2013 US Open Series explained

In tennis, the 2013 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorships reasons) was the tenth edition of the US Open Series, which included ten hard court tournaments that started on July 20, 2013 in Atlanta and concluded in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 24, 2013. This edition consisted of four separate men's tournaments and four 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. Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams were the US Open Series winners, making them eligible for a $1 million bonus if either also won the US Open, a feat which they both accomplished, hence receiving the largest paychecks to date for a single tennis tournament, totalling $3.6 million each.

Point distribution for series events

In order to be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player needed to have countable results from two different tournaments. The players who finished in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open.

width=100	Round	width=180	ATP World Tour 1000 WTA Premier 5	width=180	ATP World Tour 500 & 250 WTA Premier
Winner	100	70
Finalist	70	45
Semifinalist	45	25
Quarterfinalist	25	15
Round of 16	15	0

US Open Series standings

The standings include all players who received points in at least two tournaments.

ATP

Rank	Tours ¹	Titles	Points
1	2	2 (1st, 2nd)	200
2	3		185
3	3	1	130
4	2		85
5	2		70
6	3		65
7	2		60
=	2		60
9	2		40
=	3		40
=	2		40
12	2		30
=	2		30

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	Player	Tours ¹	Titles	Points
1		2	1	170
2		2		145
3		4		130
4	Petra Kvitová	4		100
=		3		100
6		2		95
=		2		95
=		2		95
9		2		90
10		2		60
11		3		55
12		2		50
13		3		45
14		2		40
=		2		40
=		2		40
17		2		30
=		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.

Bonus Prize Money

Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.^[1] ^[2]

2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish	2013 US Open Finish								Awardees
2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish	W	F	SF	QF	Round of 16	Round of 32	Round of 64	Round of 128
width=150 rowspan=2	1st Place	$1,000,000	$500,000	$250,000	$125,000	$70,000	$40,000	$25,000	$15,000	$1,000,000
	$1,000,000	$1,000,000	$500,000	$250,000	$125,000	$70,000	$40,000	$25,000	$15,000
width=150 rowspan=2	2nd Place	$500,000	$250,000	$125,000	$62,500	$35,000	$20,000	$12,500	$7,500	$20,000
	$250,000	$500,000	$250,000	$125,000	$62,500	$35,000	$20,000	$12,500	$7,500
width=150 rowspan=2	3rd Place	$250,000	$125,000	$62,500	$31,250	$17,500	$10,000	$6,250	$3,750	$6,250
	$17,500	$250,000	$125,000	$62,500	$31,250	$17,500	$10,000	$6,250	$3,750

2013 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

width=30	Week	width=150	Date	width=300	Men's Events	width=300	Women's Events
1	July 22 – July 28		Stanford Bank of the West Classic 2013 Champion: Dominika Cibulková
2	July 29 – August 4		Carlsbad Southern California Open 2013 Champion: Samantha Stosur
3	August 5 – August 11		Toronto Rogers Cup presented by National Bank 2013 Champion: Serena Williams
4	August 12 – August 18
5	August 19 – August 25		New Haven New Haven Open at Yale 2013 Champion: Simona Halep
6–7	August 26 – September 9		New York US Open 2013 Champion: Serena Williams