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US Open
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Location Queens - New York City
United States United States
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Surface Grass - outdoors
(1881–1974)
Clay - outdoors
(1975–1977)
DecoTurf - outdoors
(1978–present)
Men's draw 128S / 128Q / 64D
Women's draw 128S / 96Q / 64D
Prize money US$ 21,600,000
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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 Grand Slam tennis tournament each year.^ US Open Tennis tournament schedule .
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 ^ The tournament was held for the first time in 1988 as the U.S. Men’s Hardcourt Championships.
  • TennisTrips4U :: Indianpolis Tennis Championships 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennistrips4u.com [Source type: General]

 ^ The United States Open tennis tournament, commonly referred to as the U.S. Open (or as simply the Open in the U.S. only), is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments.
  • US Open - Tennis Game! 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC www.managames.com [Source type: General]
.It is held annually in August and September over a two-week period (the weeks before and after Labor Day weekend).^ It is held annually in August and September over a two-week period.

 ^ The tournament takes place every year in late August and early September and is played on hard courts (although it was held on grass courts until 1975).
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 ^ Introduction The U.S. Open - the fourth event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments is held in August and September every year.
  • Men’s Champions at the 1997 U.S. Open Tennis Tournament 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC www.sportsofworld.com [Source type: Original source]

 .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.^ The main tournaments held are men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
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 ^ U.S. Open also consists of five championships in addition to which there are tournaments for senior, junior and wheel chair players also.
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 ^ Additional events for senior, junior and wheelchair players are also held.
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 .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.^ Hi there, The U.S. Open was a glittering success inside and outside the gates of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
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 ^ New York City news Weather Forecast .
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 ^ Tennis in NYC Parks - New York City Parks Tennis information Page rating: 1.83 .
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.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.^ The US Open originated from two separate tournaments: the men's tournament and the women's tournament.
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 ^ How many sets the women play in a tennis grand slam event, particularly the US Open?
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 ^ It’s different from the other three Grand Slam events as there are final round tie-breakers unlike the set winning scheme.
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Contents

History

.The US Open has grown from an exclusive entertainment event for high society to a championship for more than 600 male and female professional players who, as of 2008, compete for total prize money of over US$19 million, with $1.5 million for each winner of the singles tournaments.^ There was seventeen million dollars for the winners of U.S. open tennis tournaments.
  • U.S. open tennis article 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC www.e-tennis.org [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ The championships were known as the U.S. National Singles US Open 2008 tickets Championship for men.
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 ^ The prize money was a total of $100 thousand dollars and had 159 male and female players in total.
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.In the first few years of the United States National Championship, only men competed, and only in singles competition.^ The championship was known as the U.S. National Singles Championship for men and only members would be able to compete.
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 ^ The United States Championship was first held for men’s singles and doubles in 1881 at the Casino in Newport , Rhode Island .
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 ^ US Open (tennis) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The US Open, formally the United States Open tennis championships, is a tennis tournament is the modern incarnation of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, with the ...
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 .The tournament was first held in August 1881 at the Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island and in that first year only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter.^ How many tennis clubs are there in United States?
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 ^ United States Open (tennis) .
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 ^ Only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter.
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 .From 1884 through 1911, the tournament used a challenge system whereby the defending champion automatically qualified for the next year's final.^ Although beaten at Wimbledon in the singles and losing in the final round at the U.S. championship in New York, she was on top of her game and in 1957 began a two-year run as champion of the top two tournaments in tennis.
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 ^ Alice Marble ends Helen Jacobs' four-year reign as women's champion with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory in the final.

 ^ In 1919, the format of qualifying sectional winners and a challenge round was used for the final time.
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 .In 1915, the tournament moved to the West Side Tennis Club at Forest Hills, New York.^ In 1978, the event moved from Forest Hills to its current home at Flushing Meadows.
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 ^ In 1978 the tournament moved to its present site at the National Tennis Center in the Queens borough of New York City and switched to hard courts.
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 ^ The two sides were contested separately at a variety of sites until 1935, when men’s and women’s singles were both played at the same time in Forest Hills, New York (the doubles competitions were held mostly in Boston , Massachusetts , until the late 1960s).
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 From 1921 through 1923, it was played at the Germantown Cricket Club in Philadelphia and returned to Forest Hills in 1924.
.Six years after the men's nationals were first held, the first official U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in 1887, followed by the U.S. Women's National Doubles Championship in 1889. The first U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship was held alongside the women's singles and doubles.^ The main tournaments held are men’s and women’s singles, men’s and women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
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 ^ The tournament was held for the first time in 1988 as the U.S. Men’s Hardcourt Championships.
  • TennisTrips4U :: Indianpolis Tennis Championships 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennistrips4u.com [Source type: General]

