query: who won the us open 2017 women 's singles tennis championship

pos: 2017 US Open – Women's Singles first player in history to reach the semifinals of the US Open 10 years apart and then do so another 10 years apart (1997, 2007, and 2017). 2017 US Open – Women's Singles Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but was defeated in the first round by Naomi Osaka. Kerber became the second US Open defending champion to lose in the first round after Svetlana Kuznetsova in 2005. Sloane Stephens won her first Grand Slam title, defeating Madison Keys in the final, 6–3, 6–0. It was the first all-American women's final at the US Open since 2002, and the second

pos: Philadelphia Freedoms following two convincing wins in mixed doubles and a dominating woman's singles performance by Taylor Townsend. The championship came down to the final set in the form of mixed doubles where Kevin King took a 3-1 lead over Miomir Kecmanović. However, Kecmanović stormed back and won four straight games including a break of King twice to give Lasers a 19-18 victory and a Championship. Led by 2017 US Open (tennis) champion Sloane Stephens, 2017 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductee Andy Roddick and returning fan favorite Donald Young (tennis), the Freedoms played competitively, going into the final weekend of the

neg: Dick Savitt and won the Italian doubles and the Canadian singles and doubles championships. Without any coaching, in 1950 Savitt reached the U. S. Tennis Championship semifinals at Forest Hills, losing to Art Larsen. In 1951, at the age of 24, Savitt won the Wimbledon Singles Championship. Along the way he beat Larsen, the # 1 US player, in straight sets, and Herbert Flam, the # 2 US player. He also won the Australian Open Singles title, winning in straight sets in the 61-minute final. He became the first American since Don Budge, 13 years earlier, to win both Wimbledon and the

neg: Buffalo Seminary year for SEM teams: SEM Squash won the US Squash Division V Championship; SEM Bowling won the MMA Championship; SEM Tennis was the undefeated winner of the MMA Division ll Championship, won the MMA Doubles Championship, and came in 2d and 3d in the MMA singles championship. In the winter of 2016 SEM won its division again at the US Squash nationals and in the spring won the MMA tennis championship in singles and doubles. In the fall of 2016 SEM won the MMA soccer championship (B class) and the winter of 2017 won the US Squash Division V Championship

neg: Devin Britton in the junior world combined rankings in July 2009. Junior Slam results – Singles: Australian Open: - French Open: 1R (2009) Wimbledon: SF (2009) US Open: F (2008) Junior Slam results – Doubles: Australian Open: - French Open: 3R (2009) Wimbledon: QF (2009) US Open: QF (2007) Britton, at the age of 18, won the 2009 NCAA Men's Tennis singles championship as a freshman. He is the first Ole Miss men's tennis player to ever win a NCAA men's singles championship. Britton defeated Moritz Baumann of Wisconsin in the first round then beat Dominic Inglot of Virginia in the second

neg: 2005 US Open – Boys' Singles 6–4 in the final. 2005 US Open – Boys' Singles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2005, Andy Murray was the defending champion in the boys' singles event, but did not complete in Juniors this year. The event was won by Ryan Sweeting of the Bahamas who beat Jérémy

neg: 2007 US Open – Girls' Singles 2007 US Open – Girls' Singles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2007, the girls' singles event was won by Kristína Kučová of the Slovak Republic who beat Urszula Radwańska of Poland, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 in the final. The seeded players are listed below. They are shown by the

neg: 2005 US Open – Boys' Singles 2005 US Open – Boys' Singles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2005, Andy Murray was the defending champion in the boys' singles event, but did not complete in Juniors this year. The event was won by Ryan Sweeting of the Bahamas who beat Jérémy Chardy of France, 6–4,

neg: 2007 US Open – Girls' Singles round in which they were eliminated. 2007 US Open – Girls' Singles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2007, the girls' singles event was won by Kristína Kučová of the Slovak Republic who beat Urszula Radwańska of Poland, 6–3, 1–6, 7–6 in the final. The seeded players are listed

neg: 2007 US Open – Boys' Singles they were eliminated. 2007 US Open – Boys' Singles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2007, the boys' singles event was won by Ričardas Berankis of Lithuania who beat Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. The seeded players are listed below. They are shown by the

neg: 2007 US Open – Boys' Singles 2007 US Open – Boys' Singles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2007, the boys' singles event was won by Ričardas Berankis of Lithuania who beat Jerzy Janowicz of Poland, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. The seeded players are listed below. They are shown by the round in which

neg: Emil Ruusuvuori Emil Ruusuvuori Emil Ruusuvuori (born 2 April 1999) is a Finnish tennis player. As a junior, Ruusuvuori has been ranked as high as No. 4 in the ITF combined junior rankings. In 2017, he reached the singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open, the singles semifinals of the US Open, and won the ITF Junior Masters. On the ITF Pro Circuit, Ruusuvuori won his first Futures championship at the Finland F4 event in November 2017. As of 15 January 2018, he has reached a career high of No. 605 in the ATP rankings. Ruusuvuori has also represented Finland in the Davis

neg: Diede de Groot De Groot won her first US Open singles title at the 2018 US Open. In doubles, De Groot was a runner up in the 2017 Australian, French and Wimbledon championships. After winning her first doubles title at the 2017 US Open, she lost at the 2018 Australian Open and co-won the doubles event at the 2018 French Open. De Groot became the first woman in wheelchair tennis to win both the women's singles and doubles events at Wimbledon in July 2018. She won her second US Open doubles title at the 2018 US Open alongside Yui Kamiji. Outside of the

