2011 US Open (tennis)
| 2011 US Open | |
|---|---|
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| Date | 29 August – 12 September |
| Edition | 131st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Surface | Hardcourt |
| Location | New York City, USA |
| Champions | |
| Men's Singles | |
 Novak Djokovic | |
| Women's Singles | |
 Samantha Stosur | |
| Men's Doubles | |
 Jürgen Melzer /  Philipp Petzschner | |
| Women's Doubles | |
 Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond | |
| Mixed Doubles | |
|
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock | |
| Boys' Singles | |
 Oliver Golding | |
| Girls' Singles | |
|
Grace Min | |
| Boys' Doubles | |
|
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz | |
| Girls' Doubles | |
 Irina Khromacheva /  Demi Schuurs | |
| Wheelchair Men's Singles | |
 Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair Women's Singles | |
|
Esther Vergeer | |
| Wheelchair Quad Singles | |
|
David Wagner | |
| Wheelchair Men's Doubles | |
 Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer | |
| Wheelchair Women's Doubles | |
|
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven | |
| Wheelchair Quad Doubles | |
|
Nick Taylor / David Wagner | |
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It began on 29 August and was originally scheduled to end on 11 September, but the men's final was postponed to 12 September due to rain.
Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to an abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters wasn't able to defend her title.
In the women's singles, Australia's Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams in straight sets 6–2, 6–3 for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur thus became the first Australian female player to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
In the men's singles, both Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested the final for the second consecutive year. This time, Djokovic won 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 for his first ever US Open title.
Points and prize money
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Seniors points
| Stage | Men's Singles[1] | Men's Doubles[1] | Women's Singles[2] | Women's Doubles[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 2000 | |||
| Runner up | 1200 | 1400 | ||
| Semifinals | 720 | 900 | ||
| Quarterfinals | 360 | 500 | ||
| Round of 16 | 180 | 280 | ||
| Round of 32 | 90 | 160 | ||
| Round of 64 | 45 | 0 | 100 | 5 |
| Round of 128 | 10 | – | 5 | – |
| Qualifier | 25 | 60 | ||
| Qualifying 3rd Round | 16 | 50 | ||
| Qualifying 2nd Round | 8 | 40 | ||
| Qualifying 1st Round | 0 | 2 | ||
Junior points
| Stage[3][4] | Boys Singles | Boys Doubles | Girls Singles | Girls Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 250 | 180 | 250 | 180 |
| Runner up | 180 | 120 | 180 | 120 |
| Semifinals | 120 | 80 | 120 | 80 |
| Quarterfinals | 80 | 50 | 80 | 50 |
| Round of 16 | 50 | 30 | 50 | 30 |
| Round of 32 | 30 | – | 30 | – |
| Qualifier who loses in first round | 25 | 25 | ||
| Qualifying Final Round | 20 | 20 |
Wheelchair points
| Stage[5] | Men's Singles | Women's Singles | Quad Singles | Men's Doubles | Women's Singles | Quad Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 800 | |||||
| Runner up | 500 | 100 | ||||
| Semifinals/3rd | 375 | 100 | – | |||
| Quarterfinals/4th | 100 | – | ||||
Prize money