 ^ In 1887, six years after the men's nationals were instituted as an annual event, the first US Open 2009 tickets official U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the US Open 2009 tickets Philadelphia Cricket Club, joined by women's doubles in 1889.
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 .The first U.S. National Men's Doubles Championship was held in 1900. Tournaments were held in the east and the west of the country to determine the best two teams, which competed in a play-off to see who would play the defending champions in the challenge round.^ The championship was known as the U.S. National Singles Championship for men and only members would be able to compete.
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 ^ The tournament was held for the first time in 1988 as the U.S. Men’s Hardcourt Championships.
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 ^ Beginning in 1900, the U.S. National Men's Doubles Championship was layered, with tournaments held in the East and West and sectional winners playing off to determine which team would meet the defending champions in the challenge round.
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.The open era began in 1968 when all five events were merged into the US Open, held at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
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 ^ The US Open is not only one of the biggest events in tennis but all of sports.
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Tickets .
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 .The 1968 combined tournament was open to professionals for the first time.^ For the first time in U.S. Open history and for the previous tournaments, professionals were allowed to compete.
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 ^ Notably, the 1968 combined tournament was opened to professionals; neither predecessor tournament allowed professionals to compete.
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 ^ The first U.S. Open tennis winner for the men’s tournament was John McEnroe with a total of 8 wins overall (4 singles, 4 doubles).
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 .That year, 96 men and 63 women entered the event, and prize money totaled $100,000 ($625,336 in current dollar terms).^ That year, 96 men and 63 women entered the event with prize money amounting to $100,000.
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 ^ The prize money was a total of $100 thousand dollars and had 159 male and female players in total.
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 ^ In 1887, six years after the men's nationals were instituted as an annual event, the first US Open 2009 tickets official U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the US Open 2009 tickets Philadelphia Cricket Club, joined by women's doubles in 1889.
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.In 1970, the US Open became the first of the Grand Slam tournaments to use a tiebreak at the end of a set.^ The fourth and final leg of the tennis Grand Slam, the US Open (which now features blue courts instead of green) has grown to rival Wimbledon tickets as the most important tennis tickets in the world.
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 ^ The U.S. Open is also unique in that it is the only Grand Slam event where most of the courts are lit, meaning that TV coverage of the tournament can extend into US Open 2008 tickets prime-time to attract more ratings.
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 ^ Every September the toughest tournament in the world uses over 70,000 of the toughest tennis balls: Wilson U.S. Open balls.
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 .The US Open is also the only Grand Slam that continues to use the tiebreak in the 5th set.^ The U.S. Open is also unique in that it is the only Grand Slam event where most of the courts are lit, meaning that TV coverage of the tournament can extend into US Open 2008 tickets prime-time to attract more ratings.
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 ^ The U.S. Open is also unique in that it is the only Grand Slam event where most of the courts are lit, meaning that TV coverage of the tournament can extend into US Open 2009 tickets prime-time to attract more ratings.
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 ^ Youth spread offense Youth football How to play soccer more info Official U.S. Open tennis site with highlights of the grand slam tennis tournament.
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 .All the other three grand slams play it out with service games in the 5th set.^ Instead of the Ad-In, Ad-Out format, we're going to try something new on Monday, a "best of three" recap of the week plus other random thoughts: .
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 ^ This I cannot permit myself playing in semifinal of Grand Slam.
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 ^ All the other sports build up to that for their whole four years, and for tennis, we have four Grand Slams every year that are the pillars of our calendar.
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.The US Open was originally played on grass until Forest Hills switched to Har-Tru clay courts in 1975 for three years.^ The U.S. Open was originally played US Open 2008 tickets on grass until Forest Hills switched to hard courts in the mid '70s.
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 ^ The U.S. Open was originally played US Open 2009 tickets on grass until Forest Hills switched to hard courts in the mid '70s.
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 ^ Player went from grass, to clay, and later on to DecoTurf which is more commonly known as “hard courts” in 1978.
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 .In 1978, the event moved north from Forest Hills to its current home at nearby Flushing Meadows and the surface changed again, to the current DecoTurf.^ In 1978, the event moved from Forest Hills to its current home at Flushing Meadows.
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 ^ The U.S Open began in 1968, and was composed after the merging of 5 events at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens.
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 ^ The Open Era began in 1968 when all five events were merged into the newly named U.S. Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens.
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.Jimmy Connors is the only individual to have won US Open singles titles on all three surfaces, while Chris Evert is the only woman to win on two surfaces.^ Evert is the only woman to win a U.S. Open singles title on clay.

