2011 US Open Series

In tennis, the eighth edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), includes ten hard court tournaments that start on July 18, 2011 in Atlanta and will end in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 28, 2011. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Western & Southern Open that will host both a men's and women's event. The series includes two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events to headline the series.

Point distribution for series events

To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player has to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open. Roger Federer received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship.

US Open Series standings

The standings below include all players who have received points from at least two tournaments in the US Open Series.

ATP

Rank	Nation	Player	Tours 1	Titles	Points
1	USA	Mardy Fish	4	1	230
2	SRB	Novak Djokovic	2	1	170
3	USA	John Isner	3	1	140
4	FRA	Gaël Monfils	3	-	95
5	LAT	Ernests Gulbis	2	1	85
=	CZE	Radek Štěpánek	2	1	85
7	CZE	Tomáš Berdych	2	-	70
8	SRB	Janko Tipsarević	2	-	60
9	USA	Ryan Harrison	2	-	50
10	ESP	Nicolás Almagro	2	-	40
=	SUI	Roger Federer	2	-	40
12	RSA	Kevin Anderson	2	-	30
=	TPE	Yen-Hsun Lu	2	-	30
=	SRB	Viktor Troicki	2	-	30

• as of August 16, 2011

Notes

• 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in 250 and 500 series events or the Round of 16 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events.

WTA

Rank	Nation	Player	Tours 1	Titles	Points
1	USA	Serena Williams	2	2 (1st, 2nd)	170
2	POL	Agnieszka Radwańska	3	1	130
=	RUS	Maria Sharapova	3	1	130
4	RUS	Vera Zvonareva	3	-	105
5	GER	Andrea Petković	3	-	95
=	AUS	Samantha Stosur	2	-	95
7	FRA	Marion Bartoli	3	-	75
8	CHN	Li Na	3	-	55
=	ITA	Francesca Schiavone	3	-	55
10	SVK	Daniela Hantuchová	2	-	40
=	SRB	Ana Ivanovic	2	-	40
=	GER	Sabine Lisicki	2	-	40
=	CHN	Peng Shuai	2	-	40
14	CZE	Petra Kvitová	2	-	30
=	USA	Christina McHale	2	-	30

• as of August 16, 2011

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.

2011 schedule

Week	Date	Men's Events	Women's Events
1	July 18–24	Atlanta Atlanta Tennis Championships 2011 Champion: Mardy Fish	No Series Event Held This Week
2	July 25–31	Los Angeles Farmers Classic presented by Mercedes-Benz 2011 Champion: Ernests Gulbis	Stanford Bank of the West Classic 2011 Champion: Serena Williams
3	Aug 1–7	Washington, D.C. Legg Mason Tennis Classic Presented by Geico 2011 Champion: Radek Štěpánek	San Diego Mercury Insurance Open 2011 Champion: Agnieszka Radwańska
4	Aug 8–14	Montreal Rogers Cup Presented by National Bank 2011 Champion: Novak Djokovic	Toronto Rogers Cup 2011 Champion: Serena Williams
5	Aug 15–21	Cincinnati Western & Southern Open 2011 Champion: Andy Murray	Cincinnati Western & Southern Open 2011 Champion: Maria Sharapova
6	Aug 21–28	Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Open 2011 Champion: John Isner	New Haven New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara 2011 Champion: Caroline Wozniacki
7–8	Aug 29 – Sep 11	New York US Open 2011 Champion: Novak Djokovic	New York US Open 2011 Champion: Samantha Stosur

Week 1

ATP – Atlanta Tennis Championships

Defending champion, Mardy Fish, last year's finalist, John Isner, and 2010 semifinalist, Kevin Anderson, headlined the event. Isner was nearly the first big upset of the tournament, needing nearly three hours to defeat fellow American James Blake in the second round. Nineteen-year-old Ryan Harrison reached his first ATP Tour semifinal, but ultimately fell to Fish who defeated Isner in a rematch of last year's final.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Mardy Fish	6	6
	8	Somdev Devvarman	4	3
								1	Mardy Fish	6	6
									Ryan Harrison	2	4
		Ryan Harrison	4	6	7
	Q	Rajeev Ram	6	1	65
															1	Mardy Fish	3	7	6
															3	John Isner	6	66	2
		Lu Yen-hsun	1	2
	3	John Isner	6	6
								3	John Isner	7	63	6
									Gilles Müller	5	7	1
		Gilles Müller	7	7
	2	Kevin Anderson	63	63

