2013 US Open (tennis)

The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9.

Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending champions in the singles events. Williams successfully defended her title, but Murray was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stanislas Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the men's singles.

Tournament

The 2013 US Open was the 133rd edition of the tournament and was held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and after one-year break due to Paralympic Games in London singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

Notable events

• In 2008–2012, due to inclement weather conditions, the tournament lasted 15 instead of the scheduled 14 days, ending on the third Monday. In 2013, the schedule was extended to 15 days, potentially giving the players one more day to prepare for the final match.
• Maria Sharapova, 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
• In a second round match which pitted the 2001 and 2009 men's champions against each other, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Martín del Potro in five grueling sets lasting over four hours; this marked the first time since he won the title in 2001 that Hewitt had defeated a top ten opponent at the US Open.
• By winning the first set in her fourth round loss to Victoria Azarenka, Ana Ivanovic won her first set against a top ten opponent at a Grand Slam since she won the 2008 French Open, ending a streak of 15 consecutive sets lost against a top ten seed.
• Serena Williams won 24 consecutive games from 1–1 in the second set against Sloane Stephens in the fourth round through to 1–0 in the second set against Li Na in the semi-finals, breaking her own record of 23 games at last year's US Open.
• For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka contested the women's final, marking the first time since 2001–2 in which two consecutive US Open finals were contested between the same two players.
• With Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal contesting the men's final, this marked the first time since the 2000 Australian Open in which both the men's and women's finals were contested between the top two.
• By winning the tournament, both Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams collected the biggest payday in tennis history of $3.6M ($2.6M for the championship and an added $1M bonus for winning the 2013 US Open Series). Also, with the win, Williams and Nadal have now won each Grand Slam together – the Australian Open (2009), the French Open (2013), Wimbledon (2010) and the US Open (2013). They are the first male-female pair in the entire history of tennis, not just in the Open Era, to win all four Grand Slams together.
• By winning the US Open, Rafael Nadal became the first player since Andy Roddick in 2003 to capture the 3 major consecutive US hardcourt season titles, namely the Roger's Cup, Cincinnati Masters and US Open.

Note:

Ana Ivanovic retired in the second set of her fourth round match against Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2009; thus, the losing streak of sets is 15.

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.

Seniors points

Wheelchair points

Junior points

Prize money

The US Open total prize money for 2013 was increased by almost nine million dollars to tournament record $34,300,000.

In the 2013 season, the US Open prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $29m at the French Open, and $34m at the Wimbledon Championships.

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Bonus prize money

Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.

Singles players

2013 US Open – Men's singles

2013 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles

• Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

<small>• This was Nadal's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd at the US Open</small>

Women's singles

• Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–7^{(6–8)}, 6–1

<small>• This was Williams' 17th career Grand Slam singles title and her 5th at the US Open</small>

Men's doubles

• Leander Paes / Radek Å těpánek defeated Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares, 6–1, 6–3

<small>• This was Paes' 8th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open</small>

<small>• This was Štěpánek's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at the US Open</small>

Women's doubles

• Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 6–7^{(4–7)}, 6–1, 6–4

<small>• This was Hlaváčková's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open</small>

<small>• This was Hradecká's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open</small>

Mixed doubles

• Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi defeated Abigail Spears / Santiago González, 7–6^{(7–5)}, 6–3

<small>• This was Hlaváčková's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title</small>

<small>• This was Mirnyi's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open</small>

Juniors

Boys' singles

• Borna Ćorić defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1

Girls' singles

• Ana Konjuh defeated Tornado Alicia Black, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6^{(8–6)}

Boys' doubles

• Kamil Majchrzak / Martin Redlicki defeated Quentin Halys / Frederico Ferreira Silva, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles

• Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková defeated Belinda Bencic / Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

• Stéphane Houdet defeated Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 6–4

Wheelchair women's singles

• Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock 3–6, 6–2, 7–6^{(7–3)}

Wheelchair quad singles

• Lucas Sithole defeated David Wagner, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Wheelchair men's doubles

• Michaël Jérémiasz / Maikel Scheffers defeated Gustavo Fernández / Joachim Gérard, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3

Wheelchair women's doubles

• Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock / Yui Kamiji, 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair quad doubles

• David Wagner / Nick Taylor defeated Andrew Lapthorne / Lucas Sithole, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players. Ranking and seeding are according to ATP and WTA rankings on August 19, 2013.