 ^ The victory gives Connors the distinction of being the only man to win U.S. Open titles on three different surfaces.

 ^ Chris Evert defeats Evonne Goolagong 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 to win her first U.S. Open singles title.

Player challenges of line calls

.In 2006, the US Open became the first Grand Slam tournament to implement instant replay reviews of calls, using the Hawk-Eye computer system.^ Their balls are used in the US Open, and were used in the 2006 edition of the Australian Open.
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 ^ The U.S. Open is also unique in that it is the only Grand Slam event where most of the courts are lit, meaning that TV coverage of the tournament can extend into US Open 2008 tickets prime-time to attract more ratings.
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 ^ The U.S. Open is also unique in that it is the only Grand Slam event where most of the courts are lit, meaning that TV coverage of the tournament can extend into US Open 2009 tickets prime-time to attract more ratings.
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 Each player was allowed three challenges per set plus one additional challenge during a tiebreak. The player keeps all 3 challenges if the challenge is successful. If the challenge is unsuccessful and the original ruling is upheld, the player loses a challenge. Instant replay was initially available only on the stadium courts (Ashe and Armstrong), until it became available on the Grandstand in 2009.
.Once a challenge is made, the official review (a 3-D computer simulation based on multiple high-speed video cameras) is shown to the players, umpires, and audience on the stadium video boards and to the television audience at the same time.^ Still, even for tennis players who have made millions of dollars and won multiple major titles, the chance for a gold medal comes only once every four years.
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 ^ History was made last Friday at the Rogers Cup in Montreal, when the world's top eight players took part in the quarterfinals of the same tournament for the first time since the ATP Tour starting the rankings in August 1973.
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 ^ How many challenges(camera video) can be made in 1 set (1-6)?
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 The system is said to be accurate to within five millimetres, resulting in an accuracy of 99.2%.
.During the 2006 US Open, 30.5% of men's challenges and 35.85% of women's challenges were overturned.^ Jelena had reached Grand Slam semifinals four times previously, at the US Open (in 2006), at Roland Garros (in 2007 and this year), and at Wimbledon (this year), but had lost on each occasion.
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 ^ Jelena is 0-4 in previous Grand Slam singles semifinals, including the US Open semis in 2006.
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 ^ Their balls are used in the US Open, and were used in the 2006 edition of the Australian Open.
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 [1] .During the 2007 US Open, 95 challenges were overturned - or 30.6%.^ US Open Finals - Jimmy Connors vs Orantes - added November, 2007 .

 ^ Jelena had reached Grand Slam semifinals four times previously, at the US Open (in 2006), at Roland Garros (in 2007 and this year), and at Wimbledon (this year), but had lost on each occasion.
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 ^ US Open Semifinals - Jimmy Connors vs Jim Courier - added October, 2007 .

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Grounds

The Arthur Ashe stadium
.The DecoTurf surface at the US Open is a fast surface, having slightly less friction and producing a lower bounce compared to other hard courts (most notably the Rebound Ace surface formerly used at the Australian Open).^ Their balls are used in the US Open, and were used in the 2006 edition of the Australian Open.
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Court .
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 ^ The fourth and final leg of the tennis Grand Slam, the US Open (which now features blue courts instead of green) has grown to rival Wimbledon tickets as the most important tennis tickets in the world.
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 .For this reason, many serve-and-volley players have found success at the US Open.^ I haven't been to a US Open in many many years, but I still remember the excitement generated in the stadium.
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 ^ How many sets the women play in a tennis grand slam event, particularly the US Open?
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 ^ How many hours for tennis lession is enough to improve your serve if you are a 3.5 player?
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.The main court is located at the 24,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium, opened in 1997. It is named after Arthur Ashe, the African American tennis player who won the men's final of the inaugural US Open in 1968. The next largest court is Louis Armstrong Stadium, opened in 1978, extensively renovated from the original Singer Bowl.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
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 ^ US Open 2009 Arthur Ashe Kids Day 2009 .
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Tickets .
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 .It was the main stadium from 1978-96, and its peak capacity neared 18,000 seats, but was reduced to 10,000 after the opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium.^ Arthur Ashe stadium .
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 ^ US Open 2009 Arthur Ashe Kids Day 2009 .
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 ^ The grandstand stadium seats apprximately 6,000 and seating here is on a first-come, first-served basis .
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 .The third largest court is the Grandstand Stadium, attached to the Louis Armstrong Stadium.^ Seating at the US Open Watch the tennis matches with great tickets at Arthur Ashe Stadium which seats approximately 23,200 as well as the outside courts like Louis Armstrong Stadium which seats approximately 10,200.
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 ^ Pete Sampras and Steffi Graf win the men's and women's singles titles in the last finals played at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

