全豪ＯＰの賞金総額、過去最高の６９億円

【メルボルンＡＦＰ＝時事】来年１月に開催される全豪オープンテニスの主催者は２９日、賞金総額が３．４パーセント増額され、過去最高額の７６５０万豪ドル（約６９億円）になると発表した。（資料写真）
　男女シングルスの優勝賞金は２９７万５０００豪ドル（約２億７０００万円）。
　早期敗退した選手の賞金も過去最高となり、１、２回戦敗退の場合も、それぞれ３．２パーセント増額の１０万６２５０豪ドル（約９６０万円）と１５万８８５０豪ドル（約１４３０万円）が与えられる。
　四大大会（グランドスラム）初戦の全豪オープンは１月１６日に開幕する。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/12/29-22:33）

Pay rises are in store for players at January's Australian Open with organisers Thursday announcing a 3.4 percent boost in the total purse to a record Aus$76.5 million (US$51.6 million).
The winners of the men's and women's titles at the first Grand Slam of the year will both take home Aus$2.975 million with players beaten in earlier rounds faring better than ever.
Anyone crashing out in round one will receive Aus$106,250, up 3.2 percent, while second-round players get a similar increase to Aus$158,850.
Tournament director Craig Tiley said the total prize pool for the Australian summer of tennis, which includes Grand Slam warm-up events like the United Cup, would exceed Aus$100 million for the first time.
It is critical to the continued success of the Australian tennis summer that we provide strong and relevant playing opportunities and ensure that the best players in the world are compensated appropriately, he said.
At the Australian Open, we've upped prize money for every round from qualifying, through to the finals, with the major increases in the early rounds.
These substantial rewards help players invest in their own careers and in many cases, set themselves up for success throughout the year.
Australian Open prizemoney has increased by more than 321 percent, or Aus$58.32 million, in the last 20 years, when it was Aus$18.18 million
The Australian Open gets underway at Melbourne Park on January 16.