The USTA announced that the 2011 US Open purse has increased by more than one million dollars to reach a record $23.7 million. In addition to the base purse of $23.7 million, the top three men's and top three women's finishers in the Olympus US Open Series may earn up to an additional $2.6 million in bonus prize money at the US Open, providing a potential total payout of $26.3 million. Both the men's and women's US Open singles champions will earn a record $1.8 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.8 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Olympus US Open Series.[6] Below is the list of prize money given to each player in the main draw of the professional competitions; all prize money is in US dollars (US$); doubles prize money is distributed per pair.[7]
| 2011 US Open Finish | Men's and Women's Singles | Men's and Women's Doubles | Mixed Doubles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | $1,800,000 | $420,000 | $150,000 |
| Finalist | $900,000 | $210,000 | $70,000 |
| Semifinalist | $450,000 | $105,000 | $30,000 |
| Quarterfinalist | $225,000 | $50,000 | $15,000 |
| Round of 16 | $110,000 | $25,000 | $10,000 |
| Round of 32 | $55,000 | $15,000 | $5,000 |
| Round of 64 | $31,000 | $10,000 | – |
| Round of 128 | $19,000 | – | |
| Qualifying Competition | $8,000 | ||
| 2nd Round Qualifying | $5,625 | ||
| 1st Round Qualifying | $3,000 |
Bonus Prize Money
| 2011 US Open Finish | 2011 Olympus US Open Series Finish[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Place | 2nd Place | 3rd Place | ||||
| Champion | $1,000,000 | $500,000 | $250,000 | |||
| Finalist | $500,000 | $250,000 | $125,000 | |||
| Semifinalist | $250,000 | $125,000 | $62,500 | |||
| Quarterfinalist | $125,000 | $62,500 | $31,250 | |||
| Round of 16 | $70,000 | $35,000 | $17,500 | |||
| Round of 32 | $40,000 | $20,000 | $10,000 | |||
| Round of 64 | $25,000 | $12,500 | $6,250 | |||
| Round of 128 | $15,000 | $7,500 | $3,750 | |||
| Awardees | Mardy Fish | $70,000 | Novak Djokovic | $500,000 | John Isner | $31,250 |
| Serena Williams | $500,000 |  Agnieszka Radwańska | $12,500 | Maria Sharapova | $10,000 | |
Singles players
Player(s) of the Day
- Day 1: Madison Keys – The 16-year-old Keys defeated her compatriot and elder by 21 years, Jill Craybas on the Grandstand with a 6–2, 6–4 score in their first-round encounter, giving the Florida native her first-ever win at the US Open.[9]
- Day 2:
Simona Halep – Halep, the 19-year-old world number 53, defeated the reigning French Open champion and sixth seed Li Na at Louis Armstrong Stadium with a 6–2, 7–5 score in their first round encounter.[10]
- Day 3: Julien Benneteau – The French wild-card upset tenth-seeded Spaniard Nicolás Almagro in straight sets.[11]
- Day 4:
Juan Carlos Ferrero – The unseeded Ferrero, an experienced ATP Tour player and the second oldest man in the draw at 31 years old, defeated seventh-seeded Gaël Monfils in an extraordinary five-set match to advance into the third round.[12]
- Day 5:
Flavia Pennetta – The twenty-sixth seed, two-time quarterfinalist, and former world number 10 upset third seed, 2006 US Open champion, and former world number 1 Maria Sharapova in three sets, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, to advance to the fourth round.[13]
- Day 6: Francesca Schiavone – The 31-year-old seventh seed saved a match point in her battle against world number 81 Chanelle Scheepers, and went on to win, 5–7, 7–6, 6–3, advancing to the fourth round.[14]
- Day 7: Donald Young – The 22-year-old American wildcard upset twenty-fourth seeded veteran Juan Ignacio Chela in the third round in straight sets with a score of 7–5, 6–4, 6–3. He made it to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career after upsetting Chela and the fourteenth seeded Stanislas Wawrinka in the second round.[15]
- Day 8: Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova – The seventeenth-seeded Russian reached her second quarterfinal this year after upsetting seventh seed Francesca Schiavone in three tight sets, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4.[16]
- Day 9: No matches completed due to rain.
- Day 10: No matches completed due to rain.
