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The US Open Series is the name given by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) to a series of North American professional tennis tournaments leading up to and including the US Open. It is part of the "North American hard court season". Emirates sponsored the series in the past, under a deal in place from 2012 to 2016. [1] The series was initially organized in 2004 as a way to focus more attention on American tennis tournaments by getting more of them on domestic television. [2] Until 2004, most summer North American tournaments were not on television, the exceptions being the prominent ATP Tour Masters 1000 events in Canada and Cincinnati. Since the inception of the series, Rafael Nadal is the only tennis player to win Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open in a calendar year (2013), a feat referred to as the "Summer Slam" or the "North American Hardcourt Slam". [3] [4]

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Under the US Open's broadcast rights, ESPN held domestic rights to all US Open Series events from 2015 to 2019. The eight non-Masters tournaments receive about 50 hours of television combined about two hours on each day of their final weekends, chiefly on ESPN2. The dual-gender Washington D.C. Citi Open (the only ATP 500-level tournament in North America), which had been a part of the series since its 2004 founding, withdrew from the series for its 2015 edition due to frustrations over this lack of coverage; that tournament sold its exclusive coverage to Tennis Channel. [5] [6] The tournament re-joined the US Open Series in 2019. [7] Since 2017, Tennis Channel broadcasts the US Open Series.

Bonus Challenge

Players earn points for the US Open Series Bonus Challenge in order to win a bonus on top of the individual series tournaments' prize money, according to their results in these events. More points are awarded at some of the events, such as the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 events. [8] The three male and three female players with the most points in the US Open Series Bonus Challenge earn a money purse. The amount depends on their US Open Series placement and US Open result. If both are won then the bonus is $1 million as of 2010. Lleyton Hewitt and Lindsay Davenport were the top point-getters in 2004, Andy Roddick and Kim Clijsters won in 2005, and Andy Roddick and Ana Ivanovic won in 2006. Defending US Open champions Roger Federer and Maria Sharapova won in 2007. In 2005, whereas Roddick was upset in the first round against Gilles Müller at the Open, Clijsters became the first player to win both the US Open Series and the US Open, receiving $2.2 million, at the time the largest payday in women's sports. Clijsters defeated Frenchwoman Mary Pierce in straight sets: 6–3, 6–1. [9] In 2010 she won $2.2 million again, this time $1.7 million for the US Open title and $500,000 in bonus for second place in the US Open Series. [10] In 2007, Federer became the first male player and the second player overall to win the US Open Series and go on to win the US Open, winning $1.4 million plus the US Open Series bonus of $1 million, bringing his prize winning total to $2.4 million. [11] This topped Clijsters' $2.2 million as the biggest US Open payday to date. In 2013, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal both won the US Open after also winning the US Open Series. Due to several considerable prize money increments over the years, Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal surpassed Roger Federer's Us Open series payday record by winning $3.6 million each, and they shared the record for the largest prize money paycheck in tennis history for a single tennis tournament. [12] [13] In 2014, Serena Williams would repeat her previous year performance in winning both the US Open Series and the US Open. She now stands alone in the record for the biggest payday in tennis history, with a total amount of $4 million. [14] Starting from 2017, the US Open Series will not feature a Bonus Challenge. [15] [16]

Series tournaments

Tournaments

Legend
Grand Slam
ATP Tour Masters 1000 and WTA 1000
ATP Tour 500 & 250 and WTA 500 & 250

In 2023, the US Open Series comprises the following tournaments: [17]

WeekMen's eventsWomen's events
1
(Week of July 23)
Newport
Hall of Fame Open
2
(Week of July 30)
Atlanta
Atlanta Open
3
(Week of August 6)
Washington, D.C.
Mubadula Citi Open
4
(Week of August 13)
Montreal/Toronto
National Bank Open presented by Rogers
5
(Week of August 20)
Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
6
(Week of August 27)
Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Open
Cleveland
Tennis in the Land
7–8
(Weeks of September 3 / September 10)
New York
US Open

Points distribution

2008–2016

RoundATP Masters 1000
WTA Premier 5
ATP World Tour 500 & 250
WTA Premier
Winner
100
70
Finalist
70
45
Semifinalist
45
25
Quarterfinalist
25
15
Round of 16
15
0

2006–2007

[18]

RoundATP Masters Series
WTA Tour Tier I
ATP International Series
WTA Tour Tier II
Winner
100
50
Finalist
70
35
Semifinalist
45
22
Quarterfinalist
25
12
Round of 16
15
0

