2012 US Open Series

In tennis, the ninth edition of the US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), included twelve hard court tournaments that started on July 9, 2012 in Stanford and concluded in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 26, 2012. This edition scheduled four separate men's tournaments and four women's tournaments – the Citi Open and the Western & Southern Open hosted 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. The series winners were Novak Djokovic and Petra Kvitová.

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. Players who finished in the top three in the series could have earned 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

Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1  SRB Novak Djokovic 2 1 170
3  USA John Isner 3 1 140
2  USA Sam Querrey 4 1 135
4  UKR Alexandr Dolgopolov 2 1 85
5  USA Mardy Fish 3 - 75
=  CZE Tomáš Berdych 3 - 75
7  GER Tommy Haas 2 - 70
8  CAN Milos Raonic 2 - 50
9  FRA Jérémy Chardy 2 - 40
=  CRO Marin Čilić 2 - 40
=  ESP Marcel Granollers 2 - 40
12  CZE Radek Štěpánek 2 - 30
=  GBR Andy Murray 2 - 30
=  USA Michael Russell 2 - 30
=  BEL Xavier Malisse 2 - 30

Notes:

WTA

Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1  CZE Petra Kvitová 3 2 (1st, 2nd) 215
2  CHN Li Na 2 1 170
3  SVK Dominika Cibulková 3 1 100
4  USA Serena Williams 2 1 95
5  FRA Marion Bartoli 3 - 90
6  GER Angelique Kerber 2 - 85
=  DEN Caroline Wozniacki 3 - 85
8  CZE Lucie Šafářová 2 - 60
9  ITA Sara Errani 3 - 55
10  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 2 - 50
11  POL Urszula Radwańska 3 - 45
12  AUS Samantha Stosur 2 - 40
13  USA Christina McHale 2 - 30
=  USA Varvara Lepchenko 2 - 30
=  RSA Chanelle Scheepers 2 - 30

Notes:

Bonus Prize Money

The US Open series gives bonus money to the top three player in the US Open Series, depending on where they finish in the 2012 US Open (tennis) and where they finish in 2012 US Open Series. The bonus money they receive is

2012 US Open Finish2012 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish[1]
1st Place2nd Place3rd Place
Champion $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000
Finalist $500,000 $250,000 $125,000
Semifinalist $250,000 $125,000 $62,500
Quarterfinalist $125,000 $62,500 $31,250
Round of 16 $70,000 $35,000 $17,500
Round of 32 $40,000 $20,000 $10,000
Round of 64 $25,000 $12,500 $6,250
Round of 128 $15,000 $7,500 $3,750
Awardees Serbia Novak Djokovic $500,000 United States John Isner $20,000 United States Sam Querrey $10,000
Czech Republic Petra Kvitová $70,000 China Li Na $20,000 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková $10,000

2012 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
Week Date Men's Events Women's Events
1 July 9–15 No Series Event Held This Week Stanford
Bank of the West Classic
2012 Champion : United States Serena Williams
2 July 16–22 Atlanta
BB&T Atlanta Open
2012 Champion: United States Andy Roddick
Carlsbad
Mercury Insurance Open
2012 Champion: Slovakia Dominika Cibulková
3 July 23–29 Los Angeles
Farmers Classic
2012 Champion: United States Sam Querrey
No Series Event Held This Week
4 July 30–Aug 5 Washington, D.C.
Citi Open
2012 Champion: Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov
Washington, D.C.
Citi Open
2012 Champion: Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková
5 Aug 6–12 Toronto
Rogers Cup
2012 Champion: Serbia Novak Djokovic
Montreal
Rogers Cup
2012 Champion: Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6 Aug 13–19 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2012 Champion: Switzerland Roger Federer
Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2012 Champion: China Li Na
7 Aug 20–26 Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Open
2012 Champion: United States John Isner
New Haven
New Haven Open at Yale
2012 Champion: Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
8–9 Aug 27 – Sep 10 New York
US Open
2012 Champion: United Kingdom Andy Murray
New York
US Open
2012 Champion: United States Serena Williams