Week 2

ATP – Farmers Classic

Atlanta champion, Mardy Fish, and 2009 US Open champion, Juan Martín del Potro, headlined the event. Despite being unseeded, Lu Yen-hsun and Ryan Harrison brought their good form from Atlanta to achieve consecutive quarterfinal appearances in the Series. Fish also continued on with his good form, extending his winning streak to seven matches. He was joined by three unseeded players in the semifinals, including Ernests Gulbis, who went on to upset Fish in the final.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Mardy Fish	6	6
	8	Igor Kunitsyn	2	4
								1	Mardy Fish	6	4	7
								SE	Ryan Harrison	0	6	63
		Lu Yen-hsun	6	3	4
	SE	Ryan Harrison	3	6	6
															1	Mardy Fish	7	4	4
																Ernests Gulbis	5	6	6
		Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	1	6	6
	4	Thomaz Bellucci	6	4	1
									Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	2	64
									Ernests Gulbis	6	7
		Ernests Gulbis	6	6
	2	Juan Martín del Potro	2	4

WTA – Bank of the West Classic

Defending champion, Victoria Azarenka, last year's finalist, Maria Sharapova, and 13-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, headlined the event. Playing her first tournament on American soil since 2009, Williams showed excellent form, serving bagels in her opening round match, and followed that win by upsetting Sharapova in the quarterfinals. With Azarenka's exit in the second round, Marion Bartoli took advantage of the open draw and advanced to the final. In only her third tournament of the year, Williams defeated Bartoli to take the title.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	Q	Marina Erakovic	1	1
	8/WC	Dominika Cibulková	6	6
								8/WC	Dominika Cibulková
								3	Marion Bartoli	w/o
	3	Marion Bartoli	6
		Ayumi Morita	1	r
															3	Marion Bartoli	5	1
																Serena Williams	7	6
	5	Agnieszka Radwańska	64	6	2
		Sabine Lisicki	7	2	6
									Sabine Lisicki	1	2
									Serena Williams	6	6
		Serena Williams	6	6
	2	Maria Sharapova	1	3

Week 3

ATP – Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Gaël Monfils and defending champion, David Nalbandian, headlined the event. Atlanta champion, Mardy Fish, who also reached the final of the Farmers Classic, was forced to withdraw from the tournament, citing a bruised right heel. Serbian duo, Viktor Troicki and Janko Tipsarević, who were expected to reach the quarterfinals because of their seedings, joined the lower-ranked American duo, John Isner and Donald Young, in the final eight. Radek Štěpánek took advantage of Fish's withdrawal from the tournament and advanced to the final, where he took out top seed Monfils for his fifth title of his career.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Gaël Monfils	6	6
	6	Janko Tipsarević	4	4
								1/WC	Gaël Monfils	6	3	7
								11	John Isner	4	6	66
	3	Viktor Troicki	65	6	1
	11	John Isner	7	3	6
															1/WC	Gaël Monfils	4	4
																Radek Štěpánek	6	6
	7	Marcos Baghdatis	3	64
		Donald Young	6	7
									Donald Young	3	3
									Radek Štěpánek	6	6
	5/WC	Fernando Verdasco	4	4
		Radek Štěpánek	6	6

WTA – Mercury Insurance Open

Vera Zvonareva, Andrea Petkovic, and former world number one, Ana Ivanovic, headlined the event. Sloane Stephens' upset over Julia Görges resulted in the American wildcard being the only unseeded player in the final eight, while Ivanovic's upset over Peng Shuai spoiled a semifinal lineup of the top four seeds. Despite sustaining a shoulder injury earlier in the tournament, Agnieszka Radwańska was able to reach the final for the second consecutive year and defeat top-seed, Zvonareva, for the title.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Vera Zvonareva	6	3	6
	12	Sabine Lisicki	3	6	4
								1	Vera Zvonareva	5	6	6
								5	Ana Ivanovic	7	4	4
	4	Peng Shuai	4	2
	5	Ana Ivanovic	6	6
															1	Vera Zvonareva	3	4
															3	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	8	Daniela Hantuchová	6	4	4
	3	Agnieszka Radwańska	0	6	6
								3	Agnieszka Radwańska	4	6	6
								2	Andrea Petković	6	0	4
	WC	Sloane Stephens	2	1
	2	Andrea Petković	6	6

Week 4

ATP – Rogers Cup

Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, and two-time defending champion, Andy Murray, headlined the event. Murray and Nadal suffered the first upsets of the tournament, with Murray losing badly to South Africa's Kevin Anderson and Nadal falling to Ivan Dodig after the Croat pulled off a comeback win. Federer followed suit, losing in the third round to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga for the second consecutive time in the third round, while Djokovic improved on his win and loss record of the year to 52-1. Atlanta champion and Washington runner-up, Mardy Fish, continued on with his good form on the Series advancing to his third consecutive final. In the final, Djokovic won his 53rd match of the year, defeating Fish 6-4 in the third set.

