Prize money at this year’s French Open will increase by 9.5 per cent, with the largest rises directed towards the qualifying competition and the early rounds.
The singles’ champions will each take home 2.8m euros (£2.44m) – an increase of 9.8 per cent.
There will be nearly 13 per cent more prize money for the qualifying rounds, and main draw first-round losers will receive 87,000 euros (£75,700) – an increase of 11.5 per cent.
Players are currently campaigning for greater prize money at the Grand Slams, plus a contribution to their welfare benefits.
The percentage increase offered by the French Tennis Federation (FFT) is nearly twice as high as last year, but does not match the rise given in the past year by the US Open and the Australian Open.
Prize money at last year’s US Open rose by 20 per cent, with the figure for the Australian Open nearly 16 per cent higher.-BBC
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