume, Eva Lys, Maria Sakkari, Francesca Jones, Paula Badosa, Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
- Round of 128: $140,000 Men: Lorenzo Sonego, Facundo Diaz Acosta, Alexei, Popyrin, Yannick Hanfmann, Harry Wendelken, Valentin Royer, Corentin Moutet Arthur Fery, Rafael Jodar, Fabian Marozsan, Daniel Altmaier, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Carlos Taberner, Francesco Passaro, Jan Choinski, Andrea Guerrieri Rinky Hijikata Roman Andres Burruchaga Alex Molcan, Marcos Giron, Shintaro Mochizuki, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, Nuno Borges, Darwin Blanch, Zsombor Piros, Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Filip Misolic, Tomas Barrios Vera, Juncheng Shang, Nishesh Basavareddy, Francisco Comesana, Hugo Gaston, Raphael Collignon, Terence Atmane, Sho Shimabukuro, Aleksandar Kovacevic Hamad Medjedovic, Aleksandar Vukic, Martin Damm, Sebastian Baez, Federico Cina, Marton Fucsovics, Otto Virtanen, Vit Kopriva, Martin Landaluce, Stan Wawrinka, Novak Djokovic, Tallon Griekspoor, Damir Dzumhur, Miomir Kecmanovic, Luca Van Assche, Pablo Carreno Busta, Tomas Machac, Jack Kennedy, Arthur Fils, J.J. Wolf, Thiago Agustin Tirante, Aleksandr Shevchenko Coleman Wong, Matteo Arnaldi, Adam Walton, Jenson Brooksby, Roman Safiullin; Women: Talia Gibson, Barbora Krejčíková, Veronika Erjavec, Renata Zarazúa, Elena-Gabriela Ruse, Shuai Zhang, Elvina Kalieva, Dayana Yastremska, Storm Hunter, Emiliana Arango, Hanne Vandewinkel, McCartney Kessler, Carol Young Suh Lee, Alycia Parks, Petra Marčinko, Loïs Boisson, Solana Sierra, Venus Williams, Sara Bejlek, Tamara Korpatsch, Sinja Kraus, Panna Udvardy, Kristina Liutova, Peyton Stearns, Anhelina Kalinina, Elsa Jacquemot, Camila Osorio, Aoi Ito, Tamara Zidanšek, Anna Blinkova, Maja Chwalińska, Simona Waltert, Ashlyn Krueger, Viktorija Golubic, Daria Snigur, Anouk Koevermans, Katie Volynets, Julia Grabher, Sloane Stephens, Maya Joint, Antonia Ružić, Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Xiyu Wang, Anastasia Zakharova, Alina Korneeva, Thea Frodin, Ella Seidel, Yulia Putintseva, Robin Montgomery, Gabriela Knutson, Lucie Havlíčková, Janice Tjen, Kaitlin Quevedo, Reese Brantmeier, Darja Semenistaja, Darja Vidmanova, Arantxa Rus, Daria Kasatkina, Jelena Ostapenko, Zeynep Sönmez, Mayar Sherif, Magdalena Fręch, Magda Linette, Mary Stoiana
Doubles (per team)
- Champions: $1,000,000
- Second place: $500,000
- Semifinalists: $250,000
- Quarterfinalists: $125,000
- Round of 16: $80,000
- Round of 32: $50,000
- Round of 64: $35,000