Ningbo Open prize money
The Ningbo Open put $1,064,510 up for 2025, a WTA 500 played on hard courts in Ningbo from 13 to 19 October. The singles champion took $164,000 and a player beaten in the first round $11,300.
A player is paid once, for the round they went out in. The figure is the whole of it rather than a step on the way to it, so somebody who lost in the last eight took $28,695 and not that plus every round beneath it. Add the six figures up as a ladder and the champion alone would be on $379,695, against the $164,000 the tournament actually pays.
What each round paid
What one player took in the women's singles, by the round they went out in
| ROUND | PLAYERS | EACH | THE ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 1 | $164,000 | $164,000 |
| Runner-up | 1 | $101,000 | $101,000 |
| Semi-finalist | 2 | $59,000 | $118,000 |
| Quarter-finalist | 4 | $28,695 | $114,780 |
| Second round | 8 | $15,700 | $125,600 |
| First round | 12 | $11,300 | $135,600 |
| The women's singles | 28 | - | $758,980 |
Each figure is what one player took for going out in that round.
What each round took between them
The figure above multiplied by the players in the round, across the draw
The $164,000 for winning it is the biggest line in the tournament, and it goes to one player. The first round is the next, 12 players on $11,300 each for $135,600. That is the opposite of a major, where the round that costs the most is the one everybody loses in.
The other draws
One more ladder out of the same fund
Women's doubles
One draw · $213kPer pair, not per player.
| ROUND | PAIRS | EACH | THE ROUND |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | 1 | $54,300 | $54,300 |
| Runners-up | 1 | $33,000 | $33,000 |
| Semi-finalists | 2 | $19,160 | $38,320 |
| Quarter-finalists | 4 | $9,840 | $39,360 |
| First round | 8 | $6,000 | $48,000 |
| Women's doubles | 16 | - | $212,980 |
What the fund adds up to
The Ningbo Open announced $1,064,510. The draws on this page account for $971,960 of it, and we do not hold the remaining $92,550 round by round. Every figure above is a rate that was paid: what one player in that round was handed.
- The doubles champions were paid $54,300 as a pair, which is $27,150 each against the $164,000 the singles champion took alone.
- Two of the eleven WTA 500 events we hold that pay in dollars put up exactly $1,064,510, this one among them, and nine pay more.
Who collected it
The 2025 champions, and what winning paid
| DRAW | CHAMPION | WINNING IT |
|---|---|---|
| Women's singles | Elena Rybakina | $164,000 |
| Women's doubles | Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Liudmila Samsonova | $54,300 |
Frequently asked questions
How much is the Ningbo Open prize money in 2025?
$1,064,510. The draws below account for $971,960 of it; we do not hold the remaining $92,550 round by round.
How much does the Ningbo Open champion get?
$164,000. Elena Rybakina took it in 2025. It is the whole of what the champion is paid for the run: there is no separate payment for each round on the way to it.
Does Ningbo Open prize money add up round by round?
No. A player is paid once, for where the run ended. Somebody who lost in the last eight collected $28,695 and not that plus every round beneath it. Add the six figures up as a ladder and the champion alone would take $379,695, against the $164,000 actually paid.
How much does a first-round loser get at the Ningbo Open?
$11,300. 12 players go out at that stage, and between them they take $135,600, less than the $164,000 the champion of the same draw is paid.
Which round pays out the most at the Ningbo Open?
Winning it. The $164,000 champion's cheque is more than any whole round shares between its players: the first round comes next, 12 players on $11,300 each for $135,600.
How much is the women's doubles worth at the Ningbo Open?
$212,980 across one draw. Winning it pays $54,300 per pair, against $164,000 in the singles.
Where to next
The other fifteen WTA 500s and the four WTA 1000s, and the money behind them
Every tennis prize fund we hold, the seventeen WTA 250s on one page, Wimbledon prize money every year since 1968, what the men and the women are paid across the tour, or the tennis section for career earnings by player.