neg: US Open (tennis) money (US$40,912,000) accounts for 80.9 percent of total player base compensation, while men's and women's doubles (US$6,140,840), men's and women's singles qualifying (US$3,008,000), and mixed doubles (US$505,000) account for 12.1 percent, 5.9 percent, and 1.0 percent, respectively. The prize money for the wheelchair draw amounts to a total of US$350,000. The singles winners of the men and women draws receive US$31,200 and the winner of the quad singles receives US$23,400. The United States Tennis Association in 2012 agreed to increase the US Open prize money to US$50,400,000 by 2017. As a result, the prize money for the 2013 tournament was

neg: 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles final 2017 Australian Open – Men's singles final The 2017 Australian Open Men's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Men's Singles tournament at the 2017 Australian Open. It was contested between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, ranked 17th and 9th in the world respectively. It was their record ninth meeting in a Grand Slam final in their rivalry, and their 1st meeting in a Grand Slam final since the 2011 French Open. In a rematch of the 2009 Australian Open final, which Nadal won in 5 sets, Roger Federer won the duel in 5 sets, beating Nadal for

neg: Hana Mandlíková is one of six women who have won Grand Slam singles titles on clay, grass, and hard courts, with the others being Graf, Navratilova, Evert, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova. During her professional career Mandlíková was coached by former tennis player Betty Stöve. Mandlíková was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1994 and received the Hall of Fame ring in 2017. Hana Mandlíková Hana Mandlíková (born 19 February 1962) is a former professional tennis player from Czechoslovakia who later obtained Australian citizenship. During her career, she won four Grand Slam singles titles: the 1980 Australian Open, 1981

neg: Saba Aziz champion at the National Shalimar Women Ranking Tennis Tournament (Rawalpindi May '13), ladies singles champion at the IC Open National Ranking Tennis Championship (Karachi Feb. '12), ladies singles and mixed doubles champion at the UBL International Hard Court Tennis Championship (Karachi Dec’11); ladies singles champion at the 10th National Bank Subh-e-Nau Ladies & Juniors Tennis Championship (Karachi Oct ’11); ladies singles champion at the 27th Federal Cup National Ranking Tennis Championships (Islamabad Oct ’11); ladies singles champion at the 1st Aisam-ul-Haq Masters Tennis Championship (Islamabad July ’11) and the ladies singles champion at the Pakistan Open Tennis Championship (Karachi July

neg: Adrian Andreev Adrian Andreev Adrian Andreev (, born 12 May 2001) is a professional Bulgarian tennis player. As a junior, Andreev won the 2017 Eddie Herr Junior Championships both in singles and in doubles. In 2018, Andreev won the Junior title at US Open in doubles with Anton Matusevich, becoming the second Bulgarian to win US Open after Grigor Dimitrov (who did so in 2008, in Singles). Andreev went then to semifinals in singles and to the final in doubles at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics. In 2018, Andreev also won the bronze medal of the end-of-year junior competition, the ITF Junior

neg: 2018 US Open – Women's Singles final 2018 US Open – Women's Singles final The 2018 US Open Women's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Women's Singles tournament at the 2018 US Open. It was contested between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, seeded 17th and 20th respectively. Osaka defeated Williams in straight sets, 6-2, 6-4 in one hour and 19 minutes. The match was historically significant for both players. It was Williams' first US Open after a 12-month hiatus to give birth to her first child in September 2017, and second attempt since her pregnancy (after that year's Wimbledon) to equal Margaret Court's all-time

neg: Robert LeRoy Robert LeRoy Robert LeRoy (February 7, 1885 – September 7, 1946) was a tennis player from New York City in the United States, who won two medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis. He won a Silver medal in both the men's singles event and the men's doubles tournament, partnering Alphonzo Bell. He played collegiate tennis at Columbia University, where in 1904 and 1906 he won the National Collegiate Athletics Association singles championship. In 1907, he was a singles finalist at the U.S. National Championships, now known as the US Open. In the semi finals against Henry Mollenhauer,

neg: Julian Snow (real tennis) Julian Snow (real tennis) Julian Snow (born 16 June 1964) is a champion amateur real tennis player. He has won 19 British Amateur Singles Championships (1987–1989, 1991–2005, 2012), eclipsing Howard Angus' previous record of 16 wins. He also won 8 national Open titles: 4 British Opens (1992–1994, 1998), 2 US Opens (1996,1997), French Open (1992), and Australian Open (1992), as well as 15 Open doubles titles (6 US, 4 French, 3 Aus, 2 British) between 1985 & 2015. He was ranked No. 1 in the world from November 1992 to October 1993, and won the inaugural World Championship Doubles with

neg: History of tennis An Englishman named Otway Woodhouse won the singles match. There was also a doubles match which was won by a local pair. There were different rules at each club. The ball in Boston was larger than the one normally used in NY. On May 21, 1881, the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (now the United States Tennis Association) was formed to standardize the rules and organize competitions. The US National Men's Singles Championship, now the US Open, was first held in 1881 at Newport, Rhode Island. The U.S. National Women's Singles Championships were first held in 1887 in Philadelphia.

neg: Virginia Wade won the inaugural open tennis competition — the British Hard Court Open at Bournemouth. She turned down the US$720 first prize. Five months later, she had turned professional and won the women's singles championship at the first US Open (and prize-money of $6,000 - $ today), defeating Billie Jean King in the final. Wade's second Grand Slam singles championship came in 1972 at the Australian Open. There, she defeated the Australian Evonne Goolagong in the final 6–4, 6–4. Wade was appointed a member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1973 Birthday Honours for services to Lawn

neg: Sport in Latvia 2017, Jeļena Ostapenko became the first Latvian to win a Grand Slam title when she won the Women's Singles Title at the 2017 French Open . In March 2018 she reached a career high singles ranking of no. 5 and she has a career high doubles ranking of no. 32 in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). Another WTA Player is Anastasija Sevastova who reached a career high ranking of no. 15 in 2017 and has reached three US Open quarterfinals, including one semifinal, and has won three WTA titles. In the Fed Cup, the Latvian team reached World Group II

