French Open: How much does the winner of Rafael Nadal win against Dominic Thiem? | Tennis | sport

Rafael Nadal defeated Dominic Thiem to win his 12th title at Roland Garros in 15 years.

The Spaniard won 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1 to eliminate the fourth seeded Austrian.

Nadal had a very quiet race at the tournament, crushing Roger Federer in two sets in the semifinals.

Nadal and Thiem would have won more than £ 520,000, even though they had suffered the fate of their semi-finalists, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.

The champion pocketed more than £ 2 million, compared to around £ 1.92 million won by Nadal 12 months ago.

The French Open bosses said they had made a "special effort" to improve the incomes of players eliminated at an early stage of the Grand Slam this year.

The overall prize pool of around £ 37m was split more evenly between the stars eliminated at the beginning and end of the round in Paris this year, with widespread increases that guarantee lower-ranked players a tournament. more lucrative.

The president of the French Tennis Federation, Bernard Giudicelli, and the tournament director, Guy Forget, declared that they wanted to "reduce the gap" between the money likely to be won by the underdogs and the big names.

In total, the prize fund has risen 8% over the 2018 edition, although Nadal and Thiem will receive less than what they would receive at the Australian Open, Wimbledon or London. the US Open.

This year's biggest cash prize increase has already been won by players entering the first qualifying round, with a relatively modest reward of just over £ 6,000, an increase of nearly 17 %.

Hopes reaching the first round proper raised £ 40,000 – the second largest increase of the year – by 15%.

Competitors who went out during the first week of qualifying had the solace of a cash increase of about 10% this year.

But the biggest jump between the rounds took place between the semi-finals and the final, with Federer and Djokovic, semi-finalists beaten, receiving half less than the finalists.

French Open money money – How much do French Open men and women earn?

Qualifications of the first round

£ 6.100

Second qualifying round

£ 10,600

Third round qualifying

£ 20,800

1st round

£ 40,000

2nd round

£ 75,000

3rd round

£ 124,000

4th round

£ 211,000

Quarterfinal

£ 360,000

Semi final

£ 511,000

Finalist

£ 1 million

French Open Prize Winner

£ 2.05m