2015 US Open (tennis)

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2015 US Open
DateAugust 31 – September 13
Edition135th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money $42,253,400
Surface Hard
Location New York City, U.S.
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Attendance691,280
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic
Women's singles
Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta
Men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Mahut
Women's doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza
Mixed doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of India.svg Leander Paes
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jordanne Whiley
Wheelchair quad singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jiske Griffioen / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Nick Taylor / Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
Boys' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Taylor Harry Fritz
Girls' singles
Flag of Hungary.svg Dalma Gálfi
Boys' doubles
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Félix Auger-Aliassime / Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Denis Shapovalov
Girls' doubles
Flag of Slovakia.svg Viktória Kužmová / Flag of Russia.svg Aleksandra Pospelova
Men's champions invitational
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Pat Cash / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Philippoussis
Women's champions invitational
Final Not Played
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The 2015 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 135th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

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Marin Čilić was the defending champion in the men's singles event, but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion in the women's singles event and was also trying to complete the first calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988, having won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but lost to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals. Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title and became the first Italian to win the US Open. The finalists Vinci and Flavia Pennetta were childhood friends from Southern Italy and grew up together. [1]

Tournament

Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the Finals of US Open took place Arthurashestadium.jpg
Arthur Ashe Stadium, where the Finals of US Open took place

The 2015 US Open was the 135th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

In addition, the annual men's and women's Champions Invitational doubles events were held, with eight male and eight female former Grand Slam champions taking part. For the second year running, the American Collegiate Invitational competitions is organized, where top sixteen American collegiate players compete in men's and women's singles events. Exhibition matches also take place.

The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium (with permanent steel erected and new video boards, LED court lighting and sound system in place, as part of a refurbishment project), Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand. It is the last ever US Open played on courts without the operational roof on center court and with the old Grandstand in place. Starting from the 2016 edition, the Arthur Ashe Stadium will have completed retractable roof and matches will be played on newly built Grandstand.

After two years of tournament being scheduled across 15 days, the US Open returns to a traditional 14-day schedule in 2015, which has impact on all senior events. Women's singles semifinals have been scheduled for September 10 evening session, while men's singles semifinal matches will be played on Friday September 11 after mixed doubles final. Men's doubles final will be played before women's singles final on Saturday September 12, and men's singles final will follow women's doubles final.

Because Serena Williams could become the first woman to win all four major tennis titles in a calendar year since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 and because she could tie Graf's major title count of 22, the women's final sold out before the men's final for the first time. [2]

Broadcast

In the United States, the 2015 US Open was the first under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series, thus ending CBS Sports' 46-year association with the tournament, and availability of coverage on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors (the French Open is split between Tennis Channel for cable coverage and NBC for over-the-air coverage, with portions previously sub-licensed to ESPN until 2016). [3] [4] [5]

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10

Prize money

The US Open total prize money for 2015 was increased by 10.5 percent to a record $42,253,400, which potentially could reach almost 45 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up an additional $2.625 million in bonus money at the US Open.

Of the total prize money, $33,017,800 (plus $1,760,000 in qualifying competitions) is distributed for singles players, $4,927,600 for teams competing in doubles events and $500,000 for mixed doubles teams. Competitors in Legends Exhibition, Wheelchair and Champions Invitational events earn $570,000 while players' per diem is estimated at $1,478,000. [6]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles$3,300,000$1,600,000$805,000$410,975$213,575$120,200$68,600$39,500$15,000$10,000$5,000
Doubles [a] $570,000$275,000$133,150$67,675$35,025$21,700$14,200
Mixed doubles [a] $150,000$70,000$30,000$15,000$10,000$5,000
Bonus prize money

Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finished in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below. [7]

2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish2015 US Open FinishAwardees
WFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128
1st place$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$125,000$70,000$40,000$25,000$15,000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray $70,000
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková $15,000
2nd place$500,000$250,000$125,000$62,500$35,000$20,000$12,500$7,500 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic $500,000
Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams $125,000
3rd place$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,250$17,500$10,000$6,250$3,750 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner $17,500
Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep $62,500

Singles players

2015 US Open – Men's singles
2015 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Before the tournament

Day 4

Day 6

Day 8

Day 9 and 10

Day 11

Day 12

Day 13

Events

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Junior boys' singles

Junior girls' singles

Junior boys' doubles

Junior girls' doubles

Men's champions doubles

Women's champions doubles

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair quad singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Wheelchair quad doubles

Singles seeds

Seedings are based on rankings as of August 24, 2015. Rankings and points before are as of August 31, 2015.

Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2014, points defending includes results from both the 2014 US Open and tournaments from the week of September 8, 2014 (Davis Cup for the men; Hong Kong, Québec, and Tashkent for the women).

Men's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
11 Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 14,8657202,00016,145Champion, defeated Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
22 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 9,065720+1401,2009,405Runner-up, lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
33 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 8,8403601808,660Fourth round lost to Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson [15]
44 Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 6,2051,200105,015First round lost to Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire
55 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka 5,710360+707206,000Semifinals lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych 5,2303601805,050Fourth round lost to Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet [12]
77 Flag of Spain.svg David Ferrer 3,69590903,695Third round lost to Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy [27]
88 Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 3,6800903,770Third round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini [32]
99 Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić 3,5502,0007202,270Semifinals lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
1010 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 2,880180902,790Third round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López [18]
1111 Flag of France.svg Gilles Simon 2,730180102,560First round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young
1212 Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet 2,24090+65360+452,490Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
1313 Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 2,235901802,325Fourth round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
1415 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg David Goffin 2,13090+15902,115Third round retired against Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut [23]
1514 Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson 2,160903602,430Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Stan Wawrinka [5]
1616 Flag of France.svg Gaël Monfils 1,850360101,500First round retired against Flag of Ukraine.svg Illya Marchenko [Q]
1717 Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 1,735180451,600Second round lost to Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Mikhail Kukushkin
1819 Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López 1,665903601,935Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
1918 Flag of France.svg Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 1,675180+703601,785Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [9]
2020 Flag of Austria.svg Dominic Thiem 1,645180901,555Third round lost to Flag of South Africa.svg Kevin Anderson [15]
2121 Flag of Croatia.svg Ivo Karlović 1,62045451,620Second round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jiří Veselý
2222 Flag of Serbia.svg Viktor Troicki 1,559(83)+10090+451,511Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Donald Young
2323 Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Bautista Agut 1,5101801801,510Fourth round lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
2424 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Bernard Tomic 1,46545901,510Third round lost to Flag of France.svg Richard Gasquet [12]
2525 Flag of Italy.svg Andreas Seppi 1,43045901,475Third round lost to Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic [1]
2626 Flag of Spain.svg Tommy Robredo 1,405180901,315Third round lost to Flag of France.svg Benoît Paire
2727 Flag of France.svg Jérémy Chardy 1,300451801,435Fourth round lost to Flag of Croatia.svg Marin Čilić [9]
2828 Flag of the United States.svg Jack Sock 1,25010451,285Second round retired against Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ruben Bemelmans
2929 Flag of Germany.svg Philipp Kohlschreiber 1,230180901,140Third round lost to Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer [2]
3030 Flag of Brazil.svg Thomaz Bellucci 1,19045901,235Third round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray [3]
3131 Flag of Spain.svg Guillermo García-López 1,19045901,235Third round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Tomáš Berdych [6]
3232 Flag of Italy.svg Fabio Fognini 1,165451801,300Fourth round lost to Flag of Spain.svg Feliciano López [18]

