2015 US Open (tennis)
The 2015 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 135th 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.
Marin Čilić was the defending champion in the men's singles event, but lost to eventual champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. Serena Williams was the three-time defending champion in the women's singles event and was also trying to complete the calendar Grand Slam, but she lost to Roberta Vinci in the semifinals. Flavia Pennetta won the Women's Singles title and became the first Italian to win the US Open.
Tournament
The 2015 US Open was the 135th edition of the tournament and it was held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2015 ATP World Tour and the 2015 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 singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which is part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and 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.
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 second year running, the American Collegiate Invitational competitions is organized, where top sixteen American collegiate players compete in men's and women's singles events. Exhibition matches also take place.
The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium (with permanent steel erected and new video boards, LED court lighting and sound system in place, as part of a refurbishment project), Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand. It is the last ever US Open played on courts without the operational roof on centre court and with the old Grandstand in place. Starting from the 2016 edition, the Arthur Ashe Stadium will have completed retractable roof and matches will be played on newly built Grandstand.
After two years of tournament being scheduled across 15 days, the US Open returns to a traditional 14-day schedule in 2015, which has impact on all senior events. Women's singles semifinals have been scheduled for September 10 evening session, while men's singles semifinal matches will be played on Friday September 11 after mixed doubles final. Men's doubles final will be played before women's singles final on Saturday September 12, and men's singles final will follow women's doubles final.
Because Serena Williams could become the first woman to win all four major tennis titles since Steffi Graf accomplished the feat in 1988 and because she could tie Graf’s major title count of 22, the women’s final sold out before the men’s final for the first time.[1]
Broadcast
In the United States, the 2015 US Open was the first under a new, 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series, thus ending CBS Sports' 46-year association with the tournament, and availability of coverage on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors (the French Open is split between Tennis Channel for cable coverage and NBC for over-the-air coverage, with portions previously sub-licensed to ESPN until 2016).[2][3][4]
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.
Senior
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Women's Singles | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's Doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair
|
Junior
|
Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2015 was increased by 10.5 percent to a record $42,253,400, which potentially could reach almost 45 million dollars, as the top three finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series may earn up an additional $2.625 million in bonus money at the US Open.
Of the total prize money, $33,017,800 (plus $1,760,000 in qualifying competitions) is distributed for singles players, $4,927,600 for teams competing in doubles events and $500,000 for mixed doubles teams. Competitors in Legends Exhibition, Wheelchair and Champions Invitational events earn $570,000 while players' per diem is estimated at $1,478,000.[5]
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Round of 128 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 |
| Singles | $3,300,000 | $1,600,000 | $805,000 | $410,975 | $213,575 | $120,200 | $68,600 | $39,500 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 |
| Doubles [lower-alpha 1] | $570,000 | $275,000 | $133,150 | $67,675 | $35,025 | $21,700 | $14,200 | — | — | — | — |
| Mixed Doubles [lower-alpha 1] | $150,000 | $70,000 | $30,000 | $15,000 | $10,000 | $5,000 | — | — | — | — | — |
- Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finished in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below.[6]
| 2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish | 2015 US Open Finish | Awardees | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  Andy Murray | $70,000 |
 Karolína Plíšková | $15,000 | |||||||||
| 2nd Place | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $35,000 | $20,000 | $12,500 | $7,500 |  Novak Djokovic | $500,000 |
 Serena Williams | $125,000 | |||||||||
| 3rd Place | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | $17,500 | $10,000 | $6,250 | $3,750 | John Isner | $17,500 |
 Simona Halep | $62,500 | |||||||||
Singles players
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Men's Singles
- Novak Djokovic def.
Roger Federer, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Singles
-
Flavia Pennetta def. Roberta Vinci, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
Men's Doubles
-
Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut def. Jamie Murray / 
John Peers, 6–4, 6–4
Women's Doubles
- Martina Hingis /
Sania Mirza def. Casey Dellacqua / 
Yaroslava Shvedova, 6–3, 6–3
Mixed Doubles
- Martina Hingis / Leander Paes def. Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Sam Querrey, 6–4, 3–6, [10–7]
Junior Boys' Singles
- Taylor Harry Fritz def. Tommy Paul, 6–2, 6–7(4–7), 6–2
Junior Girls' Singles
-
Dalma Gálfi def. Sofia Kenin, 7–5, 6–4
Junior Boys' Doubles
-
Félix Auger-Aliassime / Denis Shapovalov def. Brandon Holt / Riley Smith, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Junior Girls' Doubles
-
Viktória Kužmová / 
Aleksandra Pospelova def. Anna Kalinskaya / Anastasia Potapova, 7–5, 6–2
Men's Champions Doubles
- Pat Cash / Mark Philippoussis def. Michael Chang / Todd Martin, 6–2, 6–1
Women's Champions Doubles
- Lindsay Davenport / Mary Joe Fernández vs Tracy Austin / Gigi Fernández, not played
Wheelchair Men's Singles
-
Shingo Kunieda def. Stéphane Houdet, 6–7(4–7), 6–3, 6–2
Wheelchair Women's Singles
- Jordanne Whiley def. Yui Kamiji, 6–4, 0–6, 6–1
Wheelchair Quad Singles
- Dylan Alcott def. David Wagner, 6–1, 4–6, 7–5
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
- Stéphane Houdet / Gordon Reid def. Michaël Jeremiasz / Nicolas Peifer, 6–3, 6–1
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
-
Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot def. Marjolein Buis / 
Sabine Ellerbrock, 7–6(7–3), 6–1
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
- Nick Taylor / David Wagner def. Dylan Alcott / Andrew Lapthorne, 4–6, 6–2, [10–7]
Singles seeds
Seedings are based on rankings as of August 24, 2015. Rankings and points before are as of August 31, 2015.
