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US OPEN NATIONAL PLAYOFFS T

N The US Open National Playoffs began in 2010 as an effort to give everyone E M

O and anyone age 14 and older a chance to compete in the US Open. It started A F N

N with men’s and women’s singles competition. A mixed doubles event was added I R

U in 2011, and men’s and women’s doubles were added this year. O

T The US Open National Playoffs is composed of sectional qualifying tournaments held in USTA sections nationwide during the spring and summer. The winners or top finishers from each of the sectional qualifying tournaments advance to the US Open National Playoffs – Men’s Singles and Doubles, Women’s Singles and Doubles, and Mixed Doubles Championships, held in conjunction with the Connecticut Open , an S &

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Y Emirates Airline US Open Series event. N T I U L The winners of the men’s and women’s singles championships earn a wild card into the I O C

R US Open Qualifying Tournament, held the week prior to the US Open. The doubles and mixed A G F doubles champions earn wild cards into their respective US Open main draws. The sectional qualifying tournaments are open to anyone and everyone age 14 years and older with a passion to compete—amateurs and professionals alike—regardless of NTRP rating, nationalit y or prior experience. The sectional draws are limited to 256 players for singles and 128 teams for doubles. A USTA member may play in one sectional qualifying tournament during a calendar year S & E in each division, and players competing in men’s singles or women’s singles, men’s doubles or I S T I T women’s doubles, and mixed doubles can opt to compete at different sectional qualifiers (one for V N I E T singles, one for doubles and one for mixed doubles). V C E A In 2015, there were 14 sectional qualifying tournaments. The first sectional tournament began on May 2 at the Scottsdale Ranch Park in Scottsdale, Ariz., with the Southwest Sectional Qualifying Tournament, and the final sectional qualifier closed in late June with the Texas event at the Arlington Center in Arlington, Tex., and the Southern tournament at LifeTime Athletic at Peachtree Corners in Norcross, Ga. The 2015 US Open National Playoffs drew a total of 2,042 entries representing 1,485 players. Y R O T S I PAST CHAMPIONS H Year Men Women Mixed Doubles 2014 Sanam Singh (IND) Caitlin Whoriskey (USA) Jacqueline Cako (USA) / Joel Kielbowicz (USA) 2013 Jeff Dadamo (USA) Mayo Hibi (JPN) (USA) /

S Eric Roberson (USA) N O T I 2012 Clement Reix (FRA) Alexandra Mueller (USA) (USA) / S P A

M Brian Battistone (USA) P A

H 2011 Blake Strode (USA) Robin Anderson (USA) Christina Fusano (USA) / C David Martin (USA) 2010 Blake Stroke (USA) Alexandra Mueller (USA) N/A & S

C S I T D S R I T O A C T E S R S R D E R Y O A C L E P R

54 2015 US OPEN NATIONAL PLAYOFFS SECTIONAL QUALIFYING CHAMPIONS

Section Men’s Singles Women’s Singles Doubles (Men’s, Women’s, Mixed) T O U

USTA Eastern Nikita Kryvonos Julia Elbaba M: Daniel Cochrane/Phillip Simmonds R I N N

Age: 28 Age: 21 W: Magda Okruashvili/Ketevan Okruashvili F A O Flushing, NY Oyster Bay, NY Mxd: Rima Asatrian/Ilia Shatashvili M E USTA Florida Terrell Whitehurst Yukako Noi M: Richard Doverspike/Korey Lovett N T Age: 19 Age: 21 W: Lauren Proctor/Miranda Talbert Tallahassee, FL Richmond, VA Mxd: Amy Sargeant/Vahid Mirzadeh USTA Intermountain Chris Wettengel Gail Brodsky M: /Travis Parrott Age: 33 Age: 23 W: Jacqueline Cako/Keri Wong F G A

Las Vegas, NV Woodinville, WA Mxd: Gail Brodsky/Brian Wilson R C O I L USTA Mid-Atlantic Mikelis Libietis Nika Kukharchuk M: Mikelis Libietis/Hunter Reese U I T N Y

Age: 22 Age: 28 W: Lizzie Baker/Mackenzie Clark D

& Knoxville, TN Katonah, NY Mxd: Sydney Rider/Matt Stillwagon S USTA Middle States Matija Pecotic Jennifer Elie M: /Nathan Healey Age: 26 Age: 28 W: Rima Asatrian/Katherine Fahey Tenafly, NJ Fresh Meadows, NY Mxd: Anda Perianu/Andrei Daescu USTA Midwest Martin Joyce Sara Daavettila M: Charlie Emhardt/Jeffrey Schorsch A E C

Age: 18 Age: 17 W: Sara Daavettila/Alyvia Jones V T E I Hinsdale, IL Williamston, MI Mxd: Simone Jardim/Tyler Faulkner N V T I T S

USTA Missouri Valley Dusty Boyer Sophie Chang M: /Matt Seeberger I

E & Age: 21 Age: 18 W: Josephine Cao/Dilara Spicer S Ham Lake, MN Havre De Grace, MD Mxd: Julia Schiller/Dusty Boyer USTA New England Hleb Maslau Emma Davis M: Hleb Maslau/Daniel Sotomarino Age: 25 Age: 18 W: Carol Finke/Ree Ree Li Southampton, NY Cohasset, MA Mxd: Simona Weymar/Hleb Maslau

USTA Northern Felix Corwin Alexis Nelson M: Jackson Allen/Toby Boyer H I S

Age: 19 Age: 16 W: Jessie Aney/Alexis Nelson T O

Elm Grove, WI Saint Paul, MN Mxd: Alexis Nelson/Tony Larson R Y USTA No. California Victor Pham Paige Cline M: Brett Bacharach/Michael Meyer Age: 17 Age: 18 W: Yasmin Schnack/Katsiaryna Zheltova Saratoga, CA Kentfield, CA Mxd: Ayaka Okuno/Lester Cook USTA Southern Jesse Witten Kaitlyn McCarthy M: Vahid Mirzadeh/Jesse Witten Age: 32 Age: 17 W: Maya Jansen/Erin Routliffe C

