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US Open (tennis)
US Open (tennis)
Name		US Open
Current		2009 US Open (tennis)
City		Queens - New York City
Country		United States
Venue		USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Surface		Grass - outdoors& (1881-1974)& Clay - outdoors& (1975-1977)& DecoTurf - outdoors& (1978-present)
Men Draw		128S / 128Q / 64D
Women Draw		128S / 96Q / 64D
Prize Money		US$ 21,600,000
Web Site		http://www.usopen.org

The US Open, formally the United States Open tennis championships, is a tennis tournament which is the modern incarnation of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, with the U.S. National Championship, which for mens' singles was first contested in 1881. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tennis tournament each year.
It is held annually in August and September over a two-week period (the weeks before and after Labor Day weekend). The main tournament consists of five different event championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for senior, junior, and wheelchair players. Since 1978, the tournament has been played on acrylic hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens, New York City.
The US Open is unique in that there are final-set tiebreaks; in the other three Grand Slam tournaments, the deciding set (fifth for men, third for women) continues until it is won by two games.

Media Alert: Melanie Oudin Exclusive Photo and Interview Opportunities ... - SYS-CON Media (press release)

SYS-CON Media (press release)--Rising -tennis- star Melanie Oudin will make a special announcement at the BNP Paribas -Open- as she continues on her quest to -tennis- royalty trying to capture ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:08:30 GMT+00:00

Boris Becker - TimeOutDubai.com

TimeOutDubai.com--He played and he went on to play the final at the -US Open-, where I'm sure his mind was on his family, not on the -tennis-. For him to keep coming back each ...
Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:02:00 GMT+00:00

Dallas' Kiest Park to Unveil Sixteen New Youth Tennis Courts - Business Wire (press release)

Business Wire (press release)--It owns and operates the -US Open-, the highest attended annual sporting event in the world, and launched the Olympus -US Open- Series linking 10 summer ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:18:39 GMT+00:00

Columbia men's tennis team opens Ivy League play with road win over Cornell - CU Columbia Spectator

CU Columbia Spectator--I mean, I watched the super tiebreak, and I thought I was watching the -US Open-,” Goswami said. “He was playing like [Roger] Federer. ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:06:55 GMT+00:00

Restaurant Associates, Levy Restaurants at US Open Face Federal and State ... - PR-CANADA.net (press release)

PR-CANADA.net (press release)--The suite attendants claim that during the -US Open tennis- tournaments held from 2004-2009 defendants violated federal and state wage and hour laws by ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:33:19 GMT+00:00

Becker sees a Masters in UAE's big tennis future - National

National--While thoughts of hosting a major would be wishful thinking, since “Grand Slam” is a registered trademark owned by the Australian Open, French Open, -US Open- ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:11:13 GMT+00:00

Davis Cup humiliation is new low for Britain - Independent

Independent--Berankis was the highest-ranked man in action yesterday and the former -US Open- junior champion won his second rubber of the weekend in impressive fashion. ...
Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:05:20 GMT+00:00

Learn from the Masters - ESPN (blog)

ESPN (blog)--Individual sports like golf and -tennis- have pro events for Masters. Why not surfing?" Dino Andino at the -US Open- in 2000, will be a major threat at the ...
Date : Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:14:33 GMT+00:00

Restaurant Associates, Levy Restaurants Face Class Action Labor Lawsuit - Restaurants & Institutions

Restaurants & Institutions--The suite attendants claim that during the -US Open tennis- tournaments held from 2004-2009 defendants violated federal and state wage and hour laws by ...
Date : Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:08:34 GMT+00:00

WTA Monterrey Quarters: Daniela Hantuchova vs. Vania King - BetUs.com

BetUs.com--The statuesque Slovak, Hantuchova has a 2-0 lifetime edge over King, having beaten her at the 2008 Aussie Open R 128 6-3, 7-5 and the 2009 -US Open-, 6-2, ...
Date : Fri, 05 Mar 2010 22:00:10 GMT+00:00

Winners (2009)Million"	$1,600,000 EACH
Runners-up (2009)	$800,000
Semifinalists (2009)	$350,000
Quarterfinalists (2009)	$175,000
Round of 16	$80,000
Third Round	$48,000
Second Round	$31,000
First Round	$19,000
Total	$17,320,000

