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2016 US OPEN Flushing Meadows, , 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 National 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 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 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 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): (2015, 2011), Marin Cilic (2014), (2010, 2013), (2012), Juan Martin del Potro (2009) Former Finalists (4): (2014), Novak Djokovic (2007, 2010, 2012-13), Rafael Nadal (2011), Andy Murray (2008) Wild Cards (8): Juan Martin del Potro, , , , Mackenzie McDonald, , , Qualifiers (16): , , , , , , Marton Fucsovics, , , , , , , Jan Satral, Radek Stepanek, Lucky Losers (2): , Jozef Kovalik Youngest in Draw: Frances Tiafoe (18 yrs, 7 mos.) Total Teenagers: 6 (from youngest to oldest): Frances Tiafoe (18), Michael Mmoh (18), (18), (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 ) Players by Country: 40 countries (down from 44 in 2015): USA (17), (13), (11), (9), (8) Complete country breakdown on page 14

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2016 Tournament Winners in Draw (30 of 30): Novak Djokovic (7), Andy Murray (4), (4), (3), (2)*, (2), Ivo Karlovic (2), Martin Klizan (2), Rafael Nadal (2). One Each: Nicolas Almagro, Marin Cilic, , Victor Estrella Burgos, , , , , Feliciano Lopez, , , , Juan , Gael Monfils, Kei Nishikori, , Albert Ramos-Viñolas, , , , * 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 , , 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. 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 4th Round 2010 Andy Murray 3rd Round 2009 Sam Querrey 3rd Round 2008 Rafael Nadal Semi-finalist 2007 Champion 2006 Runner-up 2005 Andy Roddick 1st Round 2004 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 63 26 76(1) 61 2004 Roger Federer Lleyton Hewitt 60 76(3) 60 2003 Andy Roddick 63 76(2) 63 2002 Andre Agassi 63 64 57 64 2001 Lleyton Hewitt Pete Sampras 76(4) 61 61 2000 Pete Sampras 64 63 63 1999 Andre Agassi 64 67 67 63 62 1998 Patrick Rafter 63 36 62 60 1997 Patrick Rafter 63 62 46 75 1996 Pete Sampras Michael 61 64 76 1995 Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 64 63 46 75 1994 Andre Agassi 61 76 75 1993 Pete Sampras Cedric Pioline 64 64 63 1992 Pete Sampras 36 64 76 62 1991 Stefan Edberg 62 64 60 1990 Pete Sampras Andre Agassi 64 63 62 1989 76 16 63 76 1988 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 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 75 63 63 1978 Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg 64 62 62 1977 Jimmy Connors 26 63 75 60 1976 Jimmy Connors Bjorn Borg 64 36 76 64

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1975 Jimmy Connors 64 63 63 1974 Jimmy Connors 61 60 61 1973 Jan Kodes 64 16 46 62 62 1972 Ilie Nastase Arthur Ashe 36 63 67 64 63 1971 Jan Kodes 36 63 62 76 1970 Ken Rosewall 26 64 76 63 1969 Tony Roche 79 61 62 62 1968 Arthur Ashe 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

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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). US Open Lead-Up Winners (2012-2016)

Tournament Year Champion US Open Finish Washington 2016 Gael Monfils TBD 2015 Kei Nishikori 1st Round 2014 Milos Raonic 4th Round 2013 Juan Martin del Potro 2nd Round 2012 3rd Round ATP Masters 1000 Canada 2016 Novak Djokovic TBD 2015 Andy Murray 4th Round 2014 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4th Round 2013 Rafael Nadal Champion 2012 Novak Djokovic Runner-up Atlanta 2016 TBD 2015 4th Round 2014 John Isner 3rd Round 2013 John Isner 3rd Round 2012 Mardy Fish 4th Round Los Cabos 2016 Ivo Karlovic TBD Bogotá 2015 3rd Round 2014 Bernard Tomic 2nd Round 2013 Ivo Karlovic 3rd Round 2012 Sam Querrey 3rd Round ATP Masters 1000 Cincinnati 2016 Marin Cilic TBD 2015 Roger Federer Runner-up 2014 Roger Federer Semi-finalist 2013 Rafael Nadal Champion 2012 Roger Federer Quarter-finalist Winston-Salem 2016 TBD TBD 2015 Quarter-finalist 2014 Lukas Rosol 1st Round 2013 Jurgen Melzer 1st Round 2012 John Isner 3rd Round