Because the tournament takes place one week later than in 2014, points defending includes results from both the 2014 US Open and tournaments from the week of 8 September 2014 (Davis Cup for the men; Hong Kong, Québec, and Tashkent for the women).
Men's Singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novak Djokovic |
Winner against Roger Federer [2] | ||||||
| Roger Federer |
Runner-up to Novak Djokovic [1] | ||||||
| Andy Murray |
Fourth round lost to  Kevin Anderson [15] | ||||||
| Kei Nishikori |
First round lost to Benoît Paire | ||||||
| Stan Wawrinka |
Semifinals lost to Roger Federer [2] | ||||||
| Tomáš Berdych |
Fourth round lost to Richard Gasquet [12] | ||||||
 David Ferrer |
Third round lost to Jérémy Chardy [27] | ||||||
| Rafael Nadal |
Third round lost to Fabio Fognini [32] | ||||||
 Marin Čilić |
Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] | ||||||
| Milos Raonic |
Third round lost to Feliciano López [18] | ||||||
| Gilles Simon |
First round lost to Donald Young | ||||||
| Richard Gasquet |
Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [2] | ||||||
| John Isner |
Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [2] | ||||||
.svg.png){kind=small} David Goffin |
Third round retired vs Roberto Bautista Agut [23] | ||||||
| Kevin Anderson |
Quarterfinals lost to Stan Wawrinka [5] | ||||||
| Gaël Monfils |
First round retired vs  Illya Marchenko [Q] | ||||||
 Grigor Dimitrov |
Second round lost to Mikhail Kukushkin | ||||||
| Feliciano López |
Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] | ||||||
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
Quarterfinals lost to Marin Čilić [9] | ||||||
 Dominic Thiem |
Third round lost to Kevin Anderson [15] | ||||||
| Ivo Karlović |
Second round lost to Jiří Veselý | ||||||
| Viktor Troicki |
Third round lost to Donald Young | ||||||
| Roberto Bautista Agut |
Fourth round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] | ||||||
| Bernard Tomic |
Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [12] | ||||||
| Andreas Seppi |
Third round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] | ||||||
| Tommy Robredo |
Third round lost to Benoît Paire | ||||||
| Jérémy Chardy |
Fourth round lost to Marin Čilić [9] | ||||||
| Jack Sock |
Second round retired vs Ruben Bemelmans | ||||||
| Philipp Kohlschreiber |
Third round lost to Roger Federer [2] | ||||||
 Thomaz Bellucci |
Third round lost to Andy Murray [3] | ||||||
| Guillermo García-López |
Third round lost to Tomáš Berdych [6] | ||||||
| Fabio Fognini |
Fourth round lost to Feliciano López [18] |
Women's Singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points before |
defending |
Points won |
Points after |
Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serena Williams |
Semifinals lost to Roberta Vinci | ||||||
| Simona Halep |
Semifinals lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] | ||||||
| Maria Sharapova |
Withdrew because of right leg injury | ||||||
 Caroline Wozniacki |
Second round lost to Petra Cetkovská [PR] | ||||||
| Petra Kvitová |
Quarterfinals lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] | ||||||
| Lucie Šafářová |
First round lost to Lesia Tsurenko | ||||||
| Ana Ivanovic |
First round lost to Dominika Cibulková | ||||||
| Karolína Plíšková |
First round lost to Anna Tatishvili [Q] | ||||||
| Garbiñe Muguruza |
Second round lost to Johanna Konta [Q] | ||||||
| Carla Suárez Navarro |
First round lost to Denisa Allertová | ||||||
| Angelique Kerber |
Third round lost to  Victoria Azarenka [20] | ||||||
| Belinda Bencic |
Third round lost to Venus Williams [23] | ||||||
| Ekaterina Makarova |
Fourth round lost to Kristina Mladenovic | ||||||
| Timea Bacsinszky |
First round lost to Barbora Strýcová | ||||||
 Agnieszka Radwańska |
Third round lost to Madison Keys [19] | ||||||
| Sara Errani |
Third round lost to Samantha Stosur [22] | ||||||
| Elina Svitolina |
Third round lost to Ekaterina Makarova [13] | ||||||
| Andrea Petkovic |
Third round lost to Johanna Konta [Q] | ||||||
| Madison Keys |
Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [1] | ||||||
| Victoria Azarenka |
Quarterfinals lost to Simona Halep [2] | ||||||
| Jelena Janković |
First round lost to Océane Dodin [WC] | ||||||
| Samantha Stosur |
Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] | ||||||
| Venus Williams |
Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1] | ||||||
| Sabine Lisicki |
Fourth round lost to Simona Halep [2] | ||||||
| Eugenie Bouchard |
Fourth round withdrew due to a concussion | ||||||
| Flavia Pennetta |
Winner against Roberta Vinci | ||||||
| Alizé Cornet |
First round lost to Kurumi Nara | ||||||
| Irina-Camelia Begu |
First round lost to Olga Govortsova | ||||||
| Sloane Stephens |
First round lost to Coco Vandeweghe | ||||||
| Svetlana Kuznetsova |
First round lost to Kristina Mladenovic | ||||||
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
Second round lost to  Anett Kontaveit (Q) | ||||||
| Anna Karolína Schmiedlová |
Third round lost to Petra Kvitová [5] |
