How much the winners of each round get in the men’s and women’s draw

The first major tournament of the 2023 tennis calendar is almost here, in the form of the Australian Open, which spans the second half of January.

All eyes will be on Novak Djokovic, who is seeking a 10th title in Melbourne a year after being deported in a high-profile row over his Covid vaccination status.

All tennis majors now offer equal prize money for both the men’s and women’s tournaments, with the Australian Open the second of the four competitions to commit to parity in 2001 (Wimbledon was the last, in 2007).

This year, a prize money pool of $76.5 million is up for the grabs, which is a 3.4 per cent increase on last year’s tournament – here’s everything you need to know.

What is the prize money at the 2023 Australian Open?

Currently, an Australian dollar is worth around £0.57, which is the exchange rate used for the equivalents below:

Men’s and women’s singles (per player)

• Winner: $2,975,000 (£1.697m)
• Runner-up: $1,625,000 (£927k)
• Semi-finalist: $925,000 (£527k)
• Quarter-finalist: $555,250 (£316k)
• Round of 16: $338,250 (£193k)
• Round of 32: $227,925 (£130k)
• Round of 64: $158,850 (£91k)
• First round: $106,250 (£61k)

Men’s and women’s doubles (per team)

• Winner: $695,000 (£396k)
• Runner-up: $370,000 (£211k)
• Semi-finalists: $210,000 (£120k)
• Quarter-finalists: $116,500 (£66k)
• Round of 16: $67,250 (£38k)
• Round of 32: $46,500 (£27k)
• First round: $30,975 (£18k)

Mixed doubles (per team)

• Winner: $157,750 (£90k)
• Runner-up: $89,450 (£51k)
• Semi-finalists: $47,500 (£27k)
• Quarter-finalists: $25,250 (£14k)
• Round of 16: $12,650 (£7k)
• First round: $6,600 (£4k)

When is the 2023 Australian Open?

Here is the day-by-day schedule for the 2023 Australian Open:

• 16 January – Men’s and women’s first-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 17 January – Men’s and women’s first-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 18 January – Men’s and women’s second-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 19 January – Men’s and women’s second-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 20 January – Men’s and women’s third-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 21 January – Men’s and women’s third-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 22 January – Men’s and women’s fourth-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 23 January – Men’s and women’s fourth-round matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 24 January – Men’s and women’s quarter-final matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 25 January – Men’s and women’s quarter-final matches (first session from 12am GMT, night session from 8am GMT)
• 26 January – Women’s semi-final matches (from 5am GMT)
• 27 January – Men’s semi-final matches (from 5am GMT)
• 28 January – Women’s final (8.30am GMT)
• 29 January – Men’s final (5am GMT)

The time difference means that watching the action live can be a challenge for UK-based tennis fans.

Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), so the majority of the action takes place during the middle of the British night.

For the majority of the tournament, the early session gets started at midnight GMT, with the night matches from 8am.

The timings become a little more civilised from the semi-finals onwards, when the day’s play will get underway from 5am GMT.