2016 HARD COURT MATCH WINS LEADERS: World No. 1 Novak Djokovic leads all players with 33 hard-court wins thus far in 2016. The chart below does not include the result of the Winston-Salem final featuring Roberto Bautista Agut.

Rank Player W-L Titles 1 Novak Djokovic 33-2 5 2 Kei Nishikori 29-9 1 3 Gael Monfils 28-7 1 4 Roberto Bautista Agut 27-8* 2* 5 Milos Raonic 22-5 1

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US Open Result of Hard Court Wins Leaders Entering US Open (since 2002) Year Player Hard Court W-L US Open Result 2016 Novak Djokovic 33-2 TBD 2015 Novak Djokovic 33-4 Champion 2014 Roger Federer 33-5 Semi-finalist 2013 Novak Djokovic 25-4 Runner-up 2012 Novak Djokovic 29-3 Runner-up 2011 Novak Djokovic 33-1 Champion 2010 Andy Roddick 33-7 2nd Round 2009 Andy Murray 34-3 4th Round 2008 Rafael Nadal 36-7 Semi-finalist 2007 33-9 4th Round 2006 Roger Federer 35-2 Champion 2005 Roger Federer 38-1 Champion 2004 Andy Roddick 44-8 Quarter-finalist 2003 Andy Roddick 34-7 Champion 2002 Andy Roddick 30-9 Quarter-finalist 2001 Andre Agassi 30-5 Quarter-finalist 2001 Patrick Rafter 30-7 4th Round 2001 Jan-Michael Gambill 30-13 2nd Round 2000 29-9 4th Round Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold

CAREER HARD COURT TITLE LEADERS: Roger Federer is the Open Era hard-court titles leader with 60:

Hard Court Title Leaders (Open Era)

Player Hard Court Titles Roger Federer 60 Novak Djokovic 50 Jimmy Connors 49 Andre Agassi 46 Pete Sampras 36 Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold

Hard Court Title Leaders (Active Players Only)

Player Hard Court Titles Last Hard Court Title Roger Federer 60 2015 Novak Djokovic 50 2016 ATP Masters 1000 Toronto Andy Murray 27 2016 Rio Olympics Rafael Nadal 16 2014 Juan Martin del Potro 14 2014

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LOPEZ APPROACHING FEDERER: Roger Federer’s Open Era-record run of 65 consecutive Grand Slam main draws played ended earlier this year when he missed Roland Garros. Federer’s former junior rival, Feliciano Lopez of Spain, is now in second place among Open Era streaks and six behind the Swiss. Lopez and Paul Henri-Mathieu are appearing for the 15th straight year at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, most among the 128 men in the field.

Rank Player Consecutive Grand Slam Events Played 1 Roger Federer 65 (2000 -) 2 Feliciano Lopez 59* (2002 Roland Garros-2016 US Open) 3 56 (1991 Australian Open-2004 US Open) T4 Fernando Verdasco 54* (2003 Wimbledon-2016 US Open) T4 Stefan Edberg 54 (1983 Wimbledon-1996 US Open) 6 Tomas Berdych 52 (2003 US Open-2016 Wimbledon) 7 50 (-2015 Roland Garros) T8 Novak Djokovic 48* (2005 Australian Open-2016 US Open) T8 Guillermo Garcia-Lopez 48* (2005 Australian Open-2016 US Open) 10 Stan Wawrinka 47* (2005 Roland Garros-2016 US Open) Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold *Denotes a streak which is active through 2016 US Open

CAREER GRAND SLAM TITLE LEADERS: By winning his first Roland Garros title in June, Novak Djokovic moved into a tie for fourth place on the all-time Grand Slam singles titles list with (12).

