2011 US Open (tennis)

The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It began on 29 August and was originally scheduled to end on 11 September, but the men's final was postponed to 12 September due to rain.

2011 US Open
Date29 August – 12 September
Edition131st
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
LocationNew York City, USA
VenueUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic
Women's Singles
Samantha Stosur
Men's Doubles
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner
Women's Doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond
Mixed Doubles
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock
Boys' Singles
Oliver Golding
Girls' Singles
Grace Min
Boys' Doubles
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz
Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer
Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Nick Taylor / David Wagner

Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to an abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters was not able to defend her title.

In the women's singles, Australia's Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in straight sets 6–2, 6–3 for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur thus became the first Australian female player to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.

In the men's singles, both Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested the final for the second consecutive year. This time, Djokovic won 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 for his first US Open title.

Points and prize money

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Seniors points
Stage Men's Singles[1] Men's Doubles[1] Women's Singles[2] Women's Doubles[2]
Champion 2000
Runner up 12001400
Semifinals 720900
Quarterfinals 360500
Round of 16 180280
Round of 32 90160
Round of 64 4501005
Round of 128 10–5–
Qualifier 2560
Qualifying 3rd Round 1650
Qualifying 2nd Round 840
Qualifying 1st Round 02

Junior points
Stage[3][4] Boys Singles Boys Doubles Girls Singles Girls Doubles
Champion 250180250180
Runner up 180120180120
Semifinals 1208012080
Quarterfinals 80508050
Round of 16 50305030
Round of 32 30–30–
Qualifier who loses in first round 2525
Qualifying Final Round 2020

Wheelchair points
Stage[5] Men's Singles Women's Singles Quad Singles Men's Doubles Women's Singles Quad Doubles
Champion 800
Runner up 500100
Semifinals/3rd 375100–
Quarterfinals/4th 100–

Prize money

The USTA announced that the 2011 US Open purse has increased by more than one million dollars to reach a record $23.7 million. In addition to the base purse of $23.7 million, the top three men's and top three women's finishers in the Olympus US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at the US Open, providing a potential total payout of $26.3 million. Both the men's and women's US Open singles champions will earn a record $1.8 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series.[6] Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in US dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.[7]

2011 US Open FinishMen's and Women's SinglesMen's and Women's DoublesMixed Doubles
Champion $1,800,000 $420,000 $150,000
Finalist $900,000 $210,000 $70,000
Semifinalist $450,000 $105,000 $30,000
Quarterfinalist $225,000 $50,000 $15,000
Round of 16 $110,000 $25,000 $10,000
Round of 32 $55,000 $15,000 $5,000
Round of 64 $31,000 $10,000 –
Round of 128 $19,000 –
Qualifying Competition $8,000
2nd Round Qualifying $5,625
1st Round Qualifying $3,000

Bonus Prize Money
2011 US Open Finish2011 Olympus US Open Series Finish[8]
1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
Champion $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000
Finalist $500,000 $250,000 $125,000
Semifinalist $250,000 $125,000 $62,500
Quarterfinalist $125,000 $62,500 $31,250
Round of 16 $70,000 $35,000 $17,500
Round of 32 $40,000 $20,000 $10,000
Round of 64 $25,000 $12,500 $6,250
Round of 128 $15,000 $7,500 $3,750
Awardees Mardy Fish$70,000 Novak Djokovic$500,000 John Isner$31,250
Serena Williams$500,000 Agnieszka Radwańska$12,500 Maria Sharapova$10,000

