In tennis, the 2013 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorships reasons) was the tenth edition of the US Open Series, which included ten hard court tournaments that started on July 20, 2013 in Atlanta and concluded in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 24, 2013. This edition consisted of four separate men's tournaments and four women's tournaments, with the Western & Southern Open hosting both a men's and women's event. The series was headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events. Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams were the US Open Series winners, making them eligible for a $1 million bonus if either also won the US Open, a feat which they both accomplished, hence receiving the largest paychecks to date for a single tennis tournament, totalling $3.6 million each.

Point distribution for series events edit

In order to be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player needed to have countable results from two different tournaments. The players who finished in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open.

Round ATP World Tour 1000
WTA Premier 5
ATP World Tour 500 & 250
WTA Premier
Winner 100 70
Finalist 70 45
Semifinalist 45 25
Quarterfinalist 25 15
Round of 16 15 0

US Open Series standings edit

The standings include all players who received points in at least two tournaments.

ATP edit

Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1   ESP Rafael Nadal 2 2 (1st, 2nd) 200
2   USA John Isner 3 1 185
3   ARG Juan Martín del Potro 3 1 130
4   CAN Milos Raonic 2 85
5   SRB Novak Djokovic 2 70
6   RUS Dmitry Tursunov 3 65
7   RSA Kevin Anderson 2 60
=   CZE Tomáš Berdych 2 60
9   GER Tommy Haas 2 40
=   AUS Marinko Matosevic 3 40
=   GBR Andy Murray 2 40
12   BUL Grigor Dimitrov 2 30
=   UZB Denis Istomin 2 30

Notes:

WTA edit

Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1   USA Serena Williams 2 1 170
2   BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 1 145
3   POL Agnieszka Radwańska 4 130
4   CZE Petra Kvitová 4 100
=   AUS Samantha Stosur 3 1 100
6   SVK Dominika Cibulková 2 1 95
=   ROM Sorana Cîrstea 2 95
=   ROM Simona Halep 2 1 95
9   CHN Li Na 2 90
10   SRB Jelena Janković 2 60
11   ITA Roberta Vinci 3 55
12   DEN Caroline Wozniacki 2 50
13   USA Sloane Stephens 3 45
14   ITA Sara Errani 2 40
=   SRB Ana Ivanovic 2 40
=   SVK Magdaléna Rybáriková 2 40
17   POL Urszula Radwańska 2 30
=   RUS Elena Vesnina 2 30

Notes:

  • 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in Premier events; or the Round of 16 or better in Premier 5 events.

Bonus Prize Money edit

Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.[1][2]

2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish 2013 US Open Finish Awardees
W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
1st Place $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $70,000 $40,000 $25,000 $15,000   Rafael Nadal $1,000,000
  Serena Williams $1,000,000
2nd Place $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $35,000 $20,000 $12,500 $7,500   John Isner $20,000
  Victoria Azarenka $250,000
3rd Place $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,250 $17,500 $10,000 $6,250 $3,750   Juan Martín del Potro $6,250
  Agnieszka Radwańska $17,500

2013 schedule edit

Legend
Grand Slam Event
ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5
ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier
ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International
Week Date Men's Events Women's Events
1 July 22 – July 28 Atlanta
BB&T Atlanta Open
2013 Champion:   John Isner
Stanford
Bank of the West Classic
2013 Champion:   Dominika Cibulková
2 July 29 – August 4 Washington, D.C.
Citi Open
2013 Champion:   Juan Martín del Potro
Carlsbad
Southern California Open
2013 Champion:   Samantha Stosur
3 August 5 – August 11 Montreal
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
2013 Champion:   Rafael Nadal
Toronto
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
2013 Champion:   Serena Williams
4 August 12 – August 18 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2013 Champion:   Rafael Nadal
Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2013 Champion:   Victoria Azarenka
5 August 19 – August 25 Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Open
2013 Champion:   Jürgen Melzer
New Haven
New Haven Open at Yale
2013 Champion:   Simona Halep
6–7 August 26 – September 9 New York
US Open
2013 Champion:   Rafael Nadal
New York
US Open
2013 Champion:   Serena Williams

