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#7 Tennis: US Open
The highest paying tennis tournament in the world, the US Open shares US$20 million between the winning players in various different divisions. While the total payout might be less than that shared between footballers, winners of the men and women’s singles earned US$3 million each in 2014. The total prize money for singles players was US$29,585,120. The total prize money for all championship events amounted to US$36,203,760 – and then there were the bonuses that the top three players received.
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