The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd 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, and ran from August 26 to September 9.Schedule changes, prize money increases for 2013 US Open
Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending champions in the singles events. Williams successfully defended her title, but Murray was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stanislas Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the men's singles.
Tournament
The 2013 US Open was the 133rd edition of the tournament and was held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, United States.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and after one-year break due to Paralympic Games in London 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.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.
Notable events In 2008–2012, due to inclement weather conditions, the tournament lasted 15 instead of the scheduled 14 days, ending on the third Monday. In 2013, the schedule was extended to 15 days, potentially giving the players one more day to prepare for the final match. Maria Sharapova, 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a shoulder injury. In a second round match which pitted the 2001 and 2009 men's champions against each other, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Martín del Potro in five grueling sets lasting over four hours; this marked the first time since he won the title in 2001 that Hewitt had defeated a top ten opponent at the US Open. By winning the first set in her fourth round loss to Victoria Azarenka, Ana Ivanovic won her first set against a top ten opponent at a Grand Slam since she won the 2008 French Open, ending a streak of 15 consecutive sets lost against a top ten seed.Another Grand Slam, another Serbian flop, The Roar, September 5, 2013 Serena Williams won 24 consecutive games from 1–1 in the second set against Sloane Stephens in the fourth round through to 1–0 in the second set against Li Na in the semi-finals, breaking her own record of 23 games at last year's US Open.US Open: Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka dominate in semi-finals, 2012 final re-match up next, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), September 7, 2013 For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka contested the women's final, marking the first time since 2001–2 in which two consecutive US Open finals were contested between the same two players. With Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal contesting the men's final, this marked the first time since the 2000 Australian Open in which both the men's and women's finals were contested between the top two.2013 US Open: Men's final preview, The Roar, September 9, 2013 By winning the tournament, both Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams collected the biggest payday in tennis history of $3.6M ($2.6M for the championship and an added $1M bonus for winning the 2013 US Open Series). Also, with the win, Williams and Nadal have now won each Grand Slam together – the Australian Open (2009), the French Open (2013), Wimbledon (2010) and the US Open (2013). They are the first male-female pair in the entire history of tennis, not just in the Open Era, to win all four Grand Slams together. By winning the US Open, Rafael Nadal became the first player since Andy Roddick in 2003 to capture the 3 major consecutive US hardcourt season titles, namely the Roger's Cup, Cincinnati Masters and US Open. Note:
Ana Ivanovic retired in the second set of her fourth round match against Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2009; thus, the losing streak of sets is 15.
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.
Seniors points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1Men's singles20001200720360180904510251680Men's doubles0 1400900500280160100560504025
Wheelchair points EventWFSF/3rdQF/4thSingles800500375100Doubles800500100Quad singles800500100Quad doubles800100
Junior points EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32QQ3Boys' singles37527018012075302520Girls' singlesBoys' doubles2701801207545Girls' doubles
Prize money The US Open total prize money for 2013 was increased by almost nine million dollars to tournament record $34,300,000.
In the 2013 season, the US Open prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $29m at the French Open, and $34m at the Wimbledon Championships.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128Q3Q2Q1Singles$2,600,000$1,300,000$650,000$325,000$165,000$93,000$53,000$32,000$12,028$7,911$4,100Doubles *$460,000$230,000$115,000$58,000$30,000$18,750$12,500Mixed doubles *$150,000$70,000$30,000$15,000$10,000$5,000Wheelchair singles$$$$$$$Quad singles$$$Quad doubles*$$ * per team
Bonus prize money Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.
2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish2013 US Open FinishAwardeesWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 1281st place$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$125,000$70,000$40,000$25,000$15,000 Rafael Nadal $1,000,000 Serena Williams $1,000,000 2nd place$500,000$250,000$125,000$62,500$35,000$20,000$12,500$7,500 John Isner $20,000 Victoria Azarenka $250,000 3rd place$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,250$17,500$10,000$6,250$3,750 Juan Martín del Potro $6,250 $17,500
