João Fonseca at Roland Garros: see how much the Brazilian earned even after elimination
João Fonseca is eliminated in the quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane
Brazilian João Fonseca was defeated this Tuesday (2) by Czech Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals of Roland Garros. Despite the elimination, the tennis player ends his participation in the tournament with a prize of 470 thousand euros (around R$ 2.77 million at the current price).
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João lost to Mensik by 3 sets to 0 on the Philippe-Chatrier court, in Paris, France. Even with the defeat, the Brazilian achieved his best campaign in a Grand Slam tournament with the right to victory over Serbian Novak Djokovic in the round of 16.
If he had advanced to the semi-finals, the Brazilian would have received 750 thousand euros (around R$ 4.43 million).
Among the four Grand Slam tournaments, Roland Garros has the third largest prize for the champion. See the ranking:
US Open - 4.3 million euros (R$25.9 million)
Wimbledon - 3.5 million euros (R$20.6 million)
Roland Garros - 2.8 million euros (R$16.5 million)
Australian Open - 2.55 million euros (R$15 million)
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Simple keys
Champion: 2.8 million euros (R$ 16.52 million)
Finalist: 1.4 million euros (R$ 8.26 million)
Semi-final: 750 thousand euros (R$ 4.43 million)
Quarter-finals: 470 thousand euros (R$ 2.77 million)
Round of 16: 285 thousand euros (R$ 1.68 million)
Third round: 187 thousand euros (around R$1.1 million)
Second round: 130 thousand euros (around R$767 thousand)
First round: 87 thousand euros (around R$513 thousand)
Source: G1