All-Time Grand Slam Men’s Singles Title Leaders Rank Titles Player 1 17 Roger Federer T2 14 Rafael Nadal T2 14 Pete Sampras T4 12 Novak Djokovic T4 12 Roy Emerson T6 11 Bjorn Borg T6 11 Rod Laver 8 10 Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold

ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM TITLE LEADERS: Roger Federer, the greatest Grand Slam singles champion in men’s tennis history, is missing the US Open for the first time this millennium. Six women have won more majors than the Swiss.

All-Time Grand Slam Singles Title Leaders (Men and Women) Rank Titles Player 1 24 T2 22 T2 22 4 19 Moody T5 18 T5 18 7 17 Roger Federer

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SIX GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONS IN DRAW: Six of the seven active major champions are appearing at the US Open.

Player Titles Grand Slam Rafael Nadal 14 Australian Open (1) – 2009 Roland Garros (9) – 2005-08, 2010-14 Wimbledon (2) – 2008, 2010 US Open (2) – 2010, 2013 Novak Djokovic 12 Australian Open (6) – 2008, 2011-13, 2015-16 Roland Garros (1) – 2016 Wimbledon (3) – 2011, 2014-15 US Open (2) – 2011, 2015 Andy Murray 3 Wimbledon (2) – 2013, 2015 US Open (1) – 2012 Stan Wawrinka 2 Australian Open (1) – 2014 Roland Garros (1) – 2015 Marin Cilic 1 US Open (1) – 2014 Juan Martin del Potro 1 US Open (1) – 2009

GRAND SLAM TITLE BREAKTHROUGH: In the Open Era, 13 players have earned their first Grand Slam title by winning the US Open. This tournament has the second-highest number of first-time champions behind Roland Garros:

Australian Open (11) Roland Garros (21) Jimmy Connors 1974 Ken Rosewall 1968 Jim Courier 1991 1976 Jan Kodes 1970 1993 1977 Andres Gimeno 1972 1995 Vitas Gerulaitis 1977 Bjorn Borg 1974 1996 Brian Teacher 1980 1976 1997 1981 Guillermo Vilas 1977 Carlos Moya 1998 Stefan Edberg 1985 Mats Wilander 1982 2002 1998 1983 Juan Carlos Ferrero 2003 2002 Ivan Lendl 1984 Gaston Gaudio 2004 Novak Djokovic 2008 1989 Rafael Nadal 2005 Stan Wawrinka 2014 Andres Gomez 1990 Wimbledon (9) US Open (13) Rod Laver 1968 Arthur Ashe 1968 John Newcombe 1970 Stan Smith 1971 Boris Becker 1985 Ilie Nastase 1972 1987 Manuel Orantes 1975 Michael Stich 1991 John McEnroe 1979 Andre Agassi 1992 Pete Sampras 1990 1996 Patrick Rafter 1997 Goran Ivanisevic 2001 Marat Safin 2000 Roger Federer 2003 Lleyton Hewitt 2001 Andy Roddick 2003 Juan Martin del Potro 2009 Andy Murray 2012 Marin Cilic 2014 Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold

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ALL-TIME GRAND SLAM MATCH WINS LEADERS: Here are the Top 10 Grand Slam match wins leaders (players at 2016 US Open in bold). W-L Titles 1) Roger Federer 307-51 17 2) Jimmy Connors 233-49 8 3) Andre Agassi 224-53 8 4) Novak Djokovic 223-35 12 5) Ivan Lendl 222-49 8 6) Roy Emerson 209-48 12 7) Pete Sampras 203-38 14 8) Rafael Nadal 200-30 14 9) Stefan Edberg 178-47 6 10) Andy Murray 172-39 3

US OPEN MATCH WINS LEADERS: Here are the all-time Top 10 match wins leaders in the tournament:

W-L Titles 1) Jimmy Connors 98-17 5 2) Andre Agassi 79-19 2 3) Roger Federer 78-11 5 4) 75-27 1 5) Ivan Lendl 73-13 3 T6) Bill Tilden 71-7 7 T6) Pete Sampras 71-9 5 8) R. Norris “Dick” Williams 69-20 2 9) John McEnroe 65-12 4 10) 58-10 2 Note: Novak Djokovic (57-9) and Rafael Nadal (43-9) lead all players in the 2016 US Open draw.