2004–2005

[19]

RoundATP Masters Series
WTA Tour Tier I
WTA Tour Tier IIATP International Series
($600,000 and above)
ATP International Series
(below $600,000)
Winner
100
50
40
35
Finalist
70
35
28
24
Semifinalist
45
22
18
15
Quarterfinalist
25
12
10
8
Round of 16
15
0
0
0

Past tournament winners

Men

Year Newport Los Angeles Indianapolis/Atlanta Washington Montreal/Toronto Cincinnati New Haven/Winston-Salem
2004 Not US Open Series Flag of Germany.svg Haas (1/2) Flag of the United States.svg Roddick (1/5) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hewitt (1/2) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (1/9) Flag of the United States.svg Agassi (1/2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hewitt (2/2)
2005 Flag of the United States.svg Agassi (2/2) Flag of the United States.svg Ginepri (1/2) Flag of the United States.svg Roddick (2/5) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (1/6) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (2/9) Flag of the United States.svg Blake (1/3)
2006 Flag of Germany.svg Haas (2/2) Flag of the United States.svg Blake (2/3) Flag of France.svg Clément (1/1) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (3/9) Flag of the United States.svg Roddick (3/5) Flag of Russia.svg Davydenko (1/1)
2007 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Štěpánek (1/2) Flag of Russia.svg Tursunov (1/1) Flag of the United States.svg Roddick (4/5) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (1/6) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (4/9) Flag of the United States.svg Blake (3/3)
2008 Flag of Argentina.svg Del Potro (1/4) Flag of France.svg Simon (1/1) Flag of Argentina.svg Del Potro (2/4) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (2/6) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (1/5) Flag of Croatia.svg Čilić (1/2)
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Querrey (1/3) Flag of the United States.svg Ginepri (2/2) Flag of Argentina.svg Del Potro (3/4) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (2/5) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (5/9) Flag of Spain.svg Verdasco (1/1)
2010 Flag of the United States.svg Querrey (2/3) Flag of the United States.svg Fish (1/2) Flag of Argentina.svg Nalbandian (1/1) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (3/5) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (6/9) Flag of Ukraine.svg Stakhovsky (1/1)
2011 Flag of Latvia.svg Gulbis (1/1) Flag of the United States.svg Fish (2/2) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Štěpánek (2/2) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (2/6) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (4/5) Flag of the United States.svg Isner (1/8)
2012 Flag of the United States.svg Querrey (3/3) Flag of the United States.svg Roddick (5/5) Flag of Ukraine.svg Dolgopolov (1/1) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (3/6) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (7/9) Flag of the United States.svg Isner (2/8)
2013 Not held Flag of the United States.svg Isner (3/8) Flag of Argentina.svg Del Potro (4/4) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (3/6) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (4/6) Flag of Austria.svg Melzer (1/1)
2014 Flag of the United States.svg Isner (4/8) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Raonic (1/1) Flag of France.svg Tsonga (1/1) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (8/9) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Rosol (1/1)
2015 Flag of the United States.svg Isner (5/8)Not US Open Series Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Murray (5/5) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Federer (9/9) Flag of South Africa.svg Anderson (1/2)
2016 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyrgios (1/2) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (4/6) Flag of Croatia.svg Čilić (2/2) Flag of Spain.svg Carreño Busta (1/1)
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Isner (6/8) Flag of Germany.svg Zverev (1/2) Flag of Bulgaria.svg Dimitrov (1/1) Flag of Spain.svg Bautista Agut (1/1)
2018 Flag of the United States.svg Isner (7/8) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (5/6) Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (5/6) Flag of Russia.svg Medvedev (1/3)
2019 Flag of Australia (converted).svg de Minaur (1/1) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyrgios (2/2) Flag of Spain.svg Nadal (6/6) Flag of Russia.svg Medvedev (2/3) Flag of Poland.svg Hurkacz (1/1)
2020 CancelledCancelledCancelledCancelled Flag of Serbia.svg Djokovic (6/6)Cancelled
2021 Flag of South Africa.svg Anderson (2/2) Flag of the United States.svg Isner (8/8) Flag of Italy.svg Sinner (1/1) Flag of Russia.svg Medvedev (3/3) Flag of Germany.svg Zverev (2/2) Flag of Belarus.svg Ivashka (1/1)