Singles players

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Player(s) of the Day
  • Day 1: Madison Keys – The 16-year-old Keys defeated her compatriot and elder by 21 years, Jill Craybas on the Grandstand with a 6–2, 6–4 score in their first-round encounter, giving the Florida native her first-ever win at the US Open.[9]
  • Day 2: Simona Halep – Halep, the 19-year-old world number 53, defeated the reigning French Open champion and sixth seed Li Na at Louis Armstrong Stadium with a 6–2, 7–5 score in their first round encounter.[10]
  • Day 3: Julien Benneteau – The French wild-card upset tenth-seeded Spaniard Nicolás Almagro in straight sets.[11]
  • Day 4: Juan Carlos Ferrero – The unseeded Ferrero, an experienced ATP Tour player and the second oldest man in the draw at 31 years old, defeated seventh-seeded Gaël Monfils in an extraordinary five-set match to advance into the third round.[12]
  • Day 5: Flavia Pennetta – The twenty-sixth seed, two-time quarterfinalist, and former world number 10 upset third seed, 2006 US Open champion, and former world number 1 Maria Sharapova in three sets, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, to advance to the fourth round.[13]
  • Day 6: Francesca Schiavone – The 31-year-old seventh seed saved a match point in her battle against world number 81 Chanelle Scheepers, and went on to win, 5–7, 7–6, 6–3, advancing to the fourth round.[14]
  • Day 7: Donald Young – The 22-year-old American wildcard upset twenty-fourth seeded veteran Juan Ignacio Chela in the third round in straight sets with a score of 7–5, 6–4, 6–3. He made it to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after upsetting Chela and the fourteenth seeded Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round.[15]
  • Day 8: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – The seventeenth-seeded Russian reached her second quarterfinal this year after upsetting seventh seed Francesca Schiavone in three tight sets, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.[16]
  • Day 9: No matches completed due to rain.
  • Day 10: No matches completed due to rain.
  • Day 11: John Isner – The twenty-eighth seeded American upset twelfth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, to reach his first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.[17]
  • Day 12: Rafael Nadal – The number two seed reached his fourth consecutive US Open semifinal after defeating American Andy Roddick in straight sets, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3, in under two hours.[18]
  • Day 13: Samantha Stosur – The number nine seed became the first Australian woman since Wendy Turnbull in 1977 to reach a US Open final, after defeating unseeded German Angelique Kerber in three sets in her semifinal match, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2.[19]
  • Day 14: Samantha Stosur – The Australian player upset the American US Open three-time champion Serena Williams in straight sets, 6–2, 6–3, winning her first Major.[20]
  • Day 15: Novak Djokovic – The Serbian player continued his amazing season by winning his first US Open and his third Grand Slam of the year, defeating the defending champion Rafael Nadal for the sixth time in 2011.[21]

Day-by-day summaries
Main article: 2011 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Men's Singles

Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1

  • It was Djokovic's 10th title of the year and 28th of his career. It was his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year and 4th of his career. It was his first U.S. Open title.

Women's singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Women's Singles

Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–3

  • It was Stosur's 1st title of the year and 3rd of her career. It was her first Grand Slam title.

Men's doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Men's Doubles

Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2

Women's doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Women's Doubles

Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)

  • Huber and Raymond won their first US Open title as a doubles pair.

Mixed doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Mixed Doubles

Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock defeated Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]

  • Oudin and Sock became the 12th unseeded team to win a title in the history of the US Open.

Juniors

Boys' Singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Boys' Singles

Oliver Golding defeated Jiří Veselý, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' Singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Girls' Singles

Grace Min defeated Caroline Garcia, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)

Boys' Doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Boys' Doubles

Robin Kern / Julian Lenz defeated Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4

Girls' Doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Girls' Doubles

Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs defeated Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair Men's Singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles

Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0

  • Kunieda defended his title and won his fourth US Open title.

Wheelchair Women's Singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles

Esther Vergeer defeated Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–1

  • Vergeer defended her title, extended her winning streak, and earned her sixth US Open title.

Wheelchair Quad Singles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles

David Wagner defeated Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 3–1 retired

  • Wagner defended his title and won his second US Open title.

Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles

Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer defeated Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink, 6–3, 6–1

Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles

Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–4

Wheelchair Quad Doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles

David Wagner / Nick Taylor defeated Peter Norfolk / Noam Gershony, walkover

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 22 August.

Men's Singles

[22]

