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A long climb to equal prize money at the four Grand Slams

In 1973, the US Open became the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments to offer equal prize money to men and women competitors.

50 years of equal prize money in the US Open - The Pirate's Eye

Equal prize money in the US Open was made possible by Billie Jean King. In 1970, King and eight other female players signed a one dollar contract with the ...

Women's Tennis Promises Equal Prize Money As Men's ... - Forbes

A move to equalize prize money for men and women tennis championships is in the works, the Women's Tennis Association said Tuesday.

U.S. Open marks 50 years of equal prize money - NY1

This year's prize is $3 million. Pro players like Danielle Collins say all athletes owe King a debt of gratitude for paving the way for younger ...

WTA plans equal prize money to match men at combined ... - CNN

The WTA announced plans to update the tour's calendar and revamp prize money to tackle pay inequity between men and women. Dylan Buell/Getty ...

Why were grand slam tennis female champions given the same ...

At venues where men and women play tournaments at the same time, the women are paid the same as men on a per match basis. This was done at at ...

How tennis inequality lets women down: Prize money, scheduling ...

The knee-jerk reaction is that women don't bring in as much money as the men, and if they did they wouldn't be second-class citizens.

Fifty years after Battle of the Sexes, gender equity in tennis remains ...

"The same rights for the men's World Cup were $100-$200 million. This reality is what is felt across all women's professional sport properties ...

Equal Prize Money - WTA

... prize money that redefined tennis economics and set a new standard for gender parity ... equal pay to men and women. One month later ...

Grand Slam Tennis and Equal Pay - LinkedIn

Tennis has always congratulated itself on the fact that women receive equal prize money at the Slams, which unite both the ATP and WTA tours.

A Celebration of 50 Years of Equal Prize Money at the US Open

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of equal prize money for men and women at the US Open, USOpen.org wanted to honor the occasion and Billie Jean King, who ...

Milestones in equality: Prize money firsts and breakthroughs in ...

In 1973, the US Open became the first of the four Grand Slam tournaments to offer equal prize money to men and women competitors, a pioneering ...

Why do women tennis players get the same prize money as men in ...

Women tennis players get the same prize money as men in spite of being nowhere near as good and playing shorter games in tournaments which attract much less ...

The day Roland-Garros finally offered equal prize money

In fact, when, on March 16, 2007, the French Federation decided that for the first time, equal pay would be given to men and women at Roland-Garros, its ...

WTA announces new tour calendar and pathway to equal prize money

One of the main pillars of the strategy includes creating a pathway toward equal prize money, a goal envisioned 50 years ago when Billie ...

U.S. Open's Equal Pay Can't Close the Tennis Gender Gap

As part of the proposal, all tournaments at the 500 and 1000 level that feature both men and women will pay them equally by 2027. Gender ...

Tennis Has Had 16 Years Of Equal Pay, Only At The Grand Slams

In June, the WTA announced that all combined 1000- and 500-level events will offer equal prize money by 2027; all non-combined 1000- and 500- ...

The women's tennis tour plans for its players to earn the same as ...

The Australian Open permanently established equal prize money in 2001; the French Open gave its two singles champions the same amount in 2006 ...

Pay Equity Is Officially Coming to Tennis. Eventually.

Women and men have received equal prize money at all of the Grand Slam tournaments since 2007. As part of this deal, organizers of the next two ...

Women's History Month: Wimbledon finally offers equal prize money

In 2007, Wimbledon finally joined the 20th century and became the fourth of the four majors to level their paying field.