2019 US Open (tennis)
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The 2019 US Open was the 139th 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.
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. Neither managed to defend their title, with Djokovic retiring in the fourth round due to a shoulder injury after losing the first two sets against Stan Wawrinka, and Osaka losing in the fourth round against Belinda Bencic.
Serena Williams set an Open Era record by reaching 10 US Open finals.
It was the first time since the 2017 Australian Open and fourth time in the Open Era that both the men's and women's number one seeds were defeated before the quarterfinals.
In a repeat of the 2019 Rogers Cup, Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Daniil Medvedev in a 5-set thriller for his 19th Grand Slam singles title. Bianca Andreescu won the women's singles title, defeating Serena Williams in straight sets in the final, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Tournament
The 2019 US Open was the 139th 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 17 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 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 tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand.
Broadcast
In the United States, the 2019 US Open was the fifth 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. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.
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
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair
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Junior
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Prize money
The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2019 US Open is $57,238,700, a more than 13.2% increase on the same total last year.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,850,000 | $1,900,000 | $960,000 | $500,000 | $280,000 | $163,000 | $100,000 | $58,000 | $32,000 | $18,000 | $11,000 |
| Doubles | $740,000 | $370,000 | $175,000 | $91,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $17,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mixed doubles | $160,000 | $76,000 | $38,000 | $19,975 | $11,400 | $5,900 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Singles players
Men's singles
Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 19, 2019. Rank and points before are as of August 26, 2019.
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending | Points won | Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 |  Novak Djokovic
|
11,685 | 2,000 | 180 | 9,865 | Fourth round retired against  Stan Wawrinka [23]
|
| 2 | 2 |  Rafael Nadal
|
7,945 | 720 | 2,000 | 9,225 | Champion, defeated  Daniil Medvedev [5]
|
| 3 | 3 | Roger Federer
|
6,950 | 180 | 360 | 7,130 | Quarterfinals lost to  Grigor Dimitrov
|
| 4 | 4 |  Dominic Thiem
|
4,925 | 360 | 10 | 4,575 | First round lost to  Thomas Fabbiano
|
| 5 | 5 | Daniil Medvedev
|
4,125 | 90 | 1,200 | 5,235 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
|
| 6 | 6 |  Alexander Zverev
|
4,005 | 90 | 180 | 4,095 | Fourth round lost to  Diego Schwartzman [20]
|
| 7 | 7 |  Kei Nishikori
|
4,005 | 720 | 90 | 3,375 | Third round lost to  Alex de Minaur
|
| 8 | 8 |  Stefanos Tsitsipas
|
3,455 | 45 | 10 | 3,420 | First round lost to Andrey Rublev
|
| 9 | 9 | Karen Khachanov
|
2,890 | 90 | 10 | 2,810 | First round lost to  Vasek Pospisil [PR]
|
| 10 | 10 | Roberto Bautista Agut
|
2,575 | 10 | 10 | 2,575 | First round lost to  Mikhail Kukushkin
|
| 11 | 11 | Fabio Fognini
|
2,510 | 45 | 10 | 2,475 | First round lost to  Reilly Opelka
|
| 12 | 12 |  Borna Ćorić
|
2,160 | 180 | 45 | 2,025 | Second round withdrew due to lower back strain |
| 13 | 13 |  Gaël Monfils
|
2,140 | 45 | 360 | 2,455 | Quarterfinals lost to Matteo Berrettini [24]
|
| 14 | 14 | John Isner
|
2,075 | 360 | 90 | 1,805 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić [22]
|
| 15 | 15 |  David Goffin
|
2,055 | 180 | 180 | 2,055 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [3]
|
 Kevin Anderson |
2,050 | 180 | 0 | 1,870 | Withdrew due to knee injury | ||
| 17 | 18 |  Nikoloz Basilashvili
|
1,985 | 180 | 90 | 1,895 | Third round lost to Dominik Köpfer [Q]
|
| 18 | 19 | Félix Auger-Aliassime
|
1,750 | 35 | 10 | 1,725 | First round lost to Denis Shapovalov
|
| 19 | 20 | Guido Pella
|
1,735 | 90 | 10 | 1,655 | First round lost to Pablo Carreño Busta
|
| 20 | 21 | Diego Schwartzman
|
1,725 | 90 | 360 | 1,995 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
|
| Milos Raonic |
1,630 | 180 | 0 | 1,450 | Withdrew due to gluteal injury | ||
| 22 | 23 | Marin Čilić
|
1,590 | 360 | 180 | 1,410 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
|
| 23 | 24 | Stan Wawrinka
|
1,535 | 90 | 360 | 1,805 | Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [5]
|
| 24 | 25 | Matteo Berrettini
|
1,535 | 10 | 720 | 2,245 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
|
| 25 | 27 | Lucas Pouille
|
1,475 | 90 | 45 | 1,430 | Second round lost to  Dan Evans
|
| 26 | 28 | Taylor Fritz
|
1,465 | 90 | 10 | 1,385 | First round lost to Feliciano López
|
| 27 | 29 | Dušan Lajović
|
1,441 | 90 | 45 | 1,396 | Second round lost to Denis Kudla
|
| 28 | 30 | Nick Kyrgios
|
1,430 | 90 | 90 | 1,430 | Third round lost to Andrey Rublev
|
| 29 | 26 | Benoît Paire
|
1,508 | 45 | 45 | 1,508 | Second round lost to  Aljaž Bedene
|
| 30 | 31 | Kyle Edmund
|
1,325 | 10 | 10 | 1,325 | First round lost to Pablo Andújar
|
| 31 | 32 |  Cristian Garín
|
1,321 | (48+25)† | 45+6 | 1,299 | Second round lost to Alex de Minaur
|
| 32 | 34 | Fernando Verdasco
|
1,310 | 90 | 45 | 1,265 | Second round lost to  Chung Hyeon [Q]
|
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but is defending points from two 2018 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments (Como and Genoa).