 ^ The men's and women's singles finals were the last to be played at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

 Sidecourts 4, 7, and 11 each have a seating capacity of over 1,000.
.All the courts used by the US Open are lit, meaning that television coverage of the tournament can extend into prime time to attract higher ratings.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Court .
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 ^ Jelena had reached Grand Slam semifinals four times previously, at the US Open (in 2006), at Roland Garros (in 2007 and this year), and at Wimbledon (this year), but had lost on each occasion.
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]

 ^ Browse video sites with all the best court-side action from both US and International Tennis Stars and Competitions like Wimbledon.
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 .This has recently been used to the advantage of the USA Network on cable and especially for CBS, the American broadcast television outlet for the tournament for many years, which used its influence to move the women's singles final to Saturday night to draw better television ratings.^ How many more tournament(wta or grandslam) can kim clijsters win this year?
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 ^ Seventeen-year-old Monica Seles defeats 34-year-old Martina Navratilova to win her first U.S. Open women's singles title.

 ^ How many more years will Lindsay Davenport play on the WTA? How many number one singles have oasis had?
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 [citation needed]
.In 2005, all US Open (and US Open Series) tennis courts were given blue inner courts to make it easier to see the ball on television; the outer courts remained green.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
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 ^ Olympus US Open Series 2009 .
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Round .
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.The USTA National Tennis Center was renamed in honor of four-time tournament champion and tennis pioneer Billie Jean King during the 2006 US Open.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
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 ^ The USTA National Tennis Center hosts its first full day of U.S. Open tennis.

 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Tickets .
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Prize money

The total prize money for the 2008 US Open (in US dollars) is divided as follows:

Singles (men & women - 128 player draws)

Winners (2009)[2] $1,600,000 EACH
Runners-up (2009)[2] $800,000
Semifinalists (2009)[2] $350,000
Quarterfinalists (2009)[2] $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

Champions

Past champions

Main article: List of US Open (tennis) champions

Current champions

.Juan Martín del Potro defeated Roger Federer in five sets in 2009. This is the first slam title of his career.^ How many Grand Slam titles will Federer win in his career?
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 ^ How many Grand Slam titles has Federer won till now?
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 ^ Rod Laver completes the first of his two Grand Slams by defeating Roy Emerson in the final.
.Kim Clijsters won the title over Caroline Wozniacki in 2009. This is her second slam title of her career, and the second US Open Women's Singles title.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
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 ^ Olympus US Open Series 2009 .
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Tickets .
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.Lukáš Dlouhý part of the winning men's doubles team in 2009. This is his second men's doubles slam title of his career, and first US Open Men's Doubles title.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Tickets .
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 ^ How many Grand Slam titles will Federer win in his career?
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 TICKETS .
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 .Also, the second men's doubles slam of the year with the French title.^ Men's doubles was played in conjunction with men's singles at the Newport Casino for the first seven years, 1881-86, before it began moving to various sites.
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 ^ It is Cara's third Grand Slam mixed doubles title; she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and at Roland Garros in 2002, both time partnered with her brother Wayne.
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]

 ^ How many Grand Slam tennis singles titles (men's and women's) have been won by left handers in the open era?
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 .
.Leander Paes part of the winning men's doubles team in 2009. This is his sixth men's doubles slam title of his career, and second US Open Men's Doubles title.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Tickets .
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 ^ How many Grand Slam titles will Federer win in his career?
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 TICKETS .
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 .Also, the second men's doubles slam of the year with the French title.^ Men's doubles was played in conjunction with men's singles at the Newport Casino for the first seven years, 1881-86, before it began moving to various sites.
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 ^ It is Cara's third Grand Slam mixed doubles title; she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and at Roland Garros in 2002, both time partnered with her brother Wayne.
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 ^ How many Grand Slam tennis singles titles (men's and women's) have been won by left handers in the open era?
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.Serena Williams part of the winning women's doubles team in 2009. This is her tenth women's doubles slam title of her career, and second US Open Women's Doubles title.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
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 ^ Olympus US Open Series 2009 .
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Round .
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 .Also, this is the third women's doubles slam title of the year, along with the Australian and Wimbledon crowns.^ Jelena had reached Grand Slam semifinals four times previously, at the US Open (in 2006), at Roland Garros (in 2007 and this year), and at Wimbledon (this year), but had lost on each occasion.
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]

