01/03/2010

Mini-Tennis, Major Dollars

The short hard court lead up to the season's first grand slam event kicks off this week.  For the ATP, that means 250 level events in Brisbane (Australia), Chennai (India) and Doha (Qatar). Yet, one of these things is not like the others - Brisbane and Chennai's prize money pools are $372K and $398K, respectively. Doha's prize money pool is just over $1,000,000!

In fact, the total payout in Doha for the semi-finalists on ($380K) practically matches the payout at either of the other two events.  Is it coincidence that Doha's field features three top ten players -  Nadal, Federer and Davydenko, while Brisbane and Chennai feature one top ten player each - Roddick in Brisbane, Soderling in Chennai?

Jan 3, 2010 8:55:39 PM

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