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Juan Martín del Potro
|
2,050 | 1,200 | 850 | Right knee injury |
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
Points defending | Points won | Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Naomi Osaka
|
6,606 | 2,000 | 240 | 4,846 | Fourth round lost to Belinda Bencic [13]
|
| 2 | 2 | Ashleigh Barty
|
6,501 | 240 | 240 | 6,501 | Fourth round lost to  Wang Qiang [18]
|
| 3 | 3 |  Karolína Plíšková
|
6,315 | 430 | 240 | 6,125 | Fourth round lost to Johanna Konta [16]
|
| 4 | 4 |  Simona Halep
|
4,743 | 10 | 70 | 4,803 | Second round lost to Taylor Townsend [Q]
|
| 5 | 5 |  Elina Svitolina
|
4,492 | 240 | 780 | 5,032 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [8]
|
| 6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová
|
4,386 | 130 | 70 | 4,326 | Second round lost to Andrea Petkovic
|
| 7 | 7 |  Kiki Bertens
|
4,325 | 130 | 130 | 4,325 | Third round lost to Julia Görges [26]
|
| 8 | 8 | Serena Williams
|
3,935 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 3,935 | Runner-up, lost to Bianca Andreescu [15]
|
| 9 | 13 |  Aryna Sabalenka
|
2,955 | 240 | 70 | 2,785 | Second round lost to Yulia Putintseva
|
| 10 | 9 | Madison Keys
|
3,267 | 780 | 240 | 2,727 | Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [5]
|
| 11 | 10 | Sloane Stephens
|
3,189 | 430 | 10 | 2,769 | First round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [Q]
|
| 12 | 11 |  Anastasija Sevastova
|
3,167 | 780 | 130 | 2,517 | Third round lost to Petra Martić [22]
|
| 13 | 12 | Belinda Bencic
|
2,968 | 10 | 780 | 3,738 | Semifinals lost to Bianca Andreescu [15]
|
| 14 | 14 | Angelique Kerber
|
2,870 | 130 | 10 | 2,750 | First round lost to Kristina Mladenovic
|
| 15 | 15 | Bianca Andreescu
|
2,837 | 2 | 2,000 | 4,835 | Champion, defeated Serena Williams [8]
|
| 16 | 16 | Johanna Konta
|
2,695 | 10 | 430 | 3,115 | Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina [5]
|
| Markéta Vondroušová |
2,650 | 240 | 0 | 2,410 | Withdrew due to left wrist injury | ||
| 18 | 18 | Wang Qiang
|
2,646 | 130 | 430 | 2,946 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [8]
|
| 19 | 19 |  Caroline Wozniacki
|
2,537 | 70 | 130 | 2,597 | Third round lost to Bianca Andreescu [15]
|
| 20 | 20 | Sofia Kenin
|
2,460 | 130 | 130 | 2,460 | Third round lost to Madison Keys [10]
|
| 21 | 21 |  Anett Kontaveit
|
2,380 | 10 | 130 | 2,500 | Third round withdrew due to illness |
| 22 | 22 | Petra Martić
|
2,067 | 10+160 | 240+1 | 2,138 | Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [8]
|
| 23 | 23 | Donna Vekić
|
2,000 | 10 | 430 | 2,420 | Quarterfinals lost to Belinda Bencic [13]
|
| 24 | 25 | Garbiñe Muguruza
|
1,920 | 70 | 10 | 1,860 | First round lost to Alison Riske
|
| 25 | 26 | Elise Mertens
|
1,920 | 240 | 430 | 2,110 | Quarterfinals lost to Bianca Andreescu [15]
|
| 26 | 30 | Julia Görges
|
1,785 | 70 | 240 | 1,955 | Fourth round lost to Donna Vekić [23]
|
| 27 | 27 | Caroline Garcia
|
1,831 | 130 | 10 | 1,711 | First round lost to  Ons Jabeur
|
| 28 | 33 | Carla Suárez Navarro
|
1,562 | 430 | 10 | 1,142 | First round retired against  Tímea Babos [Q]
|
| 29 | 28 |  Hsieh Su-wei
|
1,830 | 70 | 70 | 1,830 | Second round lost to Karolína Muchová
|
| 30 | 29 | Maria Sakkari
|
1,800 | 70 | 130 | 1,860 | Third round lost to Ashleigh Barty [2]
|
| 31 | 31 | Barbora Strýcová
|
1,750 | 130 | 10 | 1,630 | First round lost to Aliona Bolsova
|
| 32 | 32 | Dayana Yastremska
|
1,679 | 10+29 | 130+25 | 1,795 | Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [5]
|
| 33 | 34 | Zhang Shuai
|
1,535 | 10 | 130 | 1,655 | Third round lost to Johanna Konta [16]
|
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
| Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points after | Withdrawal reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Amanda Anisimova
|
1,934 | 10 | 1,924 | Family emergency (father's death)[2] |
Doubles seeds
| Team | Seed | |
|---|---|---|
| Chan Hao-ching
|
 Michael Venus
|
1 |
| Gabriela Dabrowski
|
Mate Pavić
|
2 |
| Samantha Stosur
|
Rajeev Ram
|
3 |
| Latisha Chan
|
Ivan Dodig
|
4 |
| Nicole Melichar
|
 Bruno Soares
|
5 |
| Demi Schuurs
|
 Henri Kontinen
|
6 |
| Anna-Lena Grönefeld
|
Oliver Marach
|
7 |
| Květa Peschke
|
Wesley Koolhof
|
8 |
1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.
