2015 US Open (tennis)
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The 2015 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 135th 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.
Marin Čilić was the defending champion in the men's singles event, but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion in the women's singles event and was also trying to complete the first calendar Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988, having won the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but lost to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals. Flavia Pennetta won the women's singles title and became the first Italian to win the US Open. The finalists Vinci and Flavia Pennetta were childhood friends from Southern Italy and grew up together.
Tournament
The 2015 US Open was the 135th edition of the tournament and it was held 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 an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and 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.
In addition, the annual men's and women's Champions Invitational doubles events were held, with eight male and eight female former Grand Slam champions taking part. For the second year running, the American Collegiate Invitational competitions is organized, where top sixteen American collegiate players compete in men's and women's singles events. Exhibition matches also take place.
The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium (with permanent steel erected and new video boards, LED court lighting and sound system in place, as part of a refurbishment project), Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand. It is the last ever US Open played on courts without the operational roof on center court and with the old Grandstand in place. Starting from the 2016 edition, the Arthur Ashe Stadium will have completed retractable roof and matches will be played on newly built Grandstand.
After two years of tournament being scheduled across 15 days, the US Open returns to a traditional 14-day schedule in 2015, which has impact on all senior events. Women's singles semifinals have been scheduled for September 10 evening session, while men's singles semifinal matches will be played on Friday September 11 after mixed doubles final. Men's doubles final will be played before women's singles final on Saturday September 12, and men's singles final will follow women's doubles final.
Because Serena Williams could become the first woman to win all four major tennis titles in a calendar year since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 and because she could tie Graf's major title count of 22, the women's final sold out before the men's final for the first time.
Broadcast
In the United States, the 2015 US Open was the first under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series, thus ending CBS Sports' 46-year association with the tournament, and availability of coverage on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors (the French Open is split between Tennis Channel for cable coverage and NBC for over-the-air coverage, with portions previously sub-licensed to ESPN until 2016).
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 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Girls' singles | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheelchair Event W F SF/3rd QF/4th Singles 800 500 375 100 Doubles 800 500 100 — Quad singles 800 500 375 100 Quad doubles 800 100 — — | Junior Event W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Q Q3 Boys' singles 375 270 180 120 75 30 25 20 Girls' singles Boys' doubles 270 180 120 75 45 — — — Girls' doubles — — — | |||||||
| Event | W | F | SF/3rd | QF/4th | ||||
| Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 | ||||
| Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — | ||||
| Quad singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 | ||||
| Quad doubles | 800 | 100 | — | — | ||||
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
| Boys' singles | 375 | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 30 | 25 | 20 |
| Boys' doubles | 270 | 180 | 120 | 75 | 45 | — | — | — |
| Girls' doubles | — | — | — |
Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2015 was increased by 10.5 percent to a record $42,253,400, which potentially could reach almost 45 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up an additional $2.625 million in bonus money at the US Open.
Of the total prize money, $33,017,800 (plus $1,760,000 in qualifying competitions) is distributed for singles players, $4,927,600 for teams competing in doubles events and $500,000 for mixed doubles teams. Competitors in Legends Exhibition, Wheelchair and Champions Invitational events earn $570,000 while players' per diem is estimated at $1,478,000.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,300,000 | $1,600,000 | $805,000 | $410,975 | $213,575 | $120,200 | $68,600 | $39,500 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Doubles | $570,000 | $275,000 | $133,150 | $67,675 | $35,025 | $21,700 | $14,200 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles | $150,000 | $70,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finished in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below.
| 2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish | 2015 US Open Finish | Awardees | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |||
| 1st place | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $70,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 | United Kingdom Andy Murray | $70,000 |
| Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková | $15,000 | |||||||||
| 2nd place | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $35,000 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $7,500 | Serbia Novak Djokovic | $500,000 |
| United States Serena Williams | $125,000 | |||||||||
| 3rd place | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $6,250 | $3,750 | United States John Isner | $17,500 |
| Romania Simona Halep | $62,500 |
Singles players
2015 US Open – Women's singles
Day-by-day summaries
Before the tournament
- Maria Sharapova, the 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a leg injury the day before tournament began. Making her withdrawal that was for the second time in three years.
