Cobolli, Zverev Set Roland Garros Prize Money at $3,248,000 — Roland Garros Prize Money
Flavio Cobolli and Alexander Zverev will play for roland garros prize money that splits the French Open 2026 men’s final into two very different payouts: $3,248,000 for the winner and $1,624,000 for the runner-up. Cobolli, the No. 10 seed, is chasing a place in history as the second Italian man in the Open Era since 1968 to win a French Open final.
Cobolli’s Paris run
That path has been lean. Cobolli dropped just two sets on the way to the final, then advanced after Matteo Arnaldi was forced to retire before their semifinal because of illness. The result put him into the championship match with a chance to leave Paris with the larger share of the prize pool and a place beside the lone Italian man who has done it in the Open Era.
Zverev’s heavy serve
Zverev enters as the top-ranked German and the higher-profile favorite in the final. He has moved through the tournament with serve placement and baseline aggression, the kind of combination that has kept him in control long enough to reach the last match in stronger form than Cobolli.
The payout gap is straightforward: the champion takes home twice as much as the runner-up. For Cobolli, that means the final is not only about ending the Italian drought since 1968, but also about turning an unexpected run into the full $3,248,000 prize. For Zverev, a win would deliver the same seven-figure reward and finish a run built on pressure from the first shot.
Paris final stakes
Prediction leans to Zverev over Cobolli in four sets, a pick that matches the way he has played through the event. Cobolli still carries the cleaner draw line into the final, while Zverev carries the stronger reputation and the bigger workload of expectation. Either way, the final decides the top check in Paris and the runner-up still walks away with $1,624,000.