 ^ It is Cara & Liezel's fourth Grand Slam doubles title as a team; they also won at Wimbledon in 2005 & 2007, and at the Australian Open in 2007 (Cara also won the 2004 Wimbledon title partnered with Rennae Stubbs).
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]

 ^ It is Cara's third Grand Slam mixed doubles title; she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and at Roland Garros in 2002, both time partnered with her brother Wayne.
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]
.Venus Williams part of the winning women's doubles team in 2009. This is her tenth women's doubles slam title of her career, and second US Open Women's Doubles title.^ US Open Tennis 2009 Events .
  • US Open Tennis 2009 - 2009 US Open Grand Slam Tennis, Prize Money, US Open Tennis Tickets. 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC www.altiusdirectory.com [Source type: News]

 ^ Olympus US Open Series 2009 .
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 ^ US Open Tennis 2009 Round .
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 .Also, this is the third women's doubles slam title of the year, along with the Australian and Wimbledon crowns.^ Jelena had reached Grand Slam semifinals four times previously, at the US Open (in 2006), at Roland Garros (in 2007 and this year), and at Wimbledon (this year), but had lost on each occasion.
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]

 ^ It is Cara & Liezel's fourth Grand Slam doubles title as a team; they also won at Wimbledon in 2005 & 2007, and at the Australian Open in 2007 (Cara also won the 2004 Wimbledon title partnered with Rennae Stubbs).
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]

 ^ It is Cara's third Grand Slam mixed doubles title; she won at Wimbledon in 2004 and at Roland Garros in 2002, both time partnered with her brother Wayne.
  • 2008 US Open Women's Singles Tennis Results: QuickSports 18 September 2009 0:32 UTC tennis.quickfound.net [Source type: General]
.Carly Gullickson part of the winning mixed doubles team in 2009. This is her first mixed doubles slam title of her career.^ How many Grand Slam titles will Federer win in his career?
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 ^ How many grand slam titles that hewitt has win?
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 ^ It is Cara & Liezel's fourth Grand Slam doubles title as a team; they also won at Wimbledon in 2005 & 2007, and at the Australian Open in 2007 (Cara also won the 2004 Wimbledon title partnered with Rennae Stubbs).
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.Travis Parrott (not pictured) part of the winning mixed doubles team in 2009. This is his first mixed doubles slam title of his career.^ How many Grand Slam titles will Federer win in his career?
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 ^ How many grand slam titles that hewitt has win?
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 ^ Margaret Court wins her final Grand Slam title defeating Evonne Goolagong in the women's final 7-6, 5-7, 6-2.
Event Champion Runner-up Score
2009 Men's Singles Argentina Juan Martin Del Potro Switzerland Roger Federer 3–6, 7–6 (5), 4–6, 7–6 (4), 6–2
2009 Women's Singles Belgium Kim Clijsters Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 7–5, 6–3
2009 Men's Doubles Czech Republic Lukáš Dlouhý
India Leander Paes		 India Mahesh Bhupathi
The Bahamas Mark Knowles		 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
2009 Women's Doubles United States Serena Williams
United States Venus Williams		 Zimbabwe Cara Black
United States Liezel Huber		 6–2, 6–2
2009 Mixed Doubles United States Carly Gullickson
United States Travis Parrott		 Zimbabwe Cara Black
India Leander Paes		 6–2, 6–4

