The 2009 US Open prize money will be $21.6 million, as the purse has increased by $1 million for the third consecutive year.

Both men’s and women’s singles champions will earn a record $1.6 million. They may also earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.6 million potential payout) depending on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series.

Top three men's and top three women's finishers in the Olympus US Open Series each receive bonus earnings, making the 2009 US Open potential total payout $24.2 million.

In addition, both US Open singles champions will receive a new 2010 Lexus IS Convertible.

You can read more details about the prize money at the US Open official website. (photo: Dysanovic)

Thanks to our faithful reader Jacob we're learning about the dresses Ana Ivanovic will most probably wear during the next two Grand Slams.

For Wimbledon, the troubled Serb is supposed to wear the white adidas Adilibria dress.

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Serena Williams won her third US Open title and regained the top ranking after five years, beating Jelena Jankovic in the final at Flushing Meadows. The nine-time Grand Slam champion, looking glamorous in a red dress, posed with her new trophy in New York's Times Square.

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Fourth seed Serena Williams beat second seed Jelena Jankovic 6-4 7-5 in a fantastic final of the US Open to win her ninth Grand Slam title and again become the top-ranked player in the world. Read more »

Top seeds Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Liezel Huber of the United States won women’s doubles title defeating American Lisa Raymond and Australian Samantha Stosur at the 2008 US Open.

With a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) victory over Raymond and Stosur, who were seeded tenth, the world No.1s won their fourth women's doubles Grand Slam title.

At this year’s US Open, Black had also clinched the mixed doubles title, paired with India's Leander Paes, and she played the final match against her partner in women’s doubles Huber and Briton Jamie Murray. (photo via Yahoo)