2011 US Open (tennis)
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, 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.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 based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series. Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in U.S. dollars ; doubles prize money is distributed per pair.| 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 | – | – |
Singles players
Men's singles;Women's singles
Player(s) of the day
- 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.
- 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.
- Day 3: Julien Benneteau – The French wild-card upset tenth-seeded Spaniard Nicolás Almagro in straight sets.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7, 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.
Women's singles
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–3- It was Stosur's 1st title of the year and 3rd of her career. It was her first Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2Women's doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova, 4–6, 7–6, 7–6- Huber and Raymond won their first US Open title as a doubles pair.
Mixed doubles
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock defeated Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6, 4–6,- Oudin and Sock became the 12th unseeded team to win a title in the history of the US Open.
Juniors
Boys' singles
Oliver Golding defeated Jiří Veselý, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4Girls' singles
Grace Min defeated Caroline Garcia, 7–5, 7–6Boys' doubles
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz defeated Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4Girls' doubles
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs defeated Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7,Wheelchair events
Wheelchair men's singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0- Kunieda defended his title and won his fourth US Open title.
Wheelchair women's singles
Esther Vergeer defeated 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 defeated Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 3–1 retired- Wagner defended his title and won his second US Open title.
