French Open 2026: How much prize money did Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva win?

Alexander Zverev claimed his maiden Grand Slam title by winning the French Open on Sunday. For Zverev, the triumph ended years of heartbreak.The German second seed defeated Italy's Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-1 in a gruelling five-set men's final at Roland Garros, finally claiming the major title that had eluded him across three previous final appearances.On the women's side, 19-year-old Mirra Andreeva wrote her name into the history books on Saturday, dismantling Polish qualifier Maja Chwalinska 6-3, 6-2 to become the youngest champion at Roland Garros since Monica Seles in 1992.She also became the first Russian woman to lift a Grand Slam trophy since Maria Sharapova in 2014.How much prize money did Alexander Zverev and Mirra Andreeva win?Both the newly crowned champions walked away with $3,272,127 (Rs 30.84 crore) each from the tournament's total prize pool of $71.1 million. While the runners-up in Cobolli and Chwalinska earned $1,636,068( Rs 15.42 crore).For Chwalinska, reaching the final itself was a life-changing result; the runner-up purse comfortably tripled her entire career earnings, which stood at just $866,000 heading into the tournament.The semi-finalists Jakub Mensik and Matteo Arnaldi on the men's side and Marta Kostyuk and Diana Shnaider on the women's side pocketed $876,465 (Rs 8.26 crore) each.Why are players not happy with Roland Garros prize money?Despite the record €61.7 million total purse, up by 9.53 per cent from 2025 Roland Garros continues to attract sharp criticism from players who argue that the French Open remains the least generous of the four Grand Slams in terms of revenue sharing.The tournament distributed the third-highest total prize money among the majors, trailing both Wimbledon and the US Open, which raised its pot by 20 per cent last year.Leading players, including world number ones Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, issued a joint statement ahead of the tournament expressing "deep disappointment" at the prize structure, pointing out that the players' share of Roland Garros revenue had actually declined from 15.5 per cent in 2024 to a projected 14.9 per cent in 2026 which is well below the 22 per cent distributed at regular ATP and WTA Tour events.The French Tennis Federation countered by noting the tournament generated €395 million in revenue in 2025, yet prize money rose by barely 5.4 per cent, further shrinking the players' cut.Roland Garros tournament director Amelie Mauresmo held firm, refusing to make additional changes to the prize structure, leaving the dispute unresolved as the tennis world now turns its attention to the grass-court swing and Wimbledon.