2020 US Open (tennis)

Normally scheduled for the last Monday of August to second Sunday of September, this tennis tournament is the fourth and final Grand Slam of the year and the peak of the North American hard court season. On June 16, 2020, this event will take place without spectators (for the first time in the tournament's history and as well in the Grand Slam's 143-year history) after being approved by Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, where the venue is located if a number of players entering the United States could not need to get quarantined, or if they get tested for the virus before entering the tournament. With a number of players and personnel will require a face mask upon entering for practicing, training and working out despite Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulations.[1]

Arthur Ashe Stadium before the retractable roof was installed and where the finals of the US Open will take place

The 2020 US Open will be the 140th edition of the tournament and will take 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 will be held on 14 DecoTurf hard courts.

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and will be part of the 2020 ATP Tour and the 2020 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament will consist only the men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as both doubles draws will be cut by 32 players instead of standard 64, singles players will remain in standard 128 person format in each category. Under the decision of the New York state government, qualifying matches, mixed doubles, junior and wheelchair matches will not be played. Normally in every quadrennial year, wheelchair tennis events aren't usually held to avoid conflict with the Summer Paralympic Games as the 2020 Summer Paralympics was postponed to 2021.[1][2]

The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 15 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

In the United States, the 2020 US Open will be the sixth 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 the majors.

The following players will be given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

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