2010 US Open Series

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In tennis, the seventh edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), includes ten hard court tournaments that started on July 19, 2010, in Atlanta and ended in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29, 2010. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament that will host 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.

Point distribution for series events

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. 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

US Open Series standings

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

ATP

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Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1  GBR Andy Murray2 3 1 170
2   SUI Roger Federer 2 1 170
3  USA Mardy Fish 2 1 140
4  CYP Marcos Baghdatis 4 120
5  ARG David Nalbandian 3 1 110
6  SRB Novak Djokovic 2 70
6  ESP Rafael Nadal 2 70
6  USA Andy Roddick 2 70
9  CZE Tomáš Berdych 3 55
10  RSA Kevin Anderson 2 40
10  RUS Nikolay Davydenko 2 40
10  GER Philipp Kohlschreiber 2 40
10  BEL Xavier Malisse 2 40
10  SRB Janko Tipsarević 2 40
15  SWE Robin Söderling 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.
  • 2 – Murray finished first by virtue of head-to-head results because he defeated Federer in Toronto.

WTA

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Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 3 2 (1st, 2nd) 185
2  BEL Kim Clijsters 2 1 125
3  RUS Svetlana Kuznetsova2 2 1 115
4  BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 1 115
4  RUS Maria Sharapova 2 115
6  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 3 100
7  RUS Vera Zvonareva 2 85
8  FRA Marion Bartoli 4 80
8  ITA Flavia Pennetta 4 80
10  RUS Elena Dementieva 3 55
10  AUS Samantha Stosur 3 55
12  RUS Maria Kirilenko 2 40
12  BEL Yanina Wickmayer 2 40
14  CHN Li Na 2 30
14  ISR Shahar Pe'er 2 30
14  RUS Dinara Safina 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.
  • 2 – Kuznetsova finished third based on more total games won in US Open Series events than Azarenka and Sharapova. All three won 9 matches and 19 sets.

2010 schedule

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 19–25 Atlanta
Atlanta Tennis Championships
2010 Champion: United States Mardy Fish
No series event held this week
2 July 26 – Aug 1 Los Angeles
LA Tennis Open presented by Farmers Insurance
2010 Champion: United States Sam Querrey
Stanford
Bank of the West Classic
2010 Champion: Belarus Victoria Azarenka
3 Aug 2–8 Washington, D.C.
Legg Mason Tennis Classic Presented by Geico
2010 Champion: Argentina David Nalbandian
San Diego
Southern California Open
2010 Champion: Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova
4 Aug 9–15 Toronto
Rogers Masters Presented by National Bank
2010 Champion: United Kingdom Andy Murray
Cincinnati
Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
2010 Champion: Belgium Kim Clijsters
5 Aug 16–22 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
2010 Champion: Switzerland Roger Federer
Montreal
Rogers Cup
2010 Champion: Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
6 Aug 23–29 New Haven
Pilot Pen Tennis Presented by Schick
2010 Champion: Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky
New Haven
Pilot Pen Tennis Presented by Schick
2010 Champion: Denmark Caroline Wozniacki
7–8 Aug 30 – Sep 13 New York
US Open
2010 Champion: Spain Rafael Nadal
New York
US Open
2010 Champion: Belgium Kim Clijsters

Week 1

ATP – Atlanta Tennis Championships

Americans Andy Roddick and John Isner headlined the event. In the second round, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt was upset by Lukáš Lacko, but the Slovak was unable to follow up the win and instead Kevin Anderson reached his first ATP Tour semifinal. Mardy Fish took out doubles partner Andy Roddick to set up an all-American final against second seeded Isner. Fish outlasted Isner to win the title.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1/WC United States Andy Roddick 4 6 6
7 Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 3 4
1/WC United States Andy Roddick 65 3
6 United States Mardy Fish 7 6
  United States Taylor Dent 3 0
6 United States Mardy Fish 6 6
6 United States Mardy Fish 4 6 7
2 United States John Isner 6 4 64
  South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 6
  Slovakia Lukáš Lacko 3 4
  South Africa Kevin Anderson 3 7 3
2 United States John Isner 6 67 6
  United States Michael Russell 1 2
2 United States John Isner 6 6

