2021 US Open (tennis)

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2021 US Open
DateAugust 30 – September 12
Edition141st
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/64D/32X
Prize moneyUS$57.5 million
Surface Hard
LocationNew York City, United States
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Russia.svg Daniil Medvedev
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Emma Raducanu
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
Women's doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Samantha Stosur / Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Shuai
Mixed doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Desirae Krawczyk / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of Japan.svg Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dylan Alcott
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 Diede de Groot / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sam Schröder / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Vink
Boys' singles
Flag of Spain.svg Daniel Rincón
Girls' singles
Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery
Boys' doubles
Flag of France.svg Max Westphal / Flag of Hong Kong.svg Coleman Wong
Girls' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ashlyn Krueger / Flag of the United States.svg Robin Montgomery
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The 2021 US Open was the 141st edition of tennis's US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City.

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Daniil Medvedev won the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu won the women's singles title, becoming the first qualifier, male or female, to reach a major final and win a major title.

Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. However, Thiem withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury causing him to end his season early. [1] Osaka lost in the third round to Leylah Fernandez. [2]

Both Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot achieved the Golden Slam in wheelchair quad singles and wheelchair women's singles, respectively, by winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021. [3] [4] Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid also achieved the Grand Slam in wheelchair men's doubles by winning all four majors in 2021. [5] Novak Djokovic was attempting to be the first man to complete a calendar Grand Slam in men's singles since Rod Laver in 1969, having won the men's singles tournaments at the 2021 Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but unlike Alcott and de Groot, who also won the Olympic gold medal (Djokovic lost to Alexander Zverev in the semifinal for the gold medal match at the Olympics in 2021), he lost to Medvedev in the final.

This was the first Major tournament since the 1997 Australian Open not to feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, or Venus Williams in the main singles draw. [6]

The United States Tennis Association allowed the return of spectators after the 2020 tournament was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases resulting from the delta variant of the virus, spectators had to present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination in order to be allowed to enter the grounds. [7]

Tournament

The 2021 US Open was the 141st 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, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as both doubles draws returned to the standard 64 players, and singles players remained in standard 128-person format in each category. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18).

The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts—Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

Wheelchair events were held on September 9 as scheduled. Unlike previous events on scheduling conflicts with the tournament and the Summer Paralympic Games, the 2020 Summer Paralympics (which was delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic) were held during the first week of the tournament. [8]

Singles players

Men's singles
Women's singles

Events

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

Wheelchair men's singles

Wheelchair women's singles

Wheelchair quad singles

Wheelchair men's doubles

Wheelchair women's doubles

Wheelchair quad doubles

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

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

EventWFSFQFR4R3R2R1QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680
Men's doubles0
Women's singles130078043024013070104030202
Women's doubles10


Prize money

The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2021 US Open is $57.5 million. [9]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles$2,500,000$1,250,000$675,000$425,000$265,000$180,000$115,000$75,000$42,000$32,000$20,000
Doubles$660,000$330,000$164,000$93,000$54,000$34,000$20,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mixed doubles$160,000$78,000$40,000$22,000$13,400$7,800N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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