- Day 11: John Isner – The twenty-eighth seeded American upset twelfth-seeded Frenchman Gilles Simon, 7–6, 3–6, 7–6, 7–6, to reach his first ever Grand Slam quarterfinal.[17]
- Day 12: Rafael Nadal – The number two seed reached his fourth consecutive US Open semifinal after defeating American Andy Roddick in straight sets, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3, in under two hours.[18]
- Day 13: Samantha Stosur – The number nine seed became the first Australian woman since Wendy Turnbull in 1977 to reach a US Open final, after defeating unseeded German Angelique Kerber in three sets in her semifinal match, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2.[19]
- Day 14: Samantha Stosur – The Australian player upset the American US Open three time champion Serena Williams in straight sets, 6–2, 6–3, winning her first Major.[20]
- Day 15: Novak Djokovic – The Serbian player continued his amazing season by winning his first US Open and his third Grand Slam of the year, defeating the defending champion Rafael Nadal for the sixth time in 2011.[21]
Day-by-day summaries
Day 1 (29 August)
Top American Mardy Fish opened proceedings cruising past German Tobias Kamke 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.[22] While, another American Ryan Harrison fell to 27th seed Marin Čilić 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(8–6), after wasting leads in the second and third set.[23] No. 13 seed Richard Gasquet then played the inaugural match at the newest show court, Court 17, defeating Sergiy Stakhovsky in straight sets 6–4, 6–4, 6–0.[24] Five-time champion and 3rd seed Roger Federer defeated Santiago Giraldo 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.[25] Other seeds who cruised through were Gaël Monfils, Tomáš Berdych, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Radek Štěpánek and Janko Tipsarević. While 15th seed Viktor Troicki and 29th seed Michaël Llodra, were both pushed to a final set with Llodra prevailing over Victor Hănescu, while Troicki was the first upset of the tournament losing to Alejandro Falla.[26]
On the women's side former champion Maria Sharapova was pushed by Britain's Heather Watson in three sets 3–6, 7–5, 6–3.[27] While, the American woman had mixed results, out of 8 on court 4 of them being led by 2-time champion Venus Williams, Madison Keys, Irina Falconi, and Christina McHale.[25] Most of the top seeds also advanced to the second round, led by last year's finalist and 2nd seed Vera Zvonareva, the Russian was joined by Marion Bartoli, Samantha Stosur, Agnieszka Radwańska, Peng Shuai and Dominika Cibulková.[28] The Major upset of the opening day saw Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitová as she fell to Alexandra Dulgheru in straight sets 7–6(7–3), 6–3, hitting 52 unforced errors. This also marks the first time in the Open Era that a reigning Wimbledon Champion has lost in the first round of the US Open.[29]
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Viktor Troicki [15]
- Women's Singles:
Petra Kvitová [5]
- Men's Singles:
Day 2 (30 August)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Mikhail Youzhny [16],
Ivan Dodig [32] - Women's Singles:
Li Na [6], 
Daniela Hantuchová [21], María José Martínez Sánchez [32]
- Men's Singles:
Day 3 (31 August)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
Robin Söderling [6] (withdrew pre-match, due to illness; replaced by Rogério Dutra Da Silva), Nicolás Almagro [10] - Women's Singles: Marion Bartoli [8], Agnieszka Radwańska [12], Dominika Cibulková [14],
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Yanina Wickmayer [20] - Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan [1], František Čermák / Filip Polášek [11], Scott Lipsky / Rajeev Ram [16]
- Women's Doubles:
Chan Yung-jan / Anastasia Rodionova [10], Chuang Chia-jung / 
Olga Govortsova [13] - Mixed Doubles: Květa Peschke /
Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [4] (withdrew)
- Men's Singles:
Day 4 (1 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils [7], Richard Gasquet [13], Radek Štěpánek [23], Michaël Llodra [29]
- Women's Singles:
Shahar Pe'er [23], Jarmila Gajdošová [29], 
Kaia Kanepi [31] - Men's Doubles: Christopher Kas / Alexander Peya [10]
- Women's Doubles: Peng Shuai / Zheng Jie [7],
Natalie Grandin / Vladimíra Uhlířová [11] - Mixed Doubles:
Yaroslava Shvedova / Max Mirnyi [3], 
Sania Mirza / Mahesh Bhupathi [6]
- Men's Singles:
Day 5 (2 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles:
