For Dmitry Tursunov, the United States Open may have been the last stop on a long farewell tour that has wound around the biggest stops in tennis with little relevance, fanfare or success. But it did come with a decent income.

Tursunov, 34, reached the ATP’s top 20 in 2006 and continued to be a top-100 player through 2014, but was forced off tour for 13 months after that year’s United States Open because of injuries.

His comeback has been unsuccessful, with a 2-12 record in main-draw tour-level matches since the beginning of last year. His ranking never got higher than No. 398. While his return has been a failure from a competitive level, it has been remarkably lucrative.

Using a protected ranking, Tursunov, of Russia, has earned $323,626 since the beginning of last year, including the $50,000 he received for being a first-round loser at the Open on Monday. (In the four smaller events he was able to enter without the use of his protected ranking in this span, Tursunov earned only $3,139.)