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Aussie star calls out $130k prize money disparity at tennis tournament
Key takeaways
- Priscilla Hon made sure to stress the disparity was "a system wide issue".
- The 146th-ranked Hon posted to Instagram about the gap between the men's winner's purse of 11,055 euros ($180,214) as opposed to the women's 32,520 euros ($53,251).
- Hon's caption read: "Same tournament.
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Priscilla Hon made sure to stress the disparity was "a system wide issue". (Getty Images: Cameron Smith/LTA)
Link copied Share Share article Australian tennis player Priscilla Hon has drawn attention to the difference between the men's and women's prize money at the Libéma Open in the Netherlands.
The 146th-ranked Hon posted to Instagram about the gap between the men's winner's purse of 11,055 euros ($180,214) as opposed to the women's 32,520 euros ($53,251).
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