Main Draw Finals

	Third Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	7	6
		Marin Čilić	5	2				1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	12	Viktor Troicki	6	60	65			5	Gaël Monfils	2	1
	5	Gaël Monfils	3	7	7										1	Novak Djokovic	6	3
	3	Roger Federer	63	6	1										13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	4	0	r
	13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	7	4	6			13	Jo-Wilfried Tsonga	6	6
	10	Richard Gasquet	65	3				8	Nicolás Almagro	4	4
	8	Nicolás Almagro	7	6																		1	Novak Djokovic	6	3	6
	6	Mardy Fish	4	6	6																	6	Mardy Fish	2	6	4
	WC	Ernests Gulbis	6	3	4			6	Mardy Fish	6	68	6
	14	Stanislas Wawrinka	6	4	6			14	Stanislas Wawrinka	3	7	0
		Kevin Anderson	4	6	4										6	Mardy Fish	6	6
	7	Tomáš Berdych	6	77												Janko Tipsarević	3	4
		Ivo Karlović	3	62				7	Tomáš Berdych	4	4
		Janko Tipsarević	6	6					Janko Tipsarević	6	6
		Ivan Dodig	1	4

WTA – Rogers Cup

The top 20, including Caroline Wozniacki, Kim Clijsters, and Maria Sharapova, along with Stanford champion, Serena Williams, headlined the event. Despite a long lay-off due to a foot injury, Clijsters was once again forced to retire from her opening round match citing an abdominal injury. The tournament suffered the loss of another headliner early on as defending champion, Wozniacki, was knocked out in the second round. The third round brought about more upsets, as the number three seed, Vera Zvonareva, and Sharapova lost to Agnieszka Radwańska and Galina Voskoboeva, respectively. Despite losing only six games en route to the semifinals, fourth seed, Victoria Azarenka, lost in straight sets to Stanford champion, Williams, who extended her win streak to ten matches. Williams won her second tournament of the Series, defeating Samantha Stosur in the final.

Main Draw Finals

	Third Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
		Roberta Vinci	77	6
		Ana Ivanovic	63	2					Roberta Vinci	4	1
	10	Samantha Stosur	6	6				10	Samantha Stosur	6	6
	6	Li Na	2	4											10	Samantha Stosur	6	5	6
	3	Vera Zvonareva	4	64											13	Agnieszka Radwańska	2	7	2
	13	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	7				13	Agnieszka Radwańska	6	6
	11	Andrea Petkovic	6	6				11	Andrea Petkovic	4	3
	7	Petra Kvitová	1	2																		10	Samantha Stosur	4	2
	5	Maria Sharapova	3	5																			Serena Williams	6	6
	Q	Galina Voskoboeva	6	7				Q	Galina Voskoboeva	1	2
	Q	María José Martínez Sánchez	1	2				4	Victoria Azarenka	6	6
	4	Victoria Azarenka	6	6											4	Victoria Azarenka	3	3
	8	Francesca Schiavone	3	3												Serena Williams	6	6
		Lucie Šafářová	6	6					Lucie Šafářová	6	3	2
		Serena Williams	4	6	6				Serena Williams	4	6	6
	Q	Zheng Jie	6	3	3

Week 5

ATP – Western & Southern Open

Montreal champion, Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, defending champion, Roger Federer, and Atlanta champion, Mardy Fish, headlined the event. The top eight seeds cruised to the quarterfinals with exception to fifth-seeded, David Ferrer, who lost his third round match to Gilles Simon. The quarterfinals brought a pair of upsets as former world number ones, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, bowed out to Fish and Tomáš Berdych, respectively. Neither player could follow up the win, and instead, Andy Murray handed Djokovic his second loss of the year after the world number one was forced to retire from the championship match.

