2013 US Open (tennis)

2013 US Open
Date	August 26 – September 9
Edition	133rd
Category	Grand Slam (ITF)
Surface	Hardcourt
Location	New York City, United States
Venue	USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
Rafael Nadal
Women's singles
Serena Williams
Men's doubles
Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek
Women's doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká
Mixed doubles
Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi
Wheelchair men's singles
Stéphane Houdet
Wheelchair women's singles
Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad singles
Lucas Sithole
Wheelchair men's doubles
Michaël Jérémiasz / Maikel Scheffers
Wheelchair women's doubles
Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot
Wheelchair quad doubles
Nick Taylor / David Wagner
Boys' singles
Borna Ćorić
Girls' singles
Ana Konjuh
Boys' doubles
Kamil Majchrzak / Martin Redlicki
Girls' doubles
Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková

The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9.

Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending champions in the singles events. Williams successfully defended her title, but Murray was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stanislas Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the men's singles.

Tournament

Arthur Ashe Stadium where the Finals of US Open take place

The 2013 US Open was the 133rd edition of the tournament and was held at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, United States.

The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 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 singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and after one-year break due to Paralympic Games in London singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.

The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts, including the three main showcourts, Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

Notable events

• In 2008–2012, due to inclement weather conditions, the tournament lasted 15 instead of the scheduled 14 days, ending on the third Monday. In 2013, the schedule was extended to 15 days, potentially giving the players one more day to prepare for the final match.
• Maria Sharapova, 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a shoulder injury.
• In a second round match which pitted the 2001 and 2009 men's champions against each other, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Martín del Potro in five grueling sets lasting over four hours; this marked the first time since he won the title in 2001 that Hewitt had defeated a top ten opponent at the US Open.
• By winning the first set in her fourth round loss to Victoria Azarenka, Ana Ivanovic won her first set against a top ten opponent at a Grand Slam since she won the 2008 French Open, ending a streak of 15 consecutive sets lost against a top ten seed.^{[note a]}
• Serena Williams won 24 consecutive games from 1–1 in the second set against Sloane Stephens in the fourth round through to 1–0 in the second set against Li Na in the semi-finals, breaking her own record of 23 games at last year's US Open.
• For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka contested the women's final, marking the first time since 2001–2 in which two consecutive US Open finals were contested between the same two players.
• With Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal contesting the men's final, this marked the first time since the 2000 Australian Open in which both the men's and women's finals were contested between the top two.
• By winning the tournament, both Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams collected the biggest payday in tennis history of $3.6M ($2.6M for the championship and an added $1M bonus for winning the 2013 US Open Series). Also, with the win, Williams and Nadal have now won each Grand Slam together – the Australian Open (2009), the French Open (2013), Wimbledon (2010) and the US Open (2013). They are the first male-female pair in the entire history of tennis, not just in the Open Era, to win all four Grand Slams together.^a
• By winning the US Open, Rafael Nadal became the first player since Andy Roddick in 2003 to capture the 3 major consecutive US hardcourt season titles, namely the Roger's Cup, Cincinnati Masters and US Open.

Note:

^[note a] Ana Ivanovic retired in the second set of her fourth round match against Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2009; thus, the losing streak of sets is 15.

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.

Seniors points

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128	Q	Q3	Q2	Q1
Men's singles	2000	1200	720	360	180	90	45	10	25	16	8	0
Men's doubles							0	—	—	—	—	—
Women's singles		1400	900	500	280	160	100	5	60	50	40	2
Women's doubles							5	—	—	—	—	—

Wheelchair points

Event	W	F	SF/3rd	QF/4th
Singles	800	500	375	100
Doubles	800	500	100	—
Quad singles	800	500	100	—
Quad doubles	800	100	—	—

Junior points

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Q	Q3
Boys' singles	375	270	180	120	75	30	25	20
Girls' singles
Boys' doubles	270	180	120	75	45	—	—	—
Girls' doubles						—	—	—

Prize money

The US Open total prize money for 2013 was increased by almost nine million dollars to tournament record $34,300,000.

