2011 US Open | |
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Date | August 29 – September 12 |
Edition | 131st |
Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
Surface | Hardcourt |
Location | New York City, U.S. |
Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
Champions | |
Men's singles | |
Novak Djokovic | |
Women's singles | |
Samantha Stosur | |
Men's doubles | |
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner | |
Women's doubles | |
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond | |
Mixed doubles | |
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock | |
Wheelchair men's singles | |
Shingo Kunieda | |
Wheelchair women's singles | |
Esther Vergeer | |
Wheelchair quad singles | |
David Wagner | |
Wheelchair men's doubles | |
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer | |
Wheelchair women's doubles | |
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven | |
Wheelchair quad doubles | |
Nick Taylor / David Wagner | |
Boys' singles | |
Oliver Golding | |
Girls' singles | |
Grace Min | |
Boys' doubles | |
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz | |
Girls' doubles | |
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs |
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It began on August 29 and was originally scheduled to end on September 11, but the men's final was postponed to September 12 due to rain.
Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to an abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters opted not to defend her title.
In the women's singles, Australia's Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in straight sets 6–2, 6–3 for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur thus became the first Australian female player to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
In the men's singles, both Nadal and Novak Djokovic played the final for the second consecutive year. This time, Djokovic won 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 for his first US Open title.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Stage | Men's singles [1] | Men's doubles [1] | Women's singles [2] | Women's doubles [2] |
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Champion | 2000 | |||
Runner up | 1200 | 1400 | ||
Semifinals | 720 | 900 | ||
Quarterfinals | 360 | 500 | ||
Round of 16 | 180 | 280 | ||
Round of 32 | 90 | 160 | ||
Round of 64 | 45 | 0 | 100 | 5 |
Round of 128 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
Qualifier | 25 | 60 | ||
Qualifying 3rd round | 16 | 50 | ||
Qualifying 2nd round | 8 | 40 | ||
Qualifying 1st round | 0 | 2 |
Stage [3] [4] | Boys singles | Boys doubles | Girls singles | Girls doubles |
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Champion | 250 | 180 | 250 | 180 |
Runner up | 180 | 120 | 180 | 120 |
Semifinals | 120 | 80 | 120 | 80 |
Quarterfinals | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 |
Round of 16 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
Round of 32 | 30 | – | 30 | – |
Qualifier who loses in first round | 25 | 25 | ||
Qualifying final round | 20 | 20 |
Stage [5] | Men's singles | Women's singles | Quad singles | Men's doubles | Women's singles | Quad doubles |
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Champion | 800 | |||||
Runner up | 500 | 100 | ||||
Semifinals/3rd | 375 | 100 | – | |||
Quarterfinals/4th | 100 | – |
The USTA announced that the 2011 US Open purse has increased by more than one million dollars to reach a record $23.7 million. In addition to the base purse of $23.7 million, the top three men's and top three women's finishers in the Olympus US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at the US Open, providing a potential total payout of $26.3 million. Both the men's and women's US Open singles champions will earn a record $1.8 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. [6] Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in U.S. dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair. [7]
2011 US Open finish | Men's and women's singles | Men's and women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
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Champion | $1,800,000 | $420,000 | $150,000 |
Finalist | $900,000 | $210,000 | $70,000 |
Semifinalist | $450,000 | $105,000 | $30,000 |
Quarterfinalist | $225,000 | $50,000 | $15,000 |
Round of 16 | $110,000 | $25,000 | $10,000 |
Round of 32 | $55,000 | $15,000 | $5,000 |
Round of 64 | $31,000 | $10,000 | – |
Round of 128 | $19,000 | – | |
Qualifying competition | $8,000 | ||
2nd round qualifying | $5,625 | ||
1st round qualifying | $3,000 |
2011 US Open finish | 2011 Olympus US Open series finish [8] | |||||
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1st place | 2nd place | 3rd place | ||||
Champion | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | |||