Women

Year Stanford/San José San Diego/Carlsbad Los Angeles/Washington Cincinnati Montreal/Toronto New Haven Cleveland
2004 Flag of the United States.svg Davenport (1/4) Flag of the United States.svg Davenport (2/4) Flag of the United States.svg Davenport (3/4)Not US Open Series Flag of France.svg Mauresmo (1/1) Flag of Russia.svg Bovina (1/1)Not held
2005 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clijsters (1/5) Flag of France.svg Pierce (1/1) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clijsters (2/5) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clijsters (3/5) Flag of the United States.svg Davenport (4/4)
2006 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clijsters (4/5) Flag of Russia.svg Sharapova (1/3) Flag of Russia.svg Dementieva (1/2) Flag of Serbia.svg Ivanovic (1/2) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henin (1/2)
2007 Flag of Russia.svg Chakvetadze (1/1) Flag of Russia.svg Sharapova (2/3) Flag of Serbia.svg Ivanovic (2/2) Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Henin (2/2) Flag of Russia.svg Kuznetsova (1/2)
2008 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Wozniak (1/1)Not held Flag of Russia.svg Safina (1/2) Flag of Russia.svg Safina (2/2) Flag of Denmark.svg Wozniacki (1/5)
2009 Flag of France.svg Bartoli (1/1) Flag of Italy.svg Pennetta (1/1) Flag of Serbia.svg Janković (1/1) Flag of Russia.svg Dementieva (2/2) Flag of Denmark.svg Wozniacki (2/5)
2010 Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Azarenka (1/3) Flag of Russia.svg Kuznetsova (2/2)Not held Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Clijsters (5/5) Flag of Denmark.svg Wozniacki (3/5) Flag of Denmark.svg Wozniacki (4/5)
2011 Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (1/7) Flag of Poland.svg Radwańska (1/3) Flag of Russia.svg Sharapova (3/3) Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (2/7) Flag of Denmark.svg Wozniacki (5/5)
2012 Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (3/7) Flag of Slovakia.svg Cibulková (1/2) Flag of Slovakia.svg Rybáriková (1/1) Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li (1/1) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kvitová (1/4) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kvitová (2/4)
2013 Flag of Slovakia.svg Cibulková (2/2) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stosur (1/1)Not US Open Series Flag of Belarus.svg Azarenka (2/3) Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (4/7) Flag of Romania.svg Halep (1/3)
2014 Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (5/7)Not held Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (6/7) Flag of Poland.svg Radwańska (2/3) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kvitová (3/4)
2015 Flag of Germany.svg Kerber (1/1)Not US Open Series Flag of the United States.svg S. Williams (7/7) Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Bencic (1/1) Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Kvitová (4/4)
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Konta (1/1)Not held Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ka. Plíšková (1/1) Flag of Romania.svg Halep (2/3) Flag of Poland.svg Radwańska (3/3)
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Keys (1/2) Flag of Spain.svg Muguruza (1/1) Flag of Ukraine.svg Svitolina (1/1) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Gavrilova (1/1)
2018 Flag of Romania.svg Buzărnescu (1/1) Flag of the Netherlands.svg Bertens (1/1) Flag of Romania.svg Halep (3/3) Flag of Belarus.svg Sabalenka (1/1)
2019 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng (1/1) Flag of the United States.svg Keys (2/2) Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andreescu (1/1)Not held
2020 Cancelled Flag of Belarus.svg Azarenka (3/3)Cancelled
2021 Flag of the United States.svg Collins (1/1) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Barty (1/1) Flag of Italy.svg Giorgi (1/1) Flag of Estonia.svg Kontaveit (1/1)

Series standings + performance at the US Open

Note: From 2006 on, only players who earned points in at least two US Open Series events are eligible for the final (Top 3) standings.