Naples, FL Cary, NC Mxd: Caroline Price/Richard Doverspike H A P M

USTA So. California Henry Craig Megan McCray M: Haythem Abid/Joel Kielbowicz A P S I Age: 20 Age: 19 W: Lorraine Guillermo/Danielle Lao T O

Murrieta, CA Oceanside, CA Mxd: Danielle Lao/Johnny Wang N S USTA Southwest Joel Kielbowicz Jacqueline Cako M: Ben Newell/Zachary Newell Age: 32 Age: 23 W: Allie Sanford/Savannah Slaysman Scottsdale, AZ Brier, WA Mxd: Jacqueline Cako/Joel Kielbowicz USTA Texas Josh Hagar Ashley Weinhold M: Joshua Sheehy/Parker Wynn R Age: 21 Age: 26 W: Liga Dekmeijere/Karina Traxler S E T C A O

Spicewood, TX Spicewood, TX Mxd: Karina Traxler/Neil Kenner T I R S D T I S C

S & * Listed age is the age of the winner at the completion of his/her sectional qualifying tournament Hometowns listed reflect the residence listed on the participant’s entry form, not the participant’s nationality All players listed above are American unless otherwise noted R P E L C A O Y R E D R S

55 EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES T

N For a dozen years, with the 2015 edition, the Emirates Airline US Open Series E M

O has brought together 200 of the world’s top players for a five-week summer tennis A F N

N season that links seven North American hard court tournaments to the US O pen. I R U O T BONUS CHALLENGE The Emirates Airline US Open Series is a true regular season of hard court tennis, with a race to the top and a champion at the end. The driving force is the Emirates Airline US Open Series S & Bonus Challenge. Throughout the summer, the top finishers in each of the Series events rack up

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T points, based on their performance, with the top three men’s finishers and the top three I U L I women’s finishers getting the chance to earn bonus money at the 2015 US Open. O C R

A , in 2014, became the first woman to claim consecutive Emirates Airline US Open G F Series crowns, with her third title in four years. Indeed, she is the only three-time winner of either gender in Series history. Her reward was collecting the largest single payout in tennis history for the second year in a row, as she successfully defended her US Open singles championship, earning a $1 million bonus to go with the $3 million US Open winner’s purse for a total of $4 million. Including the two times Williams has done it, players have pulled off the Series-US Open double S & E five times. 2013 was the first time a woman and a man achieved the feat in the same year, with Rafael I S T I T Nadal joining Williams in both winner’s circles. In 2007, claimed the Series and then V N I E T won his fourth of five consecutive US Open titles. was the first to strike the prize money V C E A bonanza, winning three of the five Series women’s events in 2005 before capturing her first tournament crown at the US Open. *See page 59 for complete Series prize money breakdown

US Open Prize Money + Emirates Airline US Open Series

Y Bonus Prize Money To Top Three Series Finishers R O T

S Base 1st Place 2nd Place 3rd Place I

H US Open Finish Prize Money Finisher Finisher Finisher Winner $3,300,000 $4,300,000 $3,800,000 $3,550,000 Finalist 1,600,000 2,100,000 1,850,000 1,725,000 Semifinalists 805,000 1,055,000 930,000 867,500 Quarterfinalists 410,975 535,975 473,475 442,225 S N O T I S P A M

P APPOINTMENT TELEVISION A H

C The Emirates Airline US Open Series has made it easier for fans to connect with the game thanks to a partnership with ESPN, which will broadcast more than 1800 hours of live tennis action across its multiple platforms throughout the summer “Open Season.” The unprecedented tennis coverage will feature more than 200 hours of live match play on ESPN and ESPN2, with more than 1600 hours to be featured on ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen network accessible & S online at WatchESPN.com and on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app. C S I T D In addition to the 570 hours of Emirates Airline US Open Series coverage on ESPN2 and S R I T O ESPN3 across 34 consecutive days, ESPN and ESPN2 will combine to air more than 130 hours of A C T E live match play during the US Open as well as more than 800 hours of live streaming of all TV S R courts on ESPN3 and through the WatchESPN app. The family of networks will feature play from 11 courts at the USTA National Tennis Center, with ESPN3 offering more than 1,100 hours of first-to-last ball coverage. S R D INNOVATIONS E R Y O A C

L Bonus prize money and more tennis on TV are but two of the many improvements fostered by E P

R the Emirates Airline US Open Series. The Series was the stage for the introduction of “US Open Blue” tennis courts and the “Chase Review” electronic line calling challenge system, both of which are now copied on tennis courts and in tournaments around the world.

56 2015 EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES TOURNAMENTS T

Men (ATP World Tour) O U R I N BB&T Atlanta Open – Atlanta, Georgia N F A

Rogers Cup – Montreal, Canada O M

Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati, Ohio E N

Winston-Salem Open – Winston-Salem, North Carolina T

Women (WTA) Bank of the West Classic – Stanford, California F Rogers Cup – Toronto, Canada G A R C

Western & Southern Open – Cincinnati, Ohio O I L U I

Connecticut Open – New Haven, Connecticut T N Y D

& S EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES FINAL STANDINGS

2014 2014 Men Points Women Points A E C 1. (CAN) 280 1. Serena Williams (USA) 430 V T E I

2. John Isner (USA) 200 2. Angelique Kerber (GER) 150 N V T I

3. Roger Federer (SUI) 170 3. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 125 T S I

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4. David Ferrer (ESP) 95 T4. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 85 & S T5. (FRA) 60 T4. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 85 T5. (POL) 60 T4. (USA) 85 T5. (CAN) 60 2013 2013 Women Points Men Points 1. Serena Williams (USA) 170 H I S