neg: Tommy Paul (tennis) 2018 US Open." Tommy Paul (tennis) Tommy Paul (born 17 May 1997 in Voorhees Township, New Jersey) is an American professional tennis player. Paul won the 2015 French Open boys' singles title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. He also reached the boys' singles final at the 2015 US Open, this time losing to Fritz in three sets. Paul was a quarterfinalist at the 2017 Citi Open, an ATP 500 tournament, before losing to Kei Nishikori. Tommy Paul has always been one of the highest ranked juniors of his class. Paul reached a career-high

neg: Thai-Son Kwiatkowski and Polish descent. Kwiatkowski majored in commerce. Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (born February 13, 1995) is an American tennis player. He played collegiately for the Virginia Cavaliers. On May 29, 2017, Kwiatkowski won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. This victory earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open. Coming out of high school, he was the nation's top recruit. Kwiatkowski was on three national championship teams during his time at Virginia. As a sophomore, he tied the school's single season wins record, going 44-8 during the season. On September 11, 2016, Kwiatkowski won the

neg: Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Thai-Son Kwiatkowski Thai-Son Kwiatkowski (born February 13, 1995) is an American tennis player. He played collegiately for the Virginia Cavaliers. On May 29, 2017, Kwiatkowski won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. This victory earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open. Coming out of high school, he was the nation's top recruit. Kwiatkowski was on three national championship teams during his time at Virginia. As a sophomore, he tied the school's single season wins record, going 44-8 during the season. On September 11, 2016, Kwiatkowski won the American Collegiate Invitational, which earned him a

neg: Beth Herr down a match point to win the NCAA singles final. In 1982, Beth Herr won the 1982 French Open girls' doubles championship with Janet Lagasse., Beth Herr also Wimbledon girls' doubles and US Open girls' doubles with Penny Barg. She also won the US Open girls' singles in the same year. Beth Herr cut short college and went directly into professional tennis after the NCAA Championship and played on tour for 11 years with wins over Hana Mandlíková and Mary Joe Fernandez. She lost a match to Billie Jean King at Wimbledon 8–6 in the third round. Commentators on HBO

neg: Michael Venus (tennis) Michael Venus (tennis) Michael Venus (born 16 October 1987) is a New Zealand professional tennis player. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 274 in July 2011, but now normally plays singles only in Davis Cup matches for New Zealand. He is far better-known as a leading doubles player, whose highest ranking in this discipline is No. 12, first gained in July 2017. He won the final of the 2017 French Open, partnering with American Ryan Harrison, and followed that with a runner-up finish in the 2017 US Open mixed doubles, with Chan Hao-ching of Chinese Taipei as his

neg: Astrid Suurbeek and lost in straight sets, 1–6, 3–6. Australia won the final 3–0. In the same year, she reached the women's singles quarterfinals of the Australian Open which she lost to eventual champion Billie Jean King. Suurbeek played in the ladies' singles competition at Wimbledon in 1967, 1968 and 1969 but did not make it past the second round. In 1980, she was voted Female Player of the Year by the USA Tennis Florida Adult Competitive Tennis Council. In 1983 she won the USTA National Indoor Women`s 35 Championships in St. Louis and was ranked first in the USTA women`s 35s.

neg: Elena Dementieva Elena Dementieva Elena Viacheslavovna Dementieva (, ; born 15 October 1981) is a Russian former professional tennis player. She won the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, having previously won the silver medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. She won 16 WTA singles titles, reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open and reached seven other Grand Slam semifinals. Dementieva was also part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Fed Cup, won the 2002 WTA Championship doubles with Janette Husárová and was the runner-up in two US Open doubles finals

neg: 2017 US Open (tennis) (ITF) and was part of the 2017 ATP World Tour and the 2017 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were also singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which were part of the Grade A category of tournaments. Additionally, there were singles and doubles wheelchair tennis events for men, women and quads. The 2017 tournament saw the USTA try out two experimental rules. Firstly, the USTA introduced a shot clock to combat slow

neg: Linda Tuero was born in Metairie, Louisiana. She started playing tennis at the age of 11 and was taught by the legendary tennis coach Emmett Pare from the very start and throughout her career. At age 13, she won the US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship and by the time she had graduated from high school, she had won six national titles: the 1964 US National Girl's 14 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Singles Championship, the 1966 US National Girl's 16 Doubles Championship, the 1967 US National Girl's 18 Clay Court Singles Championship, the 1968 US National Girl's 18

neg: Linda Tuero Clay Court Singles Championship, and the 1968 National Interscholastic Championship. Tuero was the first woman to be awarded an athletic scholarship to Tulane University, the first woman to play on a Tulane varsity team, and the first woman to win a varsity Green Wave letter. While a member of the Tulane tennis team, she played on the women's professional tennis circuit but kept her amateur status. During this time she won three more national titles: the 1969 US Amateur Championship, 1970 US Amateur Championship and the 1970 US Open Clay Court Championship. In 1971 she was runner-up in the US

neg: Wendy White (tennis) Championship (the NCAA did not hold tennis championship for women players until 1982), White turned pro in 1980 as a sophomore. She her enrollment at Rollins and is recognized as the only woman tennis player to turn professional and still graduate on time from college. White played on the WTA tour from 1978 to 1990. She won a singles title in Wichita, Kansas in 1986. Although mainly a singles player, she twice reached the quarter finals of the U.S. open doubles. She retired with a 100-141 singles record. After retiring in 1992, White continued to coach and play. She has

neg: 2007 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles 2007 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2007, the wheelchair women's doubles event was won by Jiske Griffioen and Esther Vergeer, both of the Netherlands, the reigning champions, who beat Korie Homan and Sharon Walraven, also of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1 in the

neg: 2006 US Open – Mixed Doubles 2006 US Open – Mixed Doubles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2006, the mixed doubles event was won by Bob Bryan and Martina Navratilova, both of the United States, who beat Martin Damm and Květa Peschke, both of the Czech Republic, 6–2, 6–3 in the final. It would

neg: 2009 US Open – Mixed Doubles 2009 US Open – Mixed Doubles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2009, the mixed doubles event was won by Carly Gullickson and Travis Parrott, both of the United States, who beat the defending champions Cara Black of Zimbabwe and Leander Paes of India, 6-2, 6-4 in the final.