Winners	$420,000
Runners-Up	$210,000
Semifinalists	$105,000
Quarterfinalists	$50,000
Round of 16	$25,000
Second Round	$15,000
First Round	$10,000
Total en je kontgat	$1,800,000 ($3,600,000)

Winners	$180,000
Runners-Up	$90,000
Semifinalists	$30,000
Quarterfinalists	$15,000
Second Round	$10,000
First Round	$5,000
Total	$500,000

Third Round Losers (16)	$8,000
Second Round Losers (32)	$5,625
First Round Losers (64)	$3,000
Total	$500,000 ($1,000,000)

Total Championship Events	$19,200,000
Total for Champions Invitational	$385,000
Player per diem	$1,072,000
Total Player Compensation	$20,657,000

Event	Champion	Runner-up	Score
2009 Men's Singles	Juan Martin Del Potro	Roger Federer	3-6, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2
2009 Women's Singles	Kim Clijsters	Caroline Wozniacki	7-5, 6-3
2009 Men's Doubles	Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes	Mahesh Bhupathi Mark Knowles	3-6, 6-3, 6-2
2009 Women's Doubles	Serena Williams Venus Williams	Cara Black Liezel Huber	6-2, 6-2
2009 Mixed Doubles	Carly Gullickson& Travis Parrott	Cara Black& Leander Paes	6-2, 6-4

Record	Era	Player(s)	Count'	Years
'Men since 1881'
Winner of most& Men's Singles titles	Before 1968:	Richard Sears Bill Larned Bill Tilden	7	1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887 1901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929
Winner of most& Men's Singles titles	After 1967:	Jimmy Connors Pete Sampras Roger Federer	5	1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Winner of most consecutive& Men's Singles titles	Before 1968:	Richard Sears	7	1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
Winner of most consecutive& Men's Singles titles	After 1967:	Roger Federer	5	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Winner of most& Men's Doubles titles	Before 1968:	Richard Sears James Dwight	6	1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887& 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
Winner of most& Men's Doubles titles	After 1967:	Bob Lutz Stan Smith John McEnroe	4	1968, 1974, 1978, 1980 1968, 1974, 1978, 1980 1979, 1981, 1983, 1989
Winner of most consecutive& Men's Doubles titles	Before 1968:	Richard Sears James Dwight	6	1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887& 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
Winner of most consecutive& Men's Doubles titles	After 1967:	Todd Woodbridge Mark Woodforde	2	1995, 1996& 1995, 1996
Winner of most& Mixed Doubles titles - Men	Before 1968:	Bill Tilden Bill Talbert	4	1913, 1914, 1922, 1923 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
Winner of most& Mixed Doubles titles - Men	After 1967:	Todd Woodbridge Bob Bryan	3	1990, 1993, 2001 2003, 2004, 2006
Winner of most Championships& (total: singles, men's doubles,& mixed doubles) - Men	Before 1968:	Bill Tilden	16	1913-1929 (7 singles, 5 men's doubles, 4 mixed doubles)
	After 1967:	John McEnroe	8	1979-1989 (4 singles, 4 men's doubles)
'Women since 1887'
Winner of most& Women's Singles titles	Before 1968:	/ Molla Bjurstedt Mallory	8	1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926
Winner of most& Women's Singles titles	After 1967:	Chris Evert	6	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
Winner of most consecutive& Women's Singles titles	Before 1968:	/ Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Helen Jacobs	4	1915, 1916, 1917, 1918 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
Winner of most consecutive& Women's Singles titles	After 1967:	Chris Evert	4	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Winner of most& Women's Doubles titles	Before 1968:	Margaret Osborne duPont	13	1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957
Winner of most& Women's Doubles titles	After 1967:	/ Martina Navrátilová	9	1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
Winner of most consecutive& Women's Doubles titles	Before 1968:	Margaret Osborne duPont	10	1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
Winner of most consecutive& Women's Doubles titles	After 1967:	Virginia Ruano Pascual Paola Suárez	3	2002, 2003, 2004& 2002, 2003, 2004
Winner of most& Mixed Doubles titles - Women	All-time:	Margaret Osborne duPont& Margaret Court	8	1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960& 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972
	Before 1968:	Margaret Osborne duPont	8	1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960
	After 1967:	Margaret Court Billie Jean King / Martina Navrátilová	3	1969, 1970, 1972 1971, 1973, 1976 1985, 1987, 2006
Winner of most Championships& (total: singles, women's doubles,& mixed doubles) - women	All-time:	Margaret Osborne duPont& Margaret Court	25& 18	1941-1960 (3 singles, 13 women's doubles, 9 mixed doubles)& 1961-1975 (5 singles, 5 women's doubles, 8 mixed doubles)
	Before 1968:	Margaret Osborne duPont	25	1941-1960 (3 singles, 13 women's doubles, 9 mixed doubles)
	After 1967:	/ Martina Navrátilová	16	1977-2006 (4 singles, 9 women's doubles, 3 mixed doubles)
'Miscellaneous'
Youngest winner(single)	Men:	Pete Sampras	19 years and 1 month
Youngest winner(single)	Women:	Tracy Austin	16 years and 8 months

Year	Champion	Runner-up
1926	Rene Lacoste	Jean Borotra
1933	Fred Perry	Jack Crawford
1956	Ken Rosewall	Lew Hoad
1957	Mal Anderson	Ashley Cooper
1958	Ashley Cooper	Mal Anderson
1959	Neale Fraser	Alex Olmedo
1960	Neale Fraser	Rod Laver
1961	Roy Emerson	Rod Laver
1962	Rod Laver	Roy Emerson
1963	Rafael Osuna	Frank Froehling
1964	Roy Emerson	Fred Stolle
1965	Manuel Santana	Cliff Drysdale
1966	Fred Stolle	John Newcombe
1969	Rod Laver	Tony Roche
1970	Ken Rosewall	Tony Roche
1973	John Newcombe	Jan Kodes
1977	Guillermo Vilas	Jimmy Connors
1986	Ivan Lendl	Miloslav Mecir
1987	Ivan Lendl	Mats Wilander
1988	Mats Wilander	Ivan Lendl
1989	Boris Becker	Ivan Lendl
1990	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi
1991	Stefan Edberg	Jim Courier
1992	Stefan Edberg	Pete Sampras
1993	Pete Sampras	Cedric Pioline
1994	Andre Agassi	Michael Stich
1995	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi
1996	Pete Sampras	Michael Chang
1997	Patrick Rafter	Greg Rusedski
1998	Patrick Rafter	Mark Philippoussis
1999	Andre Agassi	Todd Martin
2000	Marat Safin	Pete Sampras
2001	Lleyton Hewitt	Pete Sampras
2002	Pete Sampras	Andre Agassi
2003	Andy Roddick	Juan Carlos Ferrero
2004	Roger Federer	Lleyton Hewitt
2005	Roger Federer	Andre Agassi
2006	Roger Federer	Andy Roddick
2007	Roger Federer	Novak Djokovic
2008	Roger Federer	Andy Murray
2009	Juan Martin del Potro	Roger Federer

Year	Champion	Runner-up
1937	Anita Lizana	Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
1959	Maria Bueno	Christine Truman Janes
1963	Maria Bueno	Margaret Court
1973	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1985	Hana Mandlikova	Martina Navratilova
1988	Steffi Graf	Gabriela Sabatini
1990	Gabriela Sabatini	Steffi Graf
1991	Monica Seles	Martina Navratilova
1992	Monica Seles	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1993	Steffi Graf	Helena Sukova
1994	Arantxa Sanchez Vicario	Steffi Graf
1995	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles
1996	Steffi Graf	Monica Seles
1997	Martina Hingis	Venus Williams
1998	Lindsay Davenport	Martina Hingis
1999	Serena Williams	Martina Hingis
2000	Venus Williams	Lindsay Davenport
2001	Venus Williams	Serena Williams
2002	Serena Williams	Venus Williams
2003	Justine Henin	Kim Clijsters
2004	Svetlana Kuznetsova	Elena Dementieva
2005	Kim Clijsters	Mary Pierce
2006	Maria Sharapova	Justine Henin
2007	Justine Henin	Svetlana Kuznetsova
2008	Serena Williams	Jelena Jankovic
2009	Kim Clijsters	Caroline Wozniacki

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