RETAINING THE TITLE: There have been 12 successful title defenses at Flushing Meadows. The last player to retain his title was Roger Federer in 2008:

Successful Grand Slam title defenses (Open Era) Defending Australian Open (12) Defending Roland Garros (16) Ken Rosewall, 1971-72 Jan Kodes, 1970-71 Guillermo Vilas, 1978-79 Bjorn Borg, 1974-75 Johan Kriek, 1981-82 Bjorn Borg, 1978-81 (3 defenses) Mats Wilander, 1983-84 Ivan Lendl, 1986-87 Stefan Edberg, 1985-87* (*not played in 1986) Jim Courier, 1991-92 Ivan Lendl, 1989-90 Sergi Bruguera, 1993-94 Jim Courier, 1992-93 Gustavo Kuerten, 2000-01 Andre Agassi, 2000-01 Rafael Nadal, 2005-08 (3 defenses) Roger Federer, 2006-07 Rafael Nadal, 2010-14 (4 defenses) Novak Djokovic, 2011-13 (2 defenses) Novak Djokovic, 2015-16 Defending Wimbledon (18) Defending US Open (12) Rod Laver, 1968-69 John McEnroe, 1979-81 (2 defenses) John Newcombe, 1970-71 Jimmy Connors, 1982-83 Bjorn Borg, 1976-80 (4 defenses) Ivan Lendl, 1985-87 (2 defenses) John McEnroe, 1983-84 Stefan Edberg, 1991-92 Boris Becker, 1985-86 Pete Sampras, 1995-96 Pete Sampras, 1993-95 (2 defenses) Patrick Rafter, 1997-98 Pete Sampras, 1997-00 (3 defenses) Roger Federer, 2004-08 (4 defenses) Roger Federer, 2003-07 (4 defenses) Novak Djokovic, 2014-15

Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold

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Defending Grand Slam Champions Losing in 1st Round (Open Era) Year/Tournament Defending Champion 1R Result 2003 Wimbledon Lleyton Hewitt l. to Ivo Karlovic 16 76 63 64 l. to Cedric Pioline 46 46 75 63 10 1999 US Open Patrick Rafter ret (shoulder injury)

1997 Australian Open Boris Becker l. to Carlos Moya 57 76 36 61 64

1977 (Dec) Australian Open Roscoe Tanner l. to 36 63 62 16 64

Performance of Defending US Open Champion Year Champion Following Year Result 2015 Novak Djokovic TBD 2014 Marin Cilic Lost SF to Novak Djokovic 2013 Rafael Nadal Did Not Play (right wrist injury) 2012 Andy Murray Lost QF to Stan Wawrinka 2011 Novak Djokovic Lost Final to Andy Murray 2010 Rafael Nadal Lost Final to Novak Djokovic 2009 Juan Martin del Potro Did Not Play (right wrist injury) 2008 Roger Federer Lost Final to Juan Martin del Potro 2007 Roger Federer Champion def. Andy Murray 2006 Roger Federer Champion def. Novak Djokovic 2005 Roger Federer Champion def. Andy Roddick 2004 Roger Federer Champion def. Andre Agassi 2003 Andy Roddick Lost QF to 2002 Pete Sampras Did Not Play (retired) 2001 Lleyton Hewitt Lost SF to Andre Agassi 2000 Marat Safin Lost SF to Pete Sampras 1999 Andre Agassi Lost 2nd Round to Arnaud Clement 1998 Patrick Rafter Lost 1st Round to Cedric Pioline 1997 Patrick Rafter Champion def. Mark Philippoussis 1996 Pete Sampras Lost 4th Round to Petr Korda 1995 Pete Sampras Champion def. Michael Chang 1994 Andre Agassi Lost Final to Pete Sampras 1993 Pete Sampras Lost 4th Round to 1992 Stefan Edberg Lost 2nd Round to Karel Novacek 1991 Stefan Edberg Champion def. Pete Sampras 1990 Pete Sampras Lost QF to Jim Courier 1989 Boris Becker Lost SF to Andre Agassi 1988 Mats Wilander Lost 2nd Round to Pete Sampras 1987 Ivan Lendl Lost Final to Mats Wilander 1986 Ivan Lendl Champion def. Mats Wilander 1985 Ivan Lendl Champion def. Miloslav Mecir 1984 John McEnroe Lost Final to Ivan Lendl