Stanislas Wawrinka [14], Jürgen Melzer [17], Ivan Ljubičić [30] - Women's Singles: Maria Sharapova [3], Julia Görges [19], Nadia Petrova [24], Lucie Šafářová [27], Anabel Medina Garrigues [30]
- Men's Doubles: Max Mirnyi /
Daniel Nestor [2], 
Marcelo Melo / Bruno Soares [12] - Women's Doubles: Nuria Llagostera Vives / Arantxa Parra Santonja [14]
- Mixed Doubles: Vania King / Rohan Bopanna [5]
- Men's Singles:
Day 6 (3 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Tomáš Berdych [9], Fernando Verdasco [19], Marin Čilić [27], Marcel Granollers [31]
- Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka [4], Jelena Janković [11], Roberta Vinci [18]
- Men's Doubles: Eric Butorac /
Jean-Julien Rojer [8], 
Juan Ignacio Chela / Eduardo Schwank [14] - Mixed Doubles: Liezel Huber / Bob Bryan [1],
Katarina Srebotnik / Daniel Nestor [2]
- Men's Singles:
Day 7 (4 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Juan Martín del Potro [18], Juan Ignacio Chela [24], Feliciano López [25], Florian Mayer [26]
- Women's Singles: Peng Shuai [13], Sabine Lisicki [22], Maria Kirilenko [25]
- Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Marc López [13] (withdrew),
Mark Knowles / Xavier Malisse [15] - Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Elena Vesnina [6], Jarmila Gajdošová / Bethanie Mattek-Sands [16]
- Men's Singles:
Day 8 (5 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: Mardy Fish [8],
Alexandr Dolgopolov [22] - Women's Singles: Francesca Schiavone [7], Svetlana Kuznetsova [15], Ana Ivanovic [16]
- Men's Doubles: Michaël Llodra / Nenad Zimonjić [3]
- Women's Doubles: Gisela Dulko / Flavia Pennetta [2], María José Martínez Sánchez / Anabel Medina Garrigues [12]
- Men's Singles:
Day 9 (6 September)
All the matches that should have been played this day were postponed due to the continued rain.
Day 10 (7 September)
Due to the rainy weather forecast, the Day 10 day and night sessions have been cancelled. Play will resume on Day 11 (8 September), weather permitting.[30]
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Men's Singles 4th Round |  Gilles Müller vs. Rafael Nadal [2] |
3–0, postponed | |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Novak Djokovic [1] vs. Janko Tipsarević [20] |
Cancelled | |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Serena Williams [28] vs. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17] |
Cancelled | |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Roger Federer [3] vs. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11] | ||
| Matches on Louis Armstrong Stadium | |||
| Men's Singles 4th Round | David Ferrer [5] vs. Andy Roddick [21] |
1–3, postponed | |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals |  Caroline Wozniacki [1] vs. Andrea Petkovic [10] |
Cancelled | |
| Matches on the Grandstand | |||
| Men's Singles 4th Round | Donald Young [WC] vs. Andy Murray [4] |
2–1, postponed | |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Samantha Stosur [9] vs. Vera Zvonareva [2] |
Cancelled | |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
Day 11 (8 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: David Ferrer [5], Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11], Gilles Simon [12], Janko Tipsarević [20]
- Women's Singles: Vera Zvonareva [2], Andrea Petkovic [10], Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17], Flavia Pennetta [26]
- Men's Doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi / Leander Paes [4], Robert Lindstedt / Horia Tecău [7]
- Women's Doubles: Květa Peschke / Katarina Srebotnik [1], Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká [8], Iveta Benešová / Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová [9], Sara Errani / Roberta Vinci [15]
- Mixed Doubles: Elena Vesnina / Leander Paes [7]
- Men's Singles:
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Men's Singles 4th Round | Rafael Nadal [2] |
Gilles Müller |
7–6(7–1), 6–1, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Serena Williams [28] |
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17] |
7–5, 6–1 |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Novak Djokovic [1] |
Janko Tipsarević [20] |
7–6(7–2), 6–7(3–7), 6–0, 3–0, retired |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Roger Federer [3] |
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11] |
6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Matches on the Grandstand | |||
| Men's Singles 4th Round | Andy Murray [4] |
Donald Young [WC] |
6–2, 6–3, 6–3 |
| Women's Singles Quarterfinals | Samantha Stosur [9] |
Vera Zvonareva [2] |
6–3, 6–3 |
| Mixed Doubles Semifinals | Melanie Oudin [WC] Jack Sock [WC] |
