Tennis tournament
The 2014 US Open will be a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts . It will be 134th edition of the US Open , the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It will take place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center .
Rafael Nadal was the defending champion in the men's event, however on 18 August the Spaniard announced his withdrawal from the event after failing to recover from a wrist injury, while Serena Williams is the two-time defending champion in the women's event.
Tournament
Arthur Ashe Stadium where the Finals of US Open take place The 2014 US Open will be the 134th edition of the tournament and will be held 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 will be an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2014 ATP World Tour and the 2014 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There will be singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament will be played on hard courts and will take place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium , Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand .
Broadcast
The tournament is scheduled to be broadcast in more than 200 countries around the world. In the United States the tournament will be broadcast live on CBS , ESPN , and Tennis Channel . CBS will end its 47-year tenure as the broadcast home of the Open. In 2015, ESPN will take over the exclusive television rights of the USTA.
In 2014, live coverage will be eminate from seven courts, including Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and the Grandstand, as well as Court 5, Court 11, Court 13, and Court 17.
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[ 1]
2000
1200
720
360
180
90
45
10
25
16
8
0
Men's Doubles[ 1]
0
—
—
—
—
—
Women's Singles [ 2] 1300
780
430
240
130
70
10
40
30
20
2
Women's Doubles [ 2] 10
—
—
—
—
—
Wheelchair
Event
W
F
SF/3rd
QF/4th
Singles
800
500
375
100
Doubles
800
500
100
—
Quad Singles
800
500
375
100
Quad Doubles
800
100
—
—
Junior
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Q
Q3
Boys' Singles
375
270
180
120
75
30
25
20
Girls' Singles
Boys' Doubles
270
180
120
75
45
—
—
—
Girls' Doubles
—
—
—
Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2014 was increased by 11.7 percent to a record $38,251,760, which potentialy could reach over 40 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus money at the US Open.
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Q3
Q2
Q1
Singles
$3,000,000
$1,450,000
$730,000
$370,250
$187,300
$105,090
$60,420
$35,754
$13,351
$8,781
$4,551
Doubles *
$520,000
$250,000
$124,450
$62,060
$32,163
$20,063
$13,375
—
—
—
—
Mixed Doubles *
$150,000
$70,000
$30,000
$15,000
$10,000
$5,000
—
—
—
—
—
* per team
Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2014 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2014 US Open, according to money schedule below.[ 3]
2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish
2014 US Open Finish
Awardees
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
1st Place
$1,000,000
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$70,000
$40,000
$25,000
$15,000
Milos Raonic $
Serena Williams $
2nd Place
$500,000
$250,000
$125,000
$62,500
$35,000
$20,000
$12,500
$7,500
John Isner $
Angelique Kerber $
3rd Place
$250,000
$125,000
$62,500
$31,250
$17,500
$10,000
$6,250
$3,750
Roger Federer $
Agnieszka Radwańska $
Singles players
2014 US Open – Men's Singles
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinals out
Quarterfinals out
4th Round out
3rd Round out
2nd Round out
1st Round out
2014 US Open – Women's Singles
Champion
Runner-up
Semifinals out
Quarterfinals out
4th Round out
3rd Round out
2nd Round out
1st Round out
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Mixed Doubles
Juniors
Wheelchair
Wheelchair Quad Singles
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Singles seeds
Seedings are based on rankings as of August 18, 2014. Rankings and points before are as of August 25, 2014.
Seed
Rank
Player
Points Before
Points defending Points won
Points After
Status
1
1
Novak Djokovic
12,770
1,200
10
11,580
First round vs. Diego Schwartzman
2
3
Roger Federer
7,490
180
10
7,320
First round vs. Marinko Matosevic
3
4
Stan Wawrinka
5,985
720
10
5,275
First round vs. Jiří Veselý
4
5
David Ferrer
4,765
360
10
4,415
First round vs. Damir Džumhur
5
6
Milos Raonic
4,225
180
10
4,055
First round vs.
6
7
Tomáš Berdych
4,060
180
10
3,890
First round vs. Lleyton Hewitt
7
8
Grigor Dimitrov
3,540
10
10
3,540
First round vs. Ryan Harrison [WC]
8
9
Andy Murray
3,150
360
10
2,800
First round vs. Robin Haase
9
10
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2,920
0
10
2,930
First round vs. Juan Mónaco
10
11
Kei Nishikori
2,680
10
10
2,680
First round vs. Wayne Odesnik [WC]
11
12
Ernests Gulbis
2,580
10
10
2,580
First round vs. Kenny de Schepper
12
14
Richard Gasquet
2,360
720
10
1,650
First round vs. Denis Istomin
13
15
John Isner
1,925
90
10
1,845
First round vs. Marcos Giron [WC]
14
16
Marin Čilić
1,845
0
10
1,855
First round vs. Marcos Baghdatis
15
17
Fabio Fognini
1,835
10
10
1,835
First round vs. Andrey Golubev
16
18
Tommy Robredo
1,825
360
10
1,475
First round vs. Édouard Roger-Vasselin
17
19
Roberto Bautista Agut
1,800
45
10
1,765
First round vs. Andreas Haider-Maurer
18
20
Kevin Anderson
1,795
45
10
1,760
First round vs. Pablo Cuevas
19
21
Feliciano López
1,770
90
10
1,690
First round vs. Ivan Dodig
20
24
Gaël Monfils
1,530
45
10
1,495
First round vs. Jared Donaldson [WC]
21
23
Mikhail Youzhny
1,540
360
10
1,190
First round vs. Nick Kyrgios
22
25
Philipp Kohlschreiber
1,505
180
10
1,335
First round vs.