Week 1

WTA – Bank of the West Classic

The defending champion, Serena Williams, and last year's finalist, Marion Bartoli, headlined the event. Playing just in the week after her victories in singles and doubles at Wimbledon, Williams advanced to her fourth final of the season conceding just ten games in total. In the other side of the draw, young American, Coco Vandeweghe, who entered the main draw as a lucky-loser, made an impressive run to the final defeating Jelena Janković and Yanina Wickmayer en route. The final was the first all-American final in the WTA Tour since 2009 WTA Tour Championships, and the first on U.S. soil since the Los Angeles in 2004. In the final, Williams successfully defended her title after defeating Vandeweghe 7–5, 6–3.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6  
6  South Africa Chanelle Scheepers 4 0  
  1  United States Serena Williams 6 6  
  9  Romania Sorana Cîrstea 1 2  
3  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 77 2 0
  9  Romania Sorana Cîrstea 65 6 6  
    1  United States Serena Williams 7 6
  LL  United States Coco Vandeweghe 5 3
     Poland Urszula Radwańska 4 4  
LL  United States Coco Vandeweghe 6 6  
  LL  United States Coco Vandeweghe 6 3 6
  5  Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 2 6 2  
5  Belgium Yanina Wickmayer 6 6
  2  France Marion Bartoli 3 2  

Week 2

ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open

The three highest-ranked American, John Isner, Mardy Fish, and Andy Roddick headlined the event. Roddick advanced to his second final appearance of the season after a close-fight semifinals encounter against Isner, in which he won in three sets. Gilles Müller of Luxembourg, who was trailing 4–6, 2–3 in his second round match against Fish before Fish retired, advanced to his third ATP final appearance in his career. In the final, Roddick claimed his 32nd career title after defeating Müller 1–6, 7–6(7–2), 6–2.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States John Isner 79 6  
WC  United States Jack Sock 67 4  
  1  United States John Isner 4 77 4  
  4  United States Andy Roddick 6 65 6  
4  United States Andy Roddick 6 6
     United States Michael Russell 3 4  
    4  United States Andy Roddick 1 77 6
     Luxembourg Gilles Müller 6 62 2
  8  Japan Go Soeda 6 6  
3  Japan Kei Nishikori 2 1  
  8  Japan Go Soeda 4 3
     Luxembourg Gilles Müller 6 6  
   Australia Matthew Ebden 4 4
     Luxembourg Gilles Müller 6 6  

WTA – Mercury Insurance Open

Marion Bartoli, Dominika Cibulková, and Jelena Janković headlined the event. As a qualifier, Chan Yung-jan upset the third seeded Janković in three tight sets in the quarterfinals which lasted for more than three hours with score 6–7(4–7),7–6(10–8), 7–5. First seeded Bartoli battled her way to the final by winning all her three matches en route in three sets. Second seeded Cibulková cruised to the final as well, setting up for the fourth time in 2012 where the first seed met the second seed in the final of a WTA tournament. Cibulková went on to win the title in straight sets, after defeating Bartoli 6–1, 7–5.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  France Marion Bartoli 7 4 6  
5  United States Christina McHale 5 6 4  
  1  France Marion Bartoli 1 6 6  
  Q  Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 6 3 3  
3  Serbia Jelena Janković 77 68 5
  Q  Chinese Taipei Chan Yung-jan 64 710 7  
    1  France Marion Bartoli 1 5
  2  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6 7
     United States Varvara Lepchenko 4 6 65  
4  Russia Nadia Petrova 6 2 77  
  4  Russia Nadia Petrova 68 1
  2  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 710 6  
   Poland Urszula Radwańska 4 4
  2  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 6 6  

