Washington tennis tournament offers equal status for women and men but unequal prize money
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Spectators at the DC Open tennis tournament walk outside the main stadium in Washington on Monday, July 31, 2023, the first day of the main-draw competition. The tournament is the first joint ATP-WTA 500 event but the womens champion will earn about a third of what the mens champion will be paid. (AP Photo/Howard Fendrich)Spectators at the DC Open tennis tournament walk by a poster that shows the empty brackets for the fields at the event, where play began on Monday, July 31, 2023, in Washington. The tournament is the first joint ATP-WTA 500 event but the womens champion will earn about a third of what the mens champion will be paid. (AP Photo/Howard Fendrich)Defending champion Liudmila Samsonova of Russia serves against Danielle Collins in a first-round match at the DC Open tennis tournament in Washington on Monday, July 31, 2023. Samsonova won 6-1, 6-3. (AP Photo/Howard Fendrich)
Spectators at the DC Open tennis tournament walk outside the main stadium in Washington on Monday, July 31, 2023, the first day of the main-draw competition. The tournament is the first joint ATP-WTA 500 event but the womens champion will earn about a third of what the mens champion will be paid. (AP Photo/Howard Fendrich)