Seed Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Status
1 1 Novak Djokovic 13,920 1,200 2,000 14,720 Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [2]
2 2 Rafael Nadal 11,420 2,000 1,200 10,620 Runner-up; Final lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
3 3 Roger Federer 8,380 720 720 8,380 Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
4 4 Andy Murray 6,535 90 720 7,165 Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
5 5 David Ferrer 4,200 180 180 4,200 Fourth Round lost to Andy Roddick [21]
6 6 Robin Söderling 4,145 360 0 3,785 Withdrew due to illness[23]
7 7 Gaël Monfils 3,165 360 45 2,850 Second Round lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero
8 8 Mardy Fish 2,820 180 180 2,820 Fourth Round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]
9 9 Tomáš Berdych 2,690 10 90 2,770 Third Round lost to Janko Tipsarević [20]
10 10 Nicolás Almagro 2,380 90 10 2,300 First Round lost to Julien Benneteau [WC]
11 11 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2,350 0 360 2,710 Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3]
12 12 Gilles Simon 2,325 90 180 2,415 Fourth Round lost to John Isner [28]
13 13 Richard Gasquet 2,080 180 45 1,945 Second Round lost to Ivo Karlović [PR]
14 14 Stanislas Wawrinka 2,035 360 45 1,720 Second Round lost to Donald Young [WC]
15 15 Viktor Troicki 1,935 10 10 1,935 First Round lost to Alejandro Falla
16 16 Mikhail Youzhny 1,955 720 10 1,245 First Round lost to Ernests Gulbis
17 17 Jürgen Melzer 1,830 180 45 1,695 Second Round lost to Igor Kunitsyn
18 18 Juan Martín del Potro 1,800 0 90 1,890 Third Round lost to Gilles Simon [12]
19 19 Fernando Verdasco 1,785 360 90 1,515 Third Round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11]
20 20 Janko Tipsarević 1,740 90 360 2,010 Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
21 21 Andy Roddick 1,680 45 360 1,995 Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
22 22 Alexandr Dolgopolov 1,530 10 180 1,700 Fourth Round lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
23 23 Radek Štěpánek 1,440 10 45 1,475 Second Round lost to Juan Mónaco
24 24 Juan Ignacio Chela 1,440 45 90 1,485 Third Round lost to Donald Young [WC]
25 25 Feliciano López 1,415 180 90 1,325 Third Round lost to Andy Murray [4]
26 26 Florian Mayer 1,405 10 90 1,485 Third Round lost to David Ferrer [5]
27 27 Marin Čilić 1,375 45 90 1,420 Third Round lost to Roger Federer [3]
28 28 John Isner 1,545 90 360 1,815 Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray [4]
29 30 Michaël Llodra 1,280 90 45 1,235 Second Round lost to Kevin Anderson
30 31 Ivan Ljubičić 1,280 10 45 1,315 Second Round lost to David Nalbandian
31 32 Marcel Granollers 1,243 45 90 1,288 Third Round lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero
32 33 Ivan Dodig 1,207 70 10 1,147 First Round lost to Nikolay Davydenko

Withdrawals
Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Withdrew due to
6 Robin Söderling
4,145
360
0
3,785
illness[23]
29 Milos Raonic
1,312
35
0
1,277
hip injury[24]

Women's Singles

[25]

Seed Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Status
1 1 Caroline Wozniacki 9,335 900 900 9,335 Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [28]
2 2 Vera Zvonareva 6,820 1,400 500 5,920 Quarterfinals lost to Samantha Stosur [9]
3 4 Maria Sharapova 6,346 280 160 6,226 Third Round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26]
4 5 Victoria Azarenka 5,995 100 160 6,055 Third Round lost to Serena Williams [28]
5 6 Petra Kvitová 5,685 160 5 5,530 First Round lost to Alexandra Dulgheru
6 7 Li Na 5,870 5 5 5,870 First Round lost to Simona Halep
7 8 Francesca Schiavone 4,995 500 280 4,775 Fourth Round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17]
8 9 Marion Bartoli 4,225 100 100 4,225 Second Round lost to Christina McHale
9 10 Samantha Stosur 3,880 500 2000 5,380 Champion, defeated Serena Williams [28]
10 11 Andrea Petkovic 3,805 280 500 4,025 Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki [1]
11 12 Jelena Janković 3,270 160 160 3,270 Third Round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17]
12 13 Agnieszka Radwańska 3,270 100 100 3,270 Second Round lost to Angelique Kerber
13 14 Peng Shuai 2,705 160 280 2,825 Fourth Round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26]
14 15 Dominika Cibulková 2,565 500 100 2,165 Second Round lost to Irina Falconi
15 16 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2,481 280 280 2,481 Fourth Round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [1]
16 17 Ana Ivanovic 2,415 280 280 2,415 Fourth Round lost to Serena Williams [28]
17 18 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2,500 280 500 2,720 Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [28]
18 19 Roberta Vinci 2,350 5 160 2,505 Third Round lost to Andrea Petkovic [10]
19 20 Julia Görges 2,335 100 160 2,395 Third Round lost to Peng Shuai [13]
20 21 Yanina Wickmayer 2,320 280 100 2,140 Second Round lost to Alla Kudryavtseva
21 22 Daniela Hantuchová 2,220 160 5 2,065 First Round lost to Pauline Parmentier
22 23 Sabine Lisicki 2,478 100 280 2,658 Fourth Round lost to Vera Zvonareva [2]
23 24 Shahar Pe'er 2,115 280 100 1,935 Second Round lost to Sloane Stephens [WC]
24 25 Nadia Petrova 1,695 5 160 1,850 Third Round lost to Samantha Stosur [9]
25 26 Maria Kirilenko 1,735 160 280 1,855 Fourth Round lost to Samantha Stosur [9]
26 27 Flavia Pennetta 1,800 160 500 2,140 Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber
27 28 Lucie Šafářová 1,785 5 160 1,940 Third Round lost to Monica Niculescu
28 29 Serena Williams 1,780 0 1400 3,180 Runner-up; Final lost to Samantha Stosur [9]
29 31 Jarmila Gajdošová 1,690 5 100 1,785 Second Round lost to Vania King
30 32 Anabel Medina Garrigues 1,610 5 160 1,765 Third Round lost to Vera Zvonareva [2]
31 33 Kaia Kanepi 1,508 500 100 1,108 Second Round lost to Silvia Soler-Espinosa [Q]
32 34 María José Martínez Sánchez 1,505 100 5 1,410 First Round lost to Mona Barthel