Main Draw Finals

	Third Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Novak Djokovic	6	6
	Q	Radek Štěpánek	3	3				1	Novak Djokovic	3	6	6
		Philipp Kohlschreiber	2	2				6	Gaël Monfils	6	4	3
	6	Gaël Monfils	6	6											1	Novak Djokovic	7
	3	Roger Federer	6	6											8	Tomáš Berdych	5	r
	WC	James Blake	4	1				3	Roger Federer	2	63
	9	Nicolás Almagro	2	2				8	Tomáš Berdych	6	7
	8	Tomáš Berdych	6	6																		1	Novak Djokovic	4	0r
	5	David Ferrer	4	77	4																	4	Andy Murray	6	3
	10	Gilles Simon	6	63	6			10	Gilles Simon	3	3
	Q	Alex Bogomolov, Jr.	2	5				4	Andy Murray	6	6
	4	Andy Murray	6	7											4	Andy Murray	6	710
	7	Mardy Fish	7	7											7	Mardy Fish	3	68
	12	Richard Gasquet	5	5				7	Mardy Fish	6	6
		Fernando Verdasco	65	77	69			2	Rafael Nadal	3	4
	2	Rafael Nadal	77	64	711

WTA - Western & Southern Open

Caroline Wozniacki, Vera Zvonareva, Maria Sharapova, and Stanford and Toronto champion, Serena Williams, headlined the event. Wozniacki lost her opening match for the second tournament in a row, losing to American wildcard, Christina McHale, while Williams was forced to withdraw from the tournament, citing a toe injury. Russians, Zvonareva and Sharapova, advanced to the semifinals without dropping a set, joining lower-seeded players, Andrea Petković and Jelena Janković in the final four. In a battle of former world number ones, Sharapova defeated Janković in a three-set thriller.

Main Draw Finals

	Third Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	WC	Christina McHale	3	3
		Nadia Petrova	6	6					Nadia Petrova	5	1
	9	Andrea Petković	6	6				9	Andrea Petković	7	6
	6	Petra Kvitová	3	3											9	Andrea Petković	64	1
		Shahar Pe'er	3	2											13	Jelena Janković	7	6
	16	Peng Shuai	6	6				16	Peng Shuai
	13	Jelena Janković	6	5	6			13	Jelena Janković	w/o
	7	Francesca Schiavone	3	7	4																	13	Jelena Janković	6	63	3
	5	Li Na	4	6	4																	4/WC	Maria Sharapova	4	7	6
	10	Samantha Stosur	6	3	6			10	Samantha Stosur	3	2
	14	Svetlana Kuznetsova	2	3				4/WC	Maria Sharapova	6	6
	4/WC	Maria Sharapova	6	6											4/WC	Maria Sharapova	2	6	6
	8	Marion Bartoli	3	7	3										2	Vera Zvonareva	6	3	3
		Daniela Hantuchová	6	5	6				Daniela Hantuchová	3	66
	Q	Petra Martić	2	2				2	Vera Zvonareva	6	78
	2	Vera Zvonareva	6	6

Week 6

ATP - Winston-Salem Open

Former world number one, Andy Roddick, and fellow American, John Isner, headlined the event. Where the top half of the draw held to seeds through to the semifinals, the bottom half of the draw saw qualifier, Julien Benneteau, advance to the final. Isner defeated Benneteau to secure a third-place finish in the Series.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1/WC	Andy Roddick	6	6
	7	Juan Mónaco	1	4
								1/WC	Andy Roddick	67	4
								4	John Isner	79	6
	4	John Isner	1	6	6
	8	Marcos Baghdatis	6	3	4
															4	John Isner	4	6	6
															Q	Julien Benneteau	6	3	4
	10	Robin Haase	6	6
	3	Alexandr Dolgopolov	4	4
								10	Robin Haase	6	67	66
								Q	Julien Benneteau	3	79	78
	9	Sergiy Stakhovsky	6	69	2
	Q	Julien Benneteau	3	711	6

WTA - New Haven Open at Yale

Three-time defending champion, Caroline Wozniacki, and French Open finalists, Li Na and Francesca Schiavone, headlined the event. Agnieszka Radwańska had the chance to win the Series if she advanced to the final, but lost to Petra Cetkovská in the second round. Cetkovská's run of good form continued on to the final where she faced world number one, Wozniacki. Wozniacki defeated Cetkovská for a fourth consecutive title in New Haven.

Main Draw Finals

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Caroline Wozniacki	7	6
	WC	Christina McHale	5	3
								1	Caroline Wozniacki	77	6
								3	Francesca Schiavone	62	3
	3	Francesca Schiavone
		Anabel Medina Garrigues	w	/	o
															1	Caroline Wozniacki	6	6
															Q	Petra Cetkovská	4	1
	Q	Petra Cetkovská	7	7
	4/WC	Marion Bartoli	5	5
								Q	Petra Cetkovská	6	5	711
								2/WC	Li Na	2	7	69
	8	Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova	4	6	2
	2/WC	Li Na	6	3	6

References

• US Open Series Tournaments

External links

• Official website