In the 2013 season, the US Open prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $29m at the French Open, and $34m at the Wimbledon Championships.

Event	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128	Q3	Q2	Q1
Singles	$2,600,000	$1,300,000	$650,000	$325,000	$165,000	$93,000	$53,000	$32,000	$12,028	$7,911	$4,100
Doubles *	$460,000	$230,000	$115,000	$58,000	$30,000	$18,750	$12,500	—	—	—	—
Mixed doubles *	$150,000	$70,000	$30,000	$15,000	$10,000	$5,000	—	—	—	—	—
Wheelchair singles	$	$	$	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wheelchair doubles*	$	$	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Quad singles	$	$	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Quad doubles*	$	$	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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Bonus prize money

Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.

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

Singles players

2013 US Open – Men's singles

2013 US Open – Women's singles

Day-by-day summaries

Main article: 2013 US Open – Day-by-day summaries

Events

Seniors

Men's singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Men's singles

• Rafael Nadal defeated Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

• This was Nadal's 13th career Grand Slam singles title and his 2nd at the US Open

Women's singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Women's singles

• Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–7^(6–8), 6–1

• This was Williams' 17th career Grand Slam singles title and her 5th at the US Open

Men's doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Men's doubles

• Leander Paes / Radek Štěpánek defeated Alexander Peya / Bruno Soares, 6–1, 6–3

• This was Paes' 8th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open

• This was Štěpánek's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at the US Open

Women's doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Women's doubles

• Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká defeated Ashleigh Barty / Casey Dellacqua, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 6–4

• This was Hlaváčková's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open

• This was Hradecká's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open

Mixed doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Mixed doubles

• Andrea Hlaváčková / Max Mirnyi defeated Abigail Spears / Santiago González, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

• This was Hlaváčková's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title

• This was Mirnyi's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open

Juniors

Boys' singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Boys' singles

• Borna Ćorić defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1

Girls' singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Girls' singles

• Ana Konjuh defeated Tornado Alicia Black, 3–6, 6–4, 7–6^(8–6)

Boys' doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Boys' doubles

• Kamil Majchrzak / Martin Redlicki defeated Quentin Halys / Frederico Ferreira Silva, 6–3, 6–4

Girls' doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Girls' doubles

• Barbora Krejčíková / Kateřina Siniaková defeated Belinda Bencic / Sara Sorribes Tormo, 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair events

Wheelchair men's singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles

• Stéphane Houdet defeated Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 6–4

Wheelchair women's singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles

• Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock 3–6, 6–2, 7–6^(7–3)

Wheelchair quad singles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Wheelchair quad singles

• Lucas Sithole defeated David Wagner, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Wheelchair men's doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles

• Michaël Jérémiasz / Maikel Scheffers defeated Gustavo Fernández / Joachim Gérard, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3

Wheelchair women's doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Wheelchair women's doubles

• Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot defeated Sabine Ellerbrock / Yui Kamiji, 6–3, 6–4

Wheelchair quad doubles

Main article: 2013 US Open – Wheelchair quad doubles

• David Wagner / Nick Taylor defeated Andrew Lapthorne / Lucas Sithole, 6–0, 2–6, 6–3

Singles seeds

The following are the seeded players. Ranking and seeding are according to ATP and WTA rankings on August 19, 2013.

