2015 US Open Series

In tennis, the 2015 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorship reasons) is the twelfth edition of the US Open Series, which includes a group of hard court tournaments that starts on July 27, 2015 in Atlanta and concluded in Winston-Salem for the men and in New Haven for the women on August 30, 2015. This edition consists 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. The series is headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events.

Point distribution for series events

In order to be included in the final standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player needs to have countable results from at least two different tournaments. Starting from the 2014 season, a new rule has been added to double the points of a player who has obtained countable results in at least three tournaments.[1]

The players who finish in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open.

Round ATP Masters 1000
WTA Premier 5
ATP World Tour 250
WTA Premier
Winner
100
70
Finalist
70
45
Semifinalist
45
25
Quarterfinalist
25
15
Round of 16
15
0

US Open Series standings

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

ATP

Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1  GBR Andy Murray 2 1 145
2  SRB Novak Djokovic 2 140
3  USA John Isner 2 1 95
4  RSA Kevin Anderson 2 1 85
5  LUX Gilles Müller 2 40
 ESP Rafael Nadal 2 40
7  BEL David Goffin 2 30
 POL Jerzy Janowicz 2 30
 CRO Ivo Karlović 2 30

Notes:

WTA

Rank Nation Player Tours 1 Titles Points
1  CZE Karolína Plíšková 3 1502
2  USA Serena Williams 2 1 145
3  ROU Simona Halep 2 140
4   SUI Belinda Bencic 2 1 115
5  POL Agnieszka Radwańska 3 1102
6  GER Angelique Kerber 2 1 85
7  CZE Lucie Šafářová 2 70
 UKR Elina Svitolina 2 70
9  SRB Ana Ivanovic 2 50
 UKR Lesia Tsurenko 2 50
11  USA Varvara Lepchenko 2 40
12  BLR Victoria Azarenka 2 30
 FRA Caroline Garcia 2 30
 GER Andrea Petkovic 2 30

Notes:

Bonus prize money

Top three players in the 2015 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2015 US Open, according to money schedule below.[2]

2015 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish 2015 US Open Finish Awardees
W F SF QF Round of 16 Round of 32 Round of 64 Round of 128
1st Place $1,000,000 $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $70,000 $40,000 $25,000 $15,000 United Kingdom Andy Murray $70,000
Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková $15,000
2nd Place $500,000 $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $35,000 $20,000 $12,500 $7,500 Serbia Novak Djokovic $500,000
United States Serena Williams $125,000
3rd Place $250,000 $125,000 $62,500 $31,250 $17,500 $10,000 $6,250 $3,750 United States John Isner $17,500
Romania Simona Halep $62,500

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
Week Date Men's Events Women's Events
1 July 27 – August 2 Atlanta
BB&T Atlanta Open
2015 Champion: United States John Isner
No Series Event Held This Week
2 August 3 – August 9 No Series Event Held This Week Stanford
Bank of the West Classic
2015 Champion: Germany Angelique Kerber
3 August 10 – August 16 Montreal
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
2015 Champion: United Kingdom Andy Murray
Toronto
Rogers Cup presented by National Bank
2015 Champion: Switzerland Belinda Bencic
4 August 17 – August 23 Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2015 Champion: Switzerland Roger Federer
Cincinnati
Western & Southern Open
2015 Champion: United States Serena Williams
5 August 24 – August 30 Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Open
2015 Champion: South Africa Kevin Anderson
New Haven
Connecticut Open
2015 Champion: Czech Republic Petra Kvitová
6–7 August 31 – September 13 New York
US Open
2015 Champion: Serbia Novak Djokovic
New York
US Open
2015 Champion: Italy Flavia Pennetta

Week 1

ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open

American John Isner and doubles partners Vasek Pospisil and Jack Sock headlined the event as the top three seeds. Isner, a two-time defending champion, advanced to the third straight final, losing only one set against fellow American and a qualifier at the tournament Denis Kudla in semifinals. Marcos Baghdatis, a fifht seed, advanced to his first final since 2011, defeating second seed Pospisil before edging Gilles Müller in three sets to reach final. In the final, Isner claimed his 10th career title after defeating Baghdatis 6–3, 6–3.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  1  United States John Isner 77 6  
   Lithuania Ričardas Berankis 65 4  
  1  United States John Isner 4 6 7  
  Q  United States Denis Kudla 6 2 5  
Q  United States Denis Kudla 7 6
     Israel Dudi Sela 5 0  
    1  United States John Isner 6 6
  5  Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 3 3
  7  Luxembourg Gilles Müller 7 6  
   Japan Go Soeda 5 1  
  7  Luxembourg Gilles Müller 77 3 64
  5  Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 64 6 77  
5  Cyprus Marcos Baghdatis 6 77
  2  Canada Vasek Pospisil 4 65  

Week 2

WTA – Bank of the West Classic

Caroline Wozniacki, Agnieszka Radwańska and Angelique Kerber headlined the event. In the first half of the draw, three seeds of four were upset in the second round, including first seed Wozniacki, who lost to Varvara Lepchenko. As a result, fourth seed Karolína Plíšková reached final without dropping set, beating Lepchenko in a semifinal. In the other side of the draw, Angelique Kerber defeated Radwańska in three sets, before easy semifinal win over eight seed Elina Svitolina. Kerber beat Plíšková 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 to win her fourth title of the year, tying Serena Williams at the moment.

