The Australian Open 2026 is being held at Melbourne Park, from 18 January to 1 February 2026, with the preliminary rounds played from 12 to 15 January. It is the 114th edition of the Australian Open, the 58th in the Open Era and the first major of the year.

Jannik Sinner is the defending men’s singles champion. The defending women’s singles champion, Madison Keys, lost in the fourth round.

The total purse for the 2026 Australian Open is set at $75 million US, or $111.5 million Australian. It’s a 16 percent increase from last year.

That’s also the largest year-to-year increase in Australian Open history — and the 2026 tournament now has the second-highest prize purse in Grand Slam history, trailing only the 2025 US Open.

Winners of the men’s and women’s singles events will earn $2,793,365 (US) each. That’s an 18.57% increase from the 2025 reward, which was $2,198,928.

Men’s and women’s doubles victors will take home $621,977 (US), an increase of 11.11% from 2025’s tournament.

Additionally, first-round losers at the 2026 Australian Open will still make $100,965 (US), while a second-round appearance guarantees at least $151,448 (US).

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Australian Open 2026: Prize money breakdown

Figures in USD

Men’s and women’s singles

Place	Prize money
Winner	$2,793,365
Runner-up	$1,447,165
Semifinalist	$841,375
Quarterfinalist	$504,825
Round 4	$323,088
Round 3	$220,609
Round 2	$151,448
Round 1	$100,965

Men’s and women’s doubles

Place	Prize money
Winner	$621,977
Runner-up	$335,176
Semifinalist	$190,048
Quarterfinalist	$109,191
Round 3	$63,580
Round 2	$44,229
Round 1	$30,408

 

Other Grand Slam Prize Money Breakdown

Totals from 2025 based on current conversion rates (USD)

French Open

• Total: $63.84 million

• Winners: $2.9 million

• Runners-up: $1.45 million

• Semifinalists: $784,983

• Quarter-finalists: $500,569

• First round: $88,737

Wimbledon

• Total: $73.5 million

• Winners: $4.07 million

• Runners-up: $2.06 million

• Semifinalists: $1.05 million

• Quarter-finalists: $524,600

• First round: $89,529

US Open

• Total:$90 million

• Winners: $5 million

• Runners-up: $2.5 million

• Semifinalists: $1.26 million

• Quarter-finalists: $660,000

• First round: $110,000