The United States Open tennis tournament, commonly referred to as the U.S. Open (or as simply the Open in the U.S. only), is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is held annually in August/September and the main tournament consists of five championships: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for junior players. Since 1978, the tournament has been held at the USTA National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York. In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open US Open Wimbledon These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments. ... This article is about the Australian Open tennis tournament. ... The French Open, officially the Tournoi de Roland-Garros (English: Roland Garros Tournament), is a tennis event held over two weeks between mid May and early June in Paris, France, and is the second of the Grand Slam tournaments on the annual tennis calendar. ... Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly refered as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and, arguably, most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ... The United States Open tennis championships, commonly refered to as the U.S. Open (or as simply the Open in the U.S. only), is the fourth and final event of the Grand Slam tennis tournaments. ... Image File history File links US_Open. ... In tennis, a singles player or doubles team is said to have achieved the Grand Slam if they succeed in winning all four of the following championship titles in the same year: Australian Open French Open US Open Wimbledon These tournaments are therefore also known as the Grand Slam tournaments. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ... Arthur Ashe Stadium at the USTA National Tennis Center. ... Flushing Meadows Park, also sometimes referred to as Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, is located in northern Queens, New York City, USA at the intersection of the Long Island Expressway and the Grand Central Parkway. ... Queens Borough in New York City, in yellow Queens is the largest in area and second most populous of the five boroughs of New York City. ... Nickname: The Big Apple Official website: City of New York Government Counties (Boroughs) Bronx (The Bronx) New York (Manhattan) Queens (Queens) Kings (Brooklyn) Richmond (Staten Island) Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Geographical characteristics Area Total 468. ...

The U.S. Open grew from an exclusive entertainment event for the high society to a $17 million prize money championship (~$1 million for winner of the singles tournament) for over 600 male and female professional players.

History

The U.S. Open originates from two separate tournaments: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. The event was first held in August 1881 and staged at the Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island (men's singles only). The championships were known as the U.S. National Singles Championship for men. Only clubs that were members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were permitted to enter. 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Newport Casino is located at 186-202 Bellevue Avenue Newport, Rhode Island ( 41° 28′ 58″ N 71° 18′ 29″ W). ... A side street in Newport, Rhode Island, showing the historic buildings near the waterfront Newport is a city located in Newport County, Rhode Island, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. ...

In 1900, U.S. National Men's Doubles Championship was held for the first time. Tournaments were held in the east and the west of the country in order to determine the best two teams (sectional winners). These would then compete in a play-off - the winner would play the defending champions in the challenge round. 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ...

Six years after the men's nationals were held, the first official U.S. Women's National Singles Championship was held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in 1887, followed by the U.S. Women's National Doubles Championship in 1889. The first U.S. Mixed Doubles Championship was held alongside the Women's Singles and Doubles. The Philadelphia Cricket Club is the oldest cricket club in the US city of Philadelphia. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ... 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The Open Era began in 1968 when all five events were merged into the newly named U.S. Open at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, Queens, New York. Notably, the 1968 combined tournament was opened to professionals; neither predecessor tournament allowed professionals to compete. That year 96 men and 63 women entered the event with prize money amounting to $100,000. In 1978, the event moved from Forest Hills to its current home at Flushing Meadows. Station Square, home to Forest Hills striking Long Island Rail Road station. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1978 calendar). ...

The main court is located at the 23,000-seat Arthur Ashe Stadium, named after Arthur Ashe, the great African American tennis player who won the inaugural U.S. Open in 1968. Ashe died in 1993 of AIDS, which he contracted from a blood transfusion during heart surgery. Court Number 2 is Louis Armstrong Stadium, which stood as the main stadium until the completion of Ashe stadium. The surfaces of all its courts are hard, so the U.S. Open always provides tennis at a very high speed. ... Country: United States Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 73 kg (160 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1966 Retired: 1980 Highest singles ranking: 2 (5/10/1976) Singles titles: 34 Career prize money: $2,584,909 Grand Slam Record Titles: 3 Australian Open W (1970) French Open QF... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black), is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (or acronym AIDS or Aids), is a collection of symptoms and infections resulting from the specific damage to the immune system caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). ... Louis Armstrong Stadium is the second tennis stadium of the U.S. Open, the last of each years four Grand Slam tournaments. ...

