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| 2016 US Open | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | August 29 – September 11 | |||
| Edition | 136th | |||
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) | |||
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X | |||
| Prize money | $46,300,000 | |||
| Surface | Hard | |||
| Location | New York City,New York,United States | |||
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center | |||
| Champions | ||||
| Men's singles | ||||
 Stan Wawrinka | ||||
| Women's singles | ||||
 Angelique Kerber | ||||
| Men's doubles | ||||
 Bruno Soares / Jamie Murray | ||||
| Women's doubles | ||||
 Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová | ||||
| Mixed doubles | ||||
Laura Siegemund / Mate Pavić | ||||
| Boys' singles | ||||
 Félix Auger-Aliassime | ||||
| Girls' singles | ||||
| Kayla Day | ||||
| Boys' doubles | ||||
 Juan Carlos Aguilar /Felipe Meligeni Alves | ||||
| Girls' doubles | ||||
| Jada Hart /Ena Shibahara | ||||
| Men's champions invitational | ||||
 Pat Cash /Mark Philippoussis | ||||
| Women's champions invitational | ||||
| Lindsay Davenport /Mary Joe Fernández | ||||
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The2016 US Open was the 136th edition oftennis'US Open, the fourth and finalGrand Slam event of the year. It took place on outdoorhard courts at theUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center inNew York City.
In the men's singles competition,Stan Wawrinka defeated defending championNovak Djokovic in the final.
Angelique Kerber defeatedKarolína Plíšková in the women's singles to become the first German player to win the tournament sinceSteffi Graf in1996. 2015 women's singles championFlavia Pennetta did not defend her title as she had retired at the end of the2015 season.
This tournament turned out to be the last one in the career of former No.1 player in the world and2008 French Open women's singles championAna Ivanovic, who announced her retirement from professional tennis at the end of the year.
The 2016 US Open was the 136th edition of the tournament and it was held at theUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center inFlushing Meadows–Corona Park ofQueens inNew York City,New York, United States.
The tournament was an event run by theInternational Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the2016 ATP World Tour and the2016 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consists of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There are also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments.
In addition, the annual men's and women's Champions Invitational doubles events were held, with eight male and eight female former Grand Slam champions taking part. For the third year running, the American Collegiate Invitational competitions were organized, where top sixteen American collegiate players compete in men's and women's singles events. Exhibition matches also took place.
Due to the2016 Summer Paralympics, no usual singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women'swheelchair tennis players as part of the UNIQLO tour under the Grand Slam category were played.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place on a series of 17 courts withDecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts –Arthur Ashe Stadium,Louis Armstrong Stadium, andthe new Grandstand. It was the first US Open played on courts with operational roofs: on centre court and on the newly built Grandstand stadium. The Ashe roof was expected to be used only for rain, unlike the Australian Open, which also closes its roof in cases of extreme heat.[1] It was also the last tournament before the demolition of Louis Armstrong Stadium and the old Grandstand. Arthur Ashe Stadium and the new Grandstand would be the existing main stadiums for the 2017 edition.
For the second year running, the US Open was scheduled across 14 days, rather than the 15-day schedule of2013 and2014, which impacted all senior events. Women's singles semifinals have been scheduled for September 8 evening session, while men's singles semifinal matches was played on Friday September 9. The men's doubles final was played before the women's singles final on Saturday, September 10, and the men's singles final followed the women's doubles final on Sunday, September 11.
