2015 US Open Series

January 2025 In tennis, the 2015 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth edition of the US Open Series, which includes a group of hard court tournaments that starts on July 27, 2015 in Atlanta and concluded in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 30, 2015. This edition consists 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 is 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 http://s3.amazonaws.com/ustaassets/assets/628/15/2015_eausos_bonus_challenge.pdf AmazonAWS.com The players who finish in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open. 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 US Open Series standings The standings include all players who received points in at least two tournaments. ATP Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 GBR Andy Murray 2 1 145 2 SRB Novak Djokovic 2 140 3 USA John Isner 2 1 95 4 RSA Kevin Anderson 2 1 85 5 LUX Gilles Müller 2 40 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 40 7 BEL David Goffin 2 30 POL Jerzy Janowicz 2 30 CRO Ivo Karlović 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. 2 – 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. WTA Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 CZE Karolína Plíšková 3 1502 2 USA Serena Williams 2 1 145 3 ROU Simona Halep 2 140 4 SUI Belinda Bencic 2 1 115 5 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 3 1102 6 GER Angelique Kerber 2 1 85 7 CZE Lucie Šafářová 2 70 UKR Elina Svitolina 2 70 9 SRB Ana Ivanovic 2 50 UKR Lesia Tsurenko 2 50 11 USA Varvara Lepchenko 2 40 12 BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 30 FRA Caroline Garcia 2 30 GER Andrea Petkovic 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. 2 – 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. Bonus prize money Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below.Bonus Challenge - Emirates Airlines US Open Series http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/Standings/Bonus_Challenge/?intloc=headernavsub 20 July 2015 emiratesusopenseries.com July 20, 2015 August 20, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140820173348/http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com/Standings/Bonus_Challenge/?intloc=headernavsub dead 2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish2015 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$15,000GBR Andy Murray $70,000CZE Karolína Plíšková $15,0002nd Place$500,000$250,000$125,000$62,500$35,000$20,000$12,500$7,500SRB Novak Djokovic $500,000USA Serena Williams $125,0003rd Place$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,250$17,500$10,000$6,250$3,750USA John Isner $17,500ROU Simona Halep $62,500 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 27 – August 2 AtlantaBB&T Atlanta Open2015 Champion: USA John Isner No Series Event Held This Week2 August 3 – August 9 No Series Event Held This Week StanfordBank of the West Classic2015 Champion: GER Angelique Kerber3 August 10 – August 16 MontrealRogers Cup presented by National Bank2015 Champion: GBR Andy Murray TorontoRogers Cup presented by National Bank2015 Champion: SUI Belinda Bencic4 August 17 – August 23 CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2015 Champion: SUI Roger Federer CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2015 Champion: USA Serena Williams5 August 24 – August 30 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Open2015 Champion: RSA Kevin Anderson New Haven Connecticut Open2015 Champion: CZE Petra Kvitová6–7 August 31 – September 13 New York US Open2015 Champion: SRB Novak Djokovic New York US Open2015 Champion: ITA Flavia Pennetta Week 1 ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open 2015 BB&T Atlanta Open American John Isner and doubles partners Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock headlined the event as the top three seeds. Isner, a two-time defending champion, advanced to the third straight final, losing only one set against fellow American and a qualifier at the tournament Denis Kudla in semifinals. Marcos Baghdatis, a fifth seed, advanced to his first final since 2011, defeating second seed Pospisil before edging Gilles Müller in three sets to reach final. In the final, Isner claimed his 10th career title after defeating Baghdatis 6–3, 6–3. Main draw finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA John Isner 77 6 LTU Ričardas Berankis 65 4 Q USA Denis Kudla 7 6 ISR Dudi Sela 5 0 7 LUX Gilles Müller 7 6 JPN Go Soeda 5 1 5 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 6 77 2 CAN Vasek Pospisil 4 65 1 USA John Isner 4 6 7 Q USA Denis Kudla 6 2 5 7 LUX Gilles Müller 77 3 64 5 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 64 6 77 1 USA John Isner 6 6 5 CYP Marcos Baghdatis 