2011 US Open (tennis)
Tennis tournament
Tennis tournament
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 August 29 and was originally scheduled to end on September 11, but the men's final was postponed to September 12 due to rain.
Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to an abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters opted not 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 played 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
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[ 3] [ 4]
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[ 5]
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 $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series.[ 6] U.S. dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.[ 7]
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[ 8]
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
Singles players
Men's singles
Women's singles
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
Events
Seniors
Novak Djokovic 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.
Samantha Stosur Serena Williams , 6–2, 6–3
It was Stosur's 1st title of the year and 3rd of her career. It was her first (and only) Grand Slam title.
Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski , 6–2, 6–2
Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond 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
Melanie Oudin Jack Sock 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
Oliver Golding Jiří Veselý , 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Grace Min Caroline Garcia , 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Robin Kern Julian Lenz Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov , 7–5, 6–4
Irina Khromacheva Demi Schuurs Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend , 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Wheelchair events
Shingo Kunieda Stéphane Houdet , 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Kunieda defended his title and won his fourth US Open title.
Esther Vergeer 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
David Wagner Peter Norfolk , 7–5, 3–1 retired
Wagner defended his title and won his second US Open title.
Stéphane Houdet Nicolas Peifer Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink , 6–3, 6–1
Esther Vergeer Sharon Walraven Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot , 7–5, 6–7(8–10) , 6–4
Wheelchair quad doubles
David Wagner Nick Taylor 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 August 22.
[ 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
[ 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 Sílvia Soler Espinosa [Q]
32
34
María José Martínez Sánchez
1,505
100
5
1,410
First round lost to Mona Barthel
Withdrawals
Wild card entries
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.[ 28] [ 29]
Mixed doubles wild card entries
Irina Falconi / Steve Johnson Christina Fusano / David Martin Raquel Kops-Jones / Rajeev Ram Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock (champions)Abigail Spears / Travis Parrott Taylor Townsend / Donald Young CoCo Vandeweghe / Eric Butorac Mashona Washington / Michael Russell
Protected ranking
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
Qualifiers entries
Withdrawn players
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries.
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
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