2021 US Open (tennis)
| 2021 US Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 30 – September 12 |
| Edition | 141st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
| Prize money | $TBA |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | New York City, New York, United States |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| 2020 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Dominic Thiem | |
| Women's singles | |
 Naomi Osaka | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Mate Pavić /  Bruno Soares | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Laura Siegemund /  Vera Zvonareva | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands /  Jamie Murray (2019) | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
| Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
 Diede de Groot | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Sam Schröder | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Yui Kamiji / Jordanne Whiley | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
 Dylan Alcott / Andy Lapthorne | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Jonáš Forejtek (2019) | |
| Girls' singles | |
 María Camila Osorio Serrano (2019) | |
| Boys' doubles | |
| Eliot Spizzirri / Tyler Zink (2019) | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Kamilla Bartone / Oksana Selekhmeteva (2019) | |
The 2021 US Open will be the 141st 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.
Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka are the men's and women's singles defending champions. However, Thiem withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury.[1]
This will be the first Grand Slam tournament since the 1997 Australian Open not to feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, or Venus Williams in the main singles draw.[2]
Tournament
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The 2021 US Open will be the 141st 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 is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament will consist of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as both doubles draws will return to standard 64 players, as singles players will remain in standard 128 person format in each category. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18).
The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 15 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
Junior
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' Singles | 1000 | 600 | 370 | 200 | 100 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
| Girls' Singles | ||||||||
| Boys' Doubles | 750 | 450 | 275 | 150 | 75 | — | — | — |
| Girls' Doubles | — | — | — |
Prize money
The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2021 US Open is $57.5 million.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $2,500,000 | $1,250,000 | $675,000 | $425,000 | $265,000 | $180,000 | $115,000 | $76,000 | $42,000 | $32,000 | $20,000 |
| Doubles | $660,000 | $330,000 | $164,000 | $93,000 | $54,000 | $34,000 | $20,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Events
Men's singles
TBD vs. TBD
Women's singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Men's doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Women's doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Mixed doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Boys' singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Girls' singles
- TBD vs. TBD
Boys' doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Girls' doubles
- TBD / TBD vs. TBD / TBD
Qualifier entries
The qualifying competitions was scheduled on August 24 – 27, 2021.