neg: 2007 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles final. 2007 US Open – Wheelchair Women's Doubles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2007, the wheelchair women's doubles event was won by Jiske Griffioen and Esther Vergeer, both of the Netherlands, the reigning champions, who beat Korie Homan and Sharon Walraven, also of the Netherlands, 6-1, 6-1 in

neg: 2006 US Open – Mixed Doubles be Navratilova's 59th and final Grand Slam title, 32 years after her first. 2006 US Open – Mixed Doubles The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually at Flushing Meadows, starting on the last Monday in August and lasting for two weeks. The tournament consists of five main championship events: men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, with additional tournaments for seniors, juniors, and wheelchair players. In 2006, the mixed doubles event was won by Bob Bryan and Martina Navratilova, both of the United States, who beat Martin Damm and Květa

neg: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering individual tennis players, such as Helen Wills Moody, Billie Jean King,

neg: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering individual tennis players, such as Helen Wills Moody, Billie Jean

neg: Sean O'Neill (table tennis) Table Tennis (USATT) from 2014-2017 and currently works for Paddle Palace as a coach and Social Media Manager. Sean O'Neill (table tennis) Sean O'Neill (born July 31, 1967) is an American table tennis player and coach. He began playing table tennis in Virginia at the age of 8 with this father, Patrick, who was a nationally ranked junior player from Toledo, Ohio. O'Neill went on to win every US National Age Championship title, including the Under 11, 13, 15, 17 (5 times), 21, and Over 30 events. In addition to the age events, O'Neill won the US National Men's Singles

neg: 2018 US Open – Women's Singles final as an example of double standards between men and women in tennis. She alluded to her actions being part of her role to stand up for women's rights and equality, and vowed to continue, a statement which drew both isolated applause and murmurs from the attendees. The on-court incidents of the second set polarised opinions among current and retired tennis players worldwide. Chris Evert (whose Open Era record of 6 US Open women's singles titles Williams would have broken had Williams won), while commentating the match for ESPN, claimed that while first and second code violations were common for similar

neg: Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics denied Federer the chance to become the third man to win a career singles Golden Grand Slam after Nadal at the 2010 US Open and Andre Agassi at the 1999 French Open. He also became the first British man to win singles tennis gold since Josiah Ritchie in 1908 (also at Wimbledon) and the first to win a major event at Wimbledon since Fred Perry won The Championships in 1936. Based on his gold medal as well as his achievements over the following four years, including a US Open championship, two Wimbledon championships and a Davis Cup, Team GB chose

neg: Maaike Smit disabled people). Maaike Smit Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a former Dutch Wheelchair tennis and Wheelchair basketball player. Smit started at the age of 20 with tennis. Smiths played at the US Open and Australian Open. She won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times. In 1996 Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. In the doubles she won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. She was sponsored by "Invacare" (Produces Wheelchairs and other

neg: Maaike Smit Maaike Smit Maaike Smit (7 August 1966, in Emmeloord) is a former Dutch Wheelchair tennis and Wheelchair basketball player. Smit started at the age of 20 with tennis. Smiths played at the US Open and Australian Open. She won the Florida Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championship 4 times. In 1996 Smit won a gold medal in the singles wheelchair event at the 1996 Summer Paralympics in Atlanta. In the doubles she won a gold medal at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney and the 2004 Summer Paralympics in Athens. She was sponsored by "Invacare" (Produces Wheelchairs and other equipment for

neg: Saba Aziz ’09);. Saba also won the ladies singles title at the QTF-Intercontinental Tennis Open (Doha, Qatar Nov.'12) and the ladies doubles title at the Smash Tennis Academy Championship (Doha, Qatar May '15). In 2012, Saba was listed in Newsweek Pakistan's list of 100 women who matter. In 2018, she was selected amongst the 150 leading women of the University of London since women gained access to higher education in the UK . She is the only Pakistani woman on the list. Saba was also a Fulbright Scholar 2013 at Boston University. Saba Aziz Saba Aziz (born 26 November 1988) is a

neg: US Indoor Championships US Indoor Championships The US Indoors, known formally as the U.S. Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was affiliated with the WTA Tour from 1971 through 2001 (excluding 1977). Marie Wagner won more singles titles (6) and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman won more doubles titles (10) at this tournament than any other woman. Lois Felix holds the record for runners-up in singles (4) while Wightman and Norma Taubele Barber hold the record

neg: US Indoor Championships for runners-up in doubles (5). US Indoor Championships The US Indoors, known formally as the U.S. Indoor Championships, was a national tennis championship for women that was sanctioned by the United States Tennis Association and held 79 times from 1907 through 2001 at various locations and on various surfaces. The event was affiliated with the WTA Tour from 1971 through 2001 (excluding 1977). Marie Wagner won more singles titles (6) and Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman won more doubles titles (10) at this tournament than any other woman. Lois Felix holds the record for runners-up in singles (4) while Wightman and Norma

neg: 1911 U.S. National Championships (tennis) 1911 U.S. National Championships (tennis) The 1911 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from 21 August until 3 September while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from 12 June to 17 June at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 31st staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. William Larned won the men's singles championship for a record seventh and final time. William