3 3 Week 2 WTA – Bank of the West Classic 2015 Bank of the West Classic Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber headlined the event. In the first half of the draw, three seeds of four were upset in the second round, including first seed Wozniacki, who lost to Varvara Lepchenko. As a result, fourth seed Karolína Plíšková reached final without dropping set, beating Lepchenko in a semifinal. In the other side of the draw, Angelique Kerber defeated Radwańska in three sets, before easy semifinal win over eight seed Elina Svitolina. Kerber beat Plíšková 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win her fourth title of the year, tying Serena Williams at the moment. Main draw finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 USA Varvara Lepchenko 63 6 6 GER Mona Barthel 77 2 3 4 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 6 CRO Ajla Tomljanović 2 4 8 UKR Elina Svitolina 4 7 6 USA Alison Riske 6 5 1 5 GER Angelique Kerber 4 6 6 2/WC POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 4 4 USA Varvara Lepchenko 2 5 4 CZE Karolína Plíšková 6 7 8 UKR Elina Svitolina 3 1 5 GER Angelique Kerber 6 6 4 CZE Karolína Plíšková 3 7 4 5 GER Angelique Kerber 6 5 6 Week 3 ATP – Rogers Cup (Montreal) 2015 Rogers Cup Eight of the world top 10 players headlined the event, with Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka led the field. Qualifier Ernests Gulbis had two match points against first seed Djokovic in quarterfinals, but eventually lost. Djokovic went on to reach the final, after win over another unseeded player, Jérémy Chardy. Murray beat defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in quarterfinals, before losing just three games against Kei Nishikori in semifinals. Murray defeated Djokovic in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, meaning that Djokovic lost for the first time since 2012 when playing in Masters 1000 final, a streak that included 12 titles. Main draw finals Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 6 USA Jack Sock 2 1 Q LAT Ernests Gulbis 6 6 Q USA Donald Young 4 4 AUS Nick Kyrgios 5 3 16 USA John Isner 7 6 FRA Jérémy Chardy 4 77 6 CRO Ivo Karlović 6 61 4 7 ESP Rafael Nadal 6 6 Q RUS Mikhail Youzhny 3 3 13 BEL David Goffin 4 4 4 JPN Kei Nishikori 6 6 AUS Bernard Tomic 67 3 10 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 79 6 LUX Gilles Müller 3 2 2 GBR Andy Murray 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 5 79 6 Q LAT Ernests Gulbis 7 67 1 16 USA John Isner 711 613 64 FRA Jérémy Chardy 69 715 77 7 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 4 4 JPN Kei Nishikori 6 6 10 FRA Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 4 2 GBR Andy Murray 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 6 FRA Jérémy Chardy 4 4 4 JPN Kei Nishikori 3 0 2 GBR Andy Murray 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 4 6 3 2 GBR Andy Murray 6 4 6 WTA – Rogers Cup (Toronto) 2015 Rogers Cup Nine of the world top 10 players headlined the event, with Serena Williams, wildcard Simona Halep and Petra Kvitová being the top 3 seeds. Though Williams came fresh-off two grand slam titles, it was all about young Swiss Belinda Bencic in that half of draw, who defeated five Grand Slam finalists in a row to reach the final, including also three wins over top 10 players at the moment, against Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic in quarterfinals, and Williams in semifinals. In the bottom half of the draw, Halep faced also three grand slam finalists, and after defeating Sara Errani she reached the final. In the final, Bencic became the youngest player to win the tournament, overtaking feat from Ivanovic, when was up 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 3–0 before another grand slam finalist Halep retired. Main draw finals Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 16 GER Andrea Petkovic 3 2 ITA Roberta Vinci 6 6 RUS Daria Gavrilova 4 3 SUI Belinda Bencic 6 1 77 GER Sabine Lisicki 1 6 63 Q SLO Polona Hercog 2 3 5 SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 6 Q UKR Lesia Tsurenko 6 6 Q GER Carina Witthöft 3 4 15 ITA Sara Errani 7 6 BLR Victoria Azarenka 5 3 6 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 4 6 FRA Alizé Cornet 2 6 4 13 GER Angelique Kerber 3 7 4 2/WC ROU Simona Halep 6 5 6 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 ITA Roberta Vinci 4 3 SUI Belinda Bencic 6 6 5 SRB Ana Ivanovic 4 2 Q UKR Lesia Tsurenko 4 4 15 ITA Sara Errani 6 6 6 POL Agnieszka Radwańska 6 3 1 2/WC ROU Simona Halep 0 6 6 1 USA Serena Williams 6 5 4 SUI Belinda Bencic 3 7 6 15 ITA Sara Errani 4 4 2/WC ROU Simona Halep 6 6 SUI Belinda Bencic 77 64 3 2/WC ROU Simona Halep 65 77 0r Week 4 ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) 2015 