2017 US Open Series explained

In tennis, the 2017 US Open Series was the fourteenth edition of the US Open Series, which comprised a group of hard court tournaments that started on July 24, 2017 in Atlanta and concluded in Connecticut for the women and in Winston-Salem for the men on August 26, 2017. 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.[1] [2] The series was headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events.

Discontinuation of the Bonus Challenge

The 2017 US Open Series is the first edition of the series not to feature the Bonus Challenge.[3] In previous years, players had been eligible for additional prize money, based on a combination of their finish in the series and their finish in the US Open itself, with the maximum amount of money being awarded to a player who won both.

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
width=30Week width=175Date width=350Men's Events width=350Women's Events
1 July 24 – July 30 No Series Event Held This Week
2 July 31 – August 6 No Series Event Held This Week bgcolor=#d0f0c0
3 August 7 – August 13 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 Toronto
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
2017 Champion: Elina Svitolina
4 August 14 – August 20 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 bgcolor=#dfe2e9 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2017 Champion: Garbiñe Muguruza
5 August 21 – August 27 bgcolor=#ffffff bgcolor=#d0f0c0 New Haven
Connecticut Open
2017 Champion: Daria Gavrilova
6–7 August 28 – September 10 bgcolor=#e5d1cb New York
US Open
2017 Champion: Sloane Stephens

Week 1

ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open

See main article: article.

Nick Kyrgios was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Main Draw Finals

Week 2

WTA – Bank of the West Classic (Stanford)

See main article: article and 2017 Bank of the West Classic.

Johanna Konta was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year.

Main Draw Finals

Week 3

ATP – Rogers Cup (Montreal)

See main article: article and 2017 Rogers Cup – Men's Singles.

Novak Djokovic was the defending champion but withdrew with an elbow injury before the tournament began. He also announced that he would miss the remainder of the 2017 season, and thereby the entire US Open Series, due to the injury.[4]

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Rogers Cup (Toronto)

See main article: article and 2017 Rogers Cup – Women's Singles. Simona Halep was the defending champion, but lost to Elina Svitolina in the semifinals.

Main Draw Finals

Week 4

ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

See main article: article.

Marin Čilić was the defending champion, but withdrew before the tournament began.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

See main article: article.

Karolína Plíšková was the defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Garbiñe Muguruza.

Main Draw Finals

Week 5

ATP – Winston-Salem Open

See main article: article and 2017 Winston-Salem Open.

Pablo Carreño Busta was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Julien Benneteau.

Roberto Bautista Agut won the title, defeating Damir Džumhur in the final, 6–4, 6–4.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Connecticut Open (New Haven)

See main article: article and 2017 Connecticut Open.

Agnieszka Radwańska was the defending champion but lost to the eventual champion Daria Gavrilova in the semi-finals.

Main Draw Finals

Weeks 6–7

ATP – US Open (New York)

See main article: article and 2017 US Open – Men's Singles.

Stan Wawrinka was the defending champion but withdrew with a knee injury before the tournament began having announced he would miss the remainder of the 2017 season.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – US Open (New York)

See main article: article and 2017 US Open – Women's Singles.

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but lost in the first round to Naomi Osaka.

Main Draw Finals

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the US Open Series. usopenseries.com. July 10, 2017.
  2. Web site: Tickets. usopenseries.com. July 10, 2017.
  3. 887436898209116162. usopen. We will not have #USOpenSeries bonus money this year.. July 18, 2017. July 28, 2017.
  4. Web site: Djokovic Ends 2017 Season Due To Elbow Injury. July 26, 2017. atworldtour.com. ATP Tour, Inc.. July 26, 2017.