Week 3

ATP – Farmers Classic

Main article: 2012 Farmers Classic

Benoît Paire, Sam Querrey, Leonardo Mayer, and Nicolas Mahut headlined the event. Coming from the qualifying stage of the tournament, Ričardas Berankis reached the final after taking down the fourth-seeded Mahut and sixth-seeded Marinko Matosevic in the quarterfinals and semifinals respectively. Having won the tournament twice in 2009 and 2010, Querrey cruised through to his first final appearance since winning the title in 2010. He went on crushing Berankis 6–0, 6–2 for his seventh singles title.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
     United States Michael Russell 2 3  
6  New Zealand Marinko Matosevic 6 6  
  6  New Zealand Marinko Matosevic 5 1  
  Q  Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 7 6  
4  France Nicolas Mahut 4 4
  Q  Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 6 6  
    Q  Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 0 2
  2  United States Sam Querrey 6 6
     United States Rajeev Ram 77 6  
3  Argentina Leonardo Mayer 63 3  
     United States Rajeev Ram 3 64
  2  United States Sam Querrey 6 77  
5  Belgium Xavier Malisse 2 1r
  2  United States Sam Querrey 6 3  

Week 4

ATP – Citi Open

Main article: 2012 Citi Open

Being held concurrently with the 2012 Summer Olympics, the event was headlined by Mardy Fish, Alexandr Dolgopolov, Kevin Anderson, Tommy Haas, and Los Angeles champion, Sam Querrey. Third-seeded Haas reached his third final appearance of the season after defeating top-seeded Fish in the semifinals in straight sets. Second-seeded Dolgopolov also reached the final after beating Querrey in the semifinals as well. Dolgopolov ended up winning his second career title after defeating Haas 6–7(7–9), 6–4, 6–1 in the final.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States Mardy Fish 6 6  
   Belgium Xavier Malisse 3 4  
  1  United States Mardy Fish 3 5  
  4  Germany Tommy Haas 6 7  
4  Germany Tommy Haas 6 6
     Germany Tobias Kamke 1 2  
    4  Germany Tommy Haas 79 4 1
  2  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 67 6 6
  8  United States Sam Querrey 6 6  
3  South Africa Kevin Anderson 4 4  
  8  United States Sam Querrey 4 4
  2  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6  
   United States James Blake 63 4
  2  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 77 6  

WTA – Citi Open

Main article: 2012 Citi Open

Being held in the same week as the Summer Olympics, the event was headlined by players who missed the Olympics' qualification. The pack of players was led by first seeded Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, second seeded Chanelle Scheepers, and third seeded Sloane Stephens. As an unseeded player, Magdaléna Rybáriková defeated these top three seeds to win her third WTA title after defeating Pavlyuchenkova 6–1, 6–1 in the final.

As an International level tournament, the event did not award any points toward the US Open Series standings.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 6  
   Chinese Taipei Chang Kai-chen 4 4  
  1  Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 4 7 6  
  4  United States Vania King 6 5 4  
4  United States Vania King 6 3 6
  7/WC  United States Coco Vandeweghe 1 6 4  
    1  Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1 1  
     Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 6 6  
  WC  Canada Eugenie Bouchard 4 4  
3  United States Sloane Stephens 6 6  
  3  United States Sloane Stephens 3 3  
     Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 6 6    
Q  Slovakia Jana Čepelová 2 4
     Slovakia Magdaléna Rybáriková 6 6  

Week 5

ATP – Rogers Cup (Toronto)

Main article: 2012 Rogers Cup

Seven of the world top 10 players headlined the event, with world no.2 and defending champion, Novak Djokovic, recent Olympics gold medalist, Andy Murray led the pack. Just one week after his loss at the Olympics, Djokovic reached his sixth final appearance of the season. Murray withdrew in the third round due to knee injury. Fourteenth-seeded Richard Gasquet beat the likes of fourth-seeded Tomáš Berdych and the top two American players, Mardy Fish and John Isner, to advance to his second final appearance of the season. Djokovic won the final comfortably by 6–3, 6–2 to earn his third title of the season.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
SE United States Sam Querrey 4 4 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 3 6
Germany Tommy Haas 2 6 6 Germany Tommy Haas 3 6 3
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 6 4 1 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
France Jérémy Chardy 1 4 5 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 4 1
Spain Marcel Granollers 6 6 Spain Marcel Granollers 4 4
10 Croatia Marin Čilić 2 4 5 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 6 6
5 Serbia Janko Tipsarević 6 6 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
7 Argentina Juan Mónaco 6 1 4 14 France Richard Gasquet 3 2
11 United States Mardy Fish 2 6 6 11 United States Mardy Fish 7 1 2
14 France Richard Gasquet 6 6 14 France Richard Gasquet 5 6 6
4 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4 2 14 France Richard Gasquet 77 6
8 United States John Isner 63 6 6 8 United States John Isner 63 3
12 Germany Philipp Kohlschreiber 77 4 4 8 United States John Isner 711 6
16 Canada Milos Raonic w/o 16 Canada Milos Raonic 69 4
2 United Kingdom Andy Murray