Withdrawals
Rank Player Points Points defending Points won New points Withdrew due to
3 Kim Clijsters
6,501
2,000
0
4,501
 stomach muscle injury [26]
30 Alisa Kleybanova
1,755
100
0
1,655
 Hodgkins Lymphoma [27]

Wild card entries

Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.[28][29]

Mixed doubles wild card entries
  1. Irina Falconi / Steve Johnson
  2. Christina Fusano / David Martin
  3. Raquel Kops-Jones / Rajeev Ram
  4. Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock (Champions)
  5. Abigail Spears / Travis Parrott
  6. Taylor Townsend / Donald Young
  7. Coco Vandeweghe / Eric Butorac
  8. Mashona Washington / Michael Russell

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Qualifiers entries

Withdrawn players

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.

References
  1. "Rankings explained". atpworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 10 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  2. "WTA Tour rules" (PDF). wtatour.com. p. 210. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2011.
  3. "Juniors tournament grades". itftennis.com. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  4. "2011 ITF junior rules and regs" (PDF). itftennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  5. "Wheelchair tennis rules and regs for 2011" (PDF). itftennis.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
  6. "Record prize money set for 2011 US Open". USOpen.com. 4 August 2011. Archived from the original on 13 September 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
  7. "2011 US Open Prize money". US Open. Archived from the original on 2011-11-23.
  8. "2011 Olympus US Open Series Bonus Challenge Standings". usopenseries.com. 30 August 2011.
  9. "Player of the Day: Day 1". usopen.org. 2011-08-29. Archived from the original on 2011-08-17. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
  10. "Player of the Day: Day 2". usopen.org. 2011-08-30. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
  11. "Player of the Day: Day 3". usopen.org. 2011-08-31. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  12. "Player of the Day: Day 4". usopen.org. 2011-09-01. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
  13. "Player of the Day: Day 5". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  14. "Player of the Day: Day 6". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  15. "Player of the Day: Day 7". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  16. "Player of the Day: Day 8". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  17. "Player of the Day: Day 11". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
  18. "Player of the Day: Day 12". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-10.
  19. "Player of the Day: Day 13". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-11.
  20. "Player of the Day: Day 14". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
  21. "Player of the Day: Day 15". usopen.org. Archived from the original on 2011-09-13. Retrieved 2011-09-13.
  22. "ATP Singles Rankings as of the 22nd of August 2011". Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  23. Sports, Yahoo (30 August 2011). "Soderling withdraws from US Open due to illness". Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  24. Press in Switzerland pressreference.com. Retrieved on 2009-06-25
  25. "WTA Rankings as of August 22, 2011". WTA. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  26. Bondy, Filip. "Two-time defending champ Kim Clijsters pulls out of U.S. Open because of stomach muscle injury". New York Daily News. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  27. McGrogan, Ed. "Kleybanova has Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer". TENNIS.com. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
  28. "Lleyton Hewitt gets US Open wild card". ESPN Tennis. Retrieved 17 August 2011.
  29. "Jill Craybas gets US Open wild-card". ESPN Tennis. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
Preceded by
2011 Wimbledon Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
2012 Australian Open
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.