2021 tennis tournament held in New York, U.S.
Tennis tournament
The 2021 US Open was the 141st edition of tennis 's US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows , New York City.
Daniil Medvedev won the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu won the women's singles title , becoming the first qualifier , male or female, to reach a major final and win a major title.
Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. However, Thiem withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury causing him to end his season early.[ 1] Leylah Fernandez .[ 2]
Both Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot achieved the Golden Slam in wheelchair quad singles and wheelchair women's singles, respectively, by winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021.[ 3] [ 4] Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid also achieved the Grand Slam in wheelchair men's doubles by winning all four majors in 2021.[ 5] Novak Djokovic was attempting to be the first man to complete a calendar Grand Slam in men's singles since Rod Laver in 1969, having won the men's singles tournaments at the 2021 Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but unlike Alcott and de Groot, who also won the Olympic gold medal (Djokovic lost to Alexander Zverev in the semifinal for the gold medal match at the Olympics in 2021), he lost to Medvedev in the final.
This was the first Major tournament since the 1997 Australian Open not to feature Roger Federer , Rafael Nadal , Serena Williams , or Venus Williams in the main singles draw.[ 6]
The United States Tennis Association allowed the return of spectators after the 2020 tournament was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York . Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases resulting from the delta variant of the virus, spectators had to present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination in order to be allowed to enter the grounds.[ 7]
Tournament
The 2021 US Open was the 141st 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, United States.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and part of the 2021 ATP Tour and the 2021 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as both doubles draws returned to the standard 64 players, and singles players remained in standard 128-person format in each category. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18).
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts—Arthur Ashe Stadium , Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand .
Wheelchair events were held on September 9 as scheduled. Unlike previous events on scheduling conflicts with the tournament and the Summer Paralympic Games , the 2020 Summer Paralympics (which was delayed from 2020 due to the pandemic) were held during the first week of the tournament.[ 8]
Singles players
Men's singles Women's singles
Events
Mixed doubles
Wheelchair quad singles
Wheelchair quad doubles
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
R4
R3
R2
R1
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
—
—
—
—
—
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
1000
600
370
200
100
45
30
20
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles
750
450
275
150
75
—
—
—
Girls' doubles
—
—
—
Prize money
The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2021 US Open is $57.5 million.[ 9]
Event
W
F
SF
QF
Round of 16
Round of 32
Round of 64
Round of 128
Q3
Q2
Q1
Singles
$2,500,000
$1,250,000
$675,000
$425,000
$265,000
$180,000
$115,000
$75,000
$42,000
$32,000
$20,000
Doubles
$660,000
$330,000
$164,000
$93,000
$54,000
$34,000
$20,000
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Mixed doubles
$160,000
$78,000
$40,000
$22,000
$13,400
$7,800
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
References
^ "Defending champion Dominic Thiem to miss US Open tennis tournament with wrist injury" . ESPN . The Associated Press. August 18, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2024 .^ Clarey, Christopher (September 4, 2021). "Naomi Osaka Loses at the U.S. Open and May Take a Break from Tennis" . The New York Times . Retrieved September 11, 2021 .^ Bevan, Emily (September 12, 2021). "Alcott, De Groot seal Golden Slam as Kunieda retains US Open title" . International Tennis Federation . ^ "Two for two: Dylan Alcott follows de Groot in winning Golden Slam" . US Open . Victoria Chiesa. September 12, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021 .^ Bevan, Emily (September 12, 2021). "Alcott to meet Vink, Hewett-Reid secure calendar Grand Slam" . International Tennis Federation . ^ @BleacherReport (August 25, 2021). "Venus Williams withdraws from the US..." (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ Waldstein, David (August 27, 2021). "U.S. Open Tightens Protocols, Fans Must Provide Proof of Covid Vaccination" . The New York Times . Retrieved August 29, 2021 . ^ Kapetanakis, Arthur (August 3, 2021). "2021 US Open Series Interview: Rafael Nadal" . USOpen.org. Retrieved September 5, 2021 . ^ "2021 US Open offers record prize money, $57.5 million in total player compensation" . US Open . August 23, 2021. Retrieved August 26, 2021 .
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