1. (ESP) 200 2. (BLR) 145 T 2. John Isner (USA) 185 3. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 130 O R

3. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 130 4. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 100 Y 4. Milos Raonic (CAN) 85 5. (AUS) 100 5. (SRB) 70 2012 2012 Women Points Men Points 1. Petra Kvitova (CZE) 215 C H

1. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 170 2. (CHN) 170 A P M

2. John Isner (USA) 140 3. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 100 A P S I 3. (USA) 135 4. Serena Williams (USA) 95 T O

4. Roger Federer (SUI) 100 5. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 90 N 5. (UKR) 85 S 2011 2011 Women Points Men Points 1. Serena Williams (USA) 170

1. (USA) 230 2. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL) 130* R S E T C

2. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 170 3. (RUS) 130 A O T

3. John Isner (USA) 140 4. (RUS) 105 I R S D 4. Gael Monfils (FRA) 95 T5. Andrea Petkovic (GER) 95 T I S C

T5. (LAT) 85 T5. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 95 S & T5. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 85 * Radwanska wins tiebreaker (total Series match wins)

2010 2010 Men Points Women Points 1. (GBR) 170*

1. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 185 R P 2. Roger Federer (SUI) 170 E L 2. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 125 C A

3. Mardy Fish (USA) 140 O 3. (RUS) 115* Y R 4. (CYP) 120 E D T4. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 115 R 5. David Nalbandian (ARG) 110 T4. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 115 S * Murray wins tiebreaker (head-to-head) * Kuznetsova wins tiebreaker (most games won)

57 EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES FINAL STANDINGS (CONT’D)

2009 2009 T N

E Men Points Women Points M O

A 1. Sam Querrey (USA) 175 1. Elena Demenetieva (RUS) 170 F N N

I 2. Andy Murray (GBR) 145 2. Flavia Pennetta (ITA) 140* R

U 3. Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 140 3. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 140 O

T 4. Roger Federer (SUI) 125 4. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 110 5. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 95 T5. Samantha Stosur (AUS) 95 T5. Caroline Wozniacki (DEN) 95 2008 * Pennetta wins tiebreaker (total Series match wins) Men Points S & 2008

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Y 1. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 145* N T I 2. Andy Murray (GBR) 145 Women Points U L I O

C 3. Juan Martin Del Potro (ARG) 140

R 1. (RUS) 170 A

G 4. (FRA) 115 F 2. Marion Bartoli (FRA) 105 T5. Marin Cilic (CRO) 95 3. Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) 85 T5. Novak Djokovic (SRB) 95 4. Ana Chakvetadze (RUS) 75 * Nadal wins tiebreaker (head-to-head) 5. Victoria Azarenka (BLR) 60

2007 2007 S & E

I Men Points Women Points S T I T V N I 1. Roger Federer (SUI) 170 1. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 122 E T V C 2. James Blake (USA) 167 2. Jelena Jankovic (SRB) 107 E A 3. (USA) 112 3. (SUI) 97 4. Radek Stepanek (CZE) 95 4. (RUS) 95 T5. (RUS) 70 5. (RUS) 85 T5. (AUS) 70 2006 2006 Women Points

Y Men Points R 1. Ana Ivanovic (SRB) 127 O

T 1. Andy Roddick (USA) 147 2. Maria Sharapova (RUS) 122 S I 2. Fernando Gonzalez (CHI) 124 3. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 120 H 3. Andy Murray (GBR) 105 4. (SUI) 95 4. (RUS) 72 5. (RUS) 87 5. (BEL) 69 2005 2005 Women Points

S Men Points

N 1. Kim Clijsters (BEL) 225 O T I 1. Andy Roddick (USA) 120 2. (FRA) 100 S P

A 2. (USA) 105 3. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 80 M P

A 3. Rafael Nadal (ESP) 100 T4. (JPN) 70 H

C 4. Roger Federer (SUI) 100 T4. -Hardenne (BEL) 70 5. Robby Ginepri (USA) 93 * Nadal wins tiebreaker (more sets won in Series) 2004 Women Points 2004 1. (USA) 100 * & S 2. Amelie Mauresmo (FRA) 100 C S Men Points I T D 3. (RUS) 70 S R I 1. Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 155

T 4. (RUS) 65 O A C 2. Andy Roddick (USA) 155

T T5. Venus Williams (USA) 57 E S R 3. Andre Agassi (USA) 123 T5. Vera Zvonareva (RUS) 57 4. Roger Federer (SUI) 100 5. Nicolas Kiefer (GER) 97 * Davenport wins tiebreaker (more Series match wins) * Hewitt wins tiebreaker (more Series match wins ) S R D E R Y O A C L E P R

NOTE: Final standings since and including 2006 feature only players who earned points in two or more Series events.

58 EMIRATES AIRLINE

US OPEN SERIES BONUS CHALLENGE T O U R I N N F

The Emirates Airline US Open Series has awarded more than $11.8 million in bonus prize money A O since it began in 2004. M E For the first year of the Emirates Airline US Open Series, the champions earned a 50 percent N T bonus at the US Open while the second-place and third-place finishers in the Series received 25 percent more and 10 percent more, respectively. In 2005, Emirates Airline US Open Series winners earned double their prize money at the US Open; the second-place finishers a 50 percent bonus and the third-place finishers earned a F G

25 percent increase. A R C O I

Since 2006, Emirates Airline US Open Series bonus prize money allocations have been based on L U I T N

a permanent structured schedule (see below). As a result, the USTA is offering more than $2.6 million Y D

& in potential bonus singles prize money at the 2015 US Open to the top three men’s and top three S women’s finishers in the Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge.