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1983 Jimmy Connors Lost SF to John McEnroe 1982 Jimmy Connors Champion def. Ivan Lendl 1981 John McEnroe Lost SF to Ivan Lendl 1980 John McEnroe Champion def. Bjorn Borg 1979 John McEnroe Champion def. Bjorn Borg 1978 Jimmy Connors Lost SF to John McEnroe 1977 Guillermo Vilas Lost 4th Round to 1976 Jimmy Connors Lost Final to Guillermo Vilas 1975 Manuel Orantes Lost QF to Bjorn Borg 1974 Jimmy Connors Lost Final to Manuel Orantes 1973 John Newcombe Lost SF to Ken Rosewall 1972 Ilie Nastase Lost 2nd Round to 1971 Stan Smith Lost QF to Arthur Ashe 1970 Ken Rosewall Did Not Play 1969 Rod Laver Lost 4th Round to 1968 Arthur Ashe Lost SF to Rod Laver Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold

TOP SEED RESULTS: The top seed has won the title 15 times in the 48 US Opens held during the Open Era. The US Open top seed has lost twice in the first round: John Newcombe in 1971 and Stefan Edberg in 1990.

Year Top Seed Result 2016 Novak Djokovic TBD 2015 Novak Djokovic Champion def. Roger Federer 2014 Novak Djokovic Lost SF to Kei Nishikori 2013 Novak Djokovic Lost Final to Rafael Nadal 2012 Roger Federer Lost QF to Tomas Berdych 2011 Novak Djokovic Champion def. Rafael Nadal 2010 Rafael Nadal Champion def. Novak Djokovic 2009 Roger Federer Lost Final to Juan Martin del Potro 2008 Rafael Nadal Lost SF to Andy Murray 2007 Roger Federer Champion def. Novak Djokovic 2006 Roger Federer Champion def. Andy Roddick 2005 Roger Federer Champion def. Andre Agassi 2004 Roger Federer Champion def. Lleyton Hewitt 2003 Andre Agassi Lost SF to Juan Carlos Ferrero 2002 Lleyton Hewitt Lost SF to Andre Agassi 2001 Gustavo Kuerten Lost QF to Yevgeny Kafelnikov 2000 Andre Agassi Lost 2nd Round to Arnaud Clement 1999 Pete Sampras Withdrew before his first round match 1998 Pete Sampras Lost SF to Patrick Rafter 1997 Pete Sampras Lost 4th Round to Petr Korda 1996 Pete Sampras Champion def. Michael Chang 1995 Andre Agassi Lost Final to Pete Sampras 1994 Pete Sampras Lost 4th Round to Jaime Yzaga