WTA – Rogers Cup (Montreal)

Main article: 2012 Rogers Cup

Nine of the world top 10 players headlined the event, with Victoria Azarenka, Agnieszka Radwańska, and Maria Sharapova led the field. Radwańska had a chance to become the world no.1 after the conclusion of the tournament. The event's schedule was heavily disturbed with rain, causing the final to be played on Monday, August 13. World no. 6, Petra Kvitová advanced to her first final appearance of the season after defeating Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals. In the other side of the draw, Li Na erased Radwańska's chance of overtaking the world no.1 title after defeating her in the quarterfinals. Li eventually advanced to the final after defeating Lucie Šafářová in a tightly-contested semifinals, having to trail from 1–5 in the third set. Kvitová ended up winning the title after defeating Li 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 in the Monday final, for her first title in 2012.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
Austria Tamira Paszek 6 6
Spain Carla Suárez Navarro 3 0 Austria Tamira Paszek 3 2
9 France Marion Bartoli 1 1 5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6
5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6 5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 3 6 6
United States Christina McHale 65 3 7 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 2 3
WC Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 77 6 WC Canada Aleksandra Wozniak 4 4
United States Varvara Lepchenko 6 3 4 7 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
7 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 4 6 6 5 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 7 2 6
6 Germany Angelique Kerber 2 67 10 China Li Na 5 6 3
Italy Roberta Vinci 6 79 Italy Roberta Vinci 2 2
16 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 711 77 16 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6 6
4 Australia Samantha Stosur 69 65 16 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6 3 5
8 Italy Sara Errani 4 2 10 China Li Na 3 6 7
10 China Li Na 6 6 10 China Li Na 6 6
South Africa Chanelle Scheepers 2 4 2 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 2 1
2 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 6

Week 6

ATP – Western & Southern Open

Eight of the world top 10 players entered the tournament, with the pack headlined by three of the top four players: world no.1, Roger Federer, reigning US Open Champion, Novak Djokovic, and the defending champion, Andy Murray. Playing in his first tournament since the final of the Olympics, Federer reached the final of the tournament which ensured his position as the no.1 seed in the upcoming US Open. Murray lost in the third round to lucky loser, Jérémy Chardy and Djokovic advanced to the final from the opposite half of the draw after defeating Juan Martín del Potro in the semifinals. Federer ended up winning his 76th title after defeating Djokovic 6–0, 7–6(9–7).

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6
Australia Bernard Tomic 2 4 1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 77  
10 United States Mardy Fish 6 6 10 United States Mardy Fish 3 64  
Czech Republic Radek Štěpánek 3 3 1 Switzerland Roger Federer 77 6  
  Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 6 6   Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 64 3  
14 Japan Kei Nishikori 3 3   Switzerland Stanislas Wawrinka 2 77 6
  Canada Milos Raonic 6 2 6   Canada Milos Raonic 6 65 4
5 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4 6 2 1 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 79  
6 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 77 2 6 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 0 67  
Serbia Victor Troicki 62 6 1 6 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 6 6
LL France Jérémy Chardy 6 6 LL France Jérémy Chardy 1 3
3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 4 6 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 3 2  
  Spain Pablo Andújar 64 2 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6  
12 Croatia Marin Čilić 77 6 12 Croatia Marin Čilić 3 2  
  Russia Nikolay Davydenko 0r 2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6  
2 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6

