Runners-up at the Australian Open receive AUD $1,550,000 (£770,000) in prize money, while the champion home takes home double that (£1.6m).
A$1,050,000
1,100,000 pound
The rising Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was the runner-up at the 2008 Australian Open.
Fernando Gonzalez.
Llyeton Hewitt
Single's: $1,000,000
The current amount of money won by beaten finalists at the Australian Open is as follows: Singles -$1,215,000 Doubles - $237,500 Mixed Doubles - $67,500
It was Andy Murry.Rodger Federer won
Men - Jo-Wilfried TsongaWomen - Ana Ivanovic
The Runner up in the French open this year 2009 was given a prize money of 530,000 Euros.
Ana Ivanovic was the runner up for women and Jo-Wilfred Tsonga for men.
530,000 Euros