neg: 1913 U.S. National Championships (tennis) 1913 U.S. National Championships (tennis) The 1913 U.S. National Championships (now known as the US Open) took place on the outdoor grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, United States. The men's singles tournament ran from 18 August until 26 August while the women's singles and doubles championship took place from 9 June to 14 June at the Philadelphia Cricket Club in Chestnut Hill. It was the 33rd staging of the U.S. National Championships, and the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Future seven-time singles champion Bill Tilden won his first U.S. Championship title, partnering Mary Browne

neg: Anita Kanter Anita Kanter Anita Kanter (born 1933) is a former amateur tennis player from the U.S. who played in the 1950s. In singles, Kanter was ranked #6 in the United States (and # 10 in the world by "World Tennis" magazine) in 1952, and #9 in the US in 1953. Kanter was born in Santa Monica, California, and is Jewish. Kanter won the 1949 US Girls National Hard Court Singles Championship. She won the US girls tennis championship in 1951 as an 18-year-old sophomore at the University of California-Los Angeles, as well as the 1951 National Hard Court Doubles and Mixed

neg: 2017 Wimbledon Championships 2017 Wimbledon Championships The 2017 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The main draw matches commenced on 3 July 2017 and concluded on 16 July 2017. Roger Federer won the Gentlemen's Singles title for a record eighth time, surpassing Pete Sampras and William Renshaw, who both won the Gentlemen's Singles title seven times. Garbiñe Muguruza won the Ladies' Singles title. The 2017 tournament was the 131st edition of the championships, the 50th in the Open Era and the third Grand Slam

neg: 2010 US Open – Men's Singles grass in the same calendar year. 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August. Del Potro was the third man in the Open Era not to defend his US Open title, after Ken Rosewall in 1971 (due to conflicts between the World Championship Tennis (WCT) and the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF)), and Pete Sampras in 2003 (who unofficially retired after the 2002 final). For the first time in U.S. Open history,

neg: 2010 US Open – Men's Singles 2010 US Open – Men's Singles Juan Martín del Potro was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, after undergoing a wrist operation in May and only starting to practice again in August. Del Potro was the third man in the Open Era not to defend his US Open title, after Ken Rosewall in 1971 (due to conflicts between the World Championship Tennis (WCT) and the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF)), and Pete Sampras in 2003 (who unofficially retired after the 2002 final). For the first time in U.S. Open history, no American player was seeded in

neg: Tennis Woodhouse won the singles title, and a silver cup worth $100, by defeating Canadian I. F. Hellmuth. There was also a doubles match which was won by a local pair. There were different rules at each club. The ball in Boston was larger than the one normally used in New York. On 21 May 1881, the oldest nationwide tennis organization in the world was formed, the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (now the United States Tennis Association) in order to standardize the rules and organize competitions. The U.S. National Men's Singles Championship, now the US Open, was first held

neg: Peter Doohan Doohan died on 21 July 2017 from motor neurone disease. Peter Doohan Peter Doohan (2 May 1961 – 21 July 2017) was an Australian tennis player who won three consecutive Australian Hard Court Championships singles titles (1984, 1985, 1986) which remains an open era record for that tournament. He won a further two singles titles at the South Australian Open in 1984 and San Louis Potisi tournament in Italy in 1988. He also won five doubles titles during his career. The right-hander reached his highest Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles ranking of World No. 43 in August 1987. At

neg: Laura Granville Won the Illinois girl's high school tennis state singles championships as a sophomore at The Latin School of Chicago. 1998- Claimed the United States Tennis Association national girls' 18 singles and earned a wildcard into the US Open main draw, losing in the second round (defeating World No. 96 Paola Suárez en route.) 1999- Repeated as the United States Tennis Association national girls' 18 singles and earned a wildcard into the US Open main draw. 2000- Won the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) women's tennis singles championships as a freshman at Stanford University. 2001- Won her second consecutive NCAA women's

neg: Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) used infrequently in these tables. "Notes:" "Notes:" "Notes:" "Notes:" "Notes:" Tennis performance timeline comparison (women) (1884–1977) This article presents in a tabular form the career tennis Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships and Olympic singles results of every woman who has reached the singles final of at least one Grand Slam, World Hard Court Championships or Olympic tournament (OLY) during her career. The Grand Slam tournaments are the Australian Open (AUS), the French Open (FRA), Wimbledon (WIM), and the US Open (USA). This article is a compilation of the performance timelines that are included in the numerous Wikipedia articles covering

neg: Brian Gottfried Tennessee, and Piper High School in Sunrise, Florida. In 1970, as a freshman at Trinity University in Texas, he won the USTA boys 18s singles championship, as well as the doubles championship with Alexander Mayer. He was an All-American in 1971 and 1972. Gottfried began his professional tennis career in 1972. He won five tournaments in 1976 and was runner-up at the French Open. "Newsweek" described him as the "best male tennis player in the world at the moment" in April 1977, while "World Tennis" and "Tennis Magazine" ranked him as N°4 in their 1977's year-end rankings. He won the

neg: 2010 US Open (tennis) on their team's order of finish. The invitees for this year's event included a host of past US Open champions, including sixteen-time US Open champion Martina Navratilova, two-time women's singles champion Tracy Austin (1979, 1981) and 1988 men's singles champion Mats Wilander, as well as the Champion Invitational's first "Hall of Fame team": 2010 International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees Gigi Fernández and Natasha Zvereva, who teamed to win three US Open women's doubles titles, and Todd Woodbridge and Mark Woodforde, collectively known as The Woodies, who won back-to-back men's doubles championships in 1995 and 1996. Also scheduled to compete

neg: Patrick Kypson Patrick Kypson Patrick Kypson (born 28 October 1999) is an American tennis player. Kypson has a career high ATP singles ranking of 672 achieved on 20 November 2017. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 1004 achieved on 13 November 2017. Kypson made his Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2017 US Open after receiving a wild card for winning the under-18 boys championship. Kypson began the season at the USA F1 Futures in Los Angeles, where he won three qualifying matches before losing in the first round of the main draw. His next event was