BONUS PRIZE MONEY SCHEDULE A E C V T

2015 EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES FINISH E I N V T I T S I

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2015 US Open Finish First Place Second Place Third Place & S Winner $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000 Runner-up $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 Semifinalist $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 Quarterfinalist $125,000 $62,500 $31,250

Round of 16 $70,000 $35,000 $17,500 H I S T

Round of 32 $40,000 $20,000 $10,000 O R

Round of 64 $25,000 $12,500 $6,250 Y Round of 128 $15,000 $7,500 $3,750

EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES BONUS PAYOUTS C H A P M 2014 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge A P S I T O

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Series US Open Bonus Total S Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money Milos Raonic Champion 4th Round $70,000 $257,300 John Isner 2nd Place 3rd Round $20,000 $125,090 Roger Federer 3rd Place Semifinalist $62,500 $792,500 R S E T C A O Series US Open Bonus Total T I R S D Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money T I S C

S Serena Williams Champion Champion $1,000,000 $4,000,000 & Angelique Kerber 2nd Place 3rd Round $20,000 $125,090 Agnieszka Radwanska 3rd Place 2nd Round $6,250 $66,670 R P E L C A O Y R E D R S

59 2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge T

N Series US Open Bonus Total E

M Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money O A F N N

I Rafael Nadal Champion Champion $1,000,000 $3,600,000 R

U John Isner 2nd Place 3rd Round $20,000 $113,000 O

T Juan Martin del Potro 3rd Place 2nd Round $6,250 $59,250

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money S & Serena Williams Champion Champion $1,000,000 $3,600,000

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T Victoria Azarenka 2nd Place Runner-up $250,000 $1,550,000 I U L I Agnieszka Radwanska 3rd Place 4th Round $17,500 $182,500 O C R A G F

2012 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge S

& Series US Open Bonus Total E

I S T Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money I T V N I E T Novak Djokovic Champion Runner-up $500,000 $1,450,000 V C E A John Isner 2nd Place 3rd Round $20,000 $85,000 Sam Querrey 3rd Place 3rd Round $10,000 $75,000

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money Petra Kvitova Champion 4th Round $70,000 $190,000 Y R Li Na 2nd Place 3rd Round $20,000 $85,000 O T

S Dominika Cibulkova 3rd Place 3rd Round $10,000 $75,000 I H

2011 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge S

N Series US Open Bonus Total O T I Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money S P A M P

A Mardy Fish Champion 4th Round $70,000 $180,000 H

C Novak Djokovic 2nd Place Champion $500,000 $2,300,000 John Isner 3rd Place Quarterfinalist $31,250 $256,250

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money & S

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S Serena Williams Champion Finalist $500,000 $1,400,000 I T D

S Agnieszka Radwanska 2nd Place 2nd Round $12,500 $43,250 R I T O Maria Sharapova 3rd Place 3rd Round $10,000 $65,000 A C T E S R S R D E R Y O A C L E P R

60 2010 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge T O

Series US Open Bonus Total U R I N Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money N F A O Andy Murray Champion 3rd Round $40,000 $90,000 M E

Roger Federer 2nd Place Semifinalist $125,000 $525,000 N Mardy Fish 3rd Place 4th Round $17,500 $117,500 T

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money F G A

Caroline Wozniacki Champion Semifinalist $250,000 $650,000 R C O I

Kim Clijsters 2nd Place Champion $500,000 $2,200,000 L U I T N

Svetlana Kuznetsova 3rd Place 4th Round $17,500 $117,500 Y D

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2009 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge A E C Series US Open Bonus Total V T E I N

Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money V T I T S I

Sam Querrey Champion 3rd Round $40,000 $88,000 E & Andy Murray 2nd Place 4th Round $35,000 $120,000 S Juan Martin del Potro 3rd Place Champion $250,000 $1,850,000

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money H

Elena Dementieva Champion 2nd Round $25,000 $56,000 I S T

Flavia Pennetta 2nd Place Quarterfinalist $62,500 $237,500 O

Jelena Jankovic 3rd Place 2nd Round $6,250 $37,250 R Y

2008 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge C H

Series US Open Bonus Total A P M Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money A P S I T O

Rafael Nadal Champion Semifinalist $250,000 $570,000 N

Andy Murray 2nd Place Finalist $250,000 $1,000,000 S Juan Martin del Potro 3rd Place Quarterfinalist $31,250 $191,250

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money R S E T C Dinara Safina Champion Semifinalist $250,000 $570,000 A O T I R Marion Bartoli 2nd Place 4th Round $35,000 $115,000 S D T I S Dominika Cibulkova 3rd Place 3rd Round $10,000 $56,000 C

S & R P E L C A O Y R E D R S

61 2007 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge T

N Series US Open Bonus Total E

M Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money O A F N N

I Roger Federer Champion Champion $1,000,000 $2,400,000 R

U James Blake 2nd Place Fourth Round $35,000 $110,000 O

T Andy Roddick 3rd Place Quarterfinalist $31,250 $181,250

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money S & Maria Sharapova Champion 3rd Round $40,000 $83,000

D Y N T Jelena Jankovic 2nd Place Quarterfinalist $62,500 $212,500 I U L I Patty Schnyder 3rd Place 3rd Round $10,000 $53,000 O C R A G F

2006 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge (first year of current payout allotment)

S Series US Open Bonus Total & E

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T Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money I T V N I E T Andy Roddick Champion Finalist $500,000 $1,100,000 V C E A Fernando Gonzalez 2nd Place 3rd Round $20,000 $62,000 Andy Murray 3rd Place 4th Round $17,500 $89,500

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money

Y Ana Ivanovic Champion 3rd Round $40,000 $82,000 R

O Maria Sharapova 2nd Place Champion $500,000 $1,700,000 T S

I Kim Clijsters 3rd Place Did Not Play —— H

2005 Emirates Airline US Open Series Final Standings S

N Series US Open Bonus Total O T I Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money S P A M P

A Andy Roddick Champion First Round $15,000 $30,000 H

C Andre Agassi 2nd Place Finalist $275,000 $825,000 Rafael Nadal 3rd Place 3rd Round $6,250 $46,250