Week 1 edit

ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open edit

Main draw finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   J Isner 77 77
  J Blake 61 65
1   John Isner 6 4 77
7   Lleyton Hewitt 4 6 65
3   I Dodig 6 0 3
7   L Hewitt 1 6 6
1   John Isner 63 77 77
2   Kevin Anderson 77 62 62
  S Giraldo 3 6 62
  R Harrison 6 2 77
  Ryan Harrison 3 63
2   Kevin Anderson 6 77
  D Istomin 3 6 3
2   K Anderson 6 3 6

WTA – Bank of the West Classic edit

Main draw finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Agnieszka Radwańska 77 3 6
6   Varvara Lepchenko 62 6 3
1   Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6
4   Jamie Hampton 3 2
4   Jamie Hampton 6 6
Q   Vera Dushevina 4 3
1   Agnieszka Radwańska 6 4 4
3   Dominika Cibulková 3 6 6
7   Urszula Radwańska 5 3
3   Dominika Cibulková 7 6
3   Dominika Cibulková 6 6
5   Sorana Cîrstea 4 0
5   Sorana Cîrstea 6 6
  Olga Govortsova 3 2

Week 2 edit

ATP – Citi Open edit

Main draw finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1/WC   Juan Martín del Potro 77 6  
7   Kevin Anderson 60 3  
1/WC   Juan Martín del Potro 77 6  
3   Tommy Haas 64 3  
3   Tommy Haas 77 77  
11   Grigor Dimitrov 65 63  
1/WC   Juan Martín del Potro 3 6 6
8   John Isner 6 1 2
    Dmitry Tursunov 6 4 77
    Marinko Matosevic 3 6 64
  Dmitry Tursunov 79 3 4
8   John Isner 67 6 6
8   John Isner 65 6 6
16   Marcos Baghdatis 77 4 4

WTA – Southern California Open edit

Main draw finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1   Victoria Azarenka 6 6
  Urszula Radwańska 1 2
1   Victoria Azarenka 6 4 6
7   Ana Ivanovic 0 6 3
4   Roberta Vinci 1 77 2
7   Ana Ivanovic 6 61 6
1   Victoria Azarenka 2 3
5/WC   Samantha Stosur 6 6
WC   Virginie Razzano 68 7 710
3   Petra Kvitová 710 5 68
WC   Virginie Razzano 62 3
5/WC   Samantha Stosur 77 6
5/WC   Samantha Stosur 7 2 6
2   Agnieszka Radwańska 5 6 3

Week 3 edit

ATP – Rogers Cup (Montreal) edit

Main draw finals edit

Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Novak Djokovic 2 6 6
  Denis Istomin 6 4 4 1   Novak Djokovic 6 6
9   Kei Nishikori 6 3 3 7   Richard Gasquet 1 2
7   Richard Gasquet 1 6 6 1   Novak Djokovic 4 6 62
4   Rafael Nadal 78 6 4   Rafael Nadal 6 3 77
15   Jerzy Janowicz 66 4 4   Rafael Nadal 6 6
Q   Marinko Matosevic 79 610 6 Q   Marinko Matosevic 2 4
  Benoît Paire 67 712 3 4   Rafael Nadal 6 6
5   Tomáš Berdych 5 6 65 11   Milos Raonic 2 2
WC   Vasek Pospisil 7 2 77 WC   Vasek Pospisil 3
  Nikolay Davydenko 6 6   Nikolay Davydenko 0r
Q   Alex Bogomolov, Jr. 4 3 WC   Vasek Pospisil 4 6 64
6   Juan Martín del Potro 5 4 11   Milos Raonic 6 1 77
11   Milos Raonic 7 6 11   Milos Raonic 77 4 6
  Ernests Gulbis 6 6   Ernests Gulbis 63 6 4
2   Andy Murray 4 3

WTA – Rogers Cup (Toronto) edit

Main draw finals edit

Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Serena Williams 6 6
13   Kirsten Flipkens 0 3 1   Serena Williams 6 6
  Magdaléna Rybáriková 77 1   Magdaléna Rybáriková 1 1
7/WC   Marion Bartoli 65 0r 1   Serena Williams 77 6
3   Agnieszka Radwańska 6 77 3   Agnieszka Radwańska 63 4
14   Sloane Stephens 1 62 3   Agnieszka Radwańska 77 7
  Alizé Cornet 5 63 5   Sara Errani 61 5
5   Sara Errani 7 77 1   Serena Williams 6 6
  Dominika Cibulková 6 77   Sorana Cîrstea 2 0
10   Roberta Vinci 3 64   Dominika Cibulková 61 2
16   Ana Ivanovic 6 1 65 4   Li Na 77 6
4   Li Na 3 6 77 4   Li Na 1 65
6   Petra Kvitová 6 6   Sorana Cîrstea 6 77
12   Samantha Stosur 3 3 6   Petra Kvitová 6 5 2
15   Jelena Janković 3 4   Sorana Cîrstea 4 7 6
  Sorana Cîrstea 6 6

