2022 US Open (tennis)

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2022 US Open
DateAugust 29 – September 11
Edition142nd
Category Grand Slam (ITF)
Draw128S/32D
Prize moneyUS$60,102,000
Surface Hard / outdoor
Location Flushing, New York, U.S.
Venue USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Alcaraz
Women's singles
Flag of Poland.svg Iga Świątek
Men's doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Rajeev Ram / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Joe Salisbury
Women's doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Barbora Krejčiková / Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kateřina Siniaková
Mixed doubles
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Storm Sanders / Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Peers
Wheelchair men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfie Hewett
Wheelchair women's singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Diede de Groot
Wheelchair quad singles
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Niels Vink
Wheelchair men's doubles
Flag of Spain.svg Martín de la Puente / Flag of France.svg Nicolas Peifer
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 Martín Landaluce
Girls' singles
Flag of the Philippines.svg Alex Eala
Boys' doubles
Flag of the United States.svg Ozan Baris / Flag of the United States.svg Nishesh Basavareddy
Girls' doubles
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Havlíčková / Flag of Russia.svg Diana Shnaider
Wheelchair boys' singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Bartram
Wheelchair girls' singles
Flag of Brazil.svg Jade Moreira Lanai
Wheelchair boys' doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Bartram / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dahnon Ward
Wheelchair girls' doubles
Flag of Brazil.svg Jade Moreira Lanai / Flag of the United States.svg Maylee Phelps
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The 2022 US Open was the 142nd edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final tennis major (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.

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Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu were the men's and women's singles defending tournament champions. [1] [2] Raducanu lost to Alizé Cornet in the first round, while Medvedev lost to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round.

Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively. Carlos became the first male player from the 2000s (born in 2003) and Iga became the second female player from the 2000s (born in 2001), to win the tournament's singles titles.

Tournament

The 2022 US Open was the 142nd consecutive 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 played on hard courts and took place over a series of 15 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

The tournament was run by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and part of the 2022 ATP Tour (male tennis professionals) and the 2022 WTA Tour (female professional players) calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as singles draws remained in standard 128 person format in each category, as both doubles draws returned to standard 64 players. 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.

This was the first time at any tennis major that coaching was allowed from the stands. [3]

Broadcast

In the United States, the 2022 US Open was the eighth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster held exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This meant that the tournament was not available on broadcast television.

All tournament matches not cablecasted by ESPN, which focuses almost exclusively on the singles competitions, were available online on ESPN+.

Singles players

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

Wheelchair boys' singles

  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Bartram def. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dahnon Ward, 6–4, 6–1

Wheelchair girls' singles

  • Flag of Brazil.svg Jade Moreira Lanai def. Flag of Japan.svg Yuma Takamuro, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6[10–5]

Wheelchair boys' doubles

  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ben Bartram / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dahnon Ward def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ivar van Rijt / Flag of Australia (converted).svg Saalim Naser, 6–4, 6–3

Wheelchair girls' doubles

  • Flag of Brazil.svg Jade Moreira Lanai / Flag of the United States.svg Maylee Phelps def. Flag of the United States.svg Lily Lautenschlager / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruby Bishop, 6–0, 6–0

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each competition showing each event's ranking points on offer.

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

Prize money

The total prize money for the 2022 US Open topped $60 million ($60,102,000) for the first time, 4.59% more than the 2021 edition and maintained the tournament's status as having the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. [4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1
Singles$2,600,000$1,300,000$705,000$445,000$278,000$188,000$121,000$80,000$44,000$33,600$21,100
Doubles$688,000$344,000$172,000$97,500$56,400$35,800$21,300N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mixed doubles$163,000$81,500$42,000$23,200$14,200$8,300N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition

On August 10, the tournament announced it would host an exhibition to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The exhibition matches took place on August 24, with all proceeds going to GlobalGiving, the international non-profit identified by Tennis Plays for Peace. Brothers John and Patrick McEnroe hosted and served as chair umpires, with John playing one match. [5] [6] The exhibition raised US$1.2 million in proceeds. [7]

The matches, all of which were played by a first-to-ten-points basis, were as follows:

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was also scheduled to attend, but the tournament later disinvited her for her country's support of Russia, in addition to having received objections from Ukrainian players. [8]

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