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money & S

C S I Kim Clijsters Champion Champion $1,100,000 $2,200,000 T D S R I Mary Pierce 2nd Place Finalist $275,000 $825,000 T O A C

T Amelie Mauresmo 3rd Place Quarterfinalist $33,750 $168,750 E S R S R D E R Y O A C L E P R

62 2004 Emirates Airline US Open Series Final Standings T O

Series US Open Bonus Total U R I N Men Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money N F A O Lleyton Hewitt Champion Finalist $250,000 $750,000 M E

Andy Roddick 2nd Place Quarterfinalist $32,500 $162,500 N Andre Agassi 3rd Place Quarterfinalist $13,000 $143,000 T

Series US Open Bonus Total Women Finish Finish Prize Money Prize Money F G A

Lindsay Davenport Champion Semifinalist $130,000 $390,000 R C O I L Amelie Mauresmo 2nd Place Quarterfinalist $32,500 $62,500 U I T N Y

Elena Likhovtseva 3rd Place First Round $1,400 $15,400 D

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2014 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $1,178,750 A E C V T 2013 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $2,293,750 E I N V T I

2012 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $630,000 T S I

E & 2011 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $1,123,750 S 2010 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $950,000 2009 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $418,750 2008 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $826,250

2007 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $1,178,750 H I S T

2006 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $1,077,500 O R

2005 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $1,705,000 Y 2004 TOTAL SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY: $459,400 ALL-TIME EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES BONUS PRIZE MONEY TOTAL : $11,841,900 C H A P M A P S I T O

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63 AROUND THE GROUNDS T

N NEW TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE E M O A F The US Open returns to a traditional 14-day Grand Slam tournament schedule for 2015, with N N I R the first round being completed over two days rather than three days. The new schedule should U

O result in a highly competitive, action-packed first week and will culminate in a true Finals Weekend , T with the crowning of the women’s singles champion on Saturday, September 12, and the men’s champion on Sunday, September 13. S & US OPEN QUALIFYING AND FREE TENNIS WEEK

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L The United States Tennis Association offers fans a free week of tennis before the US Open I O C

R featuring the US Open Qualifying Tournament and Kids’ Day presented by Hess A G F (see next page). The US Open Qualifying Tournament features 128 men and 128 women attempting to win three matches to earn a berth into the main draw. The tournament, held the Tuesday through Friday before the main draw, is one of the largest in the world and offers more than $1.7 million in prize money.

S Beginning in 2010, the US Open Qualifying Tournament has also included the men’s and women’s & E

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T champions from the US Open National Playoffs. (See page 54 for more.) More than 1,000 aspi - I T V N I rants of all ages and ability levels have competed in the US Open National Playoffs in each of the E T V C last five years, with one men’s champion and one women’s champion earning a wild card into the E A US Open Qualifying Tournament. Several players who competed in the US Open qualifying event have posted strong results in the main draw (see page 200), including 15-year-old , who reached the round of 16 at the 1996 US Open, and Gilles Muller, who advanced to the quarterfinals in 2008. A number of today’s top players have competed in past US Open Qualifying Tournaments, including

Y defending US Open champion Marin Cilic (2007), (2009), David Goffin (2011), Kei R Nishikori (2010) and Milos Raonic (2010) among the men, and Madison Keys (2012), Petra Kvitova O T

S (2007), Karolina Pliskova (2012), Lucie Safarova (2004), Carla Suarez Navarro (2013) and Agnieszka I

H Radwanska (2006) among the women.

FREE DOUBLES DAY For the first time at the US Open, free grounds admission is being offered to all fans who S

N come to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center for the day action of the tournament’s O T I second Thursday, September 10. It’s a day filled with doubles action around the grounds, including S P A M

P the Men’s Doubles Semifinals; other semifinal action features the Champions Invitational, a show - A

H case of former Grand Slam tournament champions or finalists. The free grounds admission also C enables fans to watch the American Collegiate Invitational, a tennis competition of top American collegiate players. Fans can also enjoy regional cuisine in the Food Village and stay to watch the evening’s Women’s Singles Semifinals on the big video screens throughout the grounds. & S

C S I DRAW CEREMONY / PRESENTATION T D S R I T O The US Open Draw Ceremony traditionally has been where the men’s and women’s singles A C T E

S draws were completed. Originally, each name was manually drawn one at a time. In 1998, the R USTA began using a computer program to randomly place the unseeded players prior to the Draw Ceremony, where the seeds are drawn out of the US Open trophies. (The exceptions came from 2009 to 2011, when the US Open draws were determined—in their entirety and using standard procedures—prior to the official US Open Draw Presentation event.) This year’s official unveiling will once again be held on-site at the USTA Billie Jean King S R

D National Tennis Center, scheduled for Thursday, Aug. 27. Recent locations for the Draw E R Y

O Ceremony include: A C L E P R 2010-15 – USTA Billie Jean King 2007 – The Empire State Building National Tennis Center 2003-06 – United Nations Headquarters 2008-09 – The TimesCenter 1999-2002 – USTA National Tennis Center

64 ARTHUR ASHE KIDS’ DAY PRESENTED BY HESS The world’s largest single-day, grass-roots tennis and entertainment event, Arthur Ashe Kids’ T Day presented by Hess is the US Open’s annual kickoff event. It features a morning Grounds O U R I

Festival—which is free to the public and offers a great opportunity to experience how tennis has N N F A

been “sized-right” for kids, with all kinds of kid-friendly tennis programming—and a show inside O M

Arthur Ashe Stadium with an all-star lineup of musical guests and tennis greats. E N

