US Open

The final Grand Slam of the year, United States Open Tennis Championships takes place in New York City. The tournament is the modern version of the U.S. National Championship, which is the oldest tournament in tennis.

Sep 13, 2020; Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; General view of Arthur Ashe Stadium during the Dominic Thiem of Austria match against Alexander Zverev of Germany in the men's singles final match on day 14 of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

The tournament has been administered by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) since 1978. Since then, it has been using DecoTurf cushion acrylic hard courts.

The Arthur Ashe Stadium inside the complex tops in the list of the largest tennis stadiums in the world with a capacity of seating 23,771 spectators.

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At US Open, when the score of the final set reaches 6-6 (fifth set in ATP and third set in WTA), the seven-point tiebreaker comes in to play.

US Open Prize Money

The total prize money for US Open 2020 was $53.4 million, down 6.7% from the previous year. It is still the richest Grand Slam tennis tournament in history. The men’s and women’s singles champions' prize money was reduced to $3 million and the runners-up collected cheques of $1.5 million each.

The champions of the US Open tennis tournament are given 2000 ranking points and the ATP finalists collect 1200 ranking points and whereas their WTA counterparts are awarded 1300 points.

Flushing Meadows, New York, USA; Dominic Thiem of Austria celebrates with the championship trophy after his match against Alexander Zverev of Germany (not pictured) in the men's singles final match on day fourteen of the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. |REUTERS

US Open Winners List (ATP) Over The Past 15 Years:

Roger Federer	2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Juan Martin del Potro	2009
Rafael Nadal	2010, 2013, 2017, 2019
Novak Djokovic	2011, 2015, 2018
Andy Murray	2012
Marin Cilic	2014
Stan Wawrinka	2016
Dominic Thiem	2020

US Open Winners List (WTA) Over The Past 15 Years:

Svetlana Kuznetsova	2004, 2006, 2007, 2008
Kim Clijsters	2005, 2009, 2010
Maria Sharapova	2006
Justine Henin	2003, 2007
Serena Williams	1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014
Sam Stosur	2011
Flavia Pennetta	2015
Angelique Kerber	2016
Sloane Stephens	2017
Naomi Osaka	2018, 2020
Bianca Andreescu	2019

Where is US Open held?

The tournament is held at Flushing Meadows. The Big Apple City’s major tournament takes place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a stadium complex within Flushing Meadows–Corona, Park in Queens, New York, USA.

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The stadium was initially named USTA National Tennis Center, and in 2006 it was renamed to honor the 12-time Grand Slam champion and one of the most influential sports persons, Billie Jean King.