Elena Vesnina [7] Leander Paes [7] |
walkover |
| Women's Doubles Quarterfinals | Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska |
Sara Errani [15] Roberta Vinci [15] |
6–3, 7–6(7–3) |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
Day 12 (9 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Men's Singles: John Isner [28], Andy Roddick [21]
- Men's Doubles: Rohan Bopanna / Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [5]
- Women's Doubles: Maria Kirilenko / Nadia Petrova [5]
- Mixed Doubles: Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank [8]
- Men's Singles:
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Andy Murray [4] |
John Isner [28] |
7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 7–6(7–2) |
| Men's Singles Quarterfinals | Rafael Nadal [2] |
Andy Roddick [21] |
6–2, 6–1, 6–3 |
| Mixed Doubles Final | Melanie Oudin [WC] Jack Sock [WC] |
Gisela Dulko [8] Eduardo Schwank [8] |
7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8] |
| Matches on the Grandstand | |||
| Men's Doubles Semifinals | Jürgen Melzer [9] Philipp Petzschner [9] |
Simone Bolelli Fabio Fognini |
6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
| Women's Doubles Semifinals | Liezel Huber [4] Lisa Raymond [4] |
Daniela Hantuchová Agnieszka Radwańska |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's Doubles Semifinals | Mariusz Fyrstenberg [6] Marcin Matkowski [6] |
Rohan Bopanna [5] Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi [5] |
6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| Women's Doubles Semifinals | Vania King [3] Yaroslava Shvedova [3] |
Maria Kirilenko [5] Nadia Petrova [5] |
7–6(9–7), 2–6, 6–3 |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
Day 13 (10 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Men's Singles Semifinals | Novak Djokovic [1] |
Roger Federer [3] |
6–7(7–9), 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–5 |
| Men's Singles Semifinals | Rafael Nadal [2] |
Andy Murray [4] |
6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–2 |
| Women's Singles Semifinals | Serena Williams [28] |
Caroline Wozniacki [1] |
6–2, 6–4 |
| Men's Doubles Final | Jürgen Melzer [9] Philipp Petzschner [9] |
Mariusz Fyrstenberg [6] Marcin Matkowski [6] |
6–2, 6–2 |
| Matches on the Grandstand | |||
| Women's Singles Semifinals | Samantha Stosur [9] |
Angelique Kerber |
6–3, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Colored background indicates a night match | |||
Day 14 (11 September)
In remembrance of the September 11 attacks, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) and the US Open have, among other things, painted the digits "9/11/01" on Arthur Ashe Stadium two days in advance of Day 14's scheduled women's final.[31] The players at the US Open have also been given a white US Open cap with the digits "9/11/01" in black block figures on the side of the cap.[31] For the men's final originally scheduled for 11 September, the USTA had planned for the finalists to walk through a path lined by an honor guard of New York police officers, firefighters, and Port Authority police.[32] The USTA also had planned for the men's final a moment of silence, a military flyover, and the unfurling of a court-sized US flag at Arthur Ashe Stadium, and these events were remain as part of the women's final.[32] Cyndi Lauper contributed by singing the national anthem at the Williams–Wozniacki semifinal match on 10 September, and Queen Latifah did the same at the women's final, the Williams–Stosur match.[33]
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
- Women's Singles: Serena Williams [28]
- Women's Doubles: Vania King [3] / Yaroslava Shvedova [3]
- Women's Singles:
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Women's Doubles Final | Liezel Huber [4] Lisa Raymond [4] |
Vania King [3] Yaroslava Shvedova [3] |
4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3) |
| Women's Singles Final | Samantha Stosur [9] |
Serena Williams [28] |
6–2, 6–3 |
Day 15 (12 September)
- Schedule of Play
- Seeds out:
| Matches on Main Courts | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Winner | Loser | Score |
| Matches on Arthur Ashe Stadium | |||
| Men's Singles Final | Novak Djokovic [1] |
Rafael Nadal [2] |
6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 |
Events
Seniors
Men's singles
Novak Djokovic defeated Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
- It was Djokovic's 10th title of the year and 28th of his career. It was his 3rd Grand Slam title of the year and 4th of his career. It was his first U.S. Open title.