Day 4
- British qualifier Johanna Konta upset the 9th seeded Garbiñe Muguruza won in three sets at 7–6(7–4), 6–7(4–7), 6–2 on an epic longest match at three hours and twenty-three minutes, surpassing Nadia Petrova–Samantha Stosur match in the 2011 US Open.
Day 6
- Eugenie Bouchard announced that she is withdrawing from the tournament citing a concussion days before her scheduled fourth round match with 43rd-ranked Roberta Vinci. She also withdrew from Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles. Due to a withdrawal issue, Vinci advanced to her US Open quarterfinal in four years.
Day 8
- Kevin Anderson, the 15th seed, upset the 3rd seeded Andy Murray in the fourth round on a four setter win. This was the first time since 2010 US Open that Murray failed to reach his Slam quarterfinal. Anderson became the first South African to reach a Slam quarterfinal since Wayne Ferreira at the 2003 Australian Open.
Day 9 and 10
- In the women's quarterfinals, Kristina Mladenovic, Petra Kvitová and Simona Halep reached in their first US Open quarterfinal. For Mladenovic, it was her first Grand Slam singles quarterfinal overall six years after her first Slam debut.
Day 11
- The women's semifinals was scheduled to be on September 10 but was canceled due to a rain.
Day 12
- Roberta Vinci defeated Women's No. 1 and 3-time defending champion Serena Williams in three sets. This loss ended Williams' bid to win a calendar-year Grand Slam.
Day 13
- In the women's final, the two players were Italian: Vinci and Flavia Pennetta. This was the first time this happened in the Open Era.
Events
Men's singles
- Serbia Novak Djokovic def. Switzerland Roger Federer, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Women's singles
- Italy Flavia Pennetta def. Italy Roberta Vinci, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Men's doubles
- France Pierre-Hugues Herbert / France Nicolas Mahut def. United Kingdom Jamie Murray / Australia John Peers, 6–4, 6–4
Women's doubles
- Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Sania Mirza def. Australia Casey Dellacqua / Kazakhstan Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed doubles
- Switzerland Martina Hingis / India Leander Paes def. United States Bethanie Mattek-Sands / United States Sam Querrey, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Junior boys' singles
- United States Taylor Harry Fritz def. United States Tommy Paul, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Junior girls' singles
- Hungary Dalma Gálfi def. United States Sofia Kenin, 7–5, 6–4
Junior boys' doubles
- Canada Félix Auger-Aliassime / Canada Denis Shapovalov def. United States Brandon Holt / United States Riley Smith, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Junior girls' doubles
- Slovakia Viktória Kužmová / Russia Aleksandra Pospelova def. Russia Anna Kalinskaya / Russia Anastasia Potapova, 7–5, 6–2
Men's champions doubles
- Australia Pat Cash / Australia Mark Philippoussis def. United States Michael Chang / United States Todd Martin, 6–2, 6–1
Women's champions doubles
- United States Lindsay Davenport / United States Mary Joe Fernández vs United States Tracy Austin / United States Gigi Fernández, not played
Wheelchair men's singles
- Japan Shingo Kunieda def. France Stéphane Houdet, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–2
Wheelchair women's singles
- United Kingdom Jordanne Whiley def. Japan Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 0–6, 6–1
Wheelchair quad singles
- Australia Dylan Alcott def. United States David Wagner, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Wheelchair men's doubles
- France Stéphane Houdet / United Kingdom Gordon Reid def. France Michaël Jeremiasz / France Nicolas Peifer, 6–3, 6–1
Wheelchair women's doubles
- Netherlands Jiske Griffioen / Netherlands Aniek van Koot def. Netherlands Marjolein Buis / Germany Sabine Ellerbrock, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Wheelchair quad doubles
- United States Nick Taylor / United States David Wagner def. Australia Dylan Alcott / United Kingdom Andrew Lapthorne, 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Singles seeds
Seedings are based on rankings as of August 24, 2015. Rankings and points before are as of August 31, 2015.
