2016 US Open Series

January 2025 In tennis, the 2016 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the US Open Series, which included a group of hard court tournaments that started on July 18, 2016 in Stanford and concluded in Connecticut for the women and in Winston Salem for the men on August 27, 2016. This edition consisted of three separate men's tournaments and three women's tournaments, with the Western & Southern Open hosting both a men's and women's event. The series was headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events. Point distribution for series events In order to be included in the final standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player needs to have countable results from at least two different tournaments. Starting from the 2014 season, a new rule has been added to double the points of a player who has obtained countable results in at least three tournaments.2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge https://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/628/15/2015_eausos_bonus_challenge.pdf AmazonAWS.com The top three men’s and top three women’s finishers all earn bonus prize money at the US Open, with the champions of the Series Bonus Challenge having the opportunity to win $1 million in bonus prize money in Flushing Meadows.http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/About-Us/about_the_emirates_airline_us_open_series_/?intloc=headernav About the Emirates Airline US Open Series emiratesusopenseries.com 12 July 2016 September 21, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130921192050/http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/About-Us/about_the_emirates_airline_us_open_series_/?intloc=headernav dead Round ATP Masters 1000 WTA Premier 5 ATP World Tour 250 WTA PremierWinner 100 70Finalist 70 45Semifinalist 45 25Quarterfinalist 25 15Round of 16 15 0 Standings ATP Rank Nationality Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 JPN Kei Nishikori 2 85 2 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 2 70 3 CAN Milos Raonic 2 4 FRA Gaël Monfils 2 60 SUI Stan Wawrinka 2 6 RSA Kevin Anderson 2 40 CZE Tomáš Berdych 2 AUS Bernard Tomic 2 9 ESP Fernando Verdasco 2 30 Notes: 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in 250 series events, or the Round of 16 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events. # – Indicates a player has earned points in at least three Emirates Airline US Open Series events, therefore doubling his point total earned on the Series. In order to be counted in the final standings, a player must earn points in two or more Emirates Airline US Open Series events. WTA Rank Nationality Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 3 1 220# 2 GBR Johanna Konta 3 1 220# 3 ROU Simona Halep 2 1 145 4 CZE Karolína Plíšková 2 1 115 5 GER Angelique Kerber 2 115 6 ITA Roberta Vinci 3 90# 7 UKR Elina Svitolina 2 60 USA Venus Williams 2 9 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 50 10 SVK Dominika Cibulková 2 40 CZE Petra Kvitová 2 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2 13 JPN Misaki Doi 2 30 Notes: 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in Premier events; or the Round of 16 or better in Premier 5 events. # – Indicates a player has earned points in at least three Emirates Airline US Open Series events, therefore doubling her point total earned on the Series. In order to be counted in the final standings, a player must earn points in two or more Emirates Airline US Open Series events. Bonus prize money Top three players in the 2016 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2016 US Open, according to money schedule below.Bonus Challenge - Emirates Airlines US Open Series http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/Standings/Bonus_Challenge/?intloc=headernavsub 12 July 2016 emiratesusopenseries.com July 12, 2016 August 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820173348/http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/Standings/Bonus_Challenge/?intloc=headernavsub dead 2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish2016 US Open FinishAwardeesWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 1281st Place$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$125,000$70,000$40,000$25,000$15,000JPN Kei Nishikori $250,000POL Agnieszka Radwańska $70,0002nd Place$500,000$250,000$125,000$62,500$35,000$20,000$12,500$7,500BUL Grigor Dimitrov $35,000GBR Johanna Konta $35,0003rd Place$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,250$17,500$10,000$6,250$3,750CAN