WTA – Western & Southern Open

Eight of the world top 10 players entered the tournament, with the pack led by Serena Williams, Agnieszka Radwańska, and recent Montreal champion, Petra Kvitová. Williams' older sister, Venus Williams, who entered the tournament with a wild card, had a breakthrough week where she reached her first semifinals appearance since the 2010 US Open after displaying some of her vintage form when defeating Sara Errani and Samantha Stosur. Montreal runner-up, Li Na, defeated Radwańska and Venus Williams to advance to her second consecutive final appearance. In the bottom half of the draw, Angelique Kerber defeated Serena Williams and Kvitová to reach her fourth final appearance of the year, bidding for the biggest title of her career. Li started slowly in the final before regrouping and won her sixth career title after defeating Kerber 1–6, 6–4, 6–1.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 4 6
WC United States Sloane Stephens 1 6 4 1 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 1 1
9 China Li Na 6 6 9 China Li Na 6 6
Q Sweden Johanna Larsson 2 2 9 China Li Na 7 3 6
3 Australia Samantha Stosur 6 6 WC United States Venus Williams 5 6 1
Russia Ekaterina Makarova 1 3 3 Australia Samantha Stosur 2 77 4
WC United States Venus Williams 6 6 WC United States Venus Williams 6 62 6
7 Italy Sara Errani 3 0 9 China Li Na 1 6 6
6 Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 4 4 5 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 3 1
17 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6 6 17 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 3 64
China Peng Shuai 2 2 4 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 77
4 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6 4 Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 1 6 4
5 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 77 5 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 2 6
Q Czech Republic Andrea Hlaváčková 4 65 10 Germany Angelique Kerber 6 6
Q Poland Urszula Radwańska 4 3 2 United States Serena Williams 4 4
2 United States Serena Williams 6 6

Week 7

ATP – Winston-Salem Open

Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Tomáš Berdych, and the defending champion, John Isner, headlined the event. Tsonga and Isner faced each other in the semifinals where Isner won through a third-set tiebreak. Berdych also advanced to the final for his third final appearance of the season. Isner successfully defended his title after defeating Berdych in a close-fought final by 3–6, 6–4, 7–6(11–9), thus clinching his second singles title of the season and fifth overall.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6 6  
6  Spain Marcel Granollers 1 2  
  1  France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 6 63  
  3  United States John Isner 6 3 77  
3  United States John Isner 77 6
     Belgium David Goffin 65 3  
    3  United States John Isner 3 6 711
  2/WC  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6 4 69
  7  United States Sam Querrey 7 4 77  
4  Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 5 6 63  
  7  United States Sam Querrey 4 3
  2/WC  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6 6  
   Belgium Steve Darcis 6 2 0
  2/WC  Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4 6 6  

WTA – New Haven Open at Yale

Agnieszka Radwańska, Petra Kvitová, and the defending champion, Caroline Wozniacki headlined the event. Wozniacki was bidding for her fifth straight title at the event. However, she had to retire in her semifinals match due to a nagging knee injury. Radwańska also retired in the second round due to a nagging shoulder injury. Seventh seeded Maria Kirilenko advanced to the final for her second final appearance of the season where she would face Kvitová who cruised comfortably to the final. By winning her quarterfinals match, Kvitová clinched the US Open Series title. Eventually, Kvitová won the final 7–6(11–9), 7–5 for her second title of the year.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  Q  Belarus Olga Govortsova 1 2  
7  Russia Maria Kirilenko 6 6  
  7  Russia Maria Kirilenko 7    
  3  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 5r    
3  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6
  6  Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 2 1  
    7  Russia Maria Kirilenko 69 5  
  2/WC  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 711 7  
  5  France Marion Bartoli 4 2  
4  Italy Sara Errani 6 6  
  4  Italy Sara Errani 1 3
  2/WC  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6  
8  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 3 3
  2/WC  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 6 6  

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