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
     United States Varvara Lepchenko 63 6 6  
   Germany Mona Barthel 77 2 3  
     United States Varvara Lepchenko 2 5  
  4  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 7  
4  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 6 6
     Croatia Ajla Tomljanović 2 4  
    4  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 3 7 4
  5  Germany Angelique Kerber 6 5 6
  8  Ukraine Elina Svitolina 4 7 6  
   United States Alison Riske 6 5 1  
  8  Ukraine Elina Svitolina 3 1
  5  Germany Angelique Kerber 6 6  
5  Germany Angelique Kerber 4 6 6
  2/WC  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 4 4  

Week 3

ATP – Rogers Cup (Montreal)

Main article: 2015 Rogers Cup

Eight of the world top 10 players headlined the event, with Novak Djokovic, Andy Murray and Stan Wawrinka led the field. Qualifier Ernests Gulbis had two match points against first seed Djokovic in quarterfinals, but eventually lost. Djokovic went on to reach the final, after win over another unseeded player, Jeremy Chardy. Murray beat defending champion Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in quarterfinals, before losing just three games against Kei Nishikori in semifinals. Murray defeated Djokovic in the final 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, meaning that Djokovic lost for the first time since 2012 when playing in Masters 1000 final, a streak that included 12 titles.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
United States Jack Sock 2 1 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 5 79 6
Q Latvia Ernests Gulbis 6 6 Q Latvia Ernests Gulbis 7 67 1
Q United States Donald Young 4 4 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
Australia Nick Kyrgios 5 3 France Jérémy Chardy 4 4
16 United States John Isner 7 6 16 United States John Isner 711 613 64
France Jérémy Chardy 4 77 6 France Jérémy Chardy 69 715 77
Croatia Ivo Karlović 6 61 4 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 6 3
7 Spain Rafael Nadal 6 6 2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 4 6
Q Russia Mikhail Youzhny 3 3 7 Spain Rafael Nadal 2 4
13 Belgium David Goffin 4 4 4 Japan Kei Nishikori 6 6
4 Japan Kei Nishikori 6 6 4 Japan Kei Nishikori 3 0
Australia Bernard Tomic 67 3 2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6
10 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 79 6 10 France Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4 4
Luxembourg Gilles Müller 3 2 2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6
2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 6 6

WTA – Rogers Cup (Toronto)

Main article: 2015 Rogers Cup

Nine of the world top 10 players headlined the event, with Serena Williams, wildcard Simona Halep and Petra Kvitová being the top 3 seeds. Though Williams came fresh-off two grand slam titles, it was all about young Swiss Belinda Bencic in that half of draw, who defeated five Grand Slam finalists in a row to reach the final, including also three wins over top 10 players at the moment, against Caroline Wozniacki, Ana Ivanovic in quarterfinals, and Williams in semifinals. In the bottom half of the draw, Halep faced also three grand slam finalists, and after defeating Sara Errani she reached the final. In the final, Bencic became the youngest player to win the tournament, overtaking feat from Ivanovic, when was up 7–6(7–5), 6–7(4–7), 3–0 before another grand slam finalist Halep retired.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
16 Germany Andrea Petkovic 3 2 1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
Italy Roberta Vinci 6 6 Italy Roberta Vinci 4 3
Russia Daria Gavrilova 4 3 1 United States Serena Williams 6 5 4
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 6 1 77 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 3 7 6
Germany Sabine Lisicki 1 6 63 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 6 6
Q Slovenia Polona Hercog 2 3 5 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 4 2
5 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6 6 Switzerland Belinda Bencic 77 64 3
Q Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 6 6 2/WC Romania Simona Halep 65 77 0r
Q Germany Carina Witthöft 3 4 Q Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 4 4
15 Italy Sara Errani 7 6 15 Italy Sara Errani 6 6
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 5 3 15 Italy Sara Errani 4 4
6 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 4 6 2/WC Romania Simona Halep 6 6
France Alizé Cornet 2 6 4 6 Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 6 3 1
13 Germany Angelique Kerber 3 7 4 2/WC Romania Simona Halep 0 6 6
2/WC Romania Simona Halep 6 5 6

