In tennis, the sixth edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorship reasons), included ten hard court tournaments started on July 20 in Indianapolis and ended in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29.[1] This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament hosted both a men's and women's event. The series included two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events to headline the series.
To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player had 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.[2] 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.
| Round | ATP Masters Series 1000 WTA Premier 5 Series | ATP World Tour 500/250 WTA Premier Series | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | 100 | 70 | |
| Finalist | 70 | 45 | |
| Semifinalist | 45 | 25 | |
| Quarterfinalist | 25 | 15 | |
| Round of 16 | 15 | 0 |
Olympus US Open Series standings as of August 30, 2009.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Player | Tours 1 | Titles | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 1 | 175 | |||
| 2 |  United Kingdom | 2 | 1 | 145 | ||
| 3 |  Argentina | 2 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 125 | |||
| 5 |  Serbia | 2 | - | 95 | ||
| 6 | 2 | - | 90 | |||
| 7 |  Spain | 2 | 1 | 85 | ||
| 8 | Spain | 2 | - | 70 | ||
| 9 | 3 | - | 65 | |||
| 10 |  Russian Federation | 2 | - | 55 | ||
| 11-T |  Czech Republic | 2 | - | 40 | ||
| 11-T | 2 | - | 40 | |||
| 11-T | 2 | - | 40 | |||
| 11-T | Argentina | 2 | - | 40 | ||
| 11-T |  France | 2 | - | 40 |
Olympus US Open Series standings as of August 24, 2009.[3]
| Rank | Nation | Player | Tours | Titles | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 3 | 1 | 170 | ||
| 2 |  Italy | 3 | 1 | 1402 | ||
| 3 | Serbia | 3 | 1 | 140 | ||
| 4 | Russian Federation | 3 | - | 110 | ||
| 5-T |  Australia | 3 | - | 95 | ||
| 5-T | 2 | 1 | 95 | |||
| 7 | 3 | - | 75 | |||
| 8 | 2 | - | 60 | |||
| 9 | Russian Federation | 3 | - | 45 | ||
| 10-T |  Romania | 2 | - | 40 | ||
| 10-T |  Slovakia | 2 | - | 40 | ||
| 10-T |  Belgium | 2 | - | 40 | ||
| 10-T |  Poland | 2 | - | 40 | ||
| 14-T |  China | 2 | - | 30 | ||
| 14-T | Russian Federation | 2 | - | 30 | ||
| 14-T | France | 2 | - | 30 |
| Legend | |
|---|---|
| Grand Slam Event | |
| ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 | |
| ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier | |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| Week | Date | Men's Events | Women's Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 20–26 | No Series Event Held This Week | |
| 2 | July 27 - Aug 2 | Los Angeles LA Tennis Open presented by Farmers Insurance 2009 Champion:  Sam Querrey | Stanford Bank of the West Classic 2009 Champion: Marion Bartoli |
| 3 | Aug 3-9 | Los Angeles LA Women's Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife 2009 Champion: Flavia Pennetta | |
| 4 | Aug 10-16 | ||
| 5 | Aug 17-23 | Cincinnati Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2009 Champion: Roger Federer | |
| 6 | Aug 23-29 | New Haven Pilot Pen Tennis Presented by Schick 2009 Champion: Caroline Wozniacki | |
| 7-8 | Aug 31 - Sep 14 | ||
See main article: 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships. Andy Roddick was scheduled to receive the number one seeding in this event, but pulled out due to a right hip flexor injury before the main draw was held.[4] Instead 24th ranked Dmitry Tursunov, headlined the event. In the second round Sam Querrey avenged his final round loss at Newport with a straight sets win over fellow American Rajeev Ram.[5] Canadian Frank Dancevic upset number one seeded Dmitry Tursunov to reach the semifinals where he was ousted by Sam Querrey in the semifinal in straight sets. Robby Ginepri neutralized the fast-serving 6'10" American John Isner to set up an All-American final on championship Sunday.[6]
See main article: 2009 LA Tennis Open. On the day one all seeded players advanced, save Lu Yen-Hsun who lost in straight sets to Latvian Ernests Gulbis. After winning the first US Open Series title of the season, Robby Ginepri lost to former world No.1 Marat Safin in three sets. Indianapolis semifinalist John Isner and finalist Sam Querrey advanced to the second round after defeating Benjamin Becker and Denis Istomin, respectively.[7]
See main article: 2009 Bank of the West Classic.
See main article: 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic.
See main article: 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships.
See main article: 2009 Rogers Masters.
See main article: 2009 Rogers Cup.
See main article: 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis.
See main article: 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis.