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US Open (tennis)

NameUS Open
Current2010 US Open (tennis)
Logo Size150px
Bar Color#B2C8FF
CityQueens - New York City
CountryUS United States
VenueUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
SurfaceGrass - outdoors
(1881 - 1974)
Clay - outdoors
(1975 - 1977)
DecoTurf - outdoors
(1978 - present)
Men Draw128S / 128Q / 64D
Women Draw128S / 96Q / 64D
Prize MoneyUS$ 21,600,000
Web Sitehttp://www.usopen.org

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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 tennis major comprising the 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.

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2010 US Open Tennis Day 4 Preview - Top News Buzz (blog) Tweet this news
Top News Buzz (blog)--The first upsets here at the -US Open- happened yesterday as Andy Roddick was eliminated by Serbian player Janko Tipsarevic. Roddick has his only Grand Slam ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:11:32 GMT+00:00
Wozniacki 'feeling great' at US Open - FOXSports.com Tweet this news
FOXSports.com--He is the author of 15 books, including the official history of the Davis Cup and the unofficial history of the modern game in "-Open Tennis-. ... - Date : Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:17:19 GMT+00:00
Ryan Harrison of Shreveport, La. upsets No. 15 Ivan Ljubicic on Court 11 at US ... - New York Daily News Tweet this news
New York Daily News--11 Alex Corretja at the 2001 -US Open-. "Roddick has been helping me since I was 15, 16 years old," Harrison said. "Every time I see him, he's always been ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:39:49 GMT+00:00
Caroline Wozniacki v Kai-Chen Chang - US Open live tennis - live-tennis.com Tweet this news
live-tennis.com--Wozniacki beat Chang 6-4, 6-3 at Wimbledon which will be a confidence boost going into the match. You can watch WTA Tour -tennis- live for free at bet365. ... - Date : Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:40:39 GMT+00:00
Are US Open Tennis Courts Even Slower in 2010? - Bleacher Report Tweet this news
Bleacher Report--Does the -US Open- court surface favor Roger Federer over Rafael Nadal? For years, Nadal has been designated as a slower court specialist, with clay as his ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 16:37:38 GMT+00:00
US Open at a glance - The Canadian Press Tweet this news
The Canadian Press--NEW YORK, NY — A look at Tuesday's play at the US$22.7 million -US Open tennis- championships: WEATHER: Mostly sunny and very hot with low humidity. ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:15:26 GMT+00:00
US Open Tennis - Greenwich Time Tweet this news
Greenwich Time--Jelena Jankovic of Serbia tends to her racket as she plays Simona Halep of Romania during the first round of the -US Open tennis- tournament in New York, ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:01:08 GMT+00:00
Sharapova rallies for first-round victory - FOXSports.com Tweet this news
FOXSports.com--This is my first -US Open- in, I don't know, seven years or something. Feels incredible.” And so it should. Lucic took herself to United -Tennis- Academy in ... - Date : Wed, 01 Sep 2010 02:51:18 GMT+00:00
US Open Tennis 2010 Schedule and Predictions - CNM News Network Tweet this news
CNM News Network--The 2010 -US Open tennis- schedule advances, and we saw wins from tennis greats Roger Federer, Andy Roddick, and Venus Williams yesterday. ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:58:52 GMT+00:00
U.S. Open: Jankovic, Lucic, the heat and the triumph - Los Angeles Times (blog) Tweet this news
Los Angeles Times (blog)--This is my first -US Open- in seven years and it feels incredible. " Lucic said she has been practicing in Bradenton, Fla., at the United States -Tennis- ... - Date : Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:07:27 GMT+00:00

Preceded by
Wimbledon
Grand Slam Tournament
August-September|
Succeeded by
Australian Open
Preceded by
New Haven
US Open Series
July-September|
Succeeded by
None

Singles (men & women - 128 player draws) :
Winners (2009) $1,600,000
Runners-up (2009) $800,000
Semifinalists (2009) $400,000
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

Doubles (Per Team, Men & Women - 64 Draws) :
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 $1,800,000 ($3,600,000)

Mixed Doubles (Per Team - 32 Draws) :
Winners $180,000
Runners-Up $90,000
Semifinalists $30,000
Quarterfinalists $15,000
Second Round $10,000
First Round $5,000
Total $500,000

Men's and Women's Qualifying (128 Draws) :
Third Round Losers (16) $8,000
Second Round Losers (32) $5,625
First Round Losers (64) $3,000
Total $500,000 ($1,000,000)

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

Current champions :
Event Champion Runner-up Score
2009 Men's Singles Argentina Juan MartĂ­n del Potro CH Roger Federer 3 - 6, 7 - 6 (5), 4 - 6, 7 - 6 (4), 6 - 2
2009 Women's Singles BE Kim Clijsters DK Caroline Wozniacki 7 - 5, 6 - 3
2009 Men's Doubles CZ Lukáš Dlouhý
IN Leander Paes
IN Mahesh Bhupathi
BS Mark Knowles
3 - 6, 6 - 3, 6 - 2
2009 Women's Doubles US Serena Williams
US Venus Williams
ZW Cara Black
US Liezel Huber
6 - 2, 6 - 2
2009 Mixed Doubles US Carly Gullickson
US Travis Parrott
ZW Cara Black
IN Leander Paes
6 - 2, 6 - 4

Current champions :
Record Era Player(s) Count Years
'Men since 1881'
Winner of most
Men's Singles titles
Before 1968: US Richard Sears
US Bill Larned
US Bill Tilden
7 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
1901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929
After 1967: US Jimmy Connors
US Pete Sampras
CH 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: US Richard Sears 7 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
After 1967: CH Roger Federer 5 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Winner of most
Men's Doubles titles
Before 1968: US Richard Sears
US James Dwight
6 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
After 1967: US Bob Lutz
US Stan Smith
US 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: US Richard Sears
US James Dwight
6 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
After 1967: AU Todd Woodbridge
AU Mark Woodforde
2 1995, 1996
1995, 1996
Winner of most
Mixed Doubles titles - Men
Before 1968: US Bill Tilden
US Bill Talbert
4 1913, 1914, 1922, 1923
1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
After 1967: AU Todd Woodbridge
US Bob Bryan
3 1990, 1993, 2001
2003, 2004, 2006
Winner of most Championships
(total: singles, men's doubles,
mixed doubles) - Men
Before 1968: US Bill Tilden 16 1913 – 1929 (7 singles, 5 men's doubles, 4 mixed doubles)
After 1967: US John McEnroe 8 1979 – 1989 (4 singles, 4 men's doubles)
'Women since 1887'
Winner of most
Women's Singles titles
Before 1968: NO/US Molla Bjurstedt Mallory 8 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926
After 1967: US Chris Evert 6 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982
Winner of most consecutive
Women's Singles titles
Before 1968: NO/US Molla Bjurstedt Mallory
US Helen Jacobs
4 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
After 1967: US Chris Evert 4 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
Winner of most
Women's Doubles titles
Before 1968: US Margaret Osborne duPont 13 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957
After 1967: United States Martina Navrátilová 9 1977, 1978, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990
Winner of most consecutive
Women's Doubles titles
Before 1968: US Margaret Osborne duPont 10 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950
After 1967: ES Virginia Ruano Pascual
AR Paola Suárez
3 2002, 2003, 2004
2002, 2003, 2004
Winner of most
Mixed Doubles titles - Women
All-time: US Margaret Osborne duPont
AU Margaret Court
8 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960
1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972
Before 1968: US Margaret Osborne duPont 8 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1958, 1959, 1960
After 1967: AU Margaret Court
US Billie Jean King
United States 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: US Margaret Osborne duPont
AU 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: US Margaret Osborne duPont 25 1941 – 1960 (3 singles, 13 women's doubles, 9 mixed doubles)
After 1967: US Martina Navrátilová 16 1977 – 2006 (4 singles, 9 women's doubles, 3 mixed doubles)
'Miscellaneous'
Youngest winner(single) Men: US Pete Sampras 19 years and 1 month
Women: US Tracy Austin 16 years and 8 months

: Men's singles
Year Champion Runner-up
1926 FR René Lacoste FR Jean Borotra
1933 United Kingdom Fred Perry AU Jack Crawford
1956 AU Ken Rosewall AU Lew Hoad
1957 AU Mal Anderson AU Ashley Cooper
1958 AU Ashley Cooper AU Mal Anderson
1959 AU Neale Fraser PE Alex Olmedo
1960 AU Neale Fraser AU Rod Laver
1961 AU Roy Emerson AU Rod Laver
1962 AU Rod Laver AU Roy Emerson
1963 MX Rafael Osuna AU Frank Froehling
1964 AU Roy Emerson AU Fred Stolle
1965 ES Manuel Santana ZA Cliff Drysdale
1966 AU Fred Stolle AU John Newcombe
1969 AU Rod Laver AU Tony Roche
1970 AU Ken Rosewall AU Tony Roche
1973 AU John Newcombe CZ Jan Kodeš
1974 US Jimmy Connors AU Ken Rosewall
1975 ES Manuel Orantes US Jimmy Connors
1976 US Jimmy Connors SE Björn Borg
1977 Argentina Guillermo Vilas US Jimmy Connors
1978 US Jimmy Connors SE Björn Borg
1979 US John McEnroe US Vitas Gerulaitis
1980 US John McEnroe SE Björn Borg
1981 US John McEnroe SE Björn Borg
1982 US Jimmy Connors CZ Ivan Lendl
1983 US Jimmy Connors CZ Ivan Lendl
1984 US John McEnroe CZ Ivan Lendl
1985 CZ Ivan Lendl US John McEnroe
1986 CZ Ivan Lendl CZ Miloslav MeÄŤĂ­Ĺ™
1987 CZ Ivan Lendl SE Mats Wilander
1988 SE Mats Wilander CZ Ivan Lendl
1989 DE Boris Becker CZ Ivan Lendl
1990 US Pete Sampras US Andre Agassi
1991 SE Stefan Edberg US Jim Courier
1992 SE Stefan Edberg US Pete Sampras
1993 US Pete Sampras FR Cédric Pioline
1994 US Andre Agassi DE Michael Stich
1995 US Pete Sampras US Andre Agassi
1996 US Pete Sampras US Michael Chang
1997 AU Patrick Rafter United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
1998 AU Patrick Rafter AU Mark Philippoussis
1999 US Andre Agassi US Todd Martin
2000 RU Marat Safin US Pete Sampras
2001 AU Lleyton Hewitt US Pete Sampras
2002 US Pete Sampras US Andre Agassi
2003 US Andy Roddick ES Juan Carlos Ferrero
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer AU Lleyton Hewitt
2005 Switzerland Roger Federer US Andre Agassi
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer US Andy Roddick
2007 Switzerland Roger Federer RS Novak Djokovic
2008 Switzerland Roger Federer United Kingdom Andy Murray
2009 Argentina Juan MartĂ­n del Potro Switzerland Roger Federer

: Women's singles
Year Champion Runner-up
1937 CL Anita Lizana PL Jadwiga Jędrzejowska
1959 BR Maria Bueno United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes
1963 BR Maria Bueno AU Margaret Court
1969 AU Margaret Court US Nancy Richey
1970 AU Margaret Court US Rosemary Casals
1971 US Billie Jean King US Rosemary Casals
1972 US Billie Jean King AU Kerry Melville
1973 AU Margaret Court AU Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1974 US Billie Jean King AU Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1975 US Chris Evert AU Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1976 US Chris Evert AU Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1977 US Chris Evert AU Wendy Turnbull
1978 US Chris Evert US Pam Shriver
1979 US Tracy Austin US Chris Evert
1980 US Chris Evert CZ Hana Mandlikova
1981 US Tracy Austin US Martina Navratilova
1982 US Chris Evert CZ Hana Mandlikova
1983 US Martina Navratilova US Chris Evert
1984 US Martina Navratilova US Chris Evert
1985 CZ Hana Mandlíková US Martina Navratilova
1986 US Martina Navratilova CZ Helena Sukova
1987 US Martina Navratilova DE Steffi Graf
1988 DE Steffi Graf AR Gabriela Sabatini
1989 DE Steffi Graf US Martina Navratilova
1990 AR Gabriela Sabatini DE Steffi Graf
1991 SFR Yugoslavia Monica Seles US Martina Navratilova
1992 SFR Yugoslavia Monica Seles ES Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
1993 DE Steffi Graf CZ Helena Suková
1994 ES Arantxa Sánchez Vicario DE Steffi Graf
1995 DE Steffi Graf US Monica Seles
1996 DE Steffi Graf US Monica Seles
1997 CH Martina Hingis US Venus Williams
1998 US Lindsay Davenport CH Martina Hingis
1999 US Serena Williams CH Martina Hingis
2000 US Venus Williams US Lindsay Davenport
2001 US Venus Williams US Serena Williams
2002 US Serena Williams US Venus Williams
2003 BE Justine Henin BE Kim Clijsters
2004 RU Svetlana Kuznetsova RU Elena Dementieva
2005 BE Kim Clijsters FR Mary Pierce
2006 RU Maria Sharapova BE Justine Henin
2007 BE Justine Henin RU Svetlana Kuznetsova
2008 US Serena Williams RS Jelena Janković
2009 BE Kim Clijsters DK Caroline Wozniacki


Grand Slam champions

Australasian and Australian Championships / Australian Open
Australasian and Australian Championships / Australian OpenMen's singles (Final appearances) * Women's singles (Final appearances) * Men's doubles * Women's doubles * Mixed doubles * Open Era Champions
French Championships / French Open
French Championships / French OpenMen's singles (Final appearances) * Women's singles (Final appearances) * Men's doubles * Women's doubles * Mixed doubles * Open Era Champions
Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon ChampionshipsGentlemen's singles (Final appearances) * Ladies' singles (Final appearances) * Gentlemen's doubles * Ladies' doubles * Mixed doubles * Open Era Champions
U.S. National Championships / US Open
U.S. National Championships / US OpenMen's singles (Final appearances) * Women's singles (Final appearances) * Men's doubles * Women's doubles * Mixed doubles * Open Era Champions

US Open Series tournaments

ATP World TourAtlanta/Indianapolis * Toronto / Montreal * Cincinnati * Los Angeles * Washington, D.C. * New Haven (2005 - present) * New York
Sony Ericsson WTA TourStanford * San Diego (2004 - 2007, 2010 - present) * Los Angeles (2004 - 2009) * Cincinnati (2009 - present) * Toronto / Montreal * New Haven * New York



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