The singles winners of the US Open tennis tournament from August 30 to September 12 will each pocket $1.7-million (about R12.5-million), while first-round losers will walk away with R140,000 each.

Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams banked £1m apiece (R11.3m) for their Wimbledon triumphs. Nadal is the top seed in the men's draw for the US Open, but Williams has withdrawn because of injury.

Runners-up will take home $850,000 (R6.2m).

Quarterfinalists will become rand millionaires, earning $200,000 (R1.5m). Fourth-round losers will get $100,000.

Even those losing in the first round of the singles qualifying stage will get $3,000 (R22,000).

The winning doubles team will bag $420,000 (R3-million) and the victorious mixed doubles team will get 150,000 (R1.1m).

Total prize money for the event is just more than $21m (R154m), and that still excludes expenses of more than $1.2m paid to players.

Money list:

Singles (Per Player)

Winners (2) $1,700,000

Runners-Up (2) $850,000

Semifinalists (4) $400,000

Quarterfinalists (8) $200,000

Fourth Round (16) $100,000

Third Round (32) $50,000

Second Round (64) $31,000

First Round (128) $19,000

TOTAL $15,916,000

Doubles (Per Team)

Winners (2) $420,000

Runners-Up (2) $210,000

Semifinalists (4) $105,000

Quarterfinalists (8) $50,000

Third Round (16) $25,000

Second Round (32) $15,000

First Round (64) $10,000

TOTAL $3,600,000

Mixed Doubles (Per Team)

Winners (1) $150,000

Runners-Up (1) $70,000

Semifinalists (2) $30,000

Quarterfinalists (4) $15,000

Second Round (8) $10,000

First Round (16) $5,000

TOTAL $500,000

Singles Qualifying (Per Player)

Third Round Losers (32) $8,000

Second Round Losers (64) $5,625

First Round Losers (128) $3,000

TOTAL $1,000,000

TOTAL CHAMPIONSHIP EVENTS $21,016,000

Champions Inv./Wheelchair $410,000

Player Per Diems (Est.) $1,242,000

TOTAL PLAYER COMPENSATION $22,668,000