Women's singles
Samantha Stosur defeated Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–3
- It was Stosur's 1st title of the year and 3rd of her career. It was her first Grand Slam title.
Men's doubles
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner defeated Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2
Women's doubles
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond defeated Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
- Huber and Raymond won their first US Open title as a doubles pair.
Mixed doubles
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock defeated Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]
- Oudin and Sock became the 12th unseeded team to win a title in the history of the US Open.
Juniors
Boys' Singles
Oliver Golding defeated Jiří Veselý, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Girls' Singles
Grace Min defeated Caroline Garcia, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Boys' Doubles
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz defeated 
Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4
Girls' Doubles
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs defeated Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Wheelchair events
Wheelchair Men's Singles
Shingo Kunieda defeated Stéphane Houdet, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
- Kunieda defended his title and won his fourth US Open title.
Wheelchair Women's Singles
Esther Vergeer defeated Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–1
- Vergeer defended her title, extended her winning streak, and earned her sixth US Open title.
Wheelchair Quad Singles
David Wagner defeated Peter Norfolk, 7–5, 3–1 retired
- Wagner defended his title and won his second US Open title.
Wheelchair Men's Doubles
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer defeated Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink, 6–3, 6–1
Wheelchair Women's Doubles
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven defeated Jiske Griffioen / Aniek van Koot, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–4
Wheelchair Quad Doubles
David Wagner / Nick Taylor defeated Peter Norfolk / Noam Gershony, walkover
Singles seeds
The following are the seeded players and notable players who withdrew from the event. Rankings are as of 22 August.
Men's Singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic |
13,920 | 1,200 | 2,000 | 14,720 | Champion, defeated Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal |
11,420 | 2,000 | 1,200 | 10,620 | Runner-up; Final lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 3 | 3 | Roger Federer |
8,380 | 720 | 720 | 8,380 | Semifinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 4 | 4 | Andy Murray |
6,535 | 90 | 720 | 7,165 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 5 | 5 | David Ferrer |
4,200 | 180 | 180 | 4,200 | Fourth Round lost to Andy Roddick [21] |
| 6 | 6 | Robin Söderling |
4,145 | 360 | 0 | 3,785 | Withdrew due to illness[35] |
| 7 | 7 | Gaël Monfils |
3,165 | 360 | 45 | 2,850 | Second Round lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| 8 | 8 | Mardy Fish |
2,820 | 180 | 180 | 2,820 | Fourth Round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11] |
| 9 | 9 | Tomáš Berdych |
2,690 | 10 | 90 | 2,770 | Third Round lost to Janko Tipsarević [20] |
| 10 | 10 | Nicolás Almagro |
2,380 | 90 | 10 | 2,300 | First Round lost to Julien Benneteau [WC] |
| 11 | 11 | Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