Men's singles

Seed	Rank	Player	Points Before	Points defending	Points won	Points After	Status
1	1	Novak Djokovic	10,980	1,200	1,200	10,980	Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
2	2	Rafael Nadal	8,860	0	2,000	10,860	Champion, defeated Novak Djokovic [1]
3	3	Andy Murray	8,700	2,000	360	7,060	Quarterfinals lost to Stanislas Wawrinka [9]
4	4	David Ferrer	7,210	720	360	6,850	Quarterfinals lost to Richard Gasquet [8]
5	5	Tomáš Berdych	5,075	720	180	4,535	Fourth round lost to Stanislas Wawrinka [9]
6	6	Juan Martín del Potro	4,740	360	45	4,425	Second round lost to Lleyton Hewitt
7	7	Roger Federer	4,695	360	180	4,515	Fourth round lost to Tommy Robredo [19]
8	9	Richard Gasquet	2,625	180	720	3,165	Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
9	10	Stanislas Wawrinka	2,610	180	720	3,150	Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
10	11	Milos Raonic	2,555	180	180	2,555	Fourth round lost to Richard Gasquet [8]
11	12	Kei Nishikori	2,405	90	10	2,325	First round lost to Dan Evans (Q)
12	13	Tommy Haas	2,185	10	90	2,265	Third round lost to Mikhail Youzhny [21]
13	14	John Isner	2,025	90	90	2,025	Third round lost to Philipp Kohlschreiber [22]
14	15	Jerzy Janowicz	2,110	10	10	2,110	First round lost to Máximo González (Q)
15	16	Nicolás Almagro	2,110	180	10	1,940	First round lost to Denis Istomin
16	18	Fabio Fognini	2,025	90	10	1,945	First round lost to Rajeev Ram
17	20	Kevin Anderson	1,740	10	45	1,775	Second round lost to Marcos Baghdatis
18	21	Janko Tipsarević	1,685	360	180	1,505	Fourth round lost to David Ferrer [4]
19	22	Tommy Robredo	1,620	45	360	1,935	Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
20	23	Andreas Seppi	1,550	10	90	1,630	Third round lost to Denis Istomin
21	24	Mikhail Youzhny	1,475	10	360	1,825	Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1]
22	25	Philipp Kohlschreiber	1,445	180	180	1,445	Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2]
23	26	Feliciano López	1,435	90	90	1,435	Third round lost to Milos Raonic [10]
24	27	Benoît Paire	1,415	45	10	1,380	First round lost to Alex Bogomolov Jr.
25	28	Grigor Dimitrov	1,375	10	10	1,375	First round lost to João Sousa
26	29	Sam Querrey	1,310	90	45	1,265	Second round lost to Adrian Mannarino
27	30	Fernando Verdasco	1,325	90	10	1,245	First round lost to Ivan Dodig
28	31	Juan Mónaco	1,275	10	10	1,275	First round lost to Florian Mayer
29	32	Jürgen Melzer	1,425	10	10	1,425	First round lost to Evgeny Donskoy
30	33	Ernests Gulbis	1,191	45	10	1,156	First round lost to Andreas Haider-Maurer
31	34	Julien Benneteau	1,185	45	90	1,230	Third round lost to Tomáš Berdych [5]
32	35	Dmitry Tursunov	1,190	16	90	1,264	Third round lost to Richard Gasquet [8]

Withdrawn players

Rank	Player	Points	Points defending	Points won	New points	Withdrew due to
8	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	3,470	45	0	3,425	Knee injury
17	Gilles Simon	2,040	90	0	1,950	Pertussis
19	Marin Čilić	1,805	360	0	1,445	Suspension