Week 2

ATP – LA Tennis Open

World number four Andy Murray and American Sam Querrey headlined the event. Despite rocky starts in the tournament, Murray and Querrey held their seedings and faced off in the tournament's final. Querrey successfully defended his title by saving a match point and upsetting Murray in two hours and twenty-two minutes.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1/WC United Kingdom Andy Murray 7 6
  Colombia Alejandro Falla 63 1
1/WC United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 1 6
4 Spain Feliciano López 0 6 4
4 Spain Feliciano López 3 7 6
WC United States James Blake 6 66 4
1/WC United Kingdom Andy Murray 7 62 3
2 United States Sam Querrey 5 7 6
6 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 6 7
3 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 3 5
6 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 7 65 4
2 United States Sam Querrey 63 7 6
  Germany Rainer Schüttler 2 6 64
2 United States Sam Querrey 6 3 7

WTA – Bank of the West Classic

Samantha Stosur and former world number ones Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, and Ana Ivanovic headlined the event. Shahar Pe'er became the only seed not to advance to the quarterfinals, falling to Russian Maria Kirilenko in the second round. Victoria Azarenka defeated top seeded Stosur in the semifinals en route to winning the championship.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Australia Samantha Stosur 7 3 6
7 Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 5 6 3
1 Australia Samantha Stosur 2 3
8/WC Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6
4 France Marion Bartoli 6 3 3
8/WC Belarus Victoria Azarenka 3 6 6
8/WC Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6
5 Russia Maria Sharapova 4 1
  Russia Maria Kirilenko 5 0
3 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 7 6
3 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 2 2
5 Russia Maria Sharapova 1 6 6
5 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 2 6
2 Russia Elena Dementieva 4 6 3

Week 3

ATP – Legg Mason Tennis Classic

Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych, Andy Roddick, Los Angeles champion Sam Querrey, and Atlanta champion Mardy Fish headlined the event. The second round welcomed a plethora of upsets with seven of the sixteen seeds falling, including the number six seed Querrey. The upsets continued as Berdych and third seeded Fernando Verdasco were knocked out in the quarters. Wildcard David Nalbandian took advantage of the open draw and won the final against Marcos Baghdatis.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4 6 2
  Belgium Xavier Malisse 6 3 6
  Belgium Xavier Malisse 2 64
8 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 6 7
3/WC Spain Fernando Verdasco 63 4
8 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 7 6
8 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 2 64
WC Argentina David Nalbandian 6 7
  Serbia Janko Tipsarević 64 4
4 Croatia Marin Čilić 7 6
4 Croatia Marin Čilić 2 2
WC Argentina David Nalbandian 6 6
WC Argentina David Nalbandian 3 6 6
13 France Gilles Simon 6 2 3

WTA – Mercury Insurance Open

The Serbian pair of Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic along with world number five Samantha Stosur headlined the event. By defeating Melanie Oudin, Stosur reached her ninth quarterfinal of the year, breaking away from Li Na who also had eight quarterfinal appearances in 2010. Stosur's stride, however, was cut short by Flavia Pennetta who improved to a 3–0 record over the Australian. In a dramatic final, Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, meaning three players (Victoria Azarenka, Kuznetsova, and Radwańska) will head into Cincinnati with 70 points each on the Olympus US Open Series.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
  Russia Alisa Kleybanova 6 4 3
  Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 2 6 6
  Slovakia Daniela Hantuchová 4 2
4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6
4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6
7 Israel Shahar Pe'er 2 0
4 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 4 7 3
  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 67 6
  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 7 6
Q United States Coco Vandeweghe 5 2
  Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6
5 Italy Flavia Pennetta 4 0
5 Italy Flavia Pennetta 6 6
2 Australia Samantha Stosur 4 3

Week 4

ATP - Rogers Masters

Past champions Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Novak Djokovic, headlined the event. Of the final sixteen players left in the draw, only eight of them were seeded, with Gaël Monfils being the only player from the bottom half of the seeds to advance to the tournament's third round. Washington champion, David Nalbandian, increased his winning streak to eleven after upsetting world number five Robin Söderling in the third round. Federer won a dramatic night match against Tomáš Berdych to guarantee, for the first time at the Rogers Masters, a final four showdown against the top four ranked men in the world, joining Nadal, Djokovic, and Murray. Murray upset Nadal and Federer and successfully defended his title.