Women's singles

SeedRankPlayerPoints
before
Points
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
11 Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 12,7212,00078011,501Semifinals lost to Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
22 Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 6,1301307806,780Semifinals lost to Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta [26]
33 Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 6,03524005,795Withdrew due to right leg injury [8]
45 Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 4,7401,300703,510Second round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Cetkovská [PR]
54 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 4,9951304305,295Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta [26]
66 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Šafářová 3,800240103,570First round lost to Flag of Ukraine.svg Lesia Tsurenko
77 Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 3,50070103,440First round lost to Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková
88 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 3,335130103,215First round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Anna Tatishvili [Q]
99 Flag of Spain.svg Garbiñe Muguruza 3,24510703,305Second round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta [Q]
1010 Flag of Spain.svg Carla Suárez Navarro 3,190130103,070First round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Denisa Allertová
1111 Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 3,1501301303,150Third round lost to Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka [20]
1212 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Belinda Bencic 3,0354301302,735Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams [23]
1313 Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova 2,9207802402,380Fourth round lost to Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
1414 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Timea Bacsinszky 2,89670102,836First round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Strýcová
1515 Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 2,760701302,820Third round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys [19]
1616 Flag of Italy.svg Sara Errani 2,6104301302,310Third round lost to Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur [22]
1717 Flag of Ukraine.svg Elina Svitolina 2,530101302,650Third round lost to Flag of Russia.svg Ekaterina Makarova [13]
1818 Flag of Germany.svg Andrea Petkovic 2,4501301302,450Third round lost to Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta [Q]
1919 Flag of the United States.svg Madison Keys 2,275702402,445Fourth round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [1]
2020 Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 2,2714304302,271Quarterfinals lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [2]
2121 Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 2,135240101,905First round lost to Flag of France.svg Océane Dodin [WC]
2222 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur 2,135702402,305Fourth round lost to Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta [26]
2323 Flag of the United States.svg Venus Williams 2,072130+180430+12,193Quarterfinals lost to Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams [1]
2424 Flag of Germany.svg Sabine Lisicki 1,945130+280240+11,776Fourth round lost to Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep [2]
2525 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eugenie Bouchard 1,8872402401,887Fourth round withdrew due to a concussion
2626 Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 1,7474302,0003,317Champion, defeated Flag of Italy.svg Roberta Vinci
2727 Flag of France.svg Alizé Cornet 1,745130101,625First round lost to Flag of Japan.svg Kurumi Nara
2828 Flag of Romania.svg Irina-Camelia Begu 1,67670+3010+11,587First round lost to Flag of Belarus.svg Olga Govortsova
2929 Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens 1,62170101,561First round lost to Flag of the United States.svg Coco Vandeweghe
3030 Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova 1,57210101,572First round lost to Flag of France.svg Kristina Mladenovic
3131 Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,55070701,550Second round lost to Flag of Estonia.svg Anett Kontaveit (Q)
3232 Flag of Slovakia.svg Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 1,451101301,571Third round lost to Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová [5]

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 211
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna 262
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski 303
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis Flag of India.svg Leander Paes 314
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michaëlla Krajicek Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer 355
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Yaroslava Shvedova Flag of Colombia.svg Juan Sebastián Cabal 426
Flag of the United States.svg Raquel Kops-Jones Flag of South Africa.svg Raven Klaasen 437
Flag of Germany.svg Julia Görges Flag of Serbia.svg Nenad Zimonjić 448

Wild card entries

The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.

Mixed doubles

Qualifier entries

The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25 – 28, 2015.

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.

Before the tournament

‡ – withdrew from entry list
§ – withdrew from main draw

During the tournament
Women's singles

Retirements

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 Prize money listed per team
  2. Winner of the Men's USTA Pro Circuit's US Open Wild Card Challenge held in Binghamton, N.Y., Lexington, Ky. and Aptos, Calif.
  3. Winner of the men's singles tournament in the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
  4. 1 2 Winner of the Kalamazoo Wild Card tournament
  5. Winner of the Women's USTA Pro Circuit's US Open Wild Card Challenge held in Stockton, Calif., Sacramento, Calif. and Lexington, Ky. [17]
  6. Winner of the San Diego Wild Card tournament
  7. Winner of the women's singles tournament in the 2015 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
  8. Winner of the men's doubles tournament in the US Open National Playoffs
  9. Winner of the women's doubles tournament in the US Open National Playoffs [18]
  10. Winner of the mixed doubles tournament in the US Open National Playoffs

References

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