neg: Amer Delić member of its Davis Cup team. Delić played High School Tennis at Wolfson High in Jacksonville, Florida. It was here that he won a State Championship. Delić played collegiate tennis at the University of Illinois. At Illinois he won both the NCAA Division I singles and team championships in 2003. In Grand Slams, Delić's best singles performance was to reach the third round at the 2009 Australian Open. In doubles Delić reached the third round of the US Open twice: with Jeff Morrison in 2005, having upset the team of Leander Paes and Nenad Zimonjić in the first round, and

neg: Alison Riske Open in January before losing in straight sets to Agnieszka Radwańska. "Current through 2015 US Open. Alison Riske Alison Riske (born July 3, 1990) is an American professional tennis player. She has won one WTA title, six singles and one doubles title on the ITF tour. She reached the third round of the Australian Open in 2014, the third round at Wimbledon in 2013 and 2014 and the fourth round of the US Open in 2013. She reached her career high singles ranking of world number 36 on May 15, 2017 and she won her first WTA tour title on

neg: Emina Bektas Emina Bektas Emina Bektas (born March 30, 1993) is an American tennis player. Bektas has a career high WTA singles ranking of 353 achieved on August 7, 2017. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 132 achieved on August 7, 2017. Bektas has won 3 ITF singles title and 13 ITF doubles titles, with her biggest singles win to date coming at the 2017 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships. Bektas made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering Evan King. Bektas attended college at the University of Michigan

neg: Emina Bektas from 2011 to 2015. Emina Bektas Emina Bektas (born March 30, 1993) is an American tennis player. Bektas has a career high WTA singles ranking of 353 achieved on August 7, 2017. She also has a career high WTA doubles ranking of 132 achieved on August 7, 2017. Bektas has won 3 ITF singles title and 13 ITF doubles titles, with her biggest singles win to date coming at the 2017 Coleman Vision Tennis Championships. Bektas made her Grand Slam main draw debut at the 2016 US Open in the mixed doubles event, partnering Evan King. Bektas attended college at

neg: Omar Jasika positive to cocaine in December of 2017. Jasika will be eligible to play again in March 2020. Omar Jasika Omar Jasika (; born 18 May 1997) is an Australian tennis player. He is the 2014 US Open boys' singles champion defeating Quentin Halys in the final. Jasika along with Naoki Nakagawa also won the 2014 US Open boys' doubles title after defeating Rafael Matos and João Menezes in the final. In winning both, Jasika became the first player in 28 years to win both the boys’ singles and doubles events at the US Open. Jasika has a career-high singles ranking

neg: Omar Jasika Omar Jasika Omar Jasika (; born 18 May 1997) is an Australian tennis player. He is the 2014 US Open boys' singles champion defeating Quentin Halys in the final. Jasika along with Naoki Nakagawa also won the 2014 US Open boys' doubles title after defeating Rafael Matos and João Menezes in the final. In winning both, Jasika became the first player in 28 years to win both the boys’ singles and doubles events at the US Open. Jasika has a career-high singles ranking of World No. 239 achieved on 3 April 2017. Jasika was born in Melbourne, Australia. He is

neg: Cal State Fullerton Titans tennis went onto playing professionally in 1984 competing in the US Open, Wimbledon and French Open and in 1988-89 years competed in the Australian Open along with the US Open and French Open her highest singles professional ranking was #111 on August 1, 1988 and her highest doubles ranking was #199 December 21, 1986. Christian was honored by Southern California Tennis Association as for women tennis players from 1960-80 in the "SoCal So Good" article of tennis individuals who have made an impact on the game locally by the Southern California Tennis Hall of Fame that took place on July 20,

neg: Teri Ann Linn state girls singles tennis champion on her third state championship team. She played tennis at Pepperdine. In 1981, Linn and her mother won the Mother-Daughter US Open Tennis Championship. Linn was a judge for the Miss Universe Pageant in 1996. Teri Ann Linn Teri Ann Linn (born April 7, 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii) is an American actress and singer who was also popular in Finland and Italy. She originated the role of Kristen Forrester Dominguez on "The Bold and the Beautiful", which she played from 1987-1994. A former Miss Hawaii USA, she was fourth runner-up to Miss USA 1981. Linn's

neg: Félix Auger-Aliassime title, the first time in history for Canada. In December 2015 at the Eddie Herr International Tennis Championship, he won his second G1 singles title after defeating Alex De Minaur in the final. At the junior event of the French Open in June 2016, he reached his first Grand Slam singles final where he was defeated by Geoffrey Blancaneaux in three sets, despite holding a championship point. In July 2016 at Wimbledon, Auger-Aliassime advanced to the quarterfinals in singles and to the final in doubles with Denis Shapovalov. At the US Open in September 2016, he won the boys' single

neg: Lily Zhang Lily Zhang Lily Ann Zhang (born June 16, 1996) is an American table tennis player who competed in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London with teammates Ariel Hsing and Erica Wu. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio with teammates Jiaqi Zheng and Jennifer Wu. She is a four time US national champion in women's singles. Zhang has won the US national championship in 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2017. In 2011, she was a bronze medalist in women's singles and women's team at the Pan American Games and won the women's doubles title at the Qatar Peace

neg: Tommy Paul (tennis) Tommy Paul (tennis) Tommy Paul (born 17 May 1997 in Voorhees Township, New Jersey) is an American professional tennis player. Paul won the 2015 French Open boys' singles title by defeating fellow American Taylor Fritz in the final in three sets. He also reached the boys' singles final at the 2015 US Open, this time losing to Fritz in three sets. Paul was a quarterfinalist at the 2017 Citi Open, an ATP 500 tournament, before losing to Kei Nishikori. Tommy Paul has always been one of the highest ranked juniors of his class. Paul reached a career-high ITF junior rank

