The US Tennis Open Winners | Lifestyle

by DeniseISmithson

US Tennis Open winners have been held up high since 1881. This tennis championship is one of the oldest in the world and the fourth and final tournament in the Grand Slam each year. This tournament takes place during the end of August and the beginning of September. There are five different event championships which include the men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, mixed doubles, wheelchair events, and even events for juniors and seniors.

The US Open is atypical for the Grand Slam in that the winners in these events are the winners of the final set's tie break instead of the best of 5 sets (in Men's) or best of 3 sets (Women's) used in Wimbledon.

Like the rest of the Grand Slam, the US Open is a prestigious event; while there is no royalty in attendance as at Wimbledon, the tournament draws thousands of people from all over the world. The players compete for over $20 million in prizes, with the purses being larger than in the other Grand Slam tournaments. There are more than 600 players in each year's tournament.

The tournament is held in New York City at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center located at Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in Queens. The events in this tournament are held on acrylic courts instead of grass as at Wimbledon.

Since there is more prize money to be won, many players aspire to compete in this tournament. There is a $1.5 million prize for the winners of the main events, with half that amount going to the runner up. Semifinalists are awarded $320,000, quarterfinalists half of this and so on. There are many prizes to be won even by those players who leave without a trophy.

US Open winners in doubles events also receive large cash prizes. Doubles winners split a total of $1.8 million. There is also half a million dollars in prize money to be won in the mixed doubles. The qualifying 128 draw events for both men and women pay up to one million - in total, there is over $20 million dollars in prize money to be won in this tournament.

With so much to be won and the prestige of competing in a Grand Slam tournament, professional tennis players are always interested in this tournament. There are prizes given to the winners in many different events, giving players a much better chance to go home with a prize than in other tournaments; this generates a lot of excitement among fans as well, which makes this tournament incredibly popular year after year.

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