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2014, points defending includes results from both the 2014 US Open and tournaments from the week of September 8, 2014 (Davis Cup for the men; Hong Kong, Québec, and Tashkent for the women).
Men's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Serbia Novak Djokovic | 14,865 | 720 | 2,000 | 16,145 | Champion, defeated Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Switzerland Roger Federer | 9,065 | 720+140 | 1,200 | 9,405 | Runner-up, lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | United Kingdom Andy Murray | 8,840 | 360 | 180 | 8,660 | Fourth round lost to South Africa Kevin Anderson [15] |
| 4 | 4 | Japan Kei Nishikori | 6,205 | 1,200 | 10 | 5,015 | First round lost to France Benoît Paire |
| 5 | 5 | Switzerland Stan Wawrinka | 5,710 | 360+70 | 720 | 6,000 | Semifinals lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 6 | 6 | Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych | 5,230 | 360 | 180 | 5,050 | Fourth round lost to France Richard Gasquet [12] |
| 7 | 7 | Spain David Ferrer | 3,695 | 90 | 90 | 3,695 | Third round lost to France Jérémy Chardy [27] |
| 8 | 8 | Spain Rafael Nadal | 3,680 | 0 | 90 | 3,770 | Third round lost to Italy Fabio Fognini [32] |
| 9 | 9 | Croatia Marin Čilić | 3,550 | 2,000 | 720 | 2,270 | Semifinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 10 | 10 | Canada Milos Raonic | 2,880 | 180 | 90 | 2,790 | Third round lost to Spain Feliciano López [18] |
| 11 | 11 | France Gilles Simon | 2,730 | 180 | 10 | 2,560 | First round lost to United States Donald Young |
| 12 | 12 | France Richard Gasquet | 2,240 | 90+65 | 360+45 | 2,490 | Quarterfinals lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 13 | 13 | United States John Isner | 2,235 | 90 | 180 | 2,325 | Fourth round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 14 | 15 | Belgium David Goffin | 2,130 | 90+15 | 90 | 2,115 | Third round retired against Spain Roberto Bautista Agut [23] |
| 15 | 14 | South Africa Kevin Anderson | 2,160 | 90 | 360 | 2,430 | Quarterfinals lost to Switzerland Stan Wawrinka [5] |
| 16 | 16 | France Gaël Monfils | 1,850 | 360 | 10 | 1,500 | First round retired against Ukraine Illya Marchenko [Q] |
| 17 | 17 | Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov | 1,735 | 180 | 45 | 1,600 | Second round lost to Kazakhstan Mikhail Kukushkin |
| 18 | 19 | Spain Feliciano López | 1,665 | 90 | 360 | 1,935 | Quarterfinals lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 19 | 18 | France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 1,675 | 180+70 | 360 | 1,785 | Quarterfinals lost to Croatia Marin Čilić [9] |
| 20 | 20 | Austria Dominic Thiem | 1,645 | 180 | 90 | 1,555 | Third round lost to South Africa Kevin Anderson [15] |
| 21 | 21 | Croatia Ivo Karlović | 1,620 | 45 | 45 | 1,620 | Second round lost to Czech Republic Jiří Veselý |
| 22 | 22 | Serbia Viktor Troicki | 1,559 | (83)+100 | 90+45 | 1,511 | Third round lost to United States Donald Young |
| 23 | 23 | Spain Roberto Bautista Agut | 1,510 | 180 | 180 | 1,510 | Fourth round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 24 | 24 | Australia Bernard Tomic | 1,465 | 45 | 90 | 1,510 | Third round lost to France Richard Gasquet [12] |