neg: Frank Guernsey (tennis) Fame. Frank Guernsey (tennis) Frank David Guernsey Jr. (January 19, 1917 – March 20, 2008) was an American tennis player. He was a finalist at the 1946 US Open in the Men's Doubles where along with Don McNeill he lost 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 20–18 to William Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy. Frank Guernsey was born on 19 January 1917, in Orlando, Florida, to Frank Drummond Guernsey and Anita McChesney Guernsey. In 1938 and 1939 Guernsey won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship singles title playing for Rice University. In 1939 He won the singles title at the River Oaks Invitational Tournament,

neg: Frank Guernsey (tennis) Frank Guernsey (tennis) Frank David Guernsey Jr. (January 19, 1917 – March 20, 2008) was an American tennis player. He was a finalist at the 1946 US Open in the Men's Doubles where along with Don McNeill he lost 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 20–18 to William Talbert and Gardnar Mulloy. Frank Guernsey was born on 19 January 1917, in Orlando, Florida, to Frank Drummond Guernsey and Anita McChesney Guernsey. In 1938 and 1939 Guernsey won the NCAA Men's Tennis Championship singles title playing for Rice University. In 1939 He won the singles title at the River Oaks Invitational Tournament, a

neg: Ryan Shane Ryan Shane Ryan John Shane (born April 15, 1994) is an American tennis player. He played college tennis at the University of Virginia. On May 25, 2015, Shane won the NCAA Men's Singles Championship. This victory also earned him a wild card into the main draw of the 2015 US Open. Ryan's parents are Alaine and Jack Shane. He has an older brother, Justin, who also played on the Virginia tennis team, and a younger brother named Zachary. Growing up, he was part of a Fairfax, Virginia tennis club that also included future Virginia tennis players, Michael Shabaz and Treat

neg: Vic Seixas 15 Major championships. He won both Wimbledon and the US Open in singles. He also won the Australian Open, French Open (twice), and US Open (twice) in doubles, and the French Open, Wimbledon (four times), and US Open (three times) in Mixed Doubles. Seixas was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame, the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame, and the Southern Conference Hall of Fame. Seixas was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Anna Victoria (Moon), who was of Irish descent, and Elias Victor Seixas Sr., who was born in Brazil,

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Jelena Janković career statistics to her fifth round of 16 appearance at the Wimbledon Championships in 2015 "Only Main Draw results in WTA Tour, Grand Slam Tournaments and Olympic Games are included in Win–Loss records.
"Current through the 2017 US Open."
 Notes "Current through 2017 Australian Open. Janković's win-loss record against certain players who have been ranked World No. 10 or higher is as follows: <nowiki>*</nowiki>As of 6 November 2017 Jelena Janković career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of Serbian professional tennis player and former World No. 1, Jelena Janković. To date, Janković has won

neg: Ben Matthews (real tennis) Ben Matthews (real tennis) Ben Taylor-Matthews (born 27 July 1984) is a professional British Real Tennis player based at Leamington Tennis Court Club, in Warwickshire. His career high ranking is world number 4, and his current ranking is 5. As of June 2016, he is also the British number 1. To date he is yet to win a major singles title, but has contested two Australian Open finals, as well as an IRTPA Championships final, plus a Champions Trophy final. In 2010 he won the US Open doubles championship, partnered by Steven Virgona. He contested in the 2012 World Championship

neg: 2017 US Open (tennis) 2017 US Open (tennis) The 2017 US Open was the 137th edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City. Experimental rules featured in qualifying for the main draw as well as in the junior, wheelchair and exhibition events. Stan Wawrinka and Angelique Kerber were the previous year's men's and women's singles champions. Neither managed to defend their title as Wawrinka withdrew before the start of the tournament due to a knee injury

neg: Thai-Son Kwiatkowski wild card into the qualifying tournament for the 2017 US Open. After his senior season, he was named first-team all-ACC. Kwiatkowski won the singles title at the 2017 NCAA Men's Singles Championship, defeating William Blumberg in the final. After winning the NCAA singles championship, Kwiatkowski was awarded a wild card into the main draw of the 2017 US Open. He faced the 23rd seed Mischa Zverev in the first round, losing in five sets. Thai-Son's parents are Wendi and Tim Kwiatkowski. He has a younger brother named Liem. His parents are both University of Virginia alumni. Kwiatkowski is of Vietnamese

neg: Chase Buchanan Alex Llompart in the final. In 2008 and 2009, Buchanan was rated no. 1 in the United States by both TennisRecruiting and Tennis RPI. In 2009, Buchanan won the USTA Boys 18s National Championship in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Buchanan competed in the 2009 US Open as a wildcard in the men's singles draw. He fell there to Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. He reached the junior singles final of the U.S. Open the same year, falling to Bernard Tomic in the final. His highest ATP ranking so far is no. 158 in singles. "This table is current through 2012 US Open. Chase Buchanan Chase

neg: Wang Nan (table tennis) Wang Nan won the women's singles titles at the Sweden Open. The nex, Women's World Table Tennis Cup and Olympic Games. From 1997 to 1998 she won the Women's World Table Tennis Cup twice, as well as the American Open and China Open. At the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok, Wang won the four gold medals on offer (singles, doubles, mixed doubles and women teams). At the end of 1998, she won the ITTF tour finals. In 1999, she won the gold medal at the World Table Tennis Championships and the ITTF tour finals in both singles and doubles. She

neg: Kevin Anderson (tennis) eve of their meeting in the finals at the 2017 US Open, it emerged that as a 12-year old, Anderson regularly competed against future world number one Rafael Nadal on the juniors circuit. Anderson played three seasons of college tennis in the United States at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was a three-time All-American in singles and two-time All-American in doubles. During his sophomore year (2005–06), he won the national doubles championships with playing partner Ryan Rowe. In 2007, Anderson led Illinois to a runner-up team finish, losing to host Georgia on their home courts. In the championship

neg: Andrea Petkovic career statistics 10. Petkovic's record against players who have been ranked world No. 11–20. Andrea Petkovic career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of professional German tennis player, Andrea Petkovic. To date, Petkovic has won five WTA singles titles including one year-ending championship at the 2014 WTA Tournament of Champions. Other highlights of Petkovic's career include a runner-up finish at the 2011 China Open, a semifinal appearance at the 2014 French Open and quarterfinal appearances at the 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open. Petkovic achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 on October 10, 2011.