Main Draw Finals

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Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 7
Q South Africa Kevin Anderson 2 66 1 Spain Rafael Nadal 3 6 6
  Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 65 7 6 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 6 3 4
Q Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun 7 5 0 1 Spain Rafael Nadal 3 4
4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 0 6 4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6
15 France Gaël Monfils 2 6 3 4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6
PR Argentina David Nalbandian 4 6 6 PR Argentina David Nalbandian 2 2
5 Sweden Robin Söderling 6 4 1 4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 7 7
7 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6 65 6 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 5 5
Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 3 7 4 7 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 3 7 65
France Michaël Llodra 62 3 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 5 7
3 Switzerland Roger Federer 7 6 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 3 7
6 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 3 2 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 1 6 5
  France Jérémy Chardy 6 6   France Jérémy Chardy 2 3
Romania Victor Hănescu 3 4 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6

WTA - Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open

Defending champion Jelena Janković, Caroline Wozniacki, Victoria Azarenka, Kim Clijsters, and Maria Sharapova headlined the event. Azarenka, the Stanford champion, suffered the first major upset of the tournament, losing in the first round to former world number one Ana Ivanovic, who entered the tournament ranked World No. 62 and having lost 17 of her last 29 matches dating back to August 2009, despite having served for the match at 5–4 in the second set. French Open champion Francesca Schiavone was the biggest second round casualty, going down to Elena Vesnina. The third round brought three more stunning results as top seeds Janković and Wozniacki, as well as Vera Zvonareva were all defeated in straight sets. The quarter-finals went to rank, with the exception of Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, who joined Ivanovic, as a surprise semifinalist of the tournament. The two semi-finals saw Clijsters and Sharapova both advance in contrasting circumstances; Clijsters won through after Ana Ivanovic was forced to retire in the first set due to a foot injury, whilst Sharapova needed three sets to defeat Pavlyuchenkova. Despite having championship points, Sharapova lost to Clijsters in a blockbuster final.

Main Draw Finals

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Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Serbia Jelena Janković 63 4
Q Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 7 6 Q Uzbekistan Akgul Amanmuradova 1 3
  Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6 6 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6 6
  Russia Elena Vesnina 0 3 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 1 r
4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6 4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 2
WC United States Christina McHale 1 1 4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 7 6
11 Italy Flavia Pennetta 6 6 11 Italy Flavia Pennetta 66 4
6 Russia Vera Zvonareva 4 3 4 Belgium Kim Clijsters 2 7 6
8 China Li Na 6 2 64 10 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 64 2
12 Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 2 6 7 12 Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 5 6 1
13 Israel Shahar Pe'er 7 4 4 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7 3 6
  Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 5 6 6 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 6 2
7 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2 3 10 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 3 6
10 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6 10 Russia Maria Sharapova 6 6
16 France Marion Bartoli 6 6 16 France Marion Bartoli 1 4
2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 4 1

Week 5

ATP - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters

World number one Rafael Nadal joined past champions Roger Federer and Andy Murray along with Novak Djokovic and Andy Roddick to headline the event. Marcos Baghdatis had a dream run to the semifinals defeating Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych and Wimbledon champion Nadal in back-to-back matches. An inspired Mardy Fish also added to his summer success by defeating defending champion, Murray, and Roddick in the quarterfinals and semifinals, respectively. In the final, Federer took out Fish in a match that had only one break of serve.

Main Draw Finals

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Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
1 Spain Rafael Nadal 5 7 6
  France Julien Benneteau 7 66 2 1 Spain Rafael Nadal 4 6 4
  Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 7 6   Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 6 4 6
7 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 5 4   Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 4 3
3 Switzerland Roger Federer w/o 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6
  Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 7
10 Spain David Ferrer 6 3 5 6 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 4 5
6 Russia Nikolay Davydenko 4 6 7 3 Switzerland Roger Federer 65 7 6
WC United States Mardy Fish 7 6 WC United States Mardy Fish 7 61 4
  France Richard Gasquet 5 2 WC United States Mardy Fish 67 6 7
  Latvia Ernests Gulbis 6 3 64 4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 7 1 65
4 United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 6 7 WC United States Mardy Fish 4 7 6
5 Sweden Robin Söderling 4 7 65 9 United States Andy Roddick 6 63 1
9 United States Andy Roddick 6 67 7 9 United States Andy Roddick 6 7
Argentina David Nalbandian 1 67 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 5
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 7