| 25 | 25 | Italy Andreas Seppi | 1,430 | 45 | 90 | 1,475 | Third round lost to Serbia Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 26 | 26 | Spain Tommy Robredo | 1,405 | 180 | 90 | 1,315 | Third round lost to France Benoît Paire |
| 27 | 27 | France Jérémy Chardy | 1,300 | 45 | 180 | 1,435 | Fourth round lost to Croatia Marin Čilić [9] |
| 28 | 28 | United States Jack Sock | 1,250 | 10 | 45 | 1,285 | Second round retired against Belgium Ruben Bemelmans |
| 29 | 29 | Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber | 1,230 | 180 | 90 | 1,140 | Third round lost to Switzerland Roger Federer [2] |
| 30 | 30 | Brazil Thomaz Bellucci | 1,190 | 45 | 90 | 1,235 | Third round lost to United Kingdom Andy Murray [3] |
| 31 | 31 | Spain Guillermo García-López | 1,190 | 45 | 90 | 1,235 | Third round lost to Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych [6] |
| 32 | 32 | Italy Fabio Fognini | 1,165 | 45 | 180 | 1,300 | Fourth round lost to Spain Feliciano López [18] |
Women's singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | United States Serena Williams | 12,721 | 2,000 | 780 | 11,501 | Semifinals lost to Italy Roberta Vinci |
| 2 | 2 | Romania Simona Halep | 6,130 | 130 | 780 | 6,780 | Semifinals lost to Italy Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 3 | 3 | Russia Maria Sharapova | 6,035 | 240 | 0 | 5,795 | Withdrew due to right leg injury |
| 4 | 5 | Denmark Caroline Wozniacki | 4,740 | 1,300 | 70 | 3,510 | Second round lost to Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská [PR] |
| 5 | 4 | Czech Republic Petra Kvitová | 4,995 | 130 | 430 | 5,295 | Quarterfinals lost to Italy Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 6 | 6 | Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová | 3,800 | 240 | 10 | 3,570 | First round lost to Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko |
| 7 | 7 | Serbia Ana Ivanovic | 3,500 | 70 | 10 | 3,440 | First round lost to Slovakia Dominika Cibulková |
| 8 | 8 | Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková | 3,335 | 130 | 10 | 3,215 | First round lost to United States Anna Tatishvili [Q] |
| 9 | 9 | Spain Garbiñe Muguruza | 3,245 | 10 | 70 | 3,305 | Second round lost to United Kingdom Johanna Konta [Q] |
| 10 | 10 | Spain Carla Suárez Navarro | 3,190 | 130 | 10 | 3,070 | First round lost to Czech Republic Denisa Allertová |
| 11 | 11 | Germany Angelique Kerber | 3,150 | 130 | 130 | 3,150 | Third round lost to Belarus Victoria Azarenka [20] |
| 12 | 12 | Switzerland Belinda Bencic | 3,035 | 430 | 130 | 2,735 | Third round lost to United States Venus Williams [23] |
| 13 | 13 | Russia Ekaterina Makarova | 2,920 | 780 | 240 | 2,380 | Fourth round lost to France Kristina Mladenovic |
| 14 | 14 | Switzerland Timea Bacsinszky | 2,896 | 70 | 10 | 2,836 | First round lost to Czech Republic Barbora Strýcová |
| 15 | 15 | Poland Agnieszka Radwańska | 2,760 | 70 | 130 | 2,820 | Third round lost to United States Madison Keys [19] |
| 16 | 16 | Italy Sara Errani | 2,610 | 430 | 130 | 2,310 | Third round lost to Australia Samantha Stosur [22] |
| 17 | 17 | Ukraine Elina Svitolina | 2,530 | 10 | 130 | 2,650 | Third round lost to Russia Ekaterina Makarova [13] |
| 18 | 18 | Germany Andrea Petkovic | 2,450 | 130 | 130 | 2,450 | Third round lost to United Kingdom Johanna Konta [Q] |
| 19 | 19 | United States Madison Keys | 2,275 | 70 | 240 | 2,445 | Fourth round lost to United States Serena Williams [1] |
