Roland Garros 2018 prize money
Roland Garros 2018 paid out €39,197,000. Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep each took €2,200,000 as singles champions, and a player out in the first round went home with €40,000.
Every round of the 2018 singles
What each player took for the round they went out in, men and women alike
| ROUND | PLAYERS | EACH | BETWEEN THEM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 2 | €2,200,000 | €4,400,000 |
| Runner-up | 2 | €1,120,000 | €2,240,000 |
| Semi-finals | 4 | €560,000 | €2,240,000 |
| Quarter-finals | 8 | €380,000 | €3,040,000 |
| Fourth round | 16 | €222,000 | €3,552,000 |
| Third round | 32 | €130,000 | €4,160,000 |
| Second round | 64 | €79,000 | €5,056,000 |
| First round | 128 | €40,000 | €5,120,000 |
The two singles main draws paid €29,808,000 between them, 76% of the fund. Qualifying paid €21,000, €11,000 and €6,000 for going out in the third, second and first round.
What each round took between them
One singles draw: the players out in each round, and what they took together
A player is paid once, for the round they went out in, so the 64 first-round losers in each draw took €2,560,000 between them, more than the champion's €2,200,000. The biggest round is the first round, at €2,560,000 between them.
Doubles and mixed, and wheelchair
Per pair, and per player in the wheelchair singles, for the round they went out in
| ROUND | DOUBLES | MIXED | WHEELCHAIR SINGLES | WHEELCHAIR DOUBLES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | €560,000 | €120,000 | €35,000 | €10,000 |
| Runners-up | €280,000 | €60,000 | €17,500 | €5,000 |
| Semi-finals | €139,000 | €30,000 | €8,500 | €3,000 |
| Quarter-finals | €76,000 | €17,000 | €4,500 | - |
| Last 16 | €41,000 | €9,500 | - | - |
| Last 32 | €22,000 | €4,750 | - | - |
| Last 64 | €11,000 | - | - | - |
The doubles champions shared €560,000, 25.5% of one singles champion's cheque, so each player took 12.7% of it.
2018 against the years either side
The same figures at 2017 and 2019
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fund | €36,000,000 | €39,197,000 | €42,661,000 |
| Champion | €2,100,000 | €2,200,000 | €2,300,000 |
| First round | €35,000 | €40,000 | €46,000 |
| Singles draws | €27,096,000 | €29,808,000 | €32,560,000 |
Against 2017, the champion's cheque moved +4.8% and the first round +14.3%. In 2019 the champion took €2,300,000, a move of +4.5%.
The Roland Garros champion's cheque, year by year
Every edition with a whole ladder, and 2026
| YEAR | CHAMPIONS | CHAMPION | FIRST ROUND | FUND |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff | €2,550,000 | €78,000 | €56,352,000 |
| 2024 | Carlos Alcaraz, Iga Świątek | €2,400,000 | €73,000 | €53,500,000 |
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic, Iga Świątek | €2,300,000 | €69,000 | €49,600,000 |
| 2022 | Rafael Nadal, Iga Świątek | €2,200,000 | €62,000 | €43,600,000 |
| 2020 | Rafael Nadal, Iga Świątek | €1,600,000 | €60,000 | €38,000,000 |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal, Ashleigh Barty | €2,300,000 | €46,000 | €42,661,000 |
| 2018 | Rafael Nadal, Simona Halep | €2,200,000 | €40,000 | €39,197,000 |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal, Jeļena Ostapenko | €2,100,000 | €35,000 | €36,000,000 |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic, Garbiñe Muguruza | €2,000,000 | €30,000 | €32,017,500 |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka, Serena Williams | €1,800,000 | €27,000 | €28,028,600 |
| 2014 | Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova | €1,650,000 | €24,000 | €25,018,900 |
| 2012 | Rafael Nadal, Maria Sharapova | €1,250,000 | €18,000 | €18,718,000 |
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal, Li Na | €1,200,000 | €15,000 | €17,520,000 |
Every major, every year
The singles champion's cheque at each, in its own currency
Frequently asked questions
How much did the Roland Garros 2018 champion get?
Rafael Nadal and Simona Halep each took €2,200,000. The runners-up took €1,120,000 each.
How much did a first-round loser get at Roland Garros 2018?
€40,000. With 64 men and 64 women out in the first round, that round paid €5,120,000 between them, more in each draw than the champion's cheque.
What was the total prize money at Roland Garros 2018?
€39,197,000. The two singles main draws took €29,808,000 of it, 76%.
Were men and women paid the same at Roland Garros 2018?
Yes. Every round of the singles paid the men and the women alike, from €2,200,000 for the champion to €40,000 in the first round.
How much did the doubles champions get at Roland Garros 2018?
€560,000 per pair, 25.5% of what one singles champion took.
Where to next
Roland Garros prize money has the 2026 ladder round by round, with who went out where. The other majors in 2018: Australian Open 2018 prize money , Wimbledon 2018 prize money and US Open 2018 prize money . Who earned the most across the whole season is on tennis prize money in 2018. Men's vs women's tennis prize money sets the two tours side by side, or go back to tennis prize money.