{"id":51584,"date":"2025-06-04T23:04:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T23:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=51584"},"modified":"2025-06-04T23:05:45","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T23:05:45","slug":"french-open-prize-money-open-era","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/french-open-prize-money-open-era\/","title":{"rendered":"French Open Prize Money: Tracking the Growth of Tournament Earnings Since 1968"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 1968 proved to be a turning point in tennis, as professionals got the license to compete in Grand Slam tournaments. The Open era, as we know it, began, taking the French Open and other major tournaments to a global audience.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Since the Open era began, the prize money of the French Open, aka Roland-Garros, has been growing at a breakneck pace. SportsCasting takes a closer look, exploring how it has changed over the decades.<\/p>\n

French Open Prize Money: A Story of Linear Growth Over the Decades<\/h2>\n

French Open Prize Fund: How Much Money Was On Offer In the 1960s and 1970s?<\/h3>\n

With tennis finding its feet, French Open prize money was considerably modest by today’s lofty standards. The total prize money for the tournament was only 250,000 French Francs or approximately \u00a332,012 (\u20ac38,109).<\/p>\n

The singles men’s winner received 15,000 Francs (approximately \u00a31,921 (\u20ac2,287)) while the singles female champion got around 5,000 Francs (approximately \u00a3640 (\u20ac762)).<\/p>\n

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Back-2-back Paris semifinals \ud83d\udd12#RolandGarros<\/a> @CocoGauff<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/rTr2oo0B13<\/a><\/p>\n

— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n