WTA - Rogers Cup

Jelena Janković, Caroline Wozniacki, US Open Series tournament winners Victoria Azarenka, Svetlana Kuznetsova, and Kim Clijsters joined defending champion Elena Dementieva to headline the event. The tournament saw the withdrawal of big-name Grand Slam champions Venus Williams and Maria Sharapova and also lost its top seed, Janković, in the second round. Azarenka and Kuznetsova rebounded from their first round losses in Cincinnati to reach another semifinal in the US Open Series, while Cincinnati champion, Clijsters, lost her second consecutive match against Vera Zvonareva in the quarterfinals. In the end, Wozniacki would only drop 5 games in each of her last three matches to win the tournament.

Main Draw Finals

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Third Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Q Czech Republic Iveta Benešová 0 1
17 France Marion Bartoli 6 6 17 France Marion Bartoli 2 66
10 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 6 10 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 7
9 China Li Na 3 3 10 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 66 1 r
5 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 6 8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 7 1
  Estonia Kaia Kanepi 2 1 5 Belgium Kim Clijsters 6 3 2
  Hungary Ágnes Szávay 3 3 8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 2 6 6
8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 6 6 8 Russia Vera Zvonareva 3 2
7 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 4 6 3 2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
11 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 1 6 11 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 6 6
  China Zheng Jie 7 6   China Zheng Jie 1 3
4 Russia Elena Dementieva 63 4 11 Russia Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 3
6 Italy Francesca Schiavone 6 6 2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
  Russia Dinara Safina 4 3 6 Italy Francesca Schiavone 3 2
15 Italy Flavia Pennetta 6 3 1 2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
2 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 4 6 6

Week 6

ATP – Pilot Pen Tennis

Marcos Baghdatis, Thomaz Bellucci and Fernando González headlined the event. Of the top eight seeds, only top-seeded Baghdatis was able to reach the quarterfinals, where he was then upset by ninth seed Sergiy Stakhovsky. After battling past Viktor Troicki in the semifinals, Denis Istomin fell to Stakhovsky in three sets in the final.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 7 1 64
9 Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 5 6 7
9 Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 6 6
12 Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 3 4
  Kazakhstan Evgeny Korolev 4 3
12 Netherlands Thiemo de Bakker 6 6
9 Ukraine Sergiy Stakhovsky 3 6 6
15 Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 6 3 4
10 Serbia Viktor Troicki 6 6
LL Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 2 3
10 Serbia Viktor Troicki 610 6 2
15 Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 7 3 6
Q Russia Teymuraz Gabashvili 1 6 68
15 Uzbekistan Denis Istomin 6 3 7

WTA – Pilot Pen Tennis

Two-time defending champion and recent Montreal champion Caroline Wozniacki joined Roland Garros finalist Samantha Stosur and Roland Garros champion Francesca Schiavone to headline the event. All four of the tournament's wildcards reached the quarterfinals, where two of them, Elena Dementieva and Nadia Petrova (who took Ana Ivanovic's original wildcard slot after the Serb withdrew due to the foot injury she suffered at Cincinnati), advanced to the semifinals. Only five days after winning in Montreal, Wozniacki won her third consecutive title in New Haven. The win also secured her first place in the 2010 US Open Series.

Main Draw Finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
               
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki w/o
7 Italy Flavia Pennetta
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 1 6 7
4/WC Russia Elena Dementieva 6 3 65
4/WC Russia Elena Dementieva 6 3 6
6 France Marion Bartoli 3 6 2
1 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 3 6
8/WC Russia Nadia Petrova 3 6 3
  Russia Maria Kirilenko 6 6
WC Russia Dinara Safina 3 3
  Russia Maria Kirilenko 6 2 2
8/WC Russia Nadia Petrova 2 6 6
8/WC Russia Nadia Petrova 6 6
2/WC Australia Samantha Stosur 2 1

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