The China Open has become a staple on the ATP and WTA tours, with the 2026 tournament marking the 25th edition in the men's game and the 27th edition in the women's game.
Ahead of Novak Djokovic's final clash with Alex de Minaur at the 2026 China Open, we breakdown the men's and women's singles and doubles prize money.
There has been a slight increase to prize money across all events at the 2026 China Open.
The tournament is one of the most financially significant tennis tournaments outside of the four Grand Slams, with the prize money exceeding $13.5million across the ATP and WTA competitions.
The prize money is notably higher for women at the China Open, with a prize pool of $9,415,725 across the WTA 1000 comparing to $4,089,385 across the ATP 500.
Every round of the men's and women's singles and doubles events are rewarded with increased payouts, with the winner of the men's singles tournament taking home $764,750 and the winner of the women's singles tournament banking a larger $1,151,380 sum.
Champion | $764,750 |
Runner-up | $411,480 |
Semi-finalist | $219,925 |
Quarter-finalist | $112,035 |
Round of 16 | $59,805 |
First round | $31,895 |
Second Qualifying round | $16,350 |
First Qualifying round | $9,175 |
Champion | $1,151,380 |
Runner-up | $612,340 |
Semi-finalist | $340,190 |
Quarter-finalist | $193,645 |
Round of 16 | $105,720 |
Third round | $61,865 |
Second round | $36,110 |
First round | $24,335 |
Second Qualifying round | $14,130 |
First Qualifying round | $7,330 |
Champions | $251,200 |
Runners-up | $133,970 |
Semi-finalists | $67,780 |
Quarter-finalists | $33,900 |
Round of 16 | $17,540 |
Champions | $468,200 |
Runners-up | $247,870 |
Semi-finalists | $133,110 |
Quarter-finalists | $66,570 |
Round of 16 | $35,700 |
First round | $19,510 |