Western & Southern Open Nine of the world top 10 players entered the tournament, with the pack headlined by top three players: Novak Djokovic, recent Montreal champion Andy Murray and Roger Federer, who missed Montreal. First seed Djokovic lost set against David Goffin and qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov in semifinals. In both occasions he came back from brink of the loss, when trailing 0–3 in third set in former, and being two points away from losing in latter. Playing in his first tournament since the Wimbledon final, Federer reached the final of the tournament after defeating Murray in the semifinals. Federer ended up winning seventh Cincinnati title after defeating Djokovic 7–6(7–1), 6–3, which ensured his position as the No. 2 seed in the upcoming US Open. Main draw finals Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 2 6 13 BEL David Goffin 4 6 3 CRO Ivo Karlović 77 65 65 5 SUI Stan Wawrinka 62 77 77 Q UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 3 6 POL Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 4 ESP Tommy Robredo 0 1 6 CZE Tomáš Berdych 6 6 7 CRO Marin Čilić 5 3 12 FRA Richard Gasquet 7 6 16 BUL Grigor Dimitrov 6 63 5 3 GBR Andy Murray 4 77 7 8 ESP Rafael Nadal 7 4 63 ESP Feliciano López 5 6 77 15 RSA Kevin Anderson 1 1 2 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 6 6 5 SUI Stan Wawrinka 4 1 Q UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6 6 CZE Tomáš Berdych 4 2 12 FRA Richard Gasquet 6 1 4 3 GBR Andy Murray 4 6 6 ESP Feliciano López 3 4 2 SUI Roger Federer 6 6 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 4 77 6 Q UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 65 2 3 GBR Andy Murray 4 66 2 SUI Roger Federer 6 78 1 SRB Novak Djokovic 61 3 2 SUI Roger Federer 77 6 WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati) 2015 Western & Southern Open All of the top 10 players entered the tournament, but later no. 2 Maria Sharapova withdrew, as she did also in Toronto. Other top four seeds then headlined the tournament, with the pack led by Serena Williams, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitová. Williams worked hard to beat sixth seed Ana Ivanovic in quarterfinals, who led by a set and break, but except that win all were much easier, including semifinal win over Elina Svitolina. In bottom half of the draw, Halep lost two sets in both matches before quarterfinals, but then had two straight sets victories, with semifinal win over Jelena Janković securing place in the final and also her position as the no. 2 seed in the upcoming US Open. Williams went on to defend title by beating Halep 6–3, 7–6(7–5), in the final. Main draw finals Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 ITA Karin Knapp 0 2 USA Sloane Stephens 6 4 1 6 SRB Ana Ivanovic 2 6 6 FRA Caroline Garcia 0 3 14 UKR Elina Svitolina 6 6 SUI Belinda Bencic 2 0r 7 CZE Lucie Šafářová 6 0 BLR Victoria Azarenka 6 0r RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1 3 15 GER Andrea Petkovic 6 4 2 3 ROU Simona Halep 4 6 6 8 CZE Karolína Plíšková 2 6 5 SRB Jelena Janković 6 3 7 Q SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6 3 6 USA Varvara Lepchenko 3 6 4 1 USA Serena Williams 3 6 6 6 SRB Ana Ivanovic 6 4 2 14 UKR Elina Svitolina 6 2 6 7 CZE Lucie Šafářová 4 6 0 RUS Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 63 2 3 ROU Simona Halep 77 6 SRB Jelena Janković 6 6 Q SVK Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4 2 1 USA Serena Williams 6 6 14 UKR Elina Svitolina 4 3 3 ROU Simona Halep 6 6 SRB Jelena Janković 1 2 1 USA Serena Williams 6 77 3 ROU Simona Halep 3 65 Week 5 ATP – Winston-Salem Open 2015 Winston-Salem Open Main draw finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 Q FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 77 6 ESP Pablo Carreño Busta 6 65 2 13 USA Steve Johnson w/o TPE Lu Yen-hsun 6 BRA Thomaz Bellucci 3 2 TUN Malek Jaziri 6 6 8 CRO Borna Ćorić 2 61 2/WC RSA Kevin Anderson 6 77 Q FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3 77 6 13 USA Steve Johnson 6 65 2 TUN Malek Jaziri 4 3 2/WC RSA Kevin Anderson 6 6 Q FRA Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 5 2/WC RSA Kevin Anderson 6 7 WTA – Connecticut Open 2015 Connecticut Open Main draw finals Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 175 LL UKR Lesia Tsurenko 6 6 5 CZE Karolína Plíšková 2 2 4/WC CZE Lucie Šafářová 64 6 7 SVK Dominika Cibulková 77 4 5 FRA Caroline Garcia 3 0 3/WC DEN Caroline Wozniacki 6 6 7/WC POL Agnieszka Radwańska 5 4 2 CZE Petra Kvitová 7 6 LL UKR Lesia Tsurenko 2 64 4/WC CZE Lucie Šafářová 6 77 3/WC DEN Caroline Wozniacki 5 1 2 CZE Petra Kvitová 7 6 4/WC CZE Lucie Šafářová 78 2 2 2 CZE Petra Kvitová 66 6 6 References External links http://www.emiratesusopenseries.com