2018 US Open (tennis)
The 2018 US Open will be the 138th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It will be held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. This will be the last Grand Slam to have 32 seeds with the format reverting to 16 seeds in 2019.[1]
Rafael Nadal and Sloane Stephens are the previous year's men's and women's singles champions.
Tournament
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The 2018 US Open will be the 138th edition of the tournament and will take 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 will be held on 14 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2018 ATP World Tour and the 2018 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament will consist of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which are part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there are singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.
The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 15 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the two existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium and the new Grandstand. The brand new Louis Armstrong Stadium will be ready for the 2018 tournament replaced the temporary stadium on the same site from the 2017 edition.
Broadcast
In the United States, the 2018 US Open will be the fourth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This means that the tournament is not available on broadcast television. This also makes 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 |
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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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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 20, 2018. Rank and points before are as of August 27, 2018.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
10,040 | 2,000 | 10 | 8,050 | First round vs. ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
7,080 | 360 | 10 | 6,730 | First round vs. ![]() |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
5,500 | 720 | 10 | 4,790 | First round vs. ![]() |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
4,845 | 45 | 10 | 4,810 | First round vs. ![]() |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
4,615 | 1,200 | 10 | 3,425 | First round vs. ![]() |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
4,445 | 0 | 10 | 4,455 | First round vs. ![]() |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
4,445 | 90 | 10 | 4,365 | First round vs. ![]() |
8 | 8 | ![]() |
3,790 | 45 | 10 | 3,755 | First round vs. ![]() |
9 | 9 | ![]() |
3,485 | 180 | 10 | 3,315 | First round vs. ![]() |
10 | 10 | ![]() |
3,435 | 180 | 10 | 3,265 | First round vs. ![]() |
11 | 11 | ![]() |
3,200 | 90 | 10 | 3,120 | First round vs. ![]() |
12 | 12 | ![]() |
720 | 10 | First round vs. ![]() | ||
13 | 13 | ![]() |
2,380 | 360 | 10 | 2,030 | First round vs. ![]() |
14 | 14 | ![]() |
2,190 | 10 | 10 | 2,190 | First round vs. ![]() |
15 | 15 | ![]() |
2,042 | (125)† | 10 | 1,927 | First round vs. ![]() |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
1,935 | 90 | 10 | 1,855 | First round vs. ![]() |
17 | 17 | ![]() |
1,915 | 180 | 10 | 1,745 | First round vs. ![]() |
18 | 18 | ![]() |
1,815 | 10 | 10 | 1,815 | First round vs. ![]() |
19 | 22 | ![]() |
1,650 | 90 | 10 | 1,570 | First round vs. ![]() |
20 | 20 | ![]() |
1,735 | 90 | 10 | 1,655 | First round vs. ![]() |
21 | 19 | ![]() |
1,755 | 0 | 10 | 1,765 | First round vs. ![]() |
22 | 21 | ![]() |
1,734 | (48)† | 10 | 1,696 | First round vs. ![]() |
23 | 23 | ![]() |
1,630 | 45 | 10 | 1,595 | First round vs. ![]() |
24 | 27 | ![]() |
1,475 | 90 | 10 | 1,395 | First round vs. ![]() |
25 | 24 | ![]() |
1,575 | 0 | 10 | 1,585 | First round vs. ![]() |
26 | 25 | ![]() |
1,535 | 10 | 10 | 1,535 | First round vs. ![]() |
27 | 26 | ![]() |
1,525 | 10 | 10 | 1,525 | First round vs. ![]() |
28 | ![]() |
1,385 | 205 | 10 | 1,190 | First round vs. ![]() | |
29 | ![]() |
1,365 | 90 | 10 | 1,285 | First round vs. ![]() | |
30 | ![]() |
1,345 | 10 | 10 | 1,345 | First round vs. ![]() | |
31 | ![]() |
1,330 | 45 | 10 | 1,295 | First round vs. ![]() | |
32 | ![]() |
1,314 | (29)+(33)† | 10+20 | 1,282 | First round vs. ![]() |
†The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017, but is defending points from one or more 2017 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
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1 | 1 | ![]() |
8,061 | 10 | 10 | 8,061 | First round vs. ![]() |
2 | 2 | ![]() |
5,975 | 70 | 10 | 5,915 | First round vs. ![]() |
3 | 3 | ![]() |
5,482 | 2,000 | 10 | 3,492 | First round vs. ![]() |
4 | 4 | ![]() |
5,305 | 10 | 10 | 5,305 | First round vs. ![]() |
5 | 5 | ![]() |
430 | 10 | First round vs. ![]() | ||
6 | 6 | ![]() |
4,725 | 240 | 10 | 4,495 | First round vs. ![]() |
7 | 7 | ![]() |
4,555 | 240 | 10 | 4,325 | First round vs. ![]() |
8 | ![]() |
4,105 | 430 | 10 | 3,685 | First round vs. ![]() | |
9 | ![]() |
240 | 10 | First round vs. ![]() | |||
10 | 10 | ![]() |
3,787 | 130 | 10 | 3,667 | First round vs. ![]() |
11 | 11 | ![]() |
3,525 | 240 | 10 | 3,295 | First round vs. ![]() |
12 | 12 | ![]() |
3,500 | 240 | 10 | 3,270 | First round vs. ![]() |
13 | 13 | ![]() |
3,260 | 10 | 10 | 3,260 | First round vs. ![]() |
14 | 14 | ![]() |
3,212 | 1,300 | 10 | 1,922 | First round vs. ![]() |
15 | 15 | ![]() |
2,940 | 10 | 10 | 2,940 | First round vs. ![]() |
16 | 16 | ![]() |
2,841 | 780 | 10 | 2,071 | First round vs. ![]() |
17† | ![]() |
1,676 | 0 | 10 | 1,686 | First round vs. ![]() | |
18 | 17 | ![]() |
2,740 | 130 | 10 | 2,620 | First round vs. ![]() |
19 | 18 | ![]() |
2,250 | 430 | 10 | 1,830 | First round vs. ![]() |
20 | 19 | ![]() |
2,245 | 130 | 10 | 2,125 | First round vs. ![]() |
21 | ![]() |
2,068 | 40 | 10 | 2,038 | First round vs. ![]() | |
22 | ![]() |
2,003 | 240 | 10 | 1,773 | First round vs. ![]() | |
23 | ![]() |
1,930 | 70 | 10 | 1,870 | First round vs. ![]() | |
24 | ![]() |
1,878 | 780 | 10 | 1,108 | First round vs. ![]() | |
25 | 32 | ![]() |
1,435 | 70 | 10 | 1,375 | First round vs. ![]() |
26 | ![]() |
(60)‡ | 10 | First round vs. ![]() | |||
27 | 28 | ![]() |
1,585 | 10 | 10 | 1,585 | First round vs. ![]() |
28 | 27 | ![]() |
1,665 | 10 | 10 | 1,665 | First round vs. ![]() |
29 | 35 | ![]() |
1,390 | 70 | 10 | 1,330 | First round vs. ![]() |
30 | ![]() |
240 | 10 | First round vs. ![]() | |||
31 | 29 | ![]() |
1,540 | 130 | 10 | 1,420 | First round vs. ![]() |
32 | 30 | ![]() |
1,514 | 130 | 10 | 1,394 | First round vs. ![]() |
† Serena Williams was ranked 26 on the day when seeds were announced. Nevertheless she was deemed a special case and seeded 17th by the organizers because she missed a significant portion of the last 12-month period due to pregnancy and maternity.
‡ The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2017. Accordingly, points for her 16th best result are deducted instead.
Doubles seeds
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1Rankings as of August 20, 2018.
Events
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Junior Boys' Singles
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Wheelchair Men's Singles
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Wheelchair Quad Singles
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Wild card entries
The following players will be given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
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Men's doubles
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Mixed doubles
Qualifier entriesThe qualifying competitions will take place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on 21 – 24 August 2018.
Protected rankingThe following players will be accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
WithdrawalsThe following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or for personal reasons.
Notes
References
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