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2016 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, New York, USA | August 29 – September 11, 2016 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $46.3 million | Hard TOURNAMENT PREVIEW www.usopen.org 2016 US OPEN PREVIEW CITY: Flushing Meadows, New York, USA SITE: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center DATE: August 29 – September 11, 2016 PRIZE MONEY: $46.3 million (combined men & women) DRAW: 128 singles/64 doubles SURFACE: Hard Welcome to the 2016 US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, to be held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The US National Championships (now US Open) is one of the oldest major sporting events in the country: Event First held Kentucky Derby (horse racing) 1875 US National Championships/US Open (tennis) 1881 Stanley Cup (hockey) 1893 US Open (golf) 1895 World Series (baseball) 1903 Indianapolis 500 (auto racing) 1911 NFL Championship/Super Bowl (American football) 1920 The Masters (golf) 1934 NBA Finals (basketball) 1947 The US National Championships, known since 1968 as the US Open Tennis Championships, is the second-oldest of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments after Wimbledon, and the only one to have been played each year since its inception in 1881. This is the 136th staging of the event. This is the 49th US Open and the 195th Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era. The tournament has been held on hard court at Flushing Meadows since moving from Forest Hills in 1978. For the second year in a row, this year’s championship match will be played on a Sunday after seven straight years on a Monday. This year’s event will feature a number of major enhancements, including a retractable roof over Arthur Ashe Stadium, a new Grandstand Stadium, and a completely redesigned southern campus to ease accessibility and crowding throughout the site. US OPEN FAST FACTS Former Champions (5): Novak Djokovic (2015, 2011), Marin Cilic (2014), Rafael Nadal (2010, 2013), Andy Murray (2012), Juan Martin del Potro (2009) Former Finalists (4): Kei Nishikori (2014), Novak Djokovic (2007, 2010, 2012-13), Rafael Nadal (2011), Andy Murray (2008) Wild Cards (8): Juan Martin del Potro, James Duckworth, Ernesto Escobedo, Bjorn Fratangelo, Mackenzie McDonald, Michael Mmoh, Rajeev Ram, Frances Tiafoe Qualifiers (16): Guido Andreozzi, Marco Chiudinelli, Guilherme Clezar, Steve Darcis, Jared Donaldson, Thomas Fabbiano, Marton Fucsovics, Alessandro Giannessi, Christian Harrison, Ryan Harrison, Ilya Ivashka, Karen Khachanov, Saketh Myneni, Jan Satral, Radek Stepanek, Mischa Zverev Lucky Losers (2): Daniel Brands, Jozef Kovalik Youngest in Draw: Frances Tiafoe (18 yrs, 7 mos.) Total Teenagers: 6 (from youngest to oldest): Frances Tiafoe (18), Michael Mmoh (18), Taylor Fritz (18), Alexander Zverev (19), Borna Coric (19), Jared Donaldson (19) Oldest in Draw: Radek Stepanek (37 yrs, 9 mos.) Total 30-and-Over: 49 – US Open record (up from 40 in 2015). Included among 49 players 30-and-over are two who turn 30 during US Open (Gael Monfils and Denis Istomin) Players by Country: 40 countries (down from 44 in 2015): USA (17), France (13), Spain (11), Argentina (9), Germany (8) Complete country breakdown on page 14 2016 US OPEN TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 2 of 16 2016 Tournament Winners in Draw (30 of 30): Novak Djokovic (7), Andy Murray (4), Dominic Thiem (4), Stan Wawrinka (3), Roberto Bautista Agut (2)*, Pablo Cuevas (2), Ivo Karlovic (2), Martin Klizan (2), Rafael Nadal (2). One Each: Nicolas Almagro, Marin Cilic, Federico Delbonis, Victor Estrella Burgos, Fabio Fognini, Richard Gasquet, Steve Johnson, Philipp Kohlschreiber, Feliciano Lopez, Paolo Lorenzi, Nicolas Mahut, Florian Mayer, Juan Monaco, Gael Monfils, Kei Nishikori, Sam Querrey, Albert Ramos-Viñolas, Milos Raonic, Diego Schwartzman, Viktor Troicki, Fernando Verdasco * NOTE: Roberto Bautista Agut and Pablo Carreño Busta are playing for the Winston-Salem title on Saturday. 