Singles players 2013 US Open – Men's singles Champion Runner-up Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic Semifinals out Stanislas Wawrinka Richard Gasquet Quarterfinals out Mikhail Youzhny Andy Murray David Ferrer Tommy Robredo 4th round out Marcel Granollers Lleyton Hewitt Denis Istomin Tomáš Berdych Milos Raonic Janko Tipsarević Roger Federer Philipp Kohlschreiber 3rd round out João Sousa Tim Smyczek (WC) Tommy Haas Evgeny Donskoy Florian Mayer Andreas Seppi Marcos Baghdatis Julien Benneteau Dmitry Tursunov Feliciano López Jack Sock Mikhail Kukushkin Adrian Mannarino Dan Evans (Q) John Isner Ivan Dodig 2nd round out Benjamin Becker Jarkko Nieminen Alex Bogomolov Jr. Rajeev Ram Lu Yen-hsun Alexandr Dolgopolov Peter Gojowczyk Juan Martín del Potro Leonardo Mayer Donald Young Somdev Devvarman Tobias Kamke Ivo Karlović Kevin Anderson Jérémy Chardy Denis Kudla Stéphane Robert Guillaume Rufin (WC) Bradley Klahn (WC) Pablo Andújar Máximo González (Q) Dudi Sela Andreas Haider-Maurer Roberto Bautista Agut Carlos Berlocq (WC) Sam Querrey Frank Dancevic (Q) Bernard Tomic Gaël Monfils Édouard Roger-Vasselin Nikolay Davydenko Rogério Dutra da Silva (Q) 1st round out Ričardas Berankis Lukáš Rosol Łukasz Kubot Grigor Dimitrov Benoît Paire James Duckworth (WC) Jürgen Zopp Fabio Fognini Paul-Henri Mathieu Daniel Gimeno Traver David Goffin Nicolas Mahut Jürgen Melzer Igor Sijsling Brian Baker (WC) Guillermo García López Michaël Llodra Victor Hănescu Martin Kližan Juan Mónaco Xavier Malisse Lukáš Lacko Steve Johnson Nicolás Almagro Radek Štěpánek James Blake Go Soeda (Q) Daniel Brands Michał Przysiężny Sergiy Stakhovsky Jiří Veselý Paolo Lorenzi Michael Russell Albano Olivetti (Q) Jan-Lennard Struff Aljaž Bedene Florent Serra (Q) Kenny de Schepper Thiemo de Bakker Thomas Fabbiano (Q) Jerzy Janowicz Philipp Petzschner (Q) Andrey Kuznetsov Pablo Cuevas (PR) Ernests Gulbis Andrej Martin (LL) Thomaz Bellucci Nick Kyrgios (Q) Grega Žemlja Santiago Giraldo Horacio Zeballos Guido Pella Marinko Matosevic Robin Haase Albert Ramos Kei Nishikori Filippo Volandri Adrian Ungur Albert Montañés Collin Altamirano (WC) Fernando Verdasco Rhyne Williams (WC) Vasek Pospisil Ryan Harrison (WC)
2013 US Open – Women's singles Champion Runner-up Serena Williams Victoria Azarenka Semifinals out Li Na Flavia Pennetta Quarterfinals out Carla Suárez Navarro Ekaterina Makarova Roberta Vinci Daniela Hantuchová 4th round out Sloane Stephens Angelique Kerber Agnieszka Radwańska Jelena Janković Camila Giorgi (Q) Simona Halep Alison Riske (WC) Ana Ivanovic 3rd round out Yaroslava Shvedova Jamie Hampton Zheng Jie Kaia Kanepi Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova Sabine Lisicki Kurumi Nara (Q) Laura Robson Caroline Wozniacki Karin Knapp Maria Kirilenko Svetlana Kuznetsova Petra Kvitová Julia Glushko (Q) Christina McHale Alizé Cornet 2nd round out Galina Voskoboeva Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (LL) Kristina Mladenovic Urszula Radwańska Venus Williams CoCo Vandeweghe (Q) Anna Karolína Schmiedlová Eugenie Bouchard María Teresa Torró Flor Ashleigh Barty (WC) Bethanie Mattek-Sands Paula Ormaechea Alisa Kleybanova (PR) Sorana Cîrstea Caroline Garcia Sofia Arvidsson Chanelle Scheepers Hsieh Su-wei Elena Vesnina Lucie Šafářová Michelle Larcher de Brito (Q) Donna Vekić Peng Shuai Sara Errani Bojana Jovanovski Mona Barthel Sachia Vickery (WC) Victoria Duval (Q) Alexandra Dulgheru Elina Svitolina Ajla Tomljanović (Q) Alexandra Wozniak 1st round out Francesca Schiavone Monica Niculescu Olga Puchkova Magdaléna Rybáriková Lara Arruabarrena Anabel Medina Garrigues Irina-Camelia Begu Mandy Minella Kirsten Flipkens Kiki Bertens Aleksandra Krunić (Q) Lauren Davis Vania King (WC) Stefanie Vögele Karolína Plíšková Lucie Hradecká Sílvia Soler Espinosa Marina Erakovic Estrella Cabeza Candela Virginie Razzano (WC) Polona Hercog Mathilde Johansson Kimiko Date-Krumm Vera Dushevina (Q) Madison Keys Monica Puig Alexandra Cadanțu Sharon Fichman (Q) Lourdes Domínguez Lino Shelby Rogers (WC) Petra Cetkovská (PR) Olga Govortsova Duan Yingying (Q) Chanel Simmonds (Q) Jana Čepelová Klára Zakopalová Annika Beck Grace Min (Q) Lesia Tsurenko Tímea Babos Yanina Wickmayer Eleni Daniilidou Mariana Duque Mariño Heather Watson Mallory Burdette Yvonne Meusburger Nicole Gibbs (WC) Olivia Rogowska (LL) Misaki Doi Andrea Petkovic Tsvetana Pironkova Johanna Larsson Nadia Petrova Mirjana Lučić-Baroni (Q) Maria Sanchez (WC) Samantha Stosur Anna Tatishvili Varvara Lepchenko Julia Görges Dominika Cibulková Maria João Koehler (Q) Casey Dellacqua (Q) Vesna Dolonc Dinah Pfizenmaier
Day-by-day summaries
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 • This was Nadal's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd at the US Open
Women's singles
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1 • This was Williams' 17th career Grand Slam singles title and her 5th at the US Open
Men's doubles
Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek defeated Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares, 6–1, 6–3 • This was Paes' 8th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open • This was Štěpánek's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at the US Open
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 6–7(4–7), 6–1, 6–4 • This was Hlaváčková's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open • This was Hradecká's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open
Mixed doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi defeated Abigail Spears / Santiago González, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 • This was Hlaváčková's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title • This was Mirnyi's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open
Juniors
Boys' singles