2017 US Open (tennis)

2017 US Open (tennis)
The 2017 US Open was the 137th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Experimental rules featured in qualifying for the main draw as well as in the junior, wheelchair and exhibition events.
Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber were the previous year's men's and women's singles champions. Neither managed to defend their title as Wawrinka withdrew before the start of the tournament due to a knee injury that ended his season, while Kerber lost in the first round to Naomi Osaka.
The men's singles tournament concluded with Rafael Nadal defeating Kevin Anderson in the final, while the women's singles tournament concluded with Sloane Stephens defeating Madison Keys in the final.
Tournament
The 2017 US Open was the 137th edition of the tournament and took 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 was held on 15 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 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 also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there were singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.
The 2017 tournament saw the USTA try out two experimental rules. Firstly, the USTA introduced a shot clock to combat slow play and to address players going over the allotted time for warm ups and medical time outs. Secondly, coaching was allowed from the side of the court. Whilst a player was at the same end as their box they could verbally communicate, if they were at the opposite end then sign language would be allowed. This meant that coaching incidents involving Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Garcia at Wimbledon would have been allowed. The rules only applied in qualifying matches for the main draw, junior, wheelchair and legends matches.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 15 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the two existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium and the new Grandstand. Louis Armstrong Stadium, one of the main stadiums used in the previous tournament, was demolished after the 2016 tournament and was replaced for the 2017 edition by a temporary stadium located next to parking lot B near the construction of the previous Louis Armstrong Stadium site.
Broadcast
In the United States, the 2017 US Open will be the third 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. In Australia, SBS won the rights to broadcast the US Open with the free to air coverage starting from the quarter finals.
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Latin America: ESPN
: ESPN and TyC Sports
: ESPN and SporTV
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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
Wheelchair
Junior
Prize money
The total prize-money compensation for the 2017 US Open is $50.4 million, a 3.7% increase on the same total last year. Of that total, a record $3.7 million goes to both the men's and women's singles champions, which is increased to 7.5 percent from last year. This made the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging Wimbledon in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 49.2 percent, to $2.9 million. The total prize money for the wheelchair tennis events was $200,000.
Singles players
Men's singles
Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Doubles seeds
Men's doubles
1Rankings as of August 21, 2017.
Women's doubles
1Rankings as of August 21, 2017.
Mixed doubles
1Rankings as of August 21, 2017.
Events
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal def. Kevin Anderson, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Women's singles
Sloane Stephens def. Madison Keys, 6–3, 6–0
Men's doubles
Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău def. Feliciano López / Marc López, 6–4, 6–3
Women's doubles
Chan Yung-jan / Martina Hingis def. Lucie Hradecká / Kateřina Siniaková, 6–3, 6–2
Mixed doubles
Martina Hingis / Jamie Murray def. Chan Hao-ching / Michael Venus, 6–1, 4–6, [10–8]
Junior boys' singles
Wu Yibing def. Axel Geller, 6–4, 6–4
Junior girls' singles
Amanda Anisimova def. Coco Gauff, 6–0, 6–2
Junior boys' doubles
Hsu Yu-hsiou / Wu Yibing def. Toru Horie / Yuta Shimizu, 6–4, 5–7, [11–9]
Junior girls' doubles
Olga Danilović / Marta Kostyuk def. Lea Bošković / Wang Xiyu, 6–1, 7–5
Men's champions doubles
John McEnroe / Patrick McEnroe def. Pat Cash / Henri Leconte, 6–2, 6–4
Women's champions doubles
Kim Clijsters / Martina Navratilova def. Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández, 4–6, 6–2, [10–4]
Wheelchair men's singles
Stéphane Houdet def. Alfie Hewett, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3
Wheelchair women's singles
Yui Kamiji def. Diede de Groot, 7–5, 6–2
Wheelchair quad singles
David Wagner def. Andrew Lapthorne, 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
Wheelchair men's doubles
Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid def. Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer, 7–5, 6–4
Wheelchair women's doubles
Marjolein Buis / Diede de Groot def. Dana Mathewson / Aniek van Koot, 6–4, 6–3
Wheelchair quad doubles
Andrew Lapthorne / David Wagner def. Dylan Alcott / Bryan Barten, 7–5, 6–2
Wild card entries
The following players were given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
Men's doubles
William Blumberg / Spencer Papa
Christopher Eubanks / Christian Harrison
Taylor Fritz / Reilly Opelka
Steve Johnson / Tommy Paul
Vasil Kirkov / Danny Thomas
Bradley Klahn / Scott Lipsky
Austin Krajicek / Jackson Withrow
Women's doubles
Kristie Ahn / Irina Falconi
Amanda Anisimova / Emina Bektas
Julia Boserup / Nicole Gibbs
Jacqueline Cako / Sachia Vickery
Kayla Day / Caroline Dolehide
Francesca Di Lorenzo / Allie Kiick
Taylor Johnson / Claire Liu
Mixed doubles
Kristie Ahn / Tennys Sandgren
Amanda Anisimova / Christian Harrison
Jennifer Brady / Bjorn Fratangelo
Louisa Chirico / Bradley Klahn
Liezel Huber / Danny Thomas
Sofia Kenin / Michael Mmoh
Jamie Loeb / Mitchell Krueger
Nicole Melichar / Jackson Withrow
References
External links
2017 ATP World Tour
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2017 WTA Tour
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August 2017 sports events in the United States
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