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 1200 1400
Semifinals 720 900
Quarterfinals 360 500
Round of 16 180 280
Round of 32 90 160
Round of 64 45 0 100 5
Round of 128 10 – 5 –
Qualifier 25 60
Qualifying 3rd Round 16 50
Qualifying 2nd Round 8 40
Qualifying 1st Round 0 2
Junior points
Stage Boys Singles Boys Doubles Girls Singles Girls Doubles
Champion 250 180 250 180
Runner up 180 120 180 120
Semifinals 120 80 120 80
Quarterfinals 80 50 80 50
Round of 16 50 30 50 30
Round of 32 30 – 30 –
Qualifier who loses in first round 25 25
Qualifying Final Round 20 20
Wheelchair points
Stage Men's Singles Women's Singles Quad Singles Men's Doubles Women's Singles Quad Doubles
Champion 800
Runner up 500 100
Semifinals/3rd 375 100 –
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 $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in US dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.
2011 US Open Finish Men's and Women's Singles Men's and Women's Doubles Mixed 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 Finish 2011 Olympus US Open Series Finish
1st Place 2nd Place 3rd 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
Player(s) of the Day
Day 1: Madison Keys – The 16-year-old Keys defeated her 21 years older compatriot 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.
Day 2: Simona Halep – Halep, the 19-year-old world number 53, defeated the reigning French Open champion and sixth seed Li Na at the Louis Armstrong Stadium with a 6–2, 7–5 score in their first round encounter.
Day 3: Julien Benneteau – The French wild-card upset tenth-seeded Spaniard Nicolás Almagro in straight sets.
Day 4: Juan Carlos Ferrero – The unseeded Ferrero, an experienced ATP Tour player and the second oldest in the draw at 31 years old, defeated seventh-seeded Gaël Monfils in an extraordinary five-set match and qualified to third round.
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.
Day 6: Francesca Schiavone – The 31-year-old seventh seed managed to save a match point in her battle against world number 81 Chanelle Scheepers, and then went on to win, 5–7, 7–6, 6–3, advancing to the fourth round.
Day 7: Donald Young – The 22-year old American wildcard rookie 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.
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.
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.
Day 12: Rafael Nadal – He reached his Fourth consecutive US Open semifinals after defeated American Andy Roddick straight sets, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3, under two hours.
Day 13: Samantha Stosur – She 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.
Day 14: Samantha Stosur – The Australian player upset the American US Open three times winner Serena Williams in straight sets, 6–2, 6–3 (losing only five games), winning her first Major.
Day 15: Novak Djokovic – The Serbian player enlarged his amazing season winning his first US Open and his third Grand Slam only in the year, defeating for sixth time in 2011 to Rafael Nadal, the defending champion.
Day-by-day summaries
Day 1 (29 August)
Top American Mardy Fish opened proceedings cruising past German Tobias Kamke 6–2, 6–2, 6–1. While, another American Ryan Harrison fell to 27th seed Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(8–6), after wasting leads in the second and third set. No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet then played the inaugural match at the newest show court, Court 17, defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets 6–4, 6–4, 6–0. Five-time champion and 3rd seed Roger Federer defeated Santiago Giraldo 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. Other seeds who cruised through were Gaël Monfils, Tomáš Berdych, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Radek Štěpánek and Janko Tipsarevic. While 15th seed Viktor Troicki and 29th seed Michaël Llodra, were both pushed to a final set with Llodra prevailing over Victor Hănescu, while Troicki was the first upset of the tournament losing to Alejandro Falla.
On the women's side former champion Maria Sharapova was pushed by Britain's Heather Watson in three sets 3–6, 7–5, 6–3. While, the American woman had mixed results, out of 8 on court 4 of them being led by 2-time champion Venus Williams, Madison Keys, Irina Falconi, and Christina McHale. Most of the top seeds also advanced to the second round, led by last year's finalist and 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva, the Russian was joined by Marion Bartoli, Samantha Stosur, Agnieszka Radwańska, Peng Shuai and Dominika Cibulková. The Major upset of the opening day saw Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitová as she feel to Alexandra Dulgheru in straight sets 7–6(7–3), 6–3, hitting 52 unforced errors. This also marks the first time in the Open Era that a reigning Wimbledon Champion has lost in the first round of the US Open.
Day 14 (11 September)
In remembrance of the September 11 attacks, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the US Open have, among other things, painted the digits "9/11/01" on Arthur Ashe Stadium two days in advance of Day 14's scheduled women's final. The players at the US Open have also been given a white US Open cap with the digits "9/11/01" in black block figures on the side of the cap. For the men's final originally scheduled for 11 September, the USTA had planned for the finalists to walk through a path lined by an honor guard of New York police officers, firefighters, and Port Authority police. The USTA also had planned for the men's final a moment of silence, a military flyover, and the unfurling of a court-sized US flag at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and these events were remain as part of the women's final. Cyndi Lauper contributed by singing the national anthem at the Williams–Wozniacki semifinal match on 10 September, and Queen Latifah did the same at the women's final, the Williams–Stosur match.
Events
Seniors
2011 US Open – Men's Singles
Novak Djokovic def. 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.
2011 US Open – Women's Singles
Samantha Stosur def. 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.
2011 US Open – Men's Doubles
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2
2011 US Open – Women's Doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond def. 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.
2011 US Open – Mixed Doubles
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock def. 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
2011 US Open – Boys' Singles
Oliver Golding def. Jiří Veselý, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
2011 US Open – Girls' Singles
Grace Min def. Caroline Garcia, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
2011 US Open – Boys' Doubles
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz def. Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4
2011 US Open – Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs def. Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda def. Stéphane Houdet, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Kuneida defended his title and won his fourth US Open title.
2011 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer def. Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–1
Vergeer defended her title, extended her winning streak, and earned her sixth US Open title.
2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner def. Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 3–1 retired
Wagner defended his title and won his second US Open title.
2011 US Open – Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink, 6–3, 6–1
[edit]Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Main article: 2011 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Jiske Griffoen / Aniek van Koot, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
2011 US Open – Wheelchair Quad Doubles
David Wagner / Nick Taylor def. Peter Norfolk / Noam Gershony, walkover
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