In the United States, the 2016 US Open was the second under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract withESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and theUS Open Series. This means that the tournament was not available on broadcast television. This also makes ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.[2][3][4]
Live action from a total of twelve courts was available this year (Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, Grandstand, Court 4, Court 5, Court 6, Court 9, Court 11, Court 12, Court 13, Court 17 and Court P6/Old Grandstand), an increase from eleven in 2015.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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| Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
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The total prize-money compensation for the 2016 US Open is $46.3 million, a 10% increase on the same total last year. Of that total, a record $3.5 million goes to both the men's and women's singles champions. This made the US Open the most lucrative and highest paying tennis grand slam in the world, leapfrogging Wimbledon in total prize money fund. Prize money for the US Open qualifying tournament is also up 10 percent, to $1.9 million.[5][6]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,500,000 | $1,750,000 | $875,000 | $450,000 | $235,000 | $140,000 | $77,188 | $43,313 | $16,350 | $10,900 | $5,606 |
| Doubles[a] | $625,000 | $310,000 | $150,000 | $75,000 | $40,000 | $24,500 | $15,141 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed doubles[a] | $150,000 | $70,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
On top of listed above, $600,000 will contribute Champions Invitational events prize money, while $1,478,000 is estimated as players'per diem. A total of men's and women's singles prize money ($36,324,000) will account for more than 78% of total player compensation, while doubles ($5,463,000) and mixed doubles ($500,000) – for 12% and 1%, respectively.
The top three men's and top three women's finishers in the2016 US Open Series also earn bonus prize money at the US Open, with the champions of the Series Bonus Challenge having the opportunity to win $1 million in addition to their tournament prize money.[7]
| 2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish | 2016 US Open Finish | Awardees | ||||||||
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| W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | |||
| 1st place | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $70,000 | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 |  Kei Nishikori | $250,000 |
 Agnieszka Radwańska | $70,000 | |||||||||
| 2nd place | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $35,000 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $7,500 |  Grigor Dimitrov | $35,000 |
| Johanna Konta | $35,000 | |||||||||
| 3rd place | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $6,250 | $3,750 | Milos Raonic | $6,250 |
 Simona Halep | $31,250 | |||||||||
Stan Wawrinka def.
Novak Djokovic, 6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3The two players had met 23 times prior, with Djokovic winning on 19 occasions.[23] This was Wawrinka's first appearance in the final of the tournament. Defending champion Djokovic started well, taking Wawrinka's first service game. Djokovic lost an opportunity to serve out the first set, and the set went into a tie-break. There Wawrinka won the third point but lost another seven, and Djokovic took the first set. In the second set, Wawrinka broke first to lead 3–1. Djokovic broke back and held serve to draw at 4–4, but lost his subsequent serve to allow Wawrinka to take the second set 6–4. Djokovic soon trailed 3–0 at the beginning of the third set but leveled it at 5–5. Wawrinka again broke serve in the final game to take the third set 7–5. Wawrinka started the fourth set like the last two, breaking Djokovic's first service game to lead 3–0.[24] Djokovic received two medical timeouts midway through but was unable to prevent Wawrinka from winning the set 6–3 and his first US Open title.[25]
Angelique Kerber def.Karolína Plíšková, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4Kerber started the match as favorite to win, having assured the No. 1 women's ranking on September 12. Plíšková reached her first grand slam final, having never previously made it past the third round, by beating home favoriteSerena Williams in the semi-finals.[26] Kerber started strongly, breaking Plíšková's first service game and won the first set 6–3 with another break in serve. Plíšková fought back, breaking midway into the second set to take it into a deciding set. In the third set, Plíšková broke Kerber's second service game to lead, before Kerber leveled the set at 3–3. With the match at 5–4, Plíšková served to stay in the match but Kerber won it in a love game to secure her first US Open title.[27]
Jamie Murray /Bruno Soares def.
Pablo Carreño Busta /Guillermo García-López, 6–2, 6–3Bethanie Mattek-Sands /Lucie Šafářová def.
Caroline Garcia /Kristina Mladenovic, 2–6, 7–6(7–5), 6–4Laura Siegemund /Mate Pavić def.Coco Vandeweghe /Rajeev Ram, 6–4, 6–4Félix Auger-Aliassime def.Miomir Kecmanović, 6–3, 6–0Kayla Day def.
Viktória Kužmová, 6–3, 6–2Juan Carlos Aguilar /Felipe Meligeni Alves def.Félix Auger-Aliassime /Benjamin Sigouin, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)Jada Hart /Ena Shibahara def.Kayla Day /Caroline Dolehide, 4–6, 6–2, [13–11]Pat Cash /Mark Philippoussis def.John McEnroe /Patrick McEnroe, 6–3, 6–4
| Preceded by | Grand Slams | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | US Open | Succeeded by |
