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Record prize money for Australian Open

A record prize money pool of $20 million (15 million US) will be on offer for next year's Australian Open, Tennis Australia said on Tuesday.

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MELBOURNE: A record prize money pool of $20 million (15 million US) will be on offer for next year's Australian Open, Tennis Australia said on Tuesday.

The winners of the men's and women's singles will collect $1.28 million (960,000 US) each, the organisers said.

The first tennis Grand Slam of 2007, which takes place from January 15-28 at Melbourne Park, is expected to attract more than 500 of the world's top players.

The last Australian Open drew a record 550,550 fans -- the seventh successive year it broke the half-million spectators' mark, Tournament Director Craig Tiley said at the event's launch Tuesday.

Among the initiatives for next year will be the installation of big screens inside Rod Laver Arena to relay video line calling to fans following its success at last month's US Open in New York.

Tiley said the night final scheduling for the men's singles will continue and there will be night feature matches on the outside Margaret Court Arena on the first six evenings of the tournament.

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