Over the years, Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day has been a launching ground for many of music’s biggest T acts, including Ariana Grande, Austin Mahone, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, The Wanted, Jonas Brothers, Demi Lovato, Carly Rae Jepsen, Cody Simpson, Sean Kingston, Britney Spears, Ne-Yo, Jessica Simpson, Hanson and Backstreet Boys. This year’s performers include Rolling Stone “Artist You Need to Know” Bea Miller, “hip-pop” F G

duo Kalin and Myles, Flo Rida protégé Natalie La Rose, MTV’s “Artist to Watch” Jacob Whitesides A R C O

and chart-topping pop-rock act American Authors. They will be joined by defending US Open sin - I L U I T gles champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic, as well as past champions Novak Djokovic, Roger N Y D

& Federer and Rafael Nadal. S

Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day Musical Talent 2015 – Bea Miller / Kalin and Myles / Natalie La Rose / Jacob Whitesides / American Authors 2014 – Hunter Hayes / MKTO / McCLAIN / The Vamps / Madison Beer A

DJ Salerno / Shawn Mendes E C V T 2013 – Ariana Grande / Austin Mahone / Coco Jones / Lawson / Cazzette E I N V T I T

2012 – The Wanted / Carly Rae Jepsen / Owl City S I

E & 2011 – Cancelled due to Hurricane Irene S 2010 – Jonas Brothers / Demi Lovato / David Archuleta / Allstar Weekend / Shontelle 2009 – Jordin Sparks / Honor Society / Justin Bieber 2008 – Demi Lovato / Colby O’Donis / Menudo 2007 – Jonas Brothers / Kat DeLuna / Sean Kingston / Li’l Mama H I

2006 – Teddy Geiger / Cheyenne Kimball / Ne-Yo / The Cheetah Girls S T 2005 – Rihanna / Jesse McCartney / The Click Five O R 2004 – JoJo / Gavin DeGraw / Cherie Y 2003 – Monica / Smashmouth / Daniel Beddingfield 2002 – BBMak / Mario / Vanessa Carlton 2001 – Li’l Bow Wow / O-Town

2000 – 98 Degrees / Jessica Simpson C H

1999 – Britney Spears A P M A P 1998 – Backstreet Boys S I T O

1997 – Hanson N S A T S U r o f s e g a m I y R t S t E e T C G A O T I R S D T I S C

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Michelle Obama helped kick off the 2013 US Open on Arthur Ashe Kids' Day, joined onstage by some of America's leading tennis players.

65 OPENING NIGHT Since 2002, USTA officials have designated a special ceremony to launch the two-week T tournament in prime time before the start of night matches on the first Monday of the US Open. N E The celebration has grown tremendously since the Parade of Champions that marked the grand M O A F opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium in 1997. N N I R Internationally renowned singer, songwriter and actor Josh Groban headlines the 2015 US Open U

O Opening Night Ceremony on Monday, August 31. Following Groban’s performance, multi-platinum T recording artist and star of television, film and the Broadway stage Vanessa Williams will perform the national anthem. The ceremony also features an appearance by tennis legend and USTA National Tennis Center namesake Billie Jean King, who joins USTA Chairman of the Board, CEO and President Katrina Adams on court to welcome fans to this year’s US Open. The FDNY Color S

& Guard and NYPD Honor Guard will also take part in the ceremony.

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I Opening Night Ceremonies O C R A G

F 2014 – Fitz and the Tantrums headline the show, surrounded by an immersive video and lighting spectacle, with dynamic projections of great US Open moments and tennis graphics on the court of Arthur Ashe Stadium; the 3 Winans Brothers sing “The Star-Spangles Banner” 2013 – The Open Night Ceremony lights up the evening with an electrifying performance by Lenny Kravitz and a spectacular video and light show that immerses the entire stadium S &

E 2012 – The US Open takes a radical and innovative new approach to Opening Night with a

I S T I T projection light show featuring state-of-the-art effects and a video presentation celebrating V N I E T the sport and the progression from youth tennis to championship tennis; the event features a V C E

A performance by Jordin Sparks 2011 – Cancelled due to Hurricane Irene s

2010 – The US Open Inspires included stories of fortitude e g a m

and perseverance featuring , James I

y t Blake, wheelchair tennis legend Esther Vergeer and USTA t e member Dori Samadzai-Bonner, an Afghanistan native who G Y R overcame long odds to discover America through tennis; O T

S the event was hosted by ABC’s Christiane Amanpour and I

H featured a performance by Gloria Estefan 2009 – A celebration of athletes who give back featured Andre Agassi and other notable athletes from other sports who have devoted their energies to supporting worthy char - itable causes; performances by Rob Thomas and the O’Jays S

N 2008 – A celebration of four decades of Open Tennis O T I honored the 40 singles champions from the first 40 years of S P A

M the US Open with a parade of champions hosted by Forest P A

H Whitaker and featuring a performance from Earth, Wind C and Fire 2007 – tribute with 20 African-American female pioneers hosted by Phylicia Rashad; performance by Aretha Franklin and national anthem sung by casting call

& winner Brittany Hankerson S Martina Navratilova C S I T D 2006 – Renaming of the USTA Billie Jean King National S R I T O Tennis Center hosted by Mary Carillo; , John McEnroe, and Venus A C T

E Williams took part in the tribute with a performance by Diana Ross S R 2005 – Unveiling of the “US Open Blue” courts hosted by Bo Diddley; national anthem performance by Ben Vereen 2004 – Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra hosted by Liev Schrieber; national anthem performance by Renee Olstead

S 2003 – Movin’ Out hosted by Alec Baldwin; national anthem performance by Tiffany Evans R D E R Y

O 2002 – 9/11 Flag Tribute hosted by Judd Hirsch; performances by Tony Bennett and A C L E P Queen Latifah R 1997 – Parade of Champions in honor of the opening of Arthur Ashe Stadium

66 ANTHEM SINGERS The US Open tradition of boys and girls singing patriotic-themed songs in Arthur Ashe T O A Stadium continues in 2015 with a dozen talented vocalists ages T U S U

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12 and under scheduled to perform nightly on Center Court. The o f

