2022 US Open (tennis)
The 2022 US Open was the 142nd edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final tennis major (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.
Daniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu were the men's and women's singles defending tournament champions.[1][2] Raducanu lost to Alizé Cornet in the first round, while Medvedev lost to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round.
Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively. Carlos became the first male player from the 2000s (born in 2003) and Iga became the second female player from the 2000s (born in 2001), to win the tournament's singles titles.
Tournament
[edit]The 2022 US Open was the 142nd consecutive 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 played on hard courts and took place over a series of 15 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.
The tournament was run by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and part of the 2022 ATP Tour (male tennis professionals) and the 2022 WTA Tour (female professional players) calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as singles draws remained in standard 128 person format in each category, as both doubles draws returned to standard 64 players. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments.
This was the first time at any tennis major that coaching was allowed from the stands.[3]
Broadcast
[edit]In the United States, the 2022 US Open was the eighth 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.
All tournament matches not cablecasted by ESPN, which focuses almost exclusively on the singles competitions, were available online on ESPN+.
Singles players
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Events
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]
Carlos Alcaraz def. 
Casper Ruud, 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3
Women's singles
[edit]
Iga Świątek def. 
Ons Jabeur, 6–2, 7–6(7–5)
Men's doubles
[edit]
Rajeev Ram / 
Joe Salisbury def. 
Wesley Koolhof / Neal Skupski, 7–6(7–4), 7–5
Women's doubles
[edit]
Barbora Krejčiková / Kateřina Siniaková def. Caty McNally / Taylor Townsend, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1
Mixed doubles
[edit]
Storm Sanders / John Peers def. 
Kirsten Flipkens / 
Édouard Roger-Vasselin, 4–6, 6–4, [10–7]
Wheelchair men's singles
[edit]- Alfie Hewett def.
Shingo Kunieda, 7–6(7–2), 6–1
Wheelchair women's singles
[edit]- Diede de Groot def. Yui Kamiji, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Wheelchair quad singles
[edit]- Niels Vink def. Sam Schröder, 7–5, 6–3
Wheelchair men's doubles
[edit]- Martín de la Puente / Nicolas Peifer def. Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid, 4–6, 7–5, [10–6]
Wheelchair women's doubles
[edit]- Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot def. Yui Kamiji /
Kgothatso Montjane, 6–2, 6–2
Wheelchair quad doubles
[edit]- Sam Schröder / Niels Vink def.
Robert Shaw / David Wagner, 6–1, 6–2
Boys' singles
[edit]- Martín Landaluce def. Gilles-Arnaud Bailly, 7–6(7–3), 5–7, 6–2
Girls' singles
[edit]
Alex Eala def. Lucie Havlíčková, 6–2, 6–4
Boys' doubles
[edit]- Ozan Baris / Nishesh Basavareddy def.
Dylan Dietrich / 
Juan Carlos Prado Ángelo, 6–1, 6–1
Girls' doubles
[edit]- Lucie Havlíčková /
Diana Shnaider def. 
Carolina Kuhl / Ella Seidel, 6–3, 6–2
Wheelchair boys' singles
[edit]- Ben Bartram def. Dahnon Ward, 6–4, 6–1
Wheelchair girls' singles
[edit]
Jade Moreira Lanai def. Yuma Takamuro, 7–5, 2–6, 7–6[10–5]
Wheelchair boys' doubles
[edit]- Ben Bartram / Dahnon Ward def. Ivar van Rijt / Saalim Naser, 6–4, 6–3
Wheelchair girls' doubles
[edit]- Jade Moreira Lanai / Maylee Phelps def. Lily Lautenschlager / Ruby Bishop, 6–0, 6–0
Point and prize money distribution
[edit]Point distribution
[edit]Below is a series of tables for each competition showing each event's ranking points on offer.
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | R4 | R3 | R2 | R1 | 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 | 1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | |
| Women's doubles | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wheelchair[edit]
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Junior[edit]
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Prize money
[edit]The total prize money for the 2022 US Open topped $60 million ($60,102,000) for the first time, 4.59% more than the 2021 edition and maintained the tournament's status as having the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams.[4]
| 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 | $705,000 | $445,000 | $278,000 | $188,000 | $121,000 | $80,000 | $44,000 | $33,600 | $21,100 |
| Doubles | $688,000 | $344,000 | $172,000 | $97,500 | $56,400 | $35,800 | $21,300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Mixed doubles | $163,000 | $81,500 | $42,000 | $23,200 | $14,200 | $8,300 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition
[edit]On August 10, the tournament announced it would host an exhibition to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The exhibition matches took place on August 24, with all proceeds going to GlobalGiving, the international non-profit identified by Tennis Plays for Peace. Brothers John and Patrick McEnroe hosted and served as chair umpires, with John playing one match.[5][6] The exhibition raised US$1.2 million in proceeds.[7]
The matches, all of which were played by a first-to-ten-points basis, were as follows:
- Iga Świątek / Rafael Nadal defeated Coco Gauff / John McEnroe, [10–8]
- Jessica Pegula / Ben Shelton defeated Leylah Fernandez / Félix Auger-Aliassime, [10–8]
Maria Sakkari / Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated 
Katarina Zavatska / 
Matteo Berrettini, [10–7]- Taylor Fritz / Tommy Paul defeated Carlos Alcaraz / Frances Tiafoe, [10–9]
- Dayana Yastremska / Frances Tiafoe defeated Daria Snigur / Sebastian Korda, [10–4]
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus was also scheduled to attend, but the tournament later disinvited her for her country's support of Russia, in addition to having received objections from Ukrainian players.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Daniil Medvedev ends Novak Djokovic's Grand Slam dreams". TheGuardian.com. September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
- ^ "Emma Raducanu: British 18-year-old makes tennis history with US Open final win". The Guardian. September 12, 2021. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
- ^ "US Open allows coaching". August 26, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
- ^ "US Open Prize Money 2022". August 23, 2022. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ "US Open on Instagram: "Stars unite for the Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition match! "". Instagram. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Archive (August 20, 2022). "US Open tennis stars set to raise relief funds for Ukraine". New York Post. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Chiesa, Victoria (August 24, 2022). "Tennis Plays for Peace exhibition at 2022 US Open raises $1.2 million for Ukrainian relief efforts". US Open. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
- ^ Futterman, Matthew (August 24, 2022). "Victoria Azarenka Dropped From Ukraine Aid Event Before U.S. Open". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 25, 2022.