2016 PRIZE MONEY & RANKING POINTS: Here is a round-by-round prize money distribution for a record $46.3 million purse at the 2016 US Open. The average increase per round for the singles competition is 10 percent above the 2015 US Open. Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will earn $3.5 million, the largest payout in US Open history. Both the men’s and women’s doubles champions will earn $625,000, the highest in US Open history, and overall doubles prize money has been increased by 10.5 percent. More than $1.9 million in prize money was awarded in qualifying, a 10 percent increase over 2015. The US Open was the first major to offer equal prize money to both men and women (in 1973). EMIRATES ATP DOUBLES EMIRATES ATP SINGLES ROUND SINGLES PRIZE MONEY DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY RANKING POINTS (PER TEAM) RANKING POINTS Winner $3,500,000 2,000 $625,000 2,000 Runner-up $1,750,000 1,200 $310,000 1,200 Semi-finalist $875,000 720 $150,000 720 Quarter-finalist $450,000 360 $75,000 360 Round of 16 $235,000 180 $40,000 180 Round of 32 $140,000 90 $24,500 90 Round of 64 $77,200 45 $15,150 0 Round of 128 $43,300 10 ----------- ---------- EMIRATES AIRLINE US OPEN SERIES: The 2016 US Open is the culmination of the Emirates Airline US Open Series, the North American summer season of ATP World Tour events in Toronto, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Winston-Salem. To be eligible for bonus money, players needed to compete at two or more two Emirates Airlines US Open Series events. Kei Nishikori won the series after reaching the Rogers Cup final and Western & Southern Open Round of 16. The Japanese superstar will now attempt to set a record for the largest payout in tennis history at the US Open – $4.5 million; $3.5 million for winning the US Open and a $1 million bonus. Grigor Dimitrov and Milos Raonic, who both advanced to the Rogers Cup quarter-finals and Western & Southern Open semi-finals, finished second and third respectively. Dimitrov will compete for a bonus payout of $500,000, while Raonic is bidding for $250,000 in bonus money. EMIRATES US OPEN YEAR US OPEN FINISH SERIES CHAMPION 2016 Kei Nishikori TBD 2015 Andy Murray 4th Round 2014 Milos Raonic 4th Round 2013 Rafael Nadal Champion 2012 Novak Djokovic Runner-up 2011 Mardy Fish 4th Round 2010 Andy Murray 3rd Round 2009 Sam Querrey 3rd Round 2008 Rafael Nadal Semi-finalist 2007 Roger Federer Champion 2006 Andy Roddick Runner-up 2005 Andy Roddick 1st Round 2004 Lleyton Hewitt Runner-up Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2016 US OPEN TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 3 of 16 US OPEN SINGLES FINAL RESULTS (Open Era): Year Champion Runner-up Score 2015 Novak Djokovic Roger Federer 64 57 64 64 2014 Marin Cilic Kei Nishikori 63 63 63 2013 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 62 36 64 61 2012 Andy Murray Novak Djokovic 76(10) 75 26 36 62 2011 Novak Djokovic Rafael Nadal 62 64 67(3) 61 2010 Rafael Nadal Novak Djokovic 64 57 64 62 2009 Juan Martin del Potro Roger Federer 36 76(5) 46 76(4) 62 2008 Roger Federer Andy Murray 62 75 62 2007 Roger Federer Novak Djokovic 76(4) 76(2) 64 2006 Roger Federer Andy Roddick 62 46 75 61 2005 Roger Federer Andre Agassi 63 26 76(1) 61 2004 Roger Federer Lleyton Hewitt 60 76(3) 60 2003 Andy Roddick Juan Carlos Ferrero 63 76(2) 63 2002 Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 63 64 57 64 2001 Lleyton Hewitt Pete Sampras 76(4) 61 61 2000 Marat Safin Pete Sampras 64 63 63 1999 Andre Agassi Todd Martin 64 67 67 63 62 1998 Patrick Rafter Mark Philippoussis 63 36 62 60 1997 Patrick Rafter Greg Rusedski 63 62 46 75 1996 Pete Sampras Michael Chang 61 64 76 1995 Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 64 63 46 75 1994 Andre Agassi Michael Stich 61 76 75 1993 Pete Sampras Cedric Pioline 64 64 63 1992 Stefan Edberg Pete Sampras 36 64 76 62 1991 Stefan Edberg Jim Courier 62 64 60 1990 Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 64 63 62 1989 Boris Becker Ivan