F s A e selection process began with the USTA launching a nationwide O M g a E m

online and DVD audition for the ninth annual US Open Casting I

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Call. In addition, the US Open stayed true to its local Queens e roots, holding an open audition for borough residents at the G Queens Theatre, which is located in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park, just steps from Arthur Ashe Stadium. F G A R C O I L U I T N Y D

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USTA FOUNDATION OPENING NIGHT GALA The USTA Foundation celebrates the start of the 2015 US Open with its 15th annual Opening

Night Gala on Monday evening, Aug. 31, in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The USTA Foundation supports, A E C V T

monitors and promotes programs that enhance the lives of under-resourced youth and individuals E I N V T

with disabilities through the integration of tennis and education. I T S I

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NIGHT TENNIS Forty years ago, on Aug. 27, 1975, the US Open became the first Grand Slam tournament to host night sessions. (The took up the tradition in 1988, making it the only other Grand Slam tournament to regularly feature night tennis.) H I In the first night match played at the US Open, Onny Parun of New Zealand defeated S T American , 6-4, 6-2, in front of a crowd of 4,949 at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest O R

Hills, N.Y. Through the years, night tennis at the US Open has been called “the single greatest Y atmosphere for tennis” (Andre Agassi) and “one of the great features at the US Open” (Mary Carillo, CBS Sports). In 2007, USA Today ’s Joe Fleming wrote, “the combination of tennis’ largest arena, a hand-picked schedule that leans heavily on high-profile, glamorous players and New York’s rowdy brand of fans turns usually staid tennis into a raucous celebration.”

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67 THE “CHASE REVIEW” ELECTRONIC LINE CALLING REPLAY SYSTEM In 2006, the US Open became the first Grand Slam event to use electronic line calling technology. T

N The technology improves officiating for players while increasing the intrigue and excitement for E in-stadium fans and television viewers. The technology was initially installed in Arthur Ashe M O A F Stadium and Louis Armstrong Stadium, and was expanded to the Grandstand in 2009, to Court 17 N N I R in 2012 and to Court 5 in 2014. Players U

O are granted three challenges per set, T plus an additional challenge if the set goes to a tie-break. The US Open’s instant replay system provides official reviews to television S &

D and in-stadium video boards through a Y N T I total of 10 fixed cameras (with an addi - U L I O C tional 11th backup camera) placed R A G F around Arthur Ashe Stadium at a height of 28 feet, 6 inches. Two of the 11 cameras are fixed at a height of almost 115 feet, just above the top row of the upper promenade seats. On Aug. 28, 2006, at 2:15 p.m., Mardy Fish issued the first player challenge in Grand Slam history S

& during his four-set, first round victory against Germany’s in the first match on Louis E

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T Armstrong Stadium court. With Fish leading, 6-4, 6-4, 1-0, and Greul serving at Ad-In, Fish challenged V N I E

T Greul’s point-winning shot—which was called in—on the sideline. The call was upheld, leaving the set V C E

A score at 1-all following the video review, which was seen simultaneously by players, officials, fans and television viewers.

US OPEN DIGITAL

Y USOpen.org—the official US Open tournament website, US Open Apps (iPad, iOS and R

O Android) and social media channels—features the most interactive experience for tennis fans T S

I everywhere. Fans can watch US Open matches live on their computer, mobile device or tablet H as they happen on all courts via USOpen.org. The US Open iPad, iPhone and Android Apps enable fans to follow all the action and to interact with fans around the world with the US Open Apps. Fans can communicate with other fans through enhanced social features, watch live matches and video highlights, and also take a deeper dive into all the latest matches with live scores, stats and draws. Fans can stay on top of

S and engage with the latest trending topics through Twitter and Instagram, in our TrendCast N O T I section and join in the US Open Daily Debate. Fans can also experience USOpen.org Radio like S P A

M never before, with a Q&A feature to tweet their questions, with a chance for them to be P A

H answered by the on-air talent. New for 2015, fans can play along with the US Open Streak C Challenge and test their US Open tennis knowledge with two questions every day about players , matches and tournament stats. Keep answering correctly and you’ll add to your streak and move up the leaderboard. Fans can join the conversation on their favorite social network—Facebook, Twitter or Instagram—using the official hashtag of the tournament, #usopen. US Open Instant Highlights & S

C S I returns in 2015 with real-time highlights available on Twitter across all mobile and web platforms . T D S R I T O A C T E S R USTA MEMBER APPRECIATION WEEKEND New for 2015, USTA Member Appreciation Day has been expanded to USTA Member Appreciation Weekend. Current USTA Members can stop by the USTA Membership Booth at any time from Friday, September 4, through Sunday, September 6, to pick up their complimentary gift and draw sheet (while supplies last). S R D E R Y O A C L E P R

68 US OPEN JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS The US Open Junior Championships take place during the last eight days of the tournament. T The event features 64-player singles draws and 32-team doubles championships for both boys O U R I N

and girls, allowing fans to catch tomorrow’s stars from around the world up close and personal. N F A

There is also a singles qualifying tournament (with free admission) held on the East Practice Courts O M

(P10–P20) from Thursday, September 3, through Saturday, September 5, consisting of 32 boys and E N

32 girls looking to earn one of eight qualifier berths in each of the Junior Championships main T singles draws. Four US Open junior champions—Andy Murray (2004), Andy Roddick (2000), Lindsay Davenport (1992) and (1983)—have gone on to win the US Open singles title, as did junior runners-up Roger Federer (1998), (1984), Svetlana Kuznetsova (2001) and

Martina Hingis (1994). (See pages 140-143 for a complete list of past US Open junior finals.) F G A R C O I n L U a I T N m Y d l D o

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US OPEN WHEELCHAIR TENNIS COMPETITION H A P M Twenty of the world’s top-ranked wheelchair A P S A T I T S tennis players compete in the 2015 US Open O

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Quad doubles tandem of Americans Nick Taylor g a m I and David Wagner, who have won their event ever y t t since it was added to the US Open program in e G 2001. Wheelchair singles competition begins on R S

