2013 US Open (tennis)

2013 US Open (tennis)
The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9.
Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending champions in the singles events. Williams successfully defended her title, but Murray was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stanislas Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the men's singles.
Tournament
The 2013 US Open was the 133rd edition of the tournament and was held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, United States.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 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 singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and after one-year break due to Paralympic Games in London 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 was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.
Notable events
In 2008–2012, due to inclement weather conditions, the tournament lasted 15 instead of the scheduled 14 days, ending on the third Monday. In 2013, the schedule was extended to 15 days, potentially giving the players one more day to prepare for the final match.
Maria Sharapova, 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
In a second round match which pitted the 2001 and 2009 men's champions against each other, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Martín del Potro in five grueling sets lasting over four hours; this marked the first time since he won the title in 2001 that Hewitt had defeated a top ten opponent at the US Open.
By winning the first set in her fourth round loss to Victoria Azarenka, Ana Ivanovic won her first set against a top ten opponent at a Grand Slam since she won the 2008 French Open, ending a streak of 15 consecutive sets lost against a top ten seed.
Serena Williams won 24 consecutive games from 1–1 in the second set against Sloane Stephens in the fourth round through to 1–0 in the second set against Li Na in the semi-finals, breaking her own record of 23 games at last year's US Open.
For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka contested the women's final, marking the first time since 2001–2 in which two consecutive US Open finals were contested between the same two players.
With Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal contesting the men's final, this marked the first time since the 2000 Australian Open in which both the men's and women's finals were contested between the top two.
By winning the tournament, both Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams collected the biggest payday in tennis history of $3.6M ($2.6M for the championship and an added $1M bonus for winning the 2013 US Open Series). Also, with the win, Williams and Nadal have now won each Grand Slam together – the Australian Open (2009), the French Open (2013), Wimbledon (2010) and the US Open (2013). They are the first male-female pair in the entire history of tennis, not just in the Open Era, to win all four Grand Slams together.
By winning the US Open, Rafael Nadal became the first player since Andy Roddick in 2003 to capture the 3 major consecutive US hardcourt season titles, namely the Roger's Cup, Cincinnati Masters and US Open.
Note:
Ana Ivanovic retired in the second set of her fourth round match against Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2009; thus, the losing streak of sets is 15.
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.
Seniors points
Wheelchair points
Junior points
Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2013 was increased by almost nine million dollars to tournament record $34,300,000.
In the 2013 season, the US Open prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $29m at the French Open, and $34m at the Wimbledon Championships.
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Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.
Singles players
2013 US Open – Men's singles
2013 US Open – Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
• This was Nadal's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd at the US Open
Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
• This was Williams' 17th career Grand Slam singles title and her 5th at the US Open
Men's doubles
Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek defeated Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares, 6–1, 6–3
• This was Paes' 8th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open
• This was Štěpánek's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at the US Open
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4
• This was Hlaváčková's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open
• This was Hradecká's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open
Mixed doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi defeated Abigail Spears / Santiago González, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
• This was Hlaváčková's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title
• This was Mirnyi's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open
Juniors
Boys' singles
Borna Ćorić defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1
Girls' singles
Ana Konjuh defeated Tornado Alicia Black, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(8–6)
Boys' doubles
Kamil Majchrzak / Martin Redlicki defeated Quentin Halys / Frederico Ferreira Silva, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková defeated Belinda Bencic / Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6–3, 6–4
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's singles
Stéphane Houdet defeated Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 6–4
Wheelchair women's singles
Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Wheelchair quad singles
Lucas Sithole defeated David Wagner, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Wheelchair men's doubles
Michaël Jérémiasz / Maikel Scheffers defeated Gustavo Fernández / Joachim Gérard, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Wheelchair women's doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock / Yui Kamiji, 6–3, 6–4
Wheelchair quad doubles
David Wagner / Nick Taylor defeated Andrew Lapthorne / Lucas Sithole, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players. Ranking and seeding are according to ATP and WTA rankings on August 19, 2013.
Men's singles
Withdrawn players
Women's singles
Withdrawn players
Wild card entries
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.
Men's singles wild card entries
Collin Altamirano
Brian Baker
James Duckworth
Ryan Harrison
Bradley Klahn
Tim Smyczek
Guillaume Rufin
Rhyne Williams
Women's singles wild card entries
Ashleigh Barty
Nicole Gibbs
Vania King
Virginie Razzano
Alison Riske
Shelby Rogers
Maria Sanchez
Sachia Vickery
Men's doubles wild card entries
James Blake / Jack Sock
Jarmere Jenkins / Mac Styslinger
Steve Johnson / Michael Russell
Bradley Klahn / Sam Querrey
Austin Krajicek / Denis Kudla
Alex Kuznetsov / Bobby Reynolds
Paul Oosterbaan / Ronnie Schneider
Women's doubles wild card entries
Mallory Burdette / Taylor Townsend
Jill Craybas / CoCo Vandeweghe
Lauren Davis / Grace Min
Daniela Hantuchová / Martina Hingis
Allie Kiick / Sachia Vickery
Melanie Oudin / Alison Riske
Shelby Rogers / Maria Sanchez
Mixed doubles wild card entries
Kaitlyn Christian / Dennis Novikov
Victoria Duval / Donald Young
Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi
Megan Moulton-Levy / Eric Butorac
Melanie Oudin / Austin Krajicek
Sabrina Santamaria / Jarmere Jenkins
Yasmin Schnack / Eric Roberson
Sloane Stephens / Jack Sock
Qualifiers entries
Men's singles qualifiers entries
Mikhail Kukushkin
Ivo Karlović
Florent Serra
Philipp Petzschner
Rogério Dutra da Silva
Somdev Devvarman
Thomas Fabbiano
Donald Young
Nick Kyrgios
Frank Dancevic
Peter Gojowczyk
Go Soeda
Dan Evans
Máximo González
Stéphane Robert
Albano Olivetti
The following player received entry as a lucky loser:
Andrej Martin
Women's singles qualifiers entries
Casey Dellacqua
Sharon Fichman
Grace Min
Victoria Duval
CoCo Vandeweghe
Duan Yingying
Kurumi Nara
Maria João Koehler
Vera Dushevina
Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
Chanel Simmonds
Michelle Larcher de Brito
Julia Glushko
Ajla Tomljanović
Alexandra Krunić
Camila Giorgi
The following players received entry as lucky losers:
Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Olivia Rogowska
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's Singles
Pablo Cuevas (PR 54)
Jürgen Zopp (PR 88)
Women's Singles
Petra Cetkovská (PR 55)
Alexandra Dulgheru (PR 58)
Alisa Kleybanova (PR 24)
Aleksandra Wozniak (PR 41)
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.
Men's Singles
Marin Čilić → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
Mardy Fish → replaced by Andrej Martin
Gilles Simon → replaced by Andreas Haider-Maurer
Viktor Troicki → replaced by Rajeev Ram
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by David Goffin
Women's Singles
Marion Bartoli → replaced by Anna Tatishvili
Ayumi Morita → replaced by Olivia Rogowska
Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Tímea Babos
Romina Oprandi → replaced by Dinah Pfizenmaier
Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Flavia Pennetta
Maria Sharapova → replaced by Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
Retirements
Men's Singles
Pablo Cuevas
Juan Mónaco
Philipp Petzschner
Guillaume Rufin
Dmitry Tursunov
Media coverage
References
External links
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