File Photo - Evening sets over Arthur Ashe Stadium during the U.S. Open tennis championships in New York, August 30, 2013. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton
NEW YORK (Reuters) - This year's U.S. Open will become the first tennis tournament to top $50 million (38 million pounds) in prize money following a nine percent increase in the total purse, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Tuesday.
Winners of the men's and women's singles titles will each earn $3.7 million, while runners-up will pocket $1.825 million from the $50.4 million total pot.
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