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1993 Jim Courier Lost 4th Round to Cedric Pioline 1992 Jim Courier Lost SF to Pete Sampras 1991 Boris Becker Lost 3rd Round to 1990 Stefan Edberg Lost 1st Round to Alexander Volkov 1989 Ivan Lendl Lost Final to Boris Becker 1988 Ivan Lendl Lost Final to Mats Wilander 1987 Ivan Lendl Champion def. Mats Wilander 1986 Ivan Lendl Champion def. Miloslav Mecir 1985 John McEnroe Lost Final to Ivan Lendl 1984 John McEnroe Champion def. Ivan Lendl 1983 John McEnroe Lost 4th Round to 1982 John McEnroe Lost SF to Ivan Lendl 1981 John McEnroe Champion def. Bjorn Borg 1980 Bjorn Borg Lost Final to John McEnroe 1979 Bjorn Borg Lost QF to Roscoe Tanner 1978 Bjorn Borg Lost Final to Jimmy Connors 1977 Bjorn Borg Lost 4th Round to 1976 Jimmy Connors Champion def. Bjorn Borg 1975 Jimmy Connors Lost Final to Manuel Orantes 1974 Jimmy Connors Champion def. Ken Rosewall 1973 Stan Smith* Lost SF to Jan Kodes 1973 Ilie Nastase* Lost 2nd Round to Andrew Pattison 1972 Stan Smith Lost QF to Arthur Ashe 1971 John Newcombe Lost 1st Round to Jan Kodes 1970 Rod Laver Lost 4th Round to Dennis Ralston 1969 Rod Laver Champion def. Tony Roche 1968 Rod Laver Lost 4th Round to Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold *In 1973, there were two No. 1 seeds

THREE OF BIG FOUR LEAD THE WAY: Since 2005 Roland Garros, when Rafael Nadal won his first Grand Slam title, the Big 4 of Nadal, Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray has won 42 of the past 46 Grand Slam titles. The only exceptions occurred at the 2009 US Open (Juan Martin del Potro), (Stan Wawrinka), 2014 US Open (Marin Cilic) and 2015 Roland Garros (Wawrinka). It’s the most dominant era in the . During the current stretch, Nadal has won 14 titles, Federer 13, Djokovic 12 and Murray three.

NO. 1 RANKING UPDATE: Novak Djokovic has held the No. 1 Emirates ATP Ranking each week since July 7, 2014 after winning the Wimbledon title (113 consecutive weeks as of August 29, 2016). Djokovic is guaranteed to retain the No. 1 spot regardless of his result. When the start of the US Open, Djokovic will celebrate his 214th week as World No. 1, fifth all-time behind Roger Federer (302), Pete Sampras (286), Ivan Lendl (270) and Jimmy Connors (268).

LAST AMERICAN GRAND SLAM CHAMPION: Andy Roddick is the last American man to win a Grand Slam tournament at the 2003 US Open. The 2016 US Open is the 52nd major since Roddick’s triumph, the longest gap between Grand Slam titles for US men in the Open Era. The previous longest American drought in the Open Era ended at Roland Garros in 1989, when Michael Chang won the Roland Garros title 18 majors after John McEnroe won the 1984 US Open. Roddick and Andre Agassi, who was runner-up at the 2005 US Open, are the only Americans to reach a Grand Slam final since Roddick’s 2003 US Open title. They lost to Roger Federer in all five of their combined Grand Slam final appearances following the 2003 US Open. Roddick was runner-up at the 2006 US Open and Wimbledon in 2004-05 and 2009.

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LEFT-HANDED CHAMPIONS (Open Era): Six different left-handed players have won the US Open title in the Open Era. In all, left-handers have won 14 US Open singles titles:  Jimmy Connors (5) – 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982-83  John McEnroe (4) – 1979-81, 1984  Rafael Nadal (2) – 2010, 2013  Guillermo Vilas (1) – 1977  Manuel Orantes (1) – 1975  Rod Laver (1) - 1969

YOUNGEST / OLDEST US OPEN RECORDS (Open Era):  Youngest Singles Champion: Pete Sampras (19 years, 28 days) in 1990 (d. Agassi)  Youngest Male to Compete: (15 years, 2 months, 14 days) in 1988 (l. to Kriek)  Youngest Male to Win A Match: Michael Chang (15 years, 6 months, 10 days) in 1987 (d. McNamee)  Oldest Singles Champion: Ken Rosewall (35 years, 10 months, 11 days) in 1970 (d. Roche)

30-OVER CHAMPIONS: Stan Wawrinka is looking to become the fifth man in the Open Era to win multiple major singles titles after turning 30. Andre Agassi was the last man to do so, winning Open in 2001 and 2003 (at 32 years, 272 days). He is the oldest Grand Slam champion since Ken Rosewall was 37 when he won the 1972 Australian Open.