The US Open is also unique in that it is the only Grand Slam event where most of the courts are lighted, meaning that TV coverage of the tournament can extend into prime-time to attract more ratings. This has recently been used to the advantage of the USA Network on cable and especially for CBS, the American broadcast TV outlet for the Open for many years, who used their pull to move the women's singles final to Saturday night in order to draw better ratings. The USA Network is a popular cable TV network based in the United States with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... For other uses, see CBS (disambiguation). ...

In 2005, All US Open and US Open Series Tennis courts were given blue inner courts and green outer courts to show uniformity, and to make it easier to see the ball. This change has been met with mixed reactions from both players and fans, many players saying that the ball is no easier to see with the blue courts.

Trivia

Men's record holders for most wins since 1925:

• All competitions:
• Singles:
  • before 1968: Bill Larned; Bill Tilden; Richard Sears (USA), 7.
  • since 1968: Jimmy Connors; Pete Sampras (USA), 5.
• Consecutive singles titles:
  • before 1968: Richard Sears (USA), 7.
  • since 1968: John McEnroe (USA); Ivan Lendl (CZE/USA), 3.
• Doubles:

Ladies' record holders for most wins since 1887: William Bill Larned (December 30, 1872 - December 16, 1926) was an American male tennis player. ... William Tatem Tilden II (February 10, 1893 - June 5, 1953), often called Big Bill, was an American tennis player. ... For the American tennis player, see Richard Sears (tennis player). ... Country: United States Residence: Belleville, IL Height: 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) Weight: 70 Kg (155 lb) Plays: Left-handed Turned pro: 1972 Highest singles ranking: 1 (29 July 1974) Singles titles: 109 Career Prize Money: US$8,461,040 Grand Slam Record Titles: 8 Australian Open W (1974... Country: United States Residence: Los Angeles, California, USA Height: 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) Weight: 77 kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1988 Retired: 2002 Highest singles ranking: 1 (1993-04-12) Singles titles: 64 Career Prize Money: US$43,280,489 Grand Slam Record Titles: 14 Australian... For the American tennis player, see Richard Sears (tennis player). ... Country: United States Residence: New York, New York, USA Height: 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Weight: 165 lbs. ... Country: United States Residence: Long Island, New York, USA Height: 187 cm (62) Weight: 79 kg (175 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 1978 Retired: 1994 Highest singles ranking: 1 (28 Feb 1983) Singles titles: 94 Career Prize Money: US$21,262,417 Grand Slam Record Titles: 8 Australian Open...

• All competitions:
• Singles:
  • before 1968: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA), 8.
  • since 1968: Chris Evert (USA), 7.
• Consecutive singles titles:
  • before 1968: Molla Mallory; Helen Jacobs (USA), 4.
  • since 1968: Chris Evert (USA), 4.
• Doubles:

Defending champions: Anna Margarethe Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (March 6, 1892 - November 22, 1959) was a Norwegian-born American tennis player. ... Christine Marie Evert (b. ... Anna Margarethe Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (March 6, 1892 - November 22, 1959) was a Norwegian-born American tennis player. ... Helen Hull Jacobs (August 6, 1908 - June 2, 1997) was an American female tennis player who was born in Globe, Arizona, United States. ... Christine Marie Evert (b. ...

• Men: Roger Federer
• Women: Kim Clijsters

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• Men: Andy Roddick (2003)
• Women: Serena Williams (2002)

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The U.S. Open Series

(The U.S. Open prize money of the Series' winners gets doubled.) The US Open Series is the eight-week summer tennis season linking 10 major ATP Tour and The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour tournaments to the U.S. Open. ...

• 2004:
  • Men: Lleyton Hewitt (AUS)
  • Women: Lindsay Davenport (USA)
• 2005:
  • Men: Andy Roddick (USA)
  • Women: Kim Clijsters (BEL)

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Champions

• Men's Singles
• Women's Singles
• Men's Doubles
• Women's Doubles
• Mixed Doubles

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See also

• List of tennis players

List of male tennis players List of female tennis players By championship List of Australian Open champions List of French Open champions List of Wimbledon champions Categories: Lists of sportspersons ...

External links

• Official Site