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2017 US OPEN Flushing, New York, USA | August 28-September 10, 2017 Draw Size: S-128, D-64 | $50.4 million | Hard TOURNAMENT PREVIEW www.usopen.org 2017 US OPEN PREVIEW LOCATION: Flushing, New York, USA VENUE: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center DATES: August 28-September 10, 2017 PRIZE MONEY: $50.4 million (combined men & women) DRAW: 128 singles and 64 doubles SURFACE: Hard Welcome to the 2017 US Open, the last Grand Slam tournament of the year, to be held at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The US Open is one of the oldest major sporting events in the United States of America. Sporting Event First held Kentucky Derby (horse racing) 1875 US Open/US National Championships (tennis) 1881 Stanley Cup (hockey) 1893 U.S. Open (golf) 1895 World Series (baseball) 1903 Indianapolis 500 (auto racing) 1911 Super Bowl/NFL Championship (American football) 1920 The Masters (golf) 1934 NBA Finals (basketball) 1947 The US Open, known before 1968 as the US National Championships, is the second-oldest of the four Grand Slams after Wimbledon, and the only one to have been played each year since its inception in 1881. This is the 137th staging of the event, as well as the 50th US Open and 199th Grand Slam tournament of the Open Era. The US Open has been held on the hard courts of Flushing since moving from Forest Hills in 1978. It was played on grass through 1974 and on clay from 1975 to 1977. US OPEN FAST FACTS Former Champions (4): Marin Cilic (2014), Rafael Nadal (2010, 2013), Juan Martin del Potro (2009), Roger Federer (2004- 08) Wild Cards (8): Geoffrey Blancaneaux, Alex de Minaur, Christopher Eubanks, Bjorn Fratangelo, Taylor Fritz, Thai-Son Kwiatkowski, Patrick Kypson, Tommy Paul Qualifiers (16): Radu Albot, JC Aragone, Darian King, Evan King, Mikhail Kukushkin, Nicolas Mahut, Maximilian Marterer, Adrian Menendez-Maceiras, Vincent Millot, Cameron Norrie, Vaclav Safranek, Denis Shapovalov, John-Patrick Smith, Tim Smyczek, Cedrik-Marcel Stebe, Stefano Travaglia Lucky Losers (2): Lukas Lacko, Leonardo Mayer #NextGenATP (14): Hyeon Chung, Borna Coric, Alex de Minaur, Jared Donaldson, Ernesto Escobedo, Taylor Fritz, Karen Khachanov, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Daniil Medvedev, Tommy Paul, Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov, Frances Tiafoe, Alexander Zverev NOTE: #NextGenATP players were born in 1996 or later and have broken into Top 200. College Players (10): Kevin Anderson (Illinois 2005-07), JC Aragone (Virginia 2014-17), Christopher Eubanks (Georgia Tech 2015-Present), John Isner (Georgia 2004-07), Steve Johnson (USC 2009-12), Evan King (Michigan 2010-13), Thai- Son Kwiatkowski (Virginia 2014-17), Cameron Norrie (TCU 2015-17), Tennys Sandgren (Tennessee 2010-11), John-Patrick Smith (Tennessee 2008-11) NOTE: Aragone, Eubanks, Kwiatkowski and Norrie played college tennis this past season. Protected Rankings (6): Ricardas Berankis, Ernests Gulbis, Andreas Haider-Maurer, Thanasi Kokkinakis, John Millman, Dmitry Tursunov Withdrawals (8): Federico Delbonis (left hip), Novak Djokovic (right elbow), Daniel Evans (provisional suspension), Andy Murray (hip), Kei Nishikori (right wrist), Yoshihito Nishioka (left knee), Milos Raonic (left wrist), Stan Wawrinka (knee) Youngest: Patrick Kypson (17) Oldest: Ivo Karlovic (38) 30-and-Over: 45 (down from record 49 in 2016) Countries: 43 (40 in 2016) -- USA (19), France (13), Spain (9), Germany (8), 3 Countries (7) -- See page 11 for full list. 2017 ATP World Tour Champions: Roger Federer (5), Alexander Zverev (5), Rafael Nadal (4), Grigor Dimitrov (3), Jo- Wilfried Tsonga (3), Roberto Bautista Agut (2), John Isner (2), Gilles Muller (2), Lucas Pouille (2), Sam Querrey (2), Jack Sock (2), 16 Players (1) 2017 US OPEN TOURNAMENT PREVIEW Page 2 of 15 2017 PRIZE MONEY & RANKING POINTS: Prize money for the 2017 US Open has increased by more than $4 million, bringing the total purse for the tournament to a record $50.4 million, a 9 percent increase over the 2016 US Open prize money totals. With those increases, the US Open becomes the first tennis tournament in history with total prize money compensation topping $50 million. Both the men’s and women’s singles champions will earn $3.7 million, the largest payout in US Open history. The average increase per round for the singles competition is 7.5 percent above the 2016 US Open. Both the men’s and women’s doubles champion teams will earn $675,000, the highest in US Open history, and overall doubles prize money has been increased by 8.6 percent. DOUBLES EMIRATES ATP SINGLES EMIRATES ATP ROUND PRIZE MONEY DOUBLES PRIZE MONEY RANKING POINTS (PER TEAM) RANKING POINTS Winner $3,700,000 2,000 $675,000 2,000 Runner-up $1,825,000 1,200 $340,000 1,200 Semi-finalist $920,000 720 $160,000 720 Quarter-finalist $470,000 360 $82,000 360 Round of 16 $253,625 180 $44,000 180 Round of 32 $144,000 90 $26,500 90 Round of 64 $86,000 45 $16,500 0 Round of 128 $50,000 10 ----------- ---------- NO. 1 ON THE LINE IN EMIRATES ATP RANKINGS: New World No. 1 Rafael Nadal puts his ranking on the line at the US Open, where No. 3 Roger Federer can return to the top of men’s tennis. Both Nadal and Federer, potential semi-final opponents, can clinch No. 1 on Sept. 11 by reaching the US Open final. Federer, 36, debuted at No. 1 on Feb. 2, 2004 and has not been No. 1 since Nov. 4, 2012. He is hoping to break a pair of Andre Agassi’s records. The five-time US Open champion would be the oldest World No. 1 since rankings were established in 1973. The four years and 310 days between Nov. 4, 2012 and Sept. 11, 2017 would be the longest gap between stints at No. 1. Please see below for all scenarios. US OPEN DNP 1R 2R 3R 4R QF SF FINAL TITLE POINTS 0 10 45 90 180 360 720 1,200 2,000 NADAL 7,465 7,475 7,510 7,555 7,645 7,825 8,185 8,665 9,465 FEDERER 7,145 7,155 7,190 7,235 7,325 7,505 7,865 8,345 9,145 Nadal No. 1 Scenarios * Champion or Finalist * Semi-finalist + Federer does not reach final * Quarter-finalist, 4th Round, 3rd Round or 2nd Round + Federer does not reach SF * 1st Round or Does Not Play + Federer does not reach QF Federer No. 1 Scenarios * Champion or Finalist * Semi-finalist + Nadal does not reach SF * Quarter-finalist + Nadal does not reach 2R LAST OF THE AMERICANS: Andy Roddick, the 2003 US Open champion, is the last American man to win a Grand Slam championship. The 2017 US Open is the 56th Slam since Roddick’s triumph, the longest gap ever between Grand Slam titles for US men. 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Player Titles Years Roger Federer 5 2004-08 Jimmy Connors 5 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982-83 Pete Sampras 5 1990, 1993, 1995-96, 2002 John McEnroe 4 1979-81, 1984 Ivan Lendl 3 1985-87 Federer seeks his eighth US Open final, which would create a three-way tie for most in the Open Era. Player Finals Years Pete Sampras 8 1990, 1992-93, 1995-96, 2000-02 Ivan Lendl 8 1982-89 Roger Federer 7 2004-09, 2015 Novak Djokovic 7 2007, 2010-13, 2015-16 Jimmy Connors 7 1974-78, 1982-83 Federer seeks his sixth US Open title 13 years after winning his first, which would set an Open Era record for greatest number of years between first and most recent US Open titles. Player No. Years Pete Sampras 12 1990, 2002 Jimmy Connors 9 1974, 1983 Andre Agassi 5 1994, 1999 John McEnroe 5 1979, 1984 Federer seeks a sixth US Open title nine years after winning his fifth, which would set an Open Era record for greatest number of years between US Open titles. 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