The winners of this year’s French Open tennis championships will walk off with the biggest cheques in the tournament’s history after the prize money pot was increased to nearly $16m.
The French Tennis Federation revealed the winner of the 2004 men’s event will pocket $1.02m, while the women’s champion will receive $998,000.
Only the French Open and Wimbledon pay more money to the men than women out of the four Grand Slams.
This year’s tournament takes place between May 24 and June 6.
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