Players Aged Over 30 to Win 2 or More Grand Slams (All-Time) Player GS Titles Won Aged 30-Over Years Rod Laver 4 1969 Australian Open, Roland Garros, Wimbledon, US Open Ken Rosewall 4 1968 Roland Garros, 1970 US Open, 1971-72 Australian Open Andre Agassi 2 2001, 2003 Australian Open Jimmy Connors 2 1982-83 US Open Ashe, Federer, Gimeno, Gomez, Korda, Newcombe, Sampras and Wawrinka won one major after turning 30.

WILD CARDS: Americans were awarded six of the eight wild cards: NCAA champion Mackenzie McDonald, USTA Pro Circuit US Open Challenge winner Ernesto Escobedo, USTA Boys’ 18s champion Michael Mmoh, Bjorn Fratangelo, Rajeev Ram and Frances Tiafoe. The other wild cards are 2009 US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and ’s James Duckworth.

FORMER JUNIOR CHAMPIONS: There are 10 former US Open junior champions in the draw. Since the junior tournament began in 1973, only Stefan Edberg, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray have won both the boys’ and men’s singles titles.

Year Player 2015 Taylor Fritz 2013 Borna Coric 2010 2009 Bernard Tomic 2008 Grigor Dimitrov 2007 Ricardas Berankis 2004 Andy Murray 2003 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 2002 Richard Gasquet 2001 Gilles Muller

There are also six players in the main draw who have been runner-up in the boys’ event: (2002-03), (2004), Jeremy Chardy (2005), (2007), (2010) and Jiri Vesely (2011). , the 1991 boys’ singles champion, appears in the men’s doubles draw.

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WITHDRAWALS AND RETURNS: Six players on the acceptance list withdrew from the US Open: Tomas Berdych, Roger Federer, , , and . Kokkinakis and Tursunov withdrew after qualifying play began, which allowed two lucky losers to gain entry into the main draw. Four players returning from injuries have used protected rankings: , , Jerzy Janowicz and Janko Tipsarevic.

FIRST TIMERS: There are 16 players making their US Open debut this year (down from 18 in 2015): Iñigo Cervantes, Guilherme Clezar, Gastao Elias, Ernesto Escobedo, Taylor Fritz, Marton Fucsovics, Alessandro Giannessi, Christian Harrison, Ilya Ivashka, Karen Khachanov, Jozef Kovalik, Mackenzie McDonald, Michael Mmoh, Saketh Myneni, Jan Satral and . In the Open Era, no man has won the US Open title in his debut. The last Grand Slam champion to win a title in his debut at that event was Rafael Nadal at 2005 Roland Garros.

COUNTRY BREAKDOWN: There are 40 countries represented in the men’s singles draw at the US Open (down from 44 in 2015), with the USA (17 players) and France (13 players) leading the way.

Argentina 9 1 Wild Card 1 Qualifier Australia 5 2 Seeds 1 Wild Card 1 1 Seed Belarus 1 1 Qualifier 2 1 Seed 1 Qualifier Bosnia-Herzegovina 1 3 1 Qualifier Bulgaria 1 1 Seed Canada 2 1 Seed Chinese Taipei 1 Croatia 4 2 Seeds Cyprus 1 4 2 Qualifiers 1 France 13 6 Seeds Germany 8 2 Seeds 1 Qualifier 1 Great Britain 4 1 Seed Hungary 1 1 Qualifier India 1 1 Qualifier 1 5 2 Qualifiers Japan 2 1 Seed Kazakhstan 1 Lithuania 1 Luxembourg 1 Moldova 1 1 1 Portugal 2 5 1 Qualifier 4 1 Seed 3 1 Seed 1 Lucky Loser 1 1 Seed Spain 11 5 Seeds 2 1 Seed 1 Qualifier Tunisia 1 3 17 4 Seeds 6 Wild Cards 3 Qualifiers Uruguay 1 1 Seed 1 40 Countries 128 32 Seeds 8 Wild Cards 16 Qualifiers 2 Lucky Losers