Finalist | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | |||
Semifinalist | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | |||
Quarterfinalist | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | |||
Round of 16 | $70,000 | $35,000 | $17,500 | |||
Round of 32 | $40,000 | $20,000 | $10,000 | |||
Round of 64 | $25,000 | $12,500 | $6,250 | |||
Round of 128 | $15,000 | $7,500 | $3,750 | |||
Awardees | Mardy Fish | $70,000 | Novak Djokovic | $500,000 | John Isner | $31,250 |
Serena Williams | $500,000 | Agnieszka Radwańska | $12,500 | Maria Sharapova | $10,000 |
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–3
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock defeated Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]
Oliver Golding defeated Jiří Veselý, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Grace Min defeated Caroline Garcia, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz defeated Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs defeated Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Esther Vergeer defeated Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–1
David Wagner defeated Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 3–1 retired
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer defeated Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink, 6–3, 6–1
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
David Wagner / Nick Taylor defeated Peter Norfolk / Noam Gershony, walkover
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of August 22.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Status |
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1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 13,920 | 1,200 | 2,000 | 14,720 | Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [2] |
2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 11,420 | 2,000 | 1,200 | 10,620 | Runner-up; Final lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 8,380 | 720 | 720 | 8,380 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
4 | 4 | Andy Murray | 6,535 | 90 | 720 | 7,165 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
5 | 5 | David Ferrer | 4,200 | 180 | 180 | 4,200 | Fourth round lost to Andy Roddick [21] |
| 4,145 | 360 | 0 | 3,785 | Withdrew due to illness [23] | ||
7 | 7 | Gaël Monfils | 3,165 | 360 | 45 | 2,850 | Second round lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero |
8 | 8 | Mardy Fish | 2,820 | 180 | 180 | 2,820 | Fourth round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11] |
9 | 9 | Tomáš Berdych | 2,690 | 10 | 90 | 2,770 | Third round lost to Janko Tipsarević [20] |
10 | 10 | Nicolás Almagro | 2,380 | 90 | 10 | 2,300 | First round lost to Julien Benneteau [WC] |
11 | 11 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 2,350 | 0 | 360 | 2,710 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3] |
12 | 12 | Gilles Simon | 2,325 | 90 | 180 | 2,415 | Fourth round lost to John Isner [28] |
13 | 13 | Richard Gasquet | 2,080 | 180 | 45 | 1,945 | Second round lost to Ivo Karlović [PR] |
14 | 14 | Stanislas Wawrinka | 2,035 | 360 | 45 | 1,720 | Second round lost to Donald Young [WC] |
15 | 15 | Viktor Troicki | 1,935 | 10 | 10 | 1,935 | First round lost to Alejandro Falla |
16 | 16 | Mikhail Youzhny | 1,955 | 720 | 10 | 1,245 | First round lost to Ernests Gulbis |
17 | 17 | Jürgen Melzer | 1,830 | 180 | 45 | 1,695 | Second round lost to Igor Kunitsyn |
18 | 18 | Juan Martín del Potro | 1,800 | 0 | 90 | 1,890 | Third round lost to Gilles Simon [12] |
19 | 19 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,785 | 360 | 90 | 1,515 | Third round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11] |
20 | 20 | Janko Tipsarević | 1,740 | 90 | 360 | 2,010 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
21 | 21 | Andy Roddick | 1,680 | 45 | 360 | 1,995 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
22 | 22 | Alexandr Dolgopolov | 1,530 | 10 | 180 | 1,700 | Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
23 | 23 | Radek Štěpánek | 1,440 | 10 | 45 | 1,475 | Second round lost to Juan Mónaco |
24 | 24 | Juan Ignacio Chela | 1,440 | 45 | 90 | 1,485 | Third round lost to Donald Young [WC] |
25 | 25 | Feliciano López | 1,415 | 180 | 90 | 1,325 | Third round lost to Andy Murray [4] |
26 | 26 | Florian Mayer | 1,405 | 10 | 90 | 1,485 | Third round lost to David Ferrer [5] |
27 | 27 | Marin Čilić | 1,375 | 45 | 90 | 1,420 | Third round lost to Roger Federer [3] |
28 | 28 | John Isner | 1,545 | 90 | 360 | 1,815 | Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray [4] |
29 | 30 | Michaël Llodra | 1,280 | 90 | 45 | 1,235 | Second round lost to Kevin Anderson |
30 | 31 | Ivan Ljubičić | 1,280 | 10 | 45 | 1,315 | Second round lost to David Nalbandian |
31 | 32 | Marcel Granollers | 1,243 | 45 | 90 | 1,288 | Third round lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero |
32 | 33 | Ivan Dodig | 1,207 | 70 | 10 | 1,147 | First round lost to Nikolay Davydenko |
Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to |
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6 | Robin Söderling | 4,145 | 360 | 0 | 3,785 | illness [23] |
29 | Milos Raonic | 1,312 | 35 | 0 | 1,277 | hip injury [24] |
Seed | Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Status |
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1 | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki | 9,335 | 900 | 900 | 9,335 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [28] |
2 | 2 | Vera Zvonareva | 6,820 | 1,400 | 500 | 5,920 | Quarterfinals lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
3 | 4 | Maria Sharapova | 6,346 | 280 | 160 | 6,226 | Third round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
4 | 5 | Victoria Azarenka | 5,995 | 100 | 160 | 6,055 | Third round lost to Serena Williams [28] |
5 | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 5,685 | 160 | 5 | 5,530 | First round lost to Alexandra Dulgheru |
6 | 7 | Li Na | 5,870 | 5 | 5 | 5,870 | First round lost to Simona Halep |
7 | 8 | Francesca Schiavone | 4,995 | 500 | 280 | 4,775 | Fourth round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17] |
8 | 9 | Marion Bartoli | 4,225 | 100 | 100 | 4,225 | Second round lost to Christina McHale |
9 | 10 | Samantha Stosur | 3,880 | 500 | 2000 | 5,380 | Champion, defeated Serena Williams [28] |
10 | 11 | Andrea Petkovic | 3,805 | 280 | 500 | 4,025 | Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki [1] |
11 | 12 | Jelena Janković | 3,270 | 160 | 160 | 3,270 | Third round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17] |
12 | 13 | Agnieszka Radwańska | 3,270 | 100 | 100 | 3,270 | Second round lost to Angelique Kerber |
13 | 14 | Peng Shuai | 2,705 | 160 | 280 | 2,825 | Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
14 | 15 | Dominika Cibulková | 2,565 | 500 | 100 | 2,165 | Second round lost to Irina Falconi |
15 | 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 2,481 | 280 | 280 | 2,481 | Fourth round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [1] |
16 | 17 | Ana Ivanovic | 2,415 | 280 | 280 | 2,415 | Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [28] |
17 | 18 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 2,500 | 280 | 500 | 2,720 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [28] |
18 | 19 | Roberta Vinci | 2,350 | 5 | 160 | 2,505 | Third round lost to Andrea Petkovic [10] |
19 | 20 | Julia Görges | 2,335 | 100 | 160 | 2,395 | Third round lost to Peng Shuai [13] |
20 | 21 | Yanina Wickmayer | 2,320 | 280 | 100 | 2,140 | Second round lost to Alla Kudryavtseva |
21 | 22 | Daniela Hantuchová | 2,220 | 160 | 5 | 2,065 | First round lost to Pauline Parmentier |
22 | 23 | Sabine Lisicki | 2,478 | 100 | 280 | 2,658 | Fourth round lost to Vera Zvonareva [2] |
23 | 24 | Shahar Pe'er | 2,115 | 280 | 100 | 1,935 | Second round lost to Sloane Stephens [WC] |
24 | 25 | Nadia Petrova | 1,695 | 5 | 160 | 1,850 | Third round lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
25 | 26 | Maria Kirilenko | 1,735 | 160 | 280 | 1,855 | Fourth round lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
26 | 27 | Flavia Pennetta | 1,800 | 160 | 500 | 2,140 | Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber |
27 | 28 | Lucie Šafářová | 1,785 | 5 | 160 | 1,940 | Third round lost to Monica Niculescu |
28 | 29 | Serena Williams | 1,780 | 0 | 1400 | 3,180 | Runner-up; final lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
29 | 31 | Jarmila Gajdošová | 1,690 | 5 | 100 | 1,785 | Second round lost to Vania King |
30 | 32 | Anabel Medina Garrigues | 1,610 | 5 | 160 | 1,765 | Third round lost to Vera Zvonareva [2] |
31 | 33 | Kaia Kanepi | 1,508 | 500 | 100 | 1,108 | Second round lost to Sílvia Soler Espinosa [Q] |
32 | 34 | María José Martínez Sánchez | 1,505 | 100 | 5 | 1,410 | First round lost to Mona Barthel |
Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to |
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3 | Kim Clijsters | 6,501 | 2,000 | 0 | 4,501 | stomach muscle injury [26] |
30 | Alisa Kleybanova | 1,755 | 100 | 0 | 1,655 | Hodgkins Lymphoma [27] |
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws. [28] [29]
Men's singles wild card entries | Women's singles wild card entries
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Men's doubles wild card entries | Women's doubles wild card entries
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The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Men's singles qualifiers entries
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot: | Women's singles qualifiers entries
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The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
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