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Australian Open increases overall purse to $36.2 million (Yahoo Sports)
Posted: December 26, 2016 at 9:22 pm / by / comments (0)
Australian Open organizers say they will offer 50 million Australian dollars ($ 36.2 million) in prize money for the 2017 tennis tournament, including $ A3.7 million ($ 2.68 million) each to the men’s and women’s singles champions. It is a 14 percent increase in prize money from 2016, and offers A$ 50,000 ($ 36,220) to a first-round loser in the tournament which begins on Jan. 16. The U.S. Open has the largest prize money for a Grand Slam tournament, a purse of $ 46.
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