French Open prize money increases 9.5%, retiring players to be honoured

Prize wealth astatine this year's French ‌Open volition leap by 9.5%, taking the full purse to 61.7 ​million euros ($72.69 million), organisers said connected Thursday (April 16, 2026).

The summation of 5.4 cardinal ⁠euros compared to 2025 continues a dependable emergence successful subordinate net astatine the claycourt Grand Slam.

The organisers person successful caller years focused connected boosting prize wealth crossed each rounds, not ‌only for the champions but besides for players eliminated successful the aboriginal stages, amid increasing calls wrong the athletics for a fairer ‌distribution of revenues.