2,350 | 0 | 360 | 2,710 | Quarterfinals lost to Roger Federer [3] |
| 12 | 12 | Gilles Simon |
2,325 | 90 | 180 | 2,415 | Fourth Round lost to John Isner [28] |
| 13 | 13 | Richard Gasquet |
2,080 | 180 | 45 | 1,945 | Second Round lost to Ivo Karlović [PR] |
| 14 | 14 | Stanislas Wawrinka |
2,035 | 360 | 45 | 1,720 | Second Round lost to Donald Young [WC] |
| 15 | 15 | Viktor Troicki |
1,935 | 10 | 10 | 1,935 | First Round lost to  Alejandro Falla |
| 16 | 16 | Mikhail Youzhny |
1,955 | 720 | 10 | 1,245 | First Round lost to  Ernests Gulbis |
| 17 | 17 | Jürgen Melzer |
1,830 | 180 | 45 | 1,695 | Second Round lost to Igor Kunitsyn |
| 18 | 18 | Juan Martín del Potro |
1,800 | 0 | 90 | 1,890 | Third Round lost to Gilles Simon [12] |
| 19 | 19 | Fernando Verdasco |
1,785 | 360 | 90 | 1,515 | Third Round lost to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga [11] |
| 20 | 20 | Janko Tipsarević |
1,740 | 90 | 360 | 2,010 | Quarterfinals lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 21 | 21 | Andy Roddick |
1,680 | 45 | 360 | 1,995 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] |
| 22 | 22 | Alexandr Dolgopolov |
1,530 | 10 | 180 | 1,700 | Fourth Round lost to Novak Djokovic [1] |
| 23 | 23 | Radek Štěpánek |
1,440 | 10 | 45 | 1,475 | Second Round lost to Juan Mónaco |
| 24 | 24 | Juan Ignacio Chela |
1,440 | 45 | 90 | 1,485 | Third Round lost to Donald Young [WC] |
| 25 | 25 | Feliciano López |
1,415 | 180 | 90 | 1,325 | Third Round lost to Andy Murray [4] |
| 26 | 26 | Florian Mayer |
1,405 | 10 | 90 | 1,485 | Third Round lost to David Ferrer [5] |
| 27 | 27 | Marin Čilić |
1,375 | 45 | 90 | 1,420 | Third Round lost to Roger Federer [3] |
| 28 | 28 | John Isner |
1,545 | 90 | 360 | 1,815 | Quarterfinals lost to Andy Murray [4] |
| 29 | 30 | Michaël Llodra |
1,280 | 90 | 45 | 1,235 | Second Round lost to Kevin Anderson |
| 30 | 31 | Ivan Ljubičić |
1,280 | 10 | 45 | 1,315 | Second Round lost to David Nalbandian |
| 31 | 32 | Marcel Granollers |
1,243 | 45 | 90 | 1,288 | Third Round lost to Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| 32 | 33 | Ivan Dodig |
1,207 | 70 | 10 | 1,147 | First Round lost to Nikolay Davydenko |
Withdrawals
| Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Robin Söderling |
illness[35] | ||||
| 29 | Milos Raonic |
hip injury[36] |
Women's Singles
| Seed | Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Caroline Wozniacki |
9,335 | 900 | 900 | 9,335 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [28] |
| 2 | 2 | Vera Zvonareva |
6,820 | 1,400 | 500 | 5,920 | Quarterfinals lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
| 3 | 4 | Maria Sharapova |
6,346 | 280 | 160 | 6,226 | Third Round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 4 | 5 | Victoria Azarenka |
5,995 | 100 | 160 | 6,055 | Third Round lost to Serena Williams [28] |
| 5 | 6 | Petra Kvitová |
5,685 | 160 | 5 | 5,530 | First Round lost to Alexandra Dulgheru |
| 6 | 7 | Li Na |
5,870 | 5 | 5 | 5,870 | First Round lost to Simona Halep |
| 7 | 8 | Francesca Schiavone |
4,995 | 500 | 280 | 4,775 | Fourth Round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17] |
| 8 | 9 | Marion Bartoli |
4,225 | 100 | 100 | 4,225 | Second Round lost to Christina McHale |
| 9 | 10 | Samantha Stosur |
3,880 | 500 | 2000 | 5,380 | Champion, defeated Serena Williams [28] |
| 10 | 11 | Andrea Petkovic |
3,805 | 280 | 500 | 4,025 | Quarterfinals lost to Caroline Wozniacki [1] |
| 11 | 12 | Jelena Janković |
