2019 US Open (tennis)


The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. Neither managed to defend their title, with Djokovic retiring in the fourth round due to a shoulder injury after losing the first two sets against Stan Wawrinka, and Osaka losing in the fourth round against Belinda Bencic.
Serena Williams set an Open Era record by reaching 10 US Open finals.
It was the first time since the 2017 Australian Open and fourth time in the Open Era that both the men's and women's number one seeds were defeated before the quarterfinals.
In a repeat of the 2019 Rogers Cup, Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Daniil Medvedev in a 5-set thriller for his 19th Grand Slam singles title. Bianca Andreescu won the women's singles title, defeating Serena Williams in straight sets the final, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title and the first person born in the 21st century of either gender, to win a Grand Slam title.

Tournament

The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was held on 17 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation and was part of the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls, which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there were singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand.

Broadcast

In the United States, the 2019 US Open was the fifth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster held exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This meant that the tournament was not available on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.

Senior


Wheelchair

Junior

Prize money

The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2019 US Open is $57,238,700, a more than 13.2% increase on the same total last year.
EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q3Q2Q1
Singles$3,850,000$1,900,000$960,000$500,000$280,000$163,000$100,000$58,000$32,000$18,000$11,000
Doubles$740,000$370,000$175,000$91,000$50,000$30,000$17,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mixed Doubles$160,000$76,000$38,000$19,975$11,400$5,900N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Singles players

Men's Singles

Women's Singles

Day-by-day summaries

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 19, 2019. Rank and points before are as of August 26, 2019.

Men's Singles">2019 US Open – Men's Singles">Men's Singles

† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but is defending points from two 2018 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments.
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
16 Juan Martín del Potro2,0501,200850Right knee injury

Women's Singles">2019 US Open – Women's Singles">Women's Singles

The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
24 Amanda Anisimova1,934101,924Family emergency

Doubles seeds

Men's doubles">2019 US Open – Men's Doubles">Men's doubles

1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.

Women's doubles">2019 US Open – Women's Doubles">Women's doubles

1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.

Mixed doubles">2019 US Open – Mixed Doubles">Mixed doubles

1Rankings as of August 19, 2019.

Events

Men's Singles

The following players will be given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.

Men's singles

The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was scheduled on August 19 – 23, 2019.

Men's Singles

  1. Elliot Benchetrit
  2. Santiago Giraldo
  3. Kwon Soon-woo
  4. Ilya Ivashka
  5. Evgeny Donskoy
  6. Egor Gerasimov
  7. Tobias Kamke
  8. Grégoire Barrère
  9. Chung Hyeon
  10. Jenson Brooksby
  11. Dominik Köpfer
  12. Guillermo García López
  13. Sumit Nagal
  14. Jannik Sinner
  15. Jiří Veselý
  16. Marco Trungelliti
;Lucky Losers
  1. Paolo Lorenzi
  2. Kamil Majchrzak

    Women's Singles

  3. Elena Rybakina
  4. Magdalena Fręch
  5. Jana Čepelová
  6. Peng Shuai
  7. Johanna Larsson
  8. Caroline Dolehide
  9. Ana Bogdan
  10. Mariam Bolkvadze
  11. Denisa Allertová
  12. Harriet Dart
  13. Tímea Babos
  14. Richèl Hogenkamp
  15. Taylor Townsend
  16. Wang Xinyu
  17. Tereza Martincová
  18. Anna Kalinskaya
;Lucky Losers
  1. Paula Badosa
  2. Varvara Lepchenko
  3. Nicole Gibbs
  4. Priscilla Hon
  5. Kirsten Flipkens
  6. Wang Xiyu

    Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
; Men's Singles
; Women's Singles
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew due to injury, suspension, or personal reasons:
;Men's Singles
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament
;Women's Singles
;Before the tournament
;During the tournament