Men's singles

Withdrawn players

Women's singles

Withdrawn players

Wild card entries

Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.

Men's singles wild card entries

1. Collin Altamirano
2. Brian Baker
3. James Duckworth
4. Ryan Harrison
5. Bradley Klahn
6. Tim Smyczek
7. Guillaume Rufin
8. Rhyne Williams

Women's singles wild card entries

1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Nicole Gibbs
3. Vania King
4. Virginie Razzano
5. Alison Riske
6. Shelby Rogers
7. Maria Sanchez
8. Sachia Vickery

Men's doubles wild card entries

1. James Blake / Jack Sock
2. Jarmere Jenkins / Mac Styslinger
3. Steve Johnson / Michael Russell
4. Bradley Klahn / Sam Querrey
5. Austin Krajicek / Denis Kudla
6. Alex Kuznetsov / Bobby Reynolds
7. Paul Oosterbaan / Ronnie Schneider

Women's doubles wild card entries

1. Mallory Burdette / Taylor Townsend
2. Jill Craybas / CoCo Vandeweghe
3. Lauren Davis / Grace Min
4. Daniela Hantuchová / Martina Hingis
5. Allie Kiick / Sachia Vickery
6. Melanie Oudin / Alison Riske
7. Shelby Rogers / Maria Sanchez

Mixed doubles wild card entries

1. Kaitlyn Christian / Dennis Novikov
2. Victoria Duval / Donald Young
3. Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi
4. Megan Moulton-Levy / Eric Butorac
5. Melanie Oudin / Austin Krajicek
6. Sabrina Santamaria / Jarmere Jenkins
7. Yasmin Schnack / Eric Roberson
8. Sloane Stephens / Jack Sock

Qualifiers entries

Men's singles qualifiers entries

1. Mikhail Kukushkin
2. Ivo Karlović
3. Florent Serra
4. Philipp Petzschner
5. Rogério Dutra da Silva
6. Somdev Devvarman
7. Thomas Fabbiano
8. Donald Young
9. Nick Kyrgios
10. Frank Dancevic
11. Peter Gojowczyk
12. Go Soeda
13. Dan Evans
14. Máximo González
15. Stéphane Robert
16. Albano Olivetti

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

1. Andrej Martin

Women's singles qualifiers entries

1. Casey Dellacqua
2. Sharon Fichman
3. Grace Min
4. Victoria Duval
5. CoCo Vandeweghe
6. Duan Yingying
7. Kurumi Nara
8. Maria João Koehler
9. Vera Dushevina
10. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
11. Chanel Simmonds
12. Michelle Larcher de Brito
13. Julia Glushko
14. Ajla Tomljanović
15. Alexandra Krunić
16. Camila Giorgi

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

1. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
2. Olivia Rogowska

Protected ranking

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

Men's Singles

• Pablo Cuevas (PR 54)
• Jürgen Zopp (PR 88)

Women's Singles

• Petra Cetkovská (PR 55)
• Alexandra Dulgheru (PR 58)
• Alisa Kleybanova (PR 24)
• Aleksandra Wozniak (PR 41)

Withdrawals

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

Men's Singles

• Marin Čilić → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
• Mardy Fish → replaced by Andrej Martin
• Gilles Simon → replaced by Andreas Haider-Maurer
• Viktor Troicki → replaced by Rajeev Ram
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by David Goffin

Women's Singles

• Marion Bartoli → replaced by Anna Tatishvili
• Ayumi Morita → replaced by Olivia Rogowska
• Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Tímea Babos
• Romina Oprandi → replaced by Dinah Pfizenmaier
• Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Flavia Pennetta
• Maria Sharapova → replaced by Patricia Mayr-Achleitner

Retirements

Men's Singles

• Pablo Cuevas
• Juan Mónaco
• Philipp Petzschner
• Guillaume Rufin
• Dmitry Tursunov

Media coverage

References

External links

• Official site of 2013 US Open