Cincinnati Open 2025: How much prize money did Carlos Alcaraz win?

With Jannik Sinner hurt, Carlos Alcaraz clinched victory at the Cincinnati Open.

Published on: Aug 19, 2025, 01:30:34 IST

By Shuvrajit Das Biswas

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Jannik Sinner retired hurt in the final of the Cincinnati Open 2025 and Carlos Alcaraz clinched victory. The Italian and Spaniard have found themselves at the forefront of tennis' most compelling rivalries and were meeting for a fourth consecutive title clash.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz are meeting for a fourth consecutive title clash. (Reuters)

At the Masters 1000 event, it is not just one of the sport's historic tournament wins that is at stake, but also a lucrative prize amount. Here's how much Alcaraz stands to make.

Sinner vs Alcaraz match: Prize money explained

This time, the game's winner will walk away with a whopping $1,124,380. Meanwhile, the finalist will get $597,890, as per ATP Tour.

Apart from that, prize money amounts are kept aside for other stages of the tournament as well. The semi-finalist will get $332,160, while the quarter-finalist is slated to get $189,075. Those in the Round of 16 will get $103,225, and in Round of 32 the prize money is $60,400. It is $35,260 for the Round of 64, and $23,760 for the Round of 96.

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The total prize money pool for the Cincinnati Open 2025 is $9,193,540.

The amounts for doubles vary, and are as follows - the winner gets $457,150, and the finalist makes $242,020. The semi-finalist gets $129,970, while the quarter-finalist gets $65,000. The amount for Round of 16 is $34,850 while the amount for Round of 32 is $19,050.

Path to finals: Sinner vs Alcaraz

Sinner overcame France's Terence Atmane in straight sets, 7-6 (7-4), 6-2 to reach the finals. Alcaraz advanced to the final by beating Alexander Zverev 6-4, 6-3.

"It was a very, very tough challenge. Every time you play against something completely new, it's difficult, but playing against this guy in the later stages of a tournament is even more difficult. The pressure is higher, and you know they deserve to be there... He has beaten incredible players throughout his wins," Sinner said as per the ATP Tour website.

"It's never easy playing against someone that you know is not feeling 100 per cent. It's even tougher when it comes from Sascha, such a great player, such a great person off the court. We have a really good relationship," Alcaraz added.

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Shuvrajit Das Biswas
Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More

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