23
26
Leonardo Mayer
1,354
45
10
1,319
First round vs. Albert Montañés
24
Julien Benneteau
1,285
90
10
1,205
First round vs. Benoît Paire
25
Ivo Karlović
1,230
70
10
1,170
First round vs. Jarkko Nieminen
26
Gilles Simon
1,180
0
10
1,190
First round vs.
27
Santiago Giraldo
1,180
10
10
1,180
First round vs. Teymuraz Gabashvili
28
33
Guillermo García-López
1,168
10
10
1,168
First round vs. Lu Yen-hsun
29
Lukáš Rosol
10
10
First round vs.
30
36
Jérémy Chardy
1,105
45
10
1,070
First round vs. Alejandro Falla
31
37
Fernando Verdasco
1,100
10
10
1,100
First round vs. Blaž Rola
32
João Sousa
1,077
90
10
997
First round vs. Frank Dancevic
Withdrawn players
Rank
Player
Points Before
Points defending Points won
Points After
Withdrawal reason
2
Rafael Nadal
10,670
2,000
0
8,670
Wrist injury[ 4]
13
Juan Martín del Potro
2,410
45
0
2,365
Wrist injury
22
Alexandr Dolgopolov
1,580
45
0
1,535
Knee injury
Nicolás Almagro
1,250
10
0
1,240
Foot injury[ 5]
35
Tommy Haas
1,115
90
0
1,025
Shoulder injury
Seed
Rank
Player
Points Before
Points defending Points won
Points After
Status
1
1
Serena Williams
9,430
2,000
10
7,440
First round vs. Taylor Townsend
2
2
Simona Halep
6,310
280
10
6,040
First round vs. Danielle Collins [WC]
3
4
Petra Kvitová
160
10
First round vs. Kristina Mladenovic
4
5
Agnieszka Radwańska
5,590
280
10
5,320
First round vs. Sharon Fichman
5
6
Maria Sharapova
5,335
0
10
5,345
First round vs. Maria Kirilenko
6
7
Angelique Kerber
4,550
280
10
4,280
First round vs.
7
8
Eugenie Bouchard
4,405
100
10
4,315
First round vs. Olga Govortsova
8
9
Ana Ivanovic
4,045
280
10
3,775
First round vs. Alison Riske
9
10
Jelena Janković
3,695
280
10
3,425
First round vs. Bojana Jovanovski
10
11
Caroline Wozniacki
3,165
160
10
3,015
First round vs. Magdaléna Rybáriková
11
12
Flavia Pennetta
3,121
900
10
2,231
First round vs. Julia Görges
12
13
Dominika Cibulková
3,002
5
10
3,007
First round vs. Catherine Bellis [WC]
13
14
Sara Errani
2,885
100
10
2,795
First round vs. Kirsten Flipkens
14
15
Lucie Šafářová
2,825
100
10
2,735
First round vs. Tímea Babos
15
16
Carla Suárez Navarro
2,790
500
10
2,300
First round vs. Ajla Tomljanović
16
17
Victoria Azarenka
2,783
1,400
10
1,393
First round vs. Misaki Doi
17
18
Ekaterina Makarova
2,565
500
10
2,075
First round vs. Grace Min [WC]
18
19
Andrea Petkovic
2,400
5
10
2,405
First round vs.
19
20
Venus Williams
2,340
100
10
2,250
First round vs. Kimiko Date-Krumm
20
22
Svetlana Kuznetsova
2,010
160
10
1,860
First round vs. Marina Erakovic
21
24
Sloane Stephens
1,900
280
10
1,630
First round vs. Annika Beck
22
23
Alizé Cornet
1,930
160
10
1,780
First round vs. Amandine Hesse [WC]
23
25
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1,865
160
10
1,715
First round vs. Teliana Pereira
24
21
Samantha Stosur
5
10
First round vs. Lauren Davis
25
26
Garbiñe Muguruza
1,793
0
10
1,803
First round vs.
26
Sabine Lisicki
1,576
160
10
1,426
First round vs.
27
Madison Keys
1,605
5
10
1,610
First round vs. Jarmila Gajdošová [WC]
28
Roberta Vinci
1,492
500
10
1,002
First round vs. Paula Ormaechea
29
32
Casey Dellacqua
1,441
(60)
10
1,391
First round vs. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
30
Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová 1,501
(30)
10
1,481
First round vs.
31
33
Kurumi Nara
1,412
220
10
1,202
First round vs. Aleksandra Wozniak
32
34
Zhang Shuai
1,412
(60)
10
1,362
First round vs. Mona Barthel
Withdrawn players
Wild card entries
Mixed doubles wild card entries
Qualifiers entries
See also
References
^ a b "Rankings explained" . atpworldtour.com. Retrieved February 25, 2013 .^ a b "Rankings explained" . WTA. Retrieved February 25, 2012 .^ "Bonus Challenge - Emirates Airlines US Open Series" . emiratesusopenseries.com. August 21, 2014.^ [1] , "Eurosport.com", August 18, 2014^ Nicolas Almagro withdraws from US Open , ESPN , July 18, 2014^ "US OPEN Seeds: Where's Your Favorite?" . Retrieved August 20, 2014 .^ "Li Na to sit out of US Open with knee injury" . http://zeenews.india.com/ . July 31, 2014. Retrieved July 31, 2014 .^ Walz, Nicholas J. (August 9, 2014). "Bellis wins Girls' 18 Nationals, earns 2014 US Open wild card" . USTA . Retrieved August 14, 2014 . ^ "Gibbs Wins USTA Pro Circuit U.S. Open Wild Card Challenge" . longislandtennismagazine.com . July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2014 .
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