Lendl 76 16 63 76 1988 Mats Wilander Ivan Lendl 64 46 63 57 64 1987 Ivan Lendl Mats Wilander 67 60 76 64 1986 Ivan Lendl Miloslav Mecir 64 62 60 1985 Ivan Lendl John McEnroe 76 63 64 1984 John McEnroe Ivan Lendl 63 64 61 1983 Jimmy Connors Ivan Lendl 63 67 75 60 1982 Jimmy Connors Ivan Lendl 63 62 46 64 1981 John McEnroe Bjorn Borg 46 62 64 63 1980 John McEnroe Bjorn Borg 76 61 67 57 64 1979 John McEnroe Vitas Gerulaitis 75 63 63 1978 Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg 64 62 62 1977 Guillermo Vilas Jimmy Connors 26 63 75 60 1976 Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg 64 36 76 64 Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2016 US OPEN TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 4 of 16 1975 Manuel Orantes Jimmy Connors 64 63 63 1974 Jimmy Connors Ken Rosewall 61 60 61 1973 John Newcombe Jan Kodes 64 16 46 62 62 1972 Ilie Nastase Arthur Ashe 36 63 67 64 63 1971 Stan Smith Jan Kodes 36 63 62 76 1970 Ken Rosewall Tony Roche 26 64 76 63 1969 Rod Laver Tony Roche 79 61 62 62 1968 Arthur Ashe Tom Okker 14-12 57 63 36 63 Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold US OPEN CHAMPIONS LIST: Of the 54 different Grand Slam champions in the Open Era, 26 have won the US Open at least once. Here are the champions: Player Titles Years Jimmy Connors 5 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982-83 Roger Federer 5 2004-08 Pete Sampras 5 1990, 1993, 1995-96, 2002 John McEnroe 4 1979-81, 1984 Ivan Lendl 3 1985-87 Andre Agassi 2 1994, 1999 Novak Djokovic 2 2011, 2015 Stefan Edberg 2 1991-92 Rafael Nadal 2 2010, 2013 Patrick Rafter 2 1997-98 Arthur Ashe 1 1968 Boris Becker 1 1989 Marin Cilic 1 2014 Juan Martin del Potro 1 2009 Lleyton Hewitt 1 2001 Rod Laver* 1 1969 Andy Murray 1 2012 Ilie Nastase 1 1972 John Newcombe* 1 1973 Manuel Orantes 1 1975 Andy Roddick 1 2003 Ken Rosewall* 1 1970 Marat Safin 1 2000 Stan Smith 1 1971 Guillermo Vilas 1 1977 Mats Wilander 1 1988 Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold * Also won pre-Open Era US Open titles Previews, Daily Media Notes, Rankings and other information available at: www.ATPWorldTour.com 2016 US OPEN TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 5 of 16 HARD COURT WINNERS COMING INTO US OPEN: The eventual US Open champion won an ATP World Tour hard- court event in July or August only once since 2011: Rafael Nadal (2013 ATP Masters 1000 Canada and Cincinnati).
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    2014/01: The Australian Open Tennis Championships: are there sufficien... file:///C:/DPfinal/schools/adocs/doca2014/2014tennis/2014tennis.html 2014/01: The Australian Open Tennis Championships: are there sufficient safeguards against the effects of hot weather? What they said... 'Given the length of time tennis matches generally go for and the sweat rate of most normal, healthy athletes, they won't get to a state where they get too critically dehydrated' The Australian Open's chief medical officer, Dr Tim Wood 'As much as it's easy to say the conditions are safe - a few people said there's doctors and stuff saying it's fine - it only takes one bad thing to happen' British Wimbledon champion, Andy Murray The issue at a glance On Thursday, January 16, 2014, tournament referee, Wayne McEwen, applied the extreme heat policy at the Australian Open, suspending all play on outdoor courts and ordering the roofs closed on the Rod Laver Arena and the Hisense Arena. This decision was taken on what was the third day during which players had had to compete in very high temperatures. Games proceeded the next day without postponements or the closing of the roofs, despite a continuance of the extreme heat. A number of players have complained that the conditions were 'inhumane' and potentially placed players' health at risk. There have been calls to review the extreme heat policy and the manner in which it is implemented. Others have argued that there was no real danger and that the conditions affected all players equally. The issue remains unresolved.