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TENNIS · PRIZE MONEY · 1993

Australian Open 1993 prize money

The 1993 Australian Open paid out AU$6,455,000. Jim Courier took AU$410,000 as men's champion and Monica Seles AU$410,000 as women's. A first-round loser took AU$6,200 in the men's draw and AU$6,200 in the women's.

FUND AU$6.5m
CHAMPION AU$410,000 men's singles
FIRST ROUND AU$6,200 men's singles
SINGLES DRAWS AU$4.5m 256 players

Every round of the 1993 singles

What each player took for the round they went out in, men and women apart

The 1993 Australian Open singles prize money by round, the men's and the women's draw side by side, with the women's figure as a share of the men's.
ROUND MEN WOMEN SHARE
Champion AU$410,000 AU$410,000 100%
Runner-up AU$205,000 AU$205,000 100%
Semi-finals AU$102,500 AU$102,500 100%
Quarter-finals AU$53,400 AU$53,400 100%
Fourth round AU$28,700 AU$28,700 100%
Third round AU$16,500 AU$16,500 100%
Second round AU$10,000 AU$10,000 100%
First round AU$6,200 AU$6,200 100%

The two singles main draws paid AU$4,488,000 between them, 69.5% of the fund.

What each round took between them

The men's singles draw: the players out in each round, and what they took together

Champion AU$410k
First round (64) AU$397k
Second round (32) AU$320k
Third round (16) AU$264k
Fourth round (8) AU$230k
Quarter-finals (4) AU$214k
Runner-up AU$205k
Semi-finals (2) AU$205k

A player is paid once, for the round they went out in, so the 64 first-round losers in the men's draw took AU$396,800 between them, less than the champion's AU$410,000.

1993 against the years either side

The same figures at 1992

Australian Open prize money in 1992, 1993: the fund, the champions, the first round and the singles draws.
1992 1993
Fund -AU$6,455,000
Men's champion AU$360,000AU$410,000
Women's champion AU$360,000AU$410,000
Men's first round AU$5,400AU$6,200
Singles draws AU$3,888,000AU$4,488,000

Against 1992, the men's champion's cheque moved +13.9% and the first round +14.8%.

The Australian Open champion's cheque, year by year

Every edition with a whole ladder, and 2026. The men's cheque where the two were paid apart

Every Australian Open edition with a page: the fund, the singles champions, the champion's cheque and the first round.
YEAR CHAMPIONS CHAMPION FIRST ROUND FUND
2025 Jannik Sinner, Madison Keys AU$3,500,000 AU$132,000 AU$96,500,000
2024 Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka AU$3,150,000 AU$120,000 AU$86,500,000
2023 Novak Djokovic, Aryna Sabalenka AU$2,975,000 AU$106,250 AU$76,500,000
2022 Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty AU$2,875,000 AU$103,000 AU$74,000,000
2021 Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka AU$2,750,000 AU$100,000 AU$71,500,000
2020 Novak Djokovic, Sofia Kenin AU$4,120,000 AU$90,000 AU$71,000,000
2019 Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka AU$4,100,000 AU$75,000 AU$62,500,000
2018 Roger Federer, Caroline Wozniacki AU$4,000,000 AU$60,000 AU$55,000,000
2017 Roger Federer, Serena Williams AU$3,700,000 AU$50,000 AU$50,000,000
2016 Novak Djokovic, Angelique Kerber AU$3,400,000 AU$38,500 AU$44,000,000
2015 Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams AU$3,100,000 AU$34,500 AU$40,000,000
2014 Stan Wawrinka, Li Na AU$2,650,000 AU$30,000 AU$33,000,000
2000 Andre Agassi, Lindsay Davenport AU$755,000 AU$11,625 AU$12,420,500
1999 Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Martina Hingis AU$722,000 AU$11,125 AU$11,008,700
1993 Jim Courier, Monica Seles AU$410,000 AU$6,200 AU$6,455,000
1992 Jim Courier, Monica Seles AU$360,000 AU$5,400 -
1990 Ivan Lendl, Steffi Graf AU$320,000 AU$4,600 -

Every major, every year

The singles champion's cheque at each, in its own currency

Frequently asked questions

How much did the the 1993 Australian Open champion get?

Jim Courier took AU$410,000 and Monica Seles AU$410,000, 100% of the men's cheque.

How much did a first-round loser get at the 1993 Australian Open?

AU$6,200 in the men's draw and AU$6,200 in the women's.

What was the total prize money at the 1993 Australian Open?

AU$6,455,000. The two singles main draws took AU$4,488,000 of it, 69.5%.

Were men and women paid the same at the 1993 Australian Open?

No. The men's champion took AU$410,000 and the women's AU$410,000. In the first round the men took AU$6,200 and the women AU$6,200, 100% of it.

Where to next

Australian Open prize money has the 2026 ladder round by round, with who went out where. The other majors in 1993: Wimbledon 1993 prize money and US Open 1993 prize money . Who earned the most across the whole season is on tennis prize money in 1993. Men's vs women's tennis prize money sets the two tours side by side, or go back to tennis prize money.