2024 US Open (tennis) explained

The 2024 US Open is the 144th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It will be held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Novak Djokovic and Coco Gauff are the men's and women's singles defending champions, respectively. It will begin with the preliminary rounds from August 19 to 22 followed by the tournament itself from August 26 to September 8 of this year.[1]

Tournament

The tournament is an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is part of the 2024 ATP Tour and the 2024 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament is played on hard courts and takes place over a series of 17 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand.

A new development has sparked a strong controversy around the adapted tennis players, because the tournament organizers have decided to omit the wheelchair tournament for this year, because some of players will instead be participating in the Paralympic Games in Paris 2024, which is a cause of controversy since both tournaments will be clashing.[2]

Among other things, the motto of the tournament is Celebrating the Power of Tennis, a motto chosen by the tournament organizers to encourage “the benefits of the cleanest sport in the world.”[3]

Broadcast

In the United States, the 2024 US Open will be the tenth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster holds exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series.

= Singles players =

Events

See also: 2024 US Open – Day-by-day summaries.

Men's singles

See main article: 2024 US Open – Men's singles.

Women's singles

See main article: 2024 US Open – Women's singles.

Men's doubles

See main article: 2024 US Open – Men's doubles.

Women's doubles

Mixed doubles

See main article: 2024 US Open – Mixed doubles.

Boys' singles

See main article: 2024 US Open – Boys' singles.

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

See main article: 2024 US Open – Boys' doubles.

Girls' doubles

Point and prize money distribution

Point distribution

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 128QQ3Q2Q1
Men's singles200013008004002001005010301680
Men's doubles1200720360180900colspan=5
130078043024013070104030202
10Colspan=5

Prize money

The total overall prize money for the 2024 US Open totals $75 million, 15% more than the 2023 edition.[4]

EventWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Q3Q2Q1
Singles$3,600,000$1,800,000$1,000,000$530,000$325,000$215,000$140,000$100,000$52,000$38,000$25,000
Doubles*$750,000$375,000$190,000$110,000$63,000$40,000$25,000N/AN/AN/AN/A
Mixed Doubles*$200,000$100,000$50,000$27,500$16,500$10,000N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

ATP doubles main-draw entrants

Seeded teams

The following are the seeded teams. Seedings are based on ATP rankings as of August 19, 2024.

CountryPlayerCountryPlayerRankSeed
SpainMarcel Granollers ArgentinaHoracio Zeballos21
IndiaRohan Bopanna AustraliaMatthew Ebden72
United StatesRajeev Ram United KingdomJoe Salisbury113
Marcelo ArévaloMate Pavić154
ItalySimone Bolelli ItalyAndrea Vavassori195
FinlandHarri Heliövaara United KingdomHenry Patten236
AustraliaMax Purcell AustraliaJordan Thompson317
United KingdomNeal Skupski New ZealandMichael Venus368
MexicoSantiago González FranceÉdouard Roger-Vasselin389
Kevin KrawietzTim Pütz4010
Wesley KoolhofNikola Mektić4211
Hugo Nys PolandJan Zieliński4912
United StatesNathaniel Lammons United StatesJackson Withrow5213
Ivan Dodig Czech RepublicAdam Pavlásek6014
United StatesAustin KrajicekJean-Julien Rojer6115
ArgentinaMáximo González ArgentinaAndrés Molteni6216

Other entry information

Protected ranking

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Open 2024: Partidos, resultados, horarios, llave, cuadro y todo sobre el torneo. Sporting News.com. EN. August 18, 2024. August 18, 2024.
  2. Web site: El US Open 2024 no contará con el torneo de silla de ruedas. Punto de Break.com. ES. September 27, 2023. August 18, 2024.
  3. Web site: El US Open 2024, estará dedicado al Poder del tenis. El Diario.ny. ES. June 3, 2024. August 18, 2024.
  4. Web site: 2024 US Open prize money will be largest purse in tennis history. August 7, 2024. usopen.org.