2024 US Open (tennis)
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| 2024 US Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 26 – September 8 |
| Edition | 144th |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D |
| Prize money | $75,000,000 |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | New York City, United States |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| 2023 Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's singles | |
 Coco Gauff | |
| Men's doubles | |
Rajeev Ram /  Joe Salisbury | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Gabriela Dabrowski /  Erin Routliffe | |
| Mixed doubles | |
 Anna Danilina /  Harri Heliövaara | |
| Boys' singles | |
 João Fonseca | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Katherine Hui | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Max Dahlin /  Oliver Ojakäär | |
| Girls' doubles | |
 Mara Gae /  Anastasiia Gureva | |
The 2024 US Open is the 144th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It is held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff were the men's and women's singles defending champions, respectively, but Djokovic lost in the third round to Alexei Popyrin. It began with the preliminary rounds from August 19 to 22, followed by the tournament itself from August 26 to September 8 of this year.[1]
Tournament
[edit]The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2024 ATP Tour and the 2024 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.
The wheelchair events will not be held this year due to scheduling conflicts with the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024.[2]
The motto of the tournament is Celebrating the Power of Tennis, chosen by the tournament organizers to encourage “the benefits of the healthiest sport in the world.”[3]
Broadcast
[edit]In the United States, the 2024 US Open will be the tenth 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.
Singles players
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Events
[edit]Men's singles
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Women's singles
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Men's doubles
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Women's doubles
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Mixed doubles
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Boys' singles
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Girls' singles
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Boys' doubles
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Girls' doubles
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Point and prize money distribution
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]| 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 | 1300 | 800 | 400 | 200 | 100 | 50 | 10 | 30 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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| Men's doubles | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 0 | N/A | |||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | N/A | ||||||||||
Prize money
[edit]The total overall prize money for the 2024 US Open totals $75 million, 15% more than the 2023 edition.[4]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,600,000 | $1,800,000 | $1,000,000 | $530,000 | $325,000 | $215,000 | $140,000 | $100,000 | $52,000 | $38,000 | $25,000 |
| Doubles* | $750,000 | $375,000 | $190,000 | $110,000 | $63,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mixed Doubles* | $200,000 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $27,500 | $16,500 | $10,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
* per team
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Tournament Schedule". USTA. August 24, 2024. Retrieved August 24, 2024.
- ^ "US Open organisers of grand slam cancel wheelchair tennis for 2024 tournament due to Paralympics clash". Sky Sports. September 28, 2023. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "The 2024 US Open will celebrate the power of tennis". USTA. June 3, 2024. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
- ^ "2024 US Open prize money will be largest purse in tennis history". usopen.org. August 7, 2024.