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PAST US OPEN DOUBLES CHAMPIONS & RUNNERS-UP (Open Era):

Champions Runners-Up Score Year 2015 Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut / + 64 64 2014 / / Marc Lopez+ 63 64 2013 Leander Paes / Radek Stepanek+ / + 61 63 2012 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Leander Paes / Radek Stepanek+ 63 64 2011 Jurgen Melzer / / 62 62 2010 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan / Aisam-Ul-Haq Qureshi+ 76(5) 76(4) 2009 Lukas Dlouhy / Leander Paes / 36 63 62 2008 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Lukas Dlouhy / Leander Paes 76(5) 76(10) 2007 / Lukas Dlouhy / Pavel Vizner 75 64 2006 / Leander Paes Jonas Bjorkman / 67 64 63 2005 Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan Jonas Bjorkman / Max Mirnyi 61 64 2004 / Mark Knowles Leander Paes / 63 63 2003 Jonas Bjorkman / Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan 57 60 75 2002 Mahesh Bhupathi / Max Mirnyi Jiri Novak / Radek Stepanek 63 36 64 2001 / / 76(9) 26 63 2000 Lleyton Hewitt / Max Mirnyi / 64 57 76 1999 Sebastien Lareau / Alex O'Brien Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes 76 64 1998 / Mark Knowles / Daniel Nestor 46 76 62 1997 Yevgeny Kafelnikov / Jonas Bjorkman / Niklas Kulti 76 63 1996 / Todd Woodbridge / Paul Haarhuis 46 76 76 1995 Mark Woodforde / Todd Woodbridge Alex O'Brien / Sandon Stolle 63 63 1994 Jacco Eltingh / Paul Haarhuis Mark Woodforde / Todd Woodbridge 63 76 1993 / Rich Leach Karel Novacek / Martin Damm 67 64 62 1992 / Rick Leach / 36 76 63 63 1991 / Anders Jarryd / 63 36 63 63 1990 / / 62 76 62 1989 John McEnroe / Mark Woodforde Ken Flach / 64 46 63 63 1988 / Emilio Sanchez Rick Leach / Walkover 1987 Stefan Edberg / Anders Jarryd Ken Flach / Robert Seguso 76 62 46 57 76 1986 Andres Gomez / Slobodan Zivojinovic Joakim Nystrom / Mats Wilander 46 63 63 46 63 1985 Ken Flach / Robert Seguso / Yannick Noah 67 76 76 60 1984 John Fitzgerald / Tomas Smid Stefan Edberg / Anders Jarryd 76 63 63 1983 John McEnroe / / 63 64 62 1982 / / 62 67 57 62 64 1981 John McEnroe / Peter Fleming Heinz Gunthardt / Peter McNamara Default 1980 Robert Lutz / Stan Smith John McEnroe / Peter Fleming 76 36 61 36 63 1979 John McEnroe / Peter Fleming Robert Lutz / Stan Smith 62 64 1978 Robert Lutz / Stan Smith / 16 75 63 1977 / Frew McMillan / Raul Ramirez 64 60 1976 Marty Riessen / Tom Okker / Cliff Latcher 64 60

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1975 Jimmy Connors / Ilie Nastase Tom Okker / Marty Riessen 64 76 1974 Robert Lutz / Stan Smith / 63 63 1973 / John Newcombe Rod Laver / Ken Rosewall 75 26 75 75 1972 Cliff Drysdale / Owen Davidson / John Newcombe 64 76 63 1971 John Newcombe / Roger Taylor Stan Smith / 67 63 76 46 76 1970 Pierre Barthes / Nikki Pilic Roy Emerson / Rod Laver 63 76 46 76 1969 Ken Rosewall / Charles Pasarell / Dennis Ralston 26 75 13-11 63 1968 Robert Lutz / Stan Smith Arthur Ashe / Andres Gimeno 11-9 61 75 Players competing at 2016 US Open in bold +Not playing together at 2016 US Open

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