Milos Raonic $6,250ROU Simona Halep $31,250 Tournament Schedule Legend Grand Slam Event ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International Week Date Men's Events Women's Events1 July 18 – July 24 No Series Event Held This Week StanfordBank of the West Classic2016 Champion: GBR Johanna Konta2 July 25 – July 31 TorontoRogers Cup presented by National Bank2016 Champion: SRB Novak Djokovic MontrealRogers Cup presented by National Bank2016 Champion: ROU Simona Halep3 August 1 – August 7 AtlantaBB&T Atlanta Open2016 Champion: AUS Nick Kyrgios No Series Event Held This Week August 8 – August 14 No Series Event Held This Week Due To 2016 Summer Olympics4 August 15 – August 21 CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2016 Champion: CRO Marin Čilić CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2016 Champion: CZE Karolina Plíšková5 August 22 – August 27 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Open2016 Champion: ESP Pablo Carreño Busta New Haven Connecticut Open2016 Champion: POL Agnieszka Radwańska6–7 August 29 – September 11 New York US Open2016 Champion: SUI Stan Wawrinka New York US Open2016 Champion: GER Angelique Kerber Week 1 WTA – Bank of the West Classic (Stanford) 2016 Bank of the West Classic Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Båstad instead. Venus Williams was the number one seed. Catherine Bellis reached the quarterfinals of a WTA Premier tournament for the first time in her career, where she lost to Venus Williams.Johanna Konta won her first WTA title, defeating Williams in the final, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2. Williams was attempting to win her 3rd title in Stanford and her 50th title overall. Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA John Isner 7 6 8 USA Taylor Fritz 5 4 WC USA Reilly Opelka 6 6 7 USA Donal Young 4 4 ARG Horacio Zeballos 4 4 JPN Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6 5 ESP Fernando Verdasco 4 77 3 2 AUS Nick Kyrgios 6 65 6 1 USA John Isner 65 6 6 WC USA Reilly Opelka 77 4 2 JPN Yoshihito Nishioka 3 6 3 2 AUS Nick Kyrgios 6 3 6 1 USA John Isner 63 64 2 AUS Nick Kyrgios 77 77 Week 2 ATP – Rogers Cup (Toronto) 2016 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles Andy Murray was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, citing a need to recover from recent tournaments.Andy Murray withdraws from Rogers Cup presented by National Bank http://www.rogerscup.com/andy-murray-withdraws-rogers-cup-presented-national-bank/ RogersCup.com Tennis Canada 25 July 2016 July 18, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160817203050/http://www.rogerscup.com/andy-murray-withdraws-rogers-cup-presented-national-bank/ 17 August 2016 dead dmy-all Novak Djokovic won his 30th Masters 1000 title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 7–5. By reaching his 43rd Masters 1000 final, Djokovic broke the record he previously shared with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal. Main Draw Finals bracket WTA – Rogers Cup (Montreal) 2016 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left wrist injury before the tournament began. Number one seed Serena Williams also withdrew prior to the tournament beginning. Simona Halep won her fifth WTA Premier tournament, defeating Madison Keys in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–3.The win also moved Halep to the top of the US Open Series standings. Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 185 15 GBR Johanna Konta 4 3 Q SVK Kristína Kučová 6 6 16 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 63 6 0 10 USA Madison Keys 77 1 6 9 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 1 1 5 ROU Simona Halep 3 6 6 RUS Daria Kasatkina 2 2 2 DEU Angelique Kerber 6 6 Q SVK Kristína Kučová 2 1 10 USA Madison Keys 6 6 5 ROU Simona Halep 6 3 6 2 DEU Angelique Kerber 0 6 2 10 USA Madison Keys 62 3 5 ROU Simona Halep 77 6 Week 3 ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open 2016 BB&T Atlanta Open John Isner was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the final to Nick Kyrgios, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7). Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA John Isner 7 6 8 USA Taylor Fritz 5 4 WC USA Reilly Opelka 6 6 7 USA Donal Young 4 4 ARG Horacio Zeballos 4 4 JPN Yoshihito Nishioka 6 6 5 ESP Fernando Verdasco 4 77 3 2 AUS Nick Kyrgios 6 65 6 1 USA John Isner 65 6 6 WC USA Reilly Opelka 77 4 2 JPN Yoshihito Nishioka 3 6 3 2 AUS Nick Kyrgios 6 3 6 1 USA John Isner 63 64 2 AUS Nick Kyrgios 77 77 Week 4 ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) 2016 Western & Southern Open – Men's Singles Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew because of a knee injury. Marin Čilić won his maiden Masters 1000 title by defeating Andy Murray in the final, 6–4, 7–5, ending his streak of 22-straight match wins dating back to the Queen's Club Championships. Main Draw Finals bracket WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) 2016 Western & Southern Open – Women's Singles Angelique Kerber was in contention for the world No. 1 ranking, which she would have attained had she won the title. https://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2016/08/kerber-eyes-womens-no-1-ranking-in-cincinnati/59986/ With Serena Williams on shelf, Angelique Kerber eyes No. 1 ranking in Cincinnati 17 August 2016 Tennis 17 August 2016 However, by losing in the final she remained No. 2.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/37150706 Angelique Kerber loses to Karolina Pliskova in Cincinnati Open final 21 August 2016 Tennis 21 August 2016 Karolína Plíšková won her first WTA Premier singles title, defeating Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1. Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 15 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 4 6 7 RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova 3 6 2 4 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 6 6 Q HUN Tímea Babos 4 3 5 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 5 1 3 ROU Simona Halep 7 6 9 ESP Carla Suárez Navarro 6 3 0 2 GER Angelique Kerber 4 6 6 15 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 6 4 ESP Garbiñe Muguruza 1 3 3 ROU Simona Halep 3 4 2 GER Angelique Kerber 6 6 15 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 6 2 GER Angelique Kerber 3 1 Week 5 ATP – Winston-Salem Open 2016 Winston-Salem Open Kevin Anderson was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jiří Veselý. Pablo Carreño Busta won the title, defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), 6–4. Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 FRA Richard Gasquet 5 3 AUS John Millman 7 6 16 ESP Pablo Carreño Busta 6 6 12 RUS Andrey Kuznetsov 4 3 9 SRB Viktor Troicki 6 4 6 15 ESP Fernando Verdasco 4 6 4 TPE Lu Yen-hsun 3 2 2/WC ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 6 6 AUS John Millman 4 65 16 ESP Pablo Carreño Busta 6 77 9 SRB Viktor Troicki 5 77 2 2/WC ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 7 62 6 16 ESP Pablo Carreño Busta 66 77 6 2/WC ESP Roberto Bautista Agut 78 61 4 WTA – Connecticut Open (New Haven) 2016 Connecticut Open Petra Kvitová was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Agnieszka Radwańska. Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–3). Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1/WC POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6 LL BEL Kirsten Flipkens 1 4 6 CZE Petra Kvitová 6 6 RUS Ekaterina Makarova 3 1 10 UKR Elina Svitolina 6 6 RUS Elena Vesnina 3 1 LL SWE Johanna Larsson 711 6 2 ITA Roberta Vinci 69 1 1/WC POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6 6 CZE Petra Kvitová 1 1 10 UKR Elina Svitolina 6 6 LL SWE Johanna Larsson 4 2 1/WC POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 77 10 UKR Elina Svitolina 1 63 Weeks 6–7 ATP – US Open (New York) 2016 US Open – Men's Singles Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 6 0 9 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 3 2 0r 24 FRA Lucas Pouille 4 3 3 10 FRA Gaël Monfils 6 6 6 WC ARG Juan Martín del Potro 65 6 3 2 3 SUI Stan Wawrinka 77 4 6 6 6 JPN Kei Nishikori 1 6 4 6 7 2 GBR Andy Murray 6 4 6 1 5 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 6 3 6 10 FRA Gaël Monfils 3 2 6 2 3 SWI Stan Wawrinka 4 7 6 6 6 JPN Kei Nishikori 6 5 4 2 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 77 4 5 3 3 SWI Stan Wawrinka 61 6 7 6 WTA – US Open (New York) 2016 US Open – Women's Singles Main Draw Finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 4 6 5 ROU Simona Halep 2 6 3 CRO Ana Konjuh 2 2 10 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 6 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 6 LAT Anastasija Sevastova 0 2 7 ITA Roberta Vinci 5 0 2 GER Angelique Kerber 7 6 1 USA Serena Williams 2 65 10 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 77 DEN Caroline Wozniacki 4 3 2 GER Angelique Kerber 6 6 10 CZE Karolína Plíšková 3 6 4 2 GER Angelique Kerber 6 4 6 References External links http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com