The decision to give mixed doubles a makeover at the US Open 2025 proved to be the right choice in the end. The revamped version of the event was a hit with the audience despite some trepidation after the initial announcement. While the format of the event was different, the winners were the same.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori beat third seeds Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud 6-3, 5-7, 10-6 to successfully defend their title. They earned the biggest paycheck in recent times for mixed doubles, with the winning duo splitting $1 million between them.
Swiatek and Ruud came quite close to winning the title. They initially stopped the Italians from serving out the match in the second set and overcame a 5-3 deficit to snatch the set. They trailed 4-1 in the deciding tie-break but fell short of a comeback despite their best efforts. They made $400,000 for their efforts, which will be divided between them.
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Top seeds Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper, along with alternates Danielle Collins and Christian Harrison, earned $200,000 as a pair for making the semifinals. Each player will walk away with $100,000 in prize money.
The American duo of Taylor Townsend and Ben Shelton was one of the teams to bow out in the quarterfinals. They were shown the door by compatriots Collins and Harrison. All teams that lost in the quarterfinals received $100,000 each, which will be split between the two players.
Karolina Muchova and Andrey Rublev, Caty McNally and Lorenzo Musetti, Mirra Andreeva and Daniil Medvedev were the other teams eliminated in the quarterfinals. Teams made $20,000 for losing in the first round. Second seeds Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz, along with Emma Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz, were the notable teams to crash out in the first round.
Rybakina and Fritz lost to Errani and Vavassori, while Raducanu and Alcaraz were sent packing by Pegula and Draper. Olga Danilovic and Novak Djokovic, Naomi Osaka and Gael Monfils, Venus Williams and Reilly Opelka were the other big pairings to lose in the first round.
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori receive a big bump in their payday at the US Open 2025
Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori received $200,000 for winning the mixed doubles title at the US Open 2024. It was the first mixed doubles title for both players. They successfully defended their title this year as well, and their reward for doing so has increased significantly.
Errani and Vavassori's $1,000,000 paycheck for their mixed doubles triumph at the US Open 2025 is quite massive compared to what players usually make in the discipline. With the new format being received quite well in New York, other Majors could follow suit and tinker with the mixed doubles format as well.
The Italian duo also won the mixed doubles title at the French Open earlier this year, and received €122,000 (approx. $142,000). The US Open has upped the ante by making mixed doubles financially lucrative, and other Slams could be forced to follow in its footsteps.