Thursday, September 10; the men’s and women’s E T C A O doubles kick off on Friday, September 11; and the T I R S D quad doubles takes place on Saturday, September T I S C

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12. With the lone exception that wheelchair play - & ers are allowed two bounces of the ball, the rules in wheelchair tennis are the same as able-bodied tennis. The US Open Wheelchair Tennis Competition is an event on the international professional wheelchair tour, sanctioned by the International Tennis Federation . The USTA was officially desig - R P E L

nated by the USOC as the national governing body for the Paralympic sport of wheelchair tennis C A O

in June 2002, becoming the first Olympic national governing body to earn this recognition. Y R E D R S

69 AMERICAN COLLEGIATE INVITATIONAL After making a successful debut last year, the American Collegiate Invitational returns to the T

N US Open for its second annual tournament. Sixteen of America’s top collegiate players—eight E men and eight women—have been selected to compete in the American Collegiate Invitational, M O A F which features men’s and women’s single elimination tournaments contested from Thursday, N N I R September 10, through Saturday, September 12. U

O Open only to American college tennis players, the American Collegiate Invitational enables T the US Open to spotlight college tennis and showcase some of the nation’s best collegiate players on a world-wide stage. The men’s and women’s winners will receive a wild-card entry into the 2016 US Open if they are ranked No. 120 or better by the US Open entry deadline next summer. Otherwise, the winners will receive wild-card entries into the US Open qualifying tournament. The S &

D champions will also get wild cards into two USTA Pro Circuit events, while each runner-up will Y N T I receive one. U L I O C The 2015 NCAA singles champions, Jamie Loeb of the University of North Carolina and Ryan R A G F Shane of the University of Virginia, are scheduled to headline the draws for this year’s competition. Past Champions Year Men Women 2014 (UCLA) Jamie Loeb (UNC) S & E

I S T I T V N I US OPEN CHAMPIONS INVITATIONAL E T V C E A g The US Open Champions Invitational features some r o . n

of the sport’s greatest players, with 16 former Grand e p O

Slam tournament champions and finalists competing. S U The eight men scheduled to compete are Pat Cash, , Henri Leconte, Todd Martin, John McEnroe, Patrick McEnroe, Cedric Pioline and Mark Y R Philippoussis. , Lindsay Davenport, Gigi O T

S Fernandez, Martina Navratilova and Chanda Rubin are I

H among the eight women slated to take part in the invitational. The players will be paired off into four men’s doubles teams and four women’s doubles teams, with the winning teams from the semifinals advancing to the finals. The matches begin on Wednesday, September 9, and

S continue the following day, Thursday, September 10, Martina Navratilova N O

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A September 12 and 13. M P A H C USTA FOUNDATION ANNUAL PRO-AM The USTA Foundation hosts the 12th Annual Pro-Am at the US Open on Friday morning, September 11. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for amateurs to play with some past champions. & S

C S I T D S R I T O US OPEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD A C T E S R In 2012, the USTA instituted the US Open Sportsmanship Award for demonstrating excellence in sportsmanship throughout the Emirates Airline US Open Series and the US Open. The award is an extension of the USTA’s Sportsmanship Committee, created in 2011. The award winners for the 2014 US Open were Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki, while previous winners include David Ferrer, Samantha Stosur and twins Bob and .

S In 2014, the US Open also honored a junior boy, Aron Hiltzik, and a junior girl, CiCi Bellis, with R D E R Sportsmanship Awards, recognizing their sustained reputation for exhibiting the highest standards Y O A C L of sportsmanship and fair play during their respective USTA Junior National Championships. E P R

70 BUD COLLINS US OPEN MEDIA CENTER The 2015 US Open pays tribute to noted tennis journalist and historian Bud Collins by officially T naming the US Open’s media center the Bud Collins US Open Media Center. A plaque featuring O U R I

Collins will be unveiled at a special ceremony on Sunday, September 6, in the West Media Room. N N F A

Collins first covered the US Open/U.S. Championships in 1955 and has covered a total of 148 O M

Grand Slam tournaments in his celebrated career. Although he is best known for his long-stand - E N

ing Globe tennis column, which he started writing in 1963, he has touched nearly all T major journalistic outlets across seven decades. He became one of the first print reporters to double as a sports television announcer when he joined WGBH-TV for its national tennis broad - casts, and his work in television reached its pinnacle when he joined NBC Sports, where he was the face of “Breakfast at Wimbledon” for 35 years. He is considered tennis’s pre-eminent historian F G and is the author of eight books, including The Bud Collins . A R C O

A recipient of numerous honors and awards, Collins was inducted into the International Tennis I L U I T Hall of Fame in July 1994. In addition to reporting on the sport, Collins was a fine competitive N Y D

& tennis player who won the U.S. Indoor Mixed Doubles Championship in 1961 with Janet Hopps S and reached the final of the Senior Doubles in 1975.

RETURNING THE LOVE A E

The Returning the Love cross-functional initiative enters its fifth year in 2015, as the US Open C V T E I and its players continue to proactively reach out to the surrounding New York and Queens N V T I T

community—with a focus on youth, families and nonprofit organizations, and a goal of creating a S I

E & positive and lasting impact. S Approximately 35 kids from the NYC-based Global Language Project will be on the grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Thursday, August 27, to participate in a youth tennis clinic with ATP and WTA players, including defending champions Serena Williams and Marin Cilic. Global Language Project (GLP) is an educational nonprofit that partners with public elementary schools to develop and grow world language programs to help empower H

students to compete in a globalized world and workforce. I S

Players and staff will also participate in hosting the Newtown, Conn., boys’ and girls’ high T O school tennis teams, and granting a handful of wishes to kids with life-threatening medical condi - R Y tions. The annual partnership with the Make-A-Wish organization always brings warm smiles to everyone involved. C H A P M A P S I T O

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