Records

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

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up
1926 France Rene Lacoste France Jean Borotra
1933 United Kingdom Fred Perry Australia Jack Crawford
1956 Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Lew Hoad
1957 Australia Mal Anderson Australia Ashley Cooper
1958 Australia Ashley Cooper Australia Mal Anderson
1959 Australia Neale Fraser Peru Alex Olmedo
1960 Australia Neale Fraser Australia Rod Laver
1961 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Rod Laver
1962 Australia Rod Laver Australia Roy Emerson
1963 Mexico Rafael Osuna Australia Frank Froehling
1964 Australia Roy Emerson Australia Fred Stolle
1965 Spain Manuel Santana South Africa Cliff Drysdale
1966 Australia Fred Stolle Australia John Newcombe
1969 Australia Rod Laver Australia Tony Roche
1970 Australia Ken Rosewall Australia Tony Roche
1973 Australia John Newcombe Czech Republic Jan Kodes
1974 United States Jimmy Connors Australia Ken Rosewall
1975 Spain Manuel Orantes United States Jimmy Connors
1976 United States Jimmy Connors Sweden Bjorn Borg
1977 Argentina Guillermo Vilas United States Jimmy Connors
1978 United States Jimmy Connors Sweden Bjorn Borg
1979 United States John McEnroe United States Vitas Gerulaitis
1980 United States John McEnroe Sweden Bjorn Borg
1981 United States John McEnroe Sweden Bjorn Borg
1982 United States Jimmy Connors Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
1983 United States Jimmy Connors Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
1984 United States John McEnroe Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
1985 Czech Republic Ivan Lendl United States John McEnroe
1986 Czech Republic Ivan Lendl Czech Republic Miloslav Mecir
1987 Czech Republic Ivan Lendl Sweden Mats Wilander
1988 Sweden Mats Wilander Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
1989 Germany Boris Becker Czech Republic Ivan Lendl
1990 United States Pete Sampras United States Andre Agassi
1991 Sweden Stefan Edberg United States Jim Courier
1992 Sweden Stefan Edberg United States Pete Sampras
1993 United States Pete Sampras France Cedric Pioline
1994 United States Andre Agassi Germany Michael Stich
1995 United States Pete Sampras United States Andre Agassi
1996 United States Pete Sampras United States Michael Chang
1997 Australia Patrick Rafter United Kingdom Greg Rusedski
1998 Australia Patrick Rafter Australia Mark Philippoussis
1999 United States Andre Agassi United States Todd Martin
2000 Russia Marat Safin United States Pete Sampras
2001 Australia Lleyton Hewitt United States Pete Sampras
2002 United States Pete Sampras United States Andre Agassi
2003 United States Andy Roddick Spain Juan Carlos Ferrero
2004 Switzerland Roger Federer Australia Lleyton Hewitt
2005 Switzerland Roger Federer United States Andre Agassi
2006 Switzerland Roger Federer United States Andy Roddick
2007 Switzerland Roger Federer Serbia Novak Djokovic
2008 Switzerland Roger Federer United Kingdom Andy Murray
2009 Argentina Juan Martin del Potro Switzerland Roger Federer

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up
1937 Chile Anita Lizana Poland Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
1959 Brazil Maria Bueno United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes
1963 Brazil Maria Bueno Australia Margaret Court
1973 Australia Margaret Court Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
1985 Czech Republic Hana Mandlikova United States Martina Navratilova
1988 Germany Steffi Graf Argentina Gabriela Sabatini
1990 Argentina Gabriela Sabatini Germany Steffi Graf
1991 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles United States Martina Navratilova
1992 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Monica Seles Spain Arantxa Sanchez Vicario
1993 Germany Steffi Graf Czech Republic Helena Sukova
1994 Spain Arantxa Sanchez Vicario Germany Steffi Graf
1995 Germany Steffi Graf United States Monica Seles
1996 Germany Steffi Graf United States Monica Seles
1997 Switzerland Martina Hingis United States Venus Williams
1998 United States Lindsay Davenport Switzerland Martina Hingis
1999 United States Serena Williams Switzerland Martina Hingis
2000 United States Venus Williams United States Lindsay Davenport
2001 United States Venus Williams United States Serena Williams
2002 United States Serena Williams United States Venus Williams
2003 Belgium Justine Henin Belgium Kim Clijsters
2004 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova Russia Elena Dementieva
2005 Belgium Kim Clijsters France Mary Pierce
2006 Russia Maria Sharapova Belgium Justine Henin
2007 Belgium Justine Henin Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
2008 United States Serena Williams Serbia Jelena Jankovic
2009 Belgium Kim Clijsters Denmark Caroline Wozniacki

Sponsors

2010

Media coverage

See also

References

  1. ^ "Replay Statistics". US Open official homepage. http://2007.usopen.org/en_US/scores/instant_replay/instant_replay.html. 
  2. ^ a b c d 2009 "US Open Base Prize Money Tops Record $21.6 Million"

External links

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  • US Open Official Site
  • US Open - All winners and runners-up.^ "The USTA will offer up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at the US Open to the top three men’s and top three women’s singles finishers in the US Open Series...
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    ^ Jelena then sent a backhand into the net, and Serena, on her second match point , delivered a backhand winner, and was the 2008 US Open champion.
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