2017 US Open (tennis)

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2017 US Open
DateAugust 28 – September 10
Edition137th
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize money $50,400,000
Surface Hard
Location New York City, New York, United States
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Flag of the United States.svg Sloane Stephens
Men's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jean-Julien Rojer / Flag of Romania.svg Horia Tecău
Women's doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Yung-jan / Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis
Mixed doubles
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of France.svg Stéphane Houdet
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Yui Kamiji
Wheelchair quad singles
Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gordon Reid
Wheelchair women's doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Marjolein Buis / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andrew Lapthorne / Flag of the United States.svg David Wagner
Boys' singles
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yibing
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Anisimova
Boys' doubles
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Hsu Yu-hsiou / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Wu Yibing
Girls' doubles
Flag of Serbia.svg Olga Danilović / Flag of Ukraine.svg Marta Kostyuk
Men's champions invitational
Flag of the United States.svg John McEnroe / Flag of the United States.svg Patrick McEnroe
Women's champions invitational
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters / Flag of the United States.svg Martina Navratilova
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The 2017 US Open was the 137th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Experimental rules featured in qualifying for the main draw as well as in the junior, wheelchair and exhibition events.

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Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber were the previous year's men's and women's singles champions. Neither managed to defend their title as Wawrinka withdrew before the start of the tournament due to a knee injury that ended his season, while Kerber lost in the first round to Naomi Osaka.

The men's singles tournament concluded with Rafael Nadal defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, while the women's singles tournament concluded with Sloane Stephens defeating Madison Keys in the final.

Tournament

Arthur Ashe Stadium before the retractable roof was installed and where the finals of the US Open took place Arthurashestadium.jpg
Arthur Ashe Stadium before the retractable roof was installed and where the finals of the US Open took place

The 2017 US Open was the 137th edition of the tournament and took place 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 held on 15 DecoTurf hard courts.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there were singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.

The 2017 tournament saw the USTA try out two experimental rules. Firstly, the USTA introduced a shot clock to combat slow play and to address players going over the allotted time for warm ups and medical time outs. Secondly, coaching was allowed from the side of the court. Whilst a player was at the same end as their box they could verbally communicate, if they were at the opposite end then sign language would be allowed. This meant that coaching incidents involving Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Garcia at Wimbledon would have been allowed. [1] [2] [3] The rules only applied in qualifying matches for the main draw, junior, wheelchair and legends matches. [4]

The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 15 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the two existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium and the new Grandstand. Louis Armstrong Stadium, one of the main stadiums used in the previous tournament, was demolished after the 2016 tournament and was replaced for the 2017 edition by a temporary stadium located next to parking lot B near the construction of the previous Louis Armstrong Stadium site.

Broadcast

In the United States, the 2017 US Open will be the third year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This means that the tournament is not available on broadcast television. This also makes ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors. In Australia, SBS won the rights to broadcast the US Open with the free to air coverage starting from the quarter finals. [5]

Américas

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 total prize-money compensation for the 2017 US Open is $50.4 million, a 3.7% increase on the same total last year. Of that total, a record $3.7 million goes to both the men's and women's singles champions, which is increased to 7.5 percent from last year. This made the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging Wimbledon in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 49.2 percent, to $2.9 million. [6] The total prize money for the wheelchair tennis events was $200,000. [7]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles$3,700,000$1,825,000$920,000$470,000$253,625$144,000$86,000$50,000$16,350$10,900$5,606
Doubles$675,000$340,000$160,000$82,000$44,000$26,500$16,500
Mixed doubles$150,000$70,000$30,000$15,000$10,000$5,000

Singles players

Men's singles
Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Doubles seeds

Mixed doubles

TeamRank1Seed
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Martina Hingis Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamie Murray 111
Flag of India.svg Sania Mirza Flag of Croatia.svg Ivan Dodig 192
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chan Hao-ching Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Venus 243
Flag of Hungary.svg Tímea Babos Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Soares 264
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Casey Dellacqua Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram 275
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Andrea Hlaváčková Flag of France.svg Édouard Roger-Vasselin 386
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gabriela Dabrowski Flag of India.svg Rohan Bopanna 397
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Hradecká Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Matkowski 458

1Rankings as of August 21, 2017.

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

Wild card entries

The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.