US Open results
Adid not participate in the tournament#Rlost in the early rounds of the tournament
QFadvanced to but not past the quarterfinalsSFadvanced to but not past the semifinals
Fadvanced to the finals, tournament runner-upWwon the tournament
YearPlayer (ATP Tour)PointsUS OpenPlayer (WTA Tour)PointsUS Open
2004 1. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lleyton Hewitt 1155 F 1. Flag of the United States.svg Lindsay Davenport 1100 SF
2. Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 155 QF 2. Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 100 QF
3. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 123 QF 3. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Likhovtseva 85 1R
2005 1. Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 120 1R 1. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 225 W
2. Flag of the United States.svg Andre Agassi 105 F 2. Flag of France.svg Mary Pierce 100 F
3. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 2100 3R 3. Flag of France.svg Amélie Mauresmo 80 QF
2006 1. Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 147 F 1. Flag of Serbia.svg Ana Ivanovic 127 3R
2. Flag of Chile.svg Fernando González 124 3R 2. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 122 W
3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 105 4R 3. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 120A
2007 1. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 170 W 1. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 122 3R
2. Flag of the United States.svg James Blake 167 4R 2. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 107 QF
3. Flag of the United States.svg Andy Roddick 112 QF 3. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Patty Schnyder 397 3R
2008 1. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 4145 SF 1. Flag of Russia.svg Dinara Safina 170 SF
2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 145 F 2. Flag of France.svg Marion Bartoli 90 4R
3. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 140 QF 3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 85 3R
2009 1. Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey 175 3R 1. Flag of Russia.svg Elena Dementieva 170 2R
2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 145 4R 2. Flag of Italy.svg Flavia Pennetta 5140 QF
3. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 140 W 3. Flag of Serbia.svg Jelena Janković 140 2R
2010 1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 6170 3R 1. Flag of Denmark.svg Caroline Wozniacki 185 SF
2. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 170 SF 2. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Kim Clijsters 125 W
3. Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish 140 4R 3. Flag of Russia.svg Svetlana Kuznetsova 7115 4R
2011 1. Flag of the United States.svg Mardy Fish 230 4R 1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 170 F
2. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 170 W 2. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 8130 2R
3. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 140 QF 3. Flag of Russia.svg Maria Sharapova 130 3R
2012 1. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 170 F 1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Petra Kvitová 215 4R
2. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 140 3R 2. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Na 170 3R
3. Flag of the United States.svg Sam Querrey 135 3R 3. Flag of Slovakia.svg Dominika Cibulková 100 3R
2013 1. Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Nadal 200 W 1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 170 W
2. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 185 3R 2. Flag of Belarus.svg Victoria Azarenka 145 F
3. Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Martín del Potro 130 2R 3. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 130 4R
2014 1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 9280 4R 1. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 9430 W
2. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 9200 3R 2. Flag of Germany.svg Angelique Kerber 9150 3R
3. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Roger Federer 170 SF 3. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 125 2R
2015 1. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Andy Murray 145 4R 1. Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Karolína Plíšková 9150 1R
2. Flag of Serbia.svg Novak Djokovic 140 W 2. Flag of the United States.svg Serena Williams 145 SF
3. Flag of the United States.svg John Isner 95 4R 3. Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 140 SF
2016 1. Flag of Japan.svg Kei Nishikori 85 SF 1. Flag of Poland.svg Agnieszka Radwańska 9220 4R
2. Flag of Bulgaria.svg Grigor Dimitrov 1070 4R 2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Johanna Konta 9170 4R
3. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Milos Raonic 70 2R 3. Flag of Romania.svg Simona Halep 145 QF
2017 Bonus challenge not held

Records

Players who won both the US Open Series and the US Open in the same year, receiving $1 million bonus prize money
Men: Roger Federer (2007) & Rafael Nadal (2013).
Women: Kim Clijsters (2005*) & Serena Williams (2013, 2014).
* - Clijsters received the Champion's prize money, $1.1M, plus a bonus equaling the prize money, $1.1M, for a total of $2.2M.
Most points won
Without doubling bonus for three countable tournaments (until 2013):
Men: Mardy Fish , 230 points in 2011.
Women: Kim Clijsters , 225 points in 2005.
With doubling bonus for three countable tournaments (since 2014):
Men: Milos Raonic , 280 points in 2014.
Women: Serena Williams , 430 points in 2014.
Most US Open Series overall victories
Men: 2, Andy Roddick (2005, 2006); Rafael Nadal (2008, 2013); Andy Murray (2010, 2015).
Women: 3, Serena Williams (2011, 2013, 2014).
Most US Open Series Top-3 finishes
Men: 5, Andy Murray (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2015) & John Isner (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015).
Women: 4, Serena Williams (2011, 2013, 2014, 2015) & Agnieszka Radwańska (2011, 2013, 2014, 2016).
Most US Open Series tournament victories
Men: 9, Roger Federer
Women: 7, Serena Williams
Biggest payout in the series (which were the largest in tennis history until Ashleigh Barty won US$4.42 at the WTA Finals in 2019 [20] )
Serena Williams (2014) – $4 million (won US Open Series and US Open).
Biggest payout in men's: Novak Djokovic (2015) – $3.8 million (US Open Series runner-up and US Open winner).
Most successful nation in the US Open Series
Overall: United States, 38 tournament victories (Men: 24 & Women: 14).
Men: United States, 24 tournament victories.
Women: United States, 14 tournament victories.

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