To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player has to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money. [1] Roger Federer received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 Million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship. In 2008, the men's series leader Rafael Nadal received US$570,000 for his semifinal finish with a bonus of US$250,000. Women's leader Dinara Safina received US$570,000 for her semifinal finish as well.
| US Open Series results | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | did not participate in the tournament | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament |
| QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
| F | advanced to the finals, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
| Player (ATP Tour) | Points | US Open Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 145 | SF |
| 2 | | 145 | F |
| 3 | | 140 | QF |
| 4 | | 115 | 3R |
| T5 | | 95 | 3R |
| T5 | | 95 | SF |
| T7 | | 75 | QF |
| T7 | | 75 | 3R |
| 9 | | 70 | QF |
| 10 | | 65 | 3R |
| 11 | | 55 | 2R |
| 12 | | 45 | 4R |
| 13 | | 40 | 3R |
| T14 | | 30 | 3R |
| T14 | | 30 | 1R |
| Player (WTA Tour) | Points | US Open Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 170 | SF |
| 2 | | 105 | 4R |
| 3 | | 85 | 3R |
| 4 | | 75 | 1R |
| 5 | | 60 | 3R |
| 6 | | 50 | 3R |
| T7 | | 30 | 3R |
| T7 | | 30 | QF |