In what year did the French Open announce equal prize money for men and women in all rounds? The answer is 2007.
The French Tennis Federation announced the change in March 2007, making Roland-Garros the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments to introduce equal prize money throughout the singles draws. The policy applied to every round, not merely the champions’ and finalists’ checks.
The timing is easy to confuse. The US Open had adopted equal prize money in 1973, the Australian Open followed in 2001, and Wimbledon announced its own change earlier in 2007. Wimbledon’s first equal-pay tournament was held after that year’s French Open, so Roland-Garros was the final major to make the announcement and implement the policy in its 2007 edition.
This is also distinct from the tournament’s total purse, which can vary from year to year. The trivia question concerns equality between the men’s and women’s events at equivalent stages, rather than the overall size of the prize fund.