US Open (tennis)

The US Open is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments. It is played in Queens, New York City in the USA. It is run by United States Tennis Association. The tournament has been played on three different surfaces:

  • Grass (1881-1974)
  • Har-Tru (a type of clay court, 1975-1977)
  • Decoturf (a type of hard court, 1978-present)
Fans in the Arthur Ashe stadium before a match.

The tournament was first played in 1881 for men, and 1887 for women. In 2006, the U.S. Open became the first Grand Slam to use Hawk-Eye. Hawk-Eye is a machine that can give a virtual replay of the shot that has just been played - this is useful for seeing if the ball was in or out. When a player does not agree with the umpire, they can ask to use Hawk-Eye. As of 2007, the other three Grand Slams use this machine too.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam of the year and is played over two weeks, in late August and early September.

Champions

Past champions

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

Current champions

Event Champion Runner-up Score
2016 Men's Singles Stan Wawrinka Novak Djokovic6–7 (1), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
2016 Women's Singles Angelique Kerber Karolína Plíšková6–3, 4–6, 6–4
2016 Men's Doubles Jamie Murray
Bruno Soares
Pablo Carreño Busta
Guillermo García-López
6–2, 6–3
2016 Women's Doubles Bethanie Mattek-Sands
Lucie Šafářová
Caroline Garcia
Kristina Mladenovic
2–6, 7–6 (5), 6–4
2016 Mixed Doubles Laura Siegemund
Mate Pavić
Coco Vandeweghe
Rajeev Ram
6–4, 6–4

Records

Other websites

Preceded by
Wimbledon
Grand Slam Tournament
August-September
Succeeded by
Australian Open
Preceded by
New Haven
US Open Series
July-September
Succeeded by
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