Women's singles

Seed	Rank	Player	Points Before	Points defending	Points won	Points After	Status
1	1	Serena Williams	12,260	2,000	2,000	12,260	Champion, defeated Victoria Azarenka [2]
2	2	Victoria Azarenka	9,505	1,400	1,400	9,505	Runner-up, lost to Serena Williams [1]
3	4	Agnieszka Radwańska	6,335	280	280	6,335	Fourth round lost to Ekaterina Makarova [24]
4	5	Sara Errani	5,125	900	100	4,325	Second round lost to Flavia Pennetta
5	6	Li Na	4,825	160	900	5,565	Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [1]
6	8	Caroline Wozniacki	3,490	5	160	3,645	Third round lost to Camila Giorgi (Q)
7	9	Petra Kvitová	3,290	280	160	3,170	Third round lost to Alison Riske (WC)
8	10	Angelique Kerber	3,420	280	280	3,420	Fourth round lost to Carla Suárez Navarro [18]
9	11	Jelena Janković	3,125	160	280	3,245	Fourth round lost to Li Na [5]
10	12	Roberta Vinci	3,065	500	500	3,065	Quarterfinals lost to Flavia Pennetta
11	13	Samantha Stosur	3,210	500	5	2,715	First round lost to Victoria Duval (Q)
12	14	Kirsten Flipkens	2,961	160	5	2,806	First round lost to Venus Williams
13	15	Ana Ivanovic	2,940	500	280	2,720	Fourth round lost to Victoria Azarenka [2]
14	16	Maria Kirilenko	2,620	160	160	2,620	Third round lost to Simona Halep [21]
15	17	Sloane Stephens	2,925	160	280	3,045	Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [1]
16	18	Sabine Lisicki	2,615	5	160	2,770	Third round lost to Ekaterina Makarova [24]
17	19	Dominika Cibulková	2,281	160	5	2,126	First round lost to Elina Svitolina
18	20	Carla Suárez Navarro	2,375	100	500	2,775	Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [1]
19	21	Sorana Cîrstea	2,250	100	100	2,250	Second round lost to Kurumi Nara (Q)
20	22	Nadia Petrova	2,212	280	5	1,937	First round lost to Julia Glushko (Q)
21	23	Simona Halep	2,450	100	280	2,630	Fourth round lost to Flavia Pennetta
22	24	Elena Vesnina	2,125	100	100	2,125	Second round lost to Karin Knapp
23	25	Jamie Hampton	1,881	5	160	2,036	Third round lost to Sloane Stephens [15]
24	26	Ekaterina Makarova	1,935	160	500	2,275	Quarterfinals lost to Li Na [5]
25	27	Kaia Kanepi	1,781	0	160	1,941	Third round lost to Angelique Kerber [8]
26	28	Alizé Cornet	1,730	100	160	1,790	Third round lost to Victoria Azarenka [2]
27	29	Svetlana Kuznetsova	1,679	0	160	1,839	Third round lost to Flavia Pennetta
28	30	Mona Barthel	1,550	5	100	1,645	Second round lost to Alison Riske (WC)
29	31	Magdaléna Rybáriková	1,575	160	5	1,420	First round lost to Patricia Mayr-Achleitner (LL)
30	32	Laura Robson	1,561	280	160	1,441	Third round lost to Li Na [5]
31	33	Klára Zakopalová	1,600	5	5	1,600	First round lost to Hsieh Su-wei
32	34	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	1,560	100	160	1,620	Third round lost to Agnieszka Radwańska [3]

Withdrawn players

Rank	Player	Points	Points defending	Points won	New points	Withdrew due to
3	Maria Sharapova	8,766	900	0	7,866	Right shoulder bursitis
7	Marion Bartoli	4,365	500	0	3,865	Retired from tennis

Wild card entries

Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.

Men's singles wild card entries

1. Collin Altamirano
2. Brian Baker
3. James Duckworth
4. Ryan Harrison
5. Bradley Klahn
6. Tim Smyczek
7. Guillaume Rufin
8. Rhyne Williams

Women's singles wild card entries

1. Ashleigh Barty
2. Nicole Gibbs
3. Vania King
4. Virginie Razzano
5. Alison Riske
6. Shelby Rogers
7. Maria Sanchez
8. Sachia Vickery

Men's doubles wild card entries

1. James Blake / Jack Sock
2. Jarmere Jenkins / Mac Styslinger
3. Steve Johnson / Michael Russell
4. Bradley Klahn / Sam Querrey
5. Austin Krajicek / Denis Kudla
6. Alex Kuznetsov / Bobby Reynolds
7. Paul Oosterbaan / Ronnie Schneider