Week 4 edit

ATP – Western & Southern Open edit

Main draw finals edit

Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Novak Djokovic 6 6
Q   David Goffin 2 0 1   Novak Djokovic 65 6 5
12   Milos Raonic 65 4   John Isner 77 3 7
  John Isner 77 6   John Isner 65 711 6
3   David Ferrer 2 4 7   Juan Martín del Potro 77 69 3
Q   Dmitry Tursunov 6 6 Q   Dmitry Tursunov 4 6 1
  Feliciano López 4 6 4 7   Juan Martín del Potro 6 3 6
7   Juan Martín del Potro 6 1 6   John Isner 68 63
5   Roger Federer 1 7 6 4   Rafael Nadal 710 77
11   Tommy Haas 6 5 3 5   Roger Federer 7 4 3
  Grigor Dimitrov 2 7 2 4   Rafael Nadal 5 6 6
4   Rafael Nadal 6 5 6 4   Rafael Nadal 7 77
6   Tomáš Berdych 6 6 6   Tomáš Berdych 5 64
  Tommy Robredo 3 0 6   Tomáš Berdych 6 6
  Julien Benneteau 2 2 2   Andy Murray 3 4
2   Andy Murray 6 6

WTA – Western & Southern Open edit

Main draw finals edit

Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1   Serena Williams 6 6
  Mona Barthel 4 1 1   Serena Williams 6 6
11   Samantha Stosur 4 6 2   Simona Halep 0 4
  Simona Halep 6 4 6 1   Serena Williams 7 7
4   Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6 5   Li Na 5 5
  Elena Vesnina 0 2 4   Agnieszka Radwańska
9   Angelique Kerber 4 4 5   Li Na w/o
5   Li Na 6 6 1   Serena Williams 6 2 66
6   Sara Errani 4 3 2   Victoria Azarenka 2 6 78
12   Roberta Vinci 6 6 12   Roberta Vinci 0 4
14   Jelena Janković 3 7 7 14   Jelena Janković 6 6
  Sloane Stephens 6 5 5 14   Jelena Janković 6 2 3
7   Petra Kvitová 6 2 3 2   Victoria Azarenka 4 6 6
10   Caroline Wozniacki 3 6 6 10   Caroline Wozniacki 3 65
  Magdaléna Rybáriková 3 4 2   Victoria Azarenka 6 77
2   Victoria Azarenka 6 6

Week 5 edit

ATP – Winston-Salem Open edit

Main draw finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Ričardas Berankis 3 4
6   Sam Querrey 6 6
6   Sam Querrey 2 6 3
9   Jürgen Melzer 6 4 6
13   Dmitry Tursunov 4 3
9   Jürgen Melzer 6 6
9   Jürgen Melzer 6 2  
15   Gaël Monfils 3 1r  
7/WC   Fernando Verdasco 710 4 4
15   Gaël Monfils 68 6 6
15   Gaël Monfils 711 6
10   Alexandr Dolgopolov 69 3
10   Alexandr Dolgopolov 77 6
  Lu Yen-hsun 62 3

WTA – New Haven Open at Yale edit

Main draw finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Ekaterina Makarova 1 66
  Simona Halep 6 78
  Simona Halep 6 7
4   Caroline Wozniacki 2 5
4   Caroline Wozniacki 78 6
6/WC   Sloane Stephens 66 2
  Simona Halep 6 6
3   Petra Kvitová 2 2
  Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 2 5
3   Petra Kvitová 2 6 7
3   Petra Kvitová 6 6
  Klára Zakopalová 0 1
  Klára Zakopalová 4 6 6
  Elena Vesnina 6 0 4

References edit

  1. ^ "2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge Standings". emiratesusopenseries.com. 9 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Nadal claims 2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series men's title". emiratesusopenseries.com. 20 August 2013.

External links edit