Week 4

ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Nine of the world top 10 players entered the tournament, with the pack headlined by top three players: Novak Djokovic, recent Montreal champion Andy Murray and Roger Federer, who missed Montreal. First seed Djokovic lost set against David Goffin and qualifier Alexandr Dolgopolov in semifinals. In both occasions he came back from brink of the loss, when trailing 0–3 in third set in former, and being two points away from losing in latter. Playing in his first tournament since the Wimbledon final, Federer reached the final of the tournament after defeating Murray in the semifinals. Federer ended up winning seventh Cincinnati title after defeating Djokovic 7–6(7–1), 6–3, which ensured his position as the No. 2 seed in the upcoming US Open.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 2 6
13 Belgium David Goffin 4 6 3 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 6 6
Croatia Ivo Karlović 77 65 65 5 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 4 1
5 Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 62 77 77 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 4 77 6
Q Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 3 6 Q Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 65 2
Poland Jerzy Janowicz 3 6 4 Q Ukraine Alexandr Dolgopolov 6 6
Spain Tommy Robredo 0 1 6 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 4 2
6 Czech Republic Tomáš Berdych 6 6 1 Serbia Novak Djokovic 61 3
7 Croatia Marin Čilić 5 3 2 Switzerland Roger Federer 77 6
12 France Richard Gasquet 7 6 12 France Richard Gasquet 6 1 4
16 Bulgaria Grigor Dimitrov 6 63 5 3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 6 6
3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 77 7 3 United Kingdom Andy Murray 4 66
8 Spain Rafael Nadal 7 4 63 2 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 78
Spain Feliciano López 5 6 77 Spain Feliciano López 3 4
15 South Africa Kevin Anderson 1 1 2 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6
2 Switzerland Roger Federer 6 6

WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

All of the top 10 players entered the tournament, but later no. 2 Maria Sharapova withdrew, as she did also in Toronto. Other top four seeds then headlined the tournament, with the pack led by Serena Williams, Simona Halep and Petra Kvitová. Williams worked hard to beat sixth seed Ana Ivanovic in quarterfinals, who led by a set and break, but except that win all were much easier, including semifinal win over Elina Svitolina. In bottom half of the draw, Halep lost two sets in both matches before quarterfinals, but then had two straight sets victories, with semifinal win over Jelena Janković securing place in the final and also her position as the no. 2 seed in the upcoming US Open. Williams went on to defend title by beating Halep 6–3, 7–6(7–5), in the final.

Main Draw Finals

Third RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
Italy Karin Knapp 0 2 1 United States Serena Williams 3 6 6
United States Sloane Stephens 6 4 1 6 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 6 4 2
6 Serbia Ana Ivanovic 2 6 6 1 United States Serena Williams 6 6
France Caroline Garcia 0 3 14 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 4 3
14 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6 6 14 Ukraine Elina Svitolina 6 2 6
Switzerland Belinda Bencic 2 0r 7 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 4 6 0
7 Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6 0 1 United States Serena Williams 6 77
Belarus Victoria Azarenka 6 0r 3 Romania Simona Halep 3 65
Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 1 3 Russia Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 63 2
15 Germany Andrea Petkovic 6 4 2 3 Romania Simona Halep 77 6
3 Romania Simona Halep 4 6 6 3 Romania Simona Halep 6 6
8 Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2 6 5 Serbia Jelena Janković 1 2
Serbia Jelena Janković 6 3 7 Serbia Jelena Janković 6 6
Q Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 6 3 6 Q Slovakia Anna Karolína Schmiedlová 4 2
United States Varvara Lepchenko 3 6 4

Week 5

ATP – Winston-Salem Open

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  Q  France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 77 6  
   Spain Pablo Carreño Busta 6 65 2  
  Q  France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 3 77 6  
  13  United States Steve Johnson 6 65 2  
13  United States Steve Johnson w/o
     Chinese Taipei Lu Yen-hsun  
    Q  France Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4 5
  2/WC  South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 7
  6  Brazil Thomaz Bellucci 3 2  
   Tunisia Malek Jaziri 6 6  
     Tunisia Malek Jaziri 4 3
  2/WC  South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 6  
8  Croatia Borna Ćorić 2 61
  2/WC  South Africa Kevin Anderson 6 77  

WTA – Connecticut Open

Main article: 2015 Connecticut Open

Main Draw Finals

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                       
  LL  Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 6 6  
5  Czech Republic Karolína Plíšková 2 2  
  LL  Ukraine Lesia Tsurenko 2 64  
  4/WC  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 6 77  
4/WC  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 64 6 7
     Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 77 4 5  
    4/WC  Czech Republic Lucie Šafářová 78 2 2
  2  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 66 6 6
     France Caroline Garcia 3 0  
3/WC  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 6 6  
  3/WC  Denmark Caroline Wozniacki 5 1
  2  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 7 6  
7/WC  Poland Agnieszka Radwańska 5 4
  2  Czech Republic Petra Kvitová 7 6  

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