Events
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. 
Daniil Medvedev, 7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
Women's singles
Bianca Andreescu def. 
Serena Williams, 6–3, 7–5
Men's doubles
Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah def. Marcel Granollers / 
Horacio Zeballos, 6–4, 7–5
Women's doubles
Elise Mertens / 
Aryna Sabalenka def. Victoria Azarenka / 
Ashleigh Barty, 7–5, 7–5
Mixed doubles
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands /
Jamie Murray def. 
Chan Hao-ching / 
Michael Venus, 6–2, 6–3
Junior boys' singles
Jonáš Forejtek def. Emilio Nava, 6–7(4–7), 6–0, 6–2
Junior girls' singles
- María Camila Osorio Serrano def. Alexandra Yepifanova, 6–1, 6–0
Junior boys' doubles
- Eliot Spizzirri / Tyler Zink def. Andrew Paulson / Alexander Zgirovsky, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
Junior girls' doubles
Kamilla Bartone / Oksana Selekhmeteva def. 
Aubane Droguet / Séléna Janicijevic, 7–5, 7–6(8–6)
Wheelchair men's singles
- Alfie Hewett def. Stéphane Houdet, 7–6(11–9), 7–6(7–5)
Wheelchair women's singles
Diede de Groot def. 
Yui Kamiji, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
Wheelchair quad singles
- Andrew Lapthorne def. Dylan Alcott, 6–1, 6–0
Wheelchair men's doubles
- Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Gustavo Fernández / Shingo Kunieda, 1–6, 6–4, [11–9]
Wheelchair women's doubles
- Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def.
Sabine Ellerbrock / 
Kgothatso Montjane, 6–2, 6–0
Wheelchair quad doubles
- Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne def. Bryan Barten / David Wagner, 6–7(5–7), 6–1, [10–6]
Wild card entries
The following players will be given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
Men's singles |
Women's singles
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Men's doubles |
Women's doubles
|
Mixed doubles
- Hailey Baptiste / Jenson Brooksby
- Jennifer Brady / Denis Kudla
- Hayley Carter / Jackson Withrow
- Kaitlyn Christian / James Cerretani
- Danielle Collins / Nicholas Monroe
- Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Jamie Murray
- Christina McHale / Ryan Harrison
- CoCo Vandeweghe / Maxime Cressy
Qualifier entries
The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was scheduled on August 19 – 23, 2019.
Men's singles
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Women's singles
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Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
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Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew due to injury, suspension, or personal reasons:
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Notes
- ^ a b Recipient of the USTA's Grand Slam Reciprocal Wildcard Agreement with the French Tennis Federation[3]
- ^ a b Recipient of the USTA's Grand Slam Reciprocal Wildcard Agreement with Tennis Australia
- ^ a b Winner of the USTA Boys' under-18 national tournament[5]
- ^ a b Winner of the USTA Girls' under-18 national tournament[8]
References
- ^ 2019 US Open Prize Money
- ^ "Anisimova out of US Open after father's death". ESPN.com. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "US Open : une wild-card pour Antoine Hoang et Diane Parry" [US Open: Wild Cards for Antoine Hoang and Diane Parry]. L'Équipe (in French). 23 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ^ "KOKKINAKIS AWARDED US OPEN WILDCARD". Tennis Australia. August 14, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2019.
- ^ 16-year-old tennis phenom earns U.S. Open bid with win at USTA Boys Nationals
- ^ Of local note: Kristie Ahn earns wild card into US Open tennis
- ^ "Stosur receives US Open wildcard". 7News. August 13, 2019. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Navarro falls in finals, settles for wild card into U.S. Open qualifying tournament