| 20 | 20 | Belarus Victoria Azarenka | 2,271 | 430 | 430 | 2,271 | Quarterfinals lost to Romania Simona Halep [2] |
| 21 | 21 | Serbia Jelena Janković | 2,135 | 240 | 10 | 1,905 | First round lost to France Océane Dodin [WC] |
| 22 | 22 | Australia Samantha Stosur | 2,135 | 70 | 240 | 2,305 | Fourth round lost to Italy Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 23 | 23 | United States Venus Williams | 2,072 | 130+180 | 430+1 | 2,193 | Quarterfinals lost to United States Serena Williams [1] |
| 24 | 24 | Germany Sabine Lisicki | 1,945 | 130+280 | 240+1 | 1,776 | Fourth round lost to Romania Simona Halep [2] |
| 25 | 25 | Canada Eugenie Bouchard | 1,887 | 240 | 240 | 1,887 | Fourth round withdrew due to a concussion |
| 26 | 26 | Italy Flavia Pennetta | 1,747 | 430 | 2,000 | 3,317 | Champion, defeated Italy Roberta Vinci |
| 27 | 27 | France Alizé Cornet | 1,745 | 130 | 10 | 1,625 | First round lost to Japan Kurumi Nara |
| 28 | 28 | Romania Irina-Camelia Begu | 1,676 | 70+30 | 10+1 | 1,587 | First round lost to Belarus Olga Govortsova |
| 29 | 29 | United States Sloane Stephens | 1,621 | 70 | 10 | 1,561 | First round lost to United States Coco Vandeweghe |
| 30 | 30 | Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova | 1,572 | 10 | 10 | 1,572 | First round lost to France Kristina Mladenovic |
| 31 | 31 | Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1,550 | 70 | 70 | 1,550 | Second round lost to Estonia Anett Kontaveit (Q) |
| 32 | 32 | Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová | 1,451 | 10 | 130 | 1,571 | Third round lost to Czech Republic Petra Kvitová [5] |
Doubles seeds
Mixed doubles
- 1 Rankings are as of August 24, 2015.
Wild card entries
The following players received wild cards into the main draw senior events.
Mixed doubles
- United States Jennifer Brady / United States Mitchell Krueger
- United States Lauren Davis / United States Eric Butorac
- United States Victoria Duval / United States Christian Harrison
- United States Claire Liu / United States Taylor Harry Fritz
- United States Christina McHale / United States Stefan Kozlov
- Romania Anda Perianu / Romania Andrei Dăescu
- United States Taylor Townsend / United States Donald Young
- United States Sachia Vickery / United States Frances Tiafoe
Qualifier entries
The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 25 – 28, 2015.
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
| Men's Singles United States Mardy Fish (25) Germany Tommy Haas (25) Germany Florian Mayer (34) Serbia Janko Tipsarević (39) Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek (57) | Women's Singles United Kingdom Laura Robson (52) Czech Republic Petra Cetkovská (54) United States Vania King (73) |
Withdrawals
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
Before the tournament
| Men's singles ‡ France Julien Benneteau (44) → replaced by Bosnia and Herzegovina Damir Džumhur (100) ‡ Argentina Juan Mónaco (27) → replaced by Moldova Radu Albot (101) | Women's singles ‡ China Peng Shuai (29) → replaced by Belgium Kirsten Flipkens (101) ‡ Russia Alisa Kleybanova (90 PR) → replaced by China Wang Qiang (102)[citation needed] § Russia Maria Sharapova (2) → replaced by Russia Daria Kasatkina (LL) |
‡ – withdrew from entry list § – withdrew from main draw
During the tournament
Women's singles
Retirements
See also
Notes
External links
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