Women's doubles wild card entries

1. Mallory Burdette / Taylor Townsend
2. Jill Craybas / CoCo Vandeweghe
3. Lauren Davis / Grace Min
4. Daniela Hantuchová / Martina Hingis
5. Allie Kiick / Sachia Vickery
6. Melanie Oudin / Alison Riske
7. Shelby Rogers / Maria Sanchez

Mixed doubles wild card entries

1. Kaitlyn Christian / Dennis Novikov
2. Victoria Duval / Donald Young
3. Martina Hingis / Mahesh Bhupathi
4. Megan Moulton-Levy / Eric Butorac
5. Melanie Oudin / Austin Krajicek
6. Sabrina Santamaria / Jarmere Jenkins
7. Yasmin Schnack / Eric Roberson
8. Sloane Stephens / Jack Sock

Qualifiers entries

Men's singles qualifiers entries

Main article: 2013 US Open – Men's singles qualifying

1. Mikhail Kukushkin
2. Ivo Karlović
3. Florent Serra
4. Philipp Petzschner
5. Rogério Dutra da Silva
6. Somdev Devvarman
7. Thomas Fabbiano
8. Donald Young
9. Nick Kyrgios
10. Frank Dancevic
11. Peter Gojowczyk
12. Go Soeda
13. Dan Evans
14. Máximo González
15. Stéphane Robert
16. Albano Olivetti

The following player received entry as a lucky loser:

1. Andrej Martin

Women's singles qualifiers entries

Main article: 2013 US Open – Women's singles qualifying

1. Casey Dellacqua
2. Sharon Fichman
3. Grace Min
4. Victoria Duval
5. CoCo Vandeweghe
6. Duan Yingying
7. Kurumi Nara
8. Maria João Koehler
9. Vera Dushevina
10. Mirjana Lučić-Baroni
11. Chanel Simmonds
12. Michelle Larcher de Brito
13. Julia Glushko
14. Ajla Tomljanović
15. Alexandra Krunić
16. Camila Giorgi

The following players received entry as lucky losers:

1. Patricia Mayr-Achleitner
2. Olivia Rogowska

Protected ranking

The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:

Men's Singles

• Pablo Cuevas (PR 54)
• Jürgen Zopp (PR 88)

Women's Singles

• Petra Cetkovská (PR 55)
• Alexandra Dulgheru (PR 58)
• Alisa Kleybanova (PR 24)
• Aleksandra Wozniak (PR 41)

Withdrawals

The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew with injuries, suspensions or personal reasons.

Men's Singles

• Marin Čilić → replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
• Mardy Fish → replaced by Andrej Martin
• Gilles Simon → replaced by Andreas Haider-Maurer
• Viktor Troicki → replaced by Rajeev Ram
• Jo-Wilfried Tsonga → replaced by David Goffin

Women's Singles

• Marion Bartoli → replaced by Anna Tatishvili
• Ayumi Morita → replaced by Olivia Rogowska
• Garbiñe Muguruza → replaced by Tímea Babos
• Romina Oprandi → replaced by Dinah Pfizenmaier
• Yulia Putintseva → replaced by Flavia Pennetta
• Maria Sharapova → replaced by Patricia Mayr-Achleitner

Retirements

Men's Singles

• Pablo Cuevas
• Juan Mónaco
• Philipp Petzschner
• Guillaume Rufin
• Dmitry Tursunov

Media coverage

Country	TV Broadcaster(s)	Notes
Brazil	SporTV, ESPN
Canada	TSN
Europe	Eurosport, Eurosport 2
India	TEN Sports
Pakistan	TEN Sports
Philippines	Balls HD
Qatar	Al Jazeera Sports	Middle East
Romania	Romanian Eurosport
Hong Kong	Now Sports
Serbia	Prva, Serbian Eurosport
United States	CBS, ESPN, Tennis Ch.

External links

• Media related to 2013 US Open (tennis) at Wikimedia Commons
• Official site of 2013 US Open