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 | The prize fund of "Roland Garros" reached 22 million euros16-04-2013 |
The prize fund for this year's "Roland Garros" was increased by almost 3 million, and reached a total of 22 million, organizers said.
The winners in both men and women will win 1.5 million of European currency, which is a quarter of a million more than in 2012.
The organizers added that in the next four seasons the prize pool of the tournament will be increased by another 10 million, which means that in 2016 will be amount to 32 million.
Open tennis tournament at France is the second Grand Slam tournament, which has taken steps to increase the prize pool under the pressure of professional players. Getting it done Yu S Open, which this year will be allocated among the participants total 33.6 million dollars, while in 2017 the figure is planned to reach 50 million.