3,270 | 160 | 160 | 3,270 | Third Round lost to Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova [17] |
| 12 | 13 | Agnieszka Radwańska |
3,270 | 100 | 100 | 3,270 | Second Round lost to Angelique Kerber |
| 13 | 14 | Peng Shuai |
2,705 | 160 | 280 | 2,825 | Fourth Round lost to Flavia Pennetta [26] |
| 14 | 15 | Dominika Cibulková |
2,565 | 500 | 100 | 2,165 | Second Round lost to Irina Falconi |
| 15 | 16 | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
2,481 | 280 | 280 | 2,481 | Fourth Round lost to Caroline Wozniacki [1] |
| 16 | 17 | Ana Ivanovic |
2,415 | 280 | 280 | 2,415 | Fourth Round lost to Serena Williams [28] |
| 17 | 18 | Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova |
2,500 | 280 | 500 | 2,720 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [28] |
| 18 | 19 | Roberta Vinci |
2,350 | 5 | 160 | 2,505 | Third Round lost to Andrea Petkovic [10] |
| 19 | 20 | Julia Görges |
2,335 | 100 | 160 | 2,395 | Third Round lost to Peng Shuai [13] |
| 20 | 21 | Yanina Wickmayer |
2,320 | 280 | 100 | 2,140 | Second Round lost to Alla Kudryavtseva |
| 21 | 22 | Daniela Hantuchová |
2,220 | 160 | 5 | 2,065 | First Round lost to Pauline Parmentier |
| 22 | 23 | Sabine Lisicki |
2,478 | 100 | 280 | 2,658 | Fourth Round lost to Vera Zvonareva [2] |
| 23 | 24 | Shahar Pe'er |
2,115 | 280 | 100 | 1,935 | Second Round lost to Sloane Stephens [WC] |
| 24 | 25 | Nadia Petrova |
1,695 | 5 | 160 | 1,850 | Third Round lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
| 25 | 26 | Maria Kirilenko |
1,735 | 160 | 280 | 1,855 | Fourth Round lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
| 26 | 27 | Flavia Pennetta |
1,800 | 160 | 500 | 2,140 | Quarterfinals lost to Angelique Kerber |
| 27 | 28 | Lucie Šafářová |
1,785 | 5 | 160 | 1,940 | Third Round lost to Monica Niculescu |
| 28 | 29 | Serena Williams |
1,780 | 0 | 1400 | 3,180 | Runner-up; Final lost to Samantha Stosur [9] |
| 29 | 31 | Jarmila Gajdošová |
1,690 | 5 | 100 | 1,785 | Second Round lost to Vania King |
| 30 | 32 | Anabel Medina Garrigues |
1,610 | 5 | 160 | 1,765 | Third Round lost to Vera Zvonareva [2] |
| 31 | 33 | Kaia Kanepi |
1,508 | 500 | 100 | 1,108 | Second Round lost to Silvia Soler-Espinosa [Q] |
| 32 | 34 | María José Martínez Sánchez |
1,505 | 100 | 5 | 1,410 | First Round lost to Mona Barthel |
Withdrawals
| Rank | Player | Points | Points defending | Points won | New points | Withdrew due to |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Kim Clijsters |
stomach muscle injury [38] | ||||
| 30 | Alisa Kleybanova |
Hodgkins Lymphoma [39] |
Wild card entries
Below are the lists of the wild card awardees entering in the main draws.[40][41]
Men's singles wild card entries |
Women's singles wild card entries |
Men's doubles wild card entries |
Women's doubles wild card entries |
Mixed doubles wild card entries
- Irina Falconi / Steve Johnson
- Christina Fusano / David Martin
- Raquel Kops-Jones / Rajeev Ram
- Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock (Champions)
- Abigail Spears / Travis Parrott
- Taylor Townsend / Donald Young
- Coco Vandeweghe / Eric Butorac
- Mashona Washington / Michael Russell
Qualifiers entries
Men's singles qualifiers entriesMain article: 2011 US Open – Men's Singles Qualifying
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot: |
Women's singles qualifiers entriesMain article: 2011 US Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
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