neg: Fabio Fognini Italian, retired WTA tennis player, 2015 US Open women's singles champion Flavia Pennetta. The couple were engaged in 2015 and married in Ostuni on 16 June 2016. Their son Federico was born in 2017. "Current through the Rolex Paris Masters." Fabio Fognini Fabio Fognini (; born 24 May 1987) is an Italian professional tennis player. He is currently ranked as the world number 13 by the Association of Tennis Professionals. Fognini's most successful surface is red clay, upon which he won his five ATP singles titles in Stuttgart, Hamburg, Viña del Mar, Umag, and Swedish Open, as well as having

neg: Andrea Petkovic career statistics Andrea Petkovic career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of professional German tennis player, Andrea Petkovic. To date, Petkovic has won five WTA singles titles including one year-ending championship at the 2014 WTA Tournament of Champions. Other highlights of Petkovic's career include a runner-up finish at the 2011 China Open, a semifinal appearance at the 2014 French Open and quarterfinal appearances at the 2011 Australian Open and 2011 US Open. Petkovic achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 9 on October 10, 2011. In July 2009, Petkovic won the first WTA singles title of her

neg: 2018 Australian Open – Women's singles final 2018 Australian Open – Women's singles final The 2018 Australian Open Women's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Women's Singles tournament at the 2018 Australian Open. It was contested between the world's top two players, Simona Halep and Caroline Wozniacki, then ranked first and second in the world respectively. They had both been world number one without winning a Grand Slam title, and they had also both lost two Grand Slam finals each (Halep at the 2014 and 2017 French Opens and Wozniacki at the 2009 and 2014 US Opens). The winner would win their first Grand

neg: US Open (tennis) US$33.6 million, a record US$8.1 million increase from 2012. The champions of the 2013 US Open Series also had the opportunity to add US$2.6 million in bonus prize money, potentially bringing the total 2013 US Open purse to more than US$36 million. In 2014, the prize money was US$38.3 million. In 2015, the prize money was raised to US$42.3 million. Ranking points for the men (ATP) and women (WTA) have varied at the US Open through the years but presently singles players receive the following points: US Open (tennis) The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis

neg: 2013 US Open (tennis) 2013 US Open (tennis) The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9. Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending champions in the singles events. Williams successfully defended her title, but Murray was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stanislas Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the men's singles. The 2013 US Open was the 133rd edition of the

neg: Steve Siegel (tennis) Slam singles draws, the 1973 French Open and 1973 US Open. He won a Grand Prix doubles title at the Cedar Grove Open in 1974, partnering Australian player Kim Warwick. In the final they defeated Dick Crealy and Bob Tanis in three sets. His subsequent US Open appearances were in doubles, he made the second round of the 1975 US Open men's doubles with Steven Turner and the second round of 1976 US Open mixed doubles with Janice Metcalf. Steve Siegel (tennis) Steve Siegel (born September 4, 1948) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Siegel, who

neg: 2008 US Open (tennis) the first American to win a singles title since Andy Roddick in 2003. Twin brothers Bob and Mike Bryan won their second US Open title, and Liezel Huber (who became an American citizen in 2007) won the women's doubles with Zimbabwean Cara Black. The International Tennis Federation and United States Tennis Association offered audiences a number of new ways to access the Open in 2008. A YouTube channel was set up to broadcast highlights, and the official US Open website featured hourly updates of what was happening at the tournament. Multiple matches could be accessed at any one time, on

neg: US Open (tennis) US Open (tennis) The United States Open Tennis Championships is a hard court tennis tournament. The tournament is the modern version of one of the oldest tennis championships in the world, the U.S. National Championship, for which men's singles was first played in 1881. Since 1987, the US Open has been chronologically the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. The other three, in chronological order, are the Australian Open, the French Open, and Wimbledon. The US Open starts on the last Monday of August and continues for two weeks, with the middle weekend coinciding with the U.S.

neg: Peter Fleming (tennis) Peter Fleming (tennis) Peter Blair Fleming (born January 21, 1955 in Chatham Borough, New Jersey) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. In his doubles partnership with John McEnroe, he won 52 titles, of which seven were at Grand Slams (four at Wimbledon, three at the US Open). As a singles player, he peaked at World No. 8, winning three titles (including the 1979 Cincinnati Open). Fleming attended Chatham High School, where he won the New Jersey high school individual championship in 1972, during his junior year. During the 1980s, Fleming teamed up with fellow American John

neg: Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( / "Novak Đoković", ; born 22 May 1987) is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 1 in men's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP). Djokovic has won 14 Grand Slam singles titles, five ATP Finals titles, 32 ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series titles, 12 ATP World Tour 500 tournaments, and has held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for over 200 weeks. In majors, he has won six Australian Open titles, four Wimbledon titles, three US Open titles and one French Open title. Following

neg: Sarah Adegoke in the senior women's category at the 34th edition of the CBN Tennis Open Championship in 2012. She is also one of few Nigerians to have gotten to the finals of the Governor's Cup Lagos Tennis, a feat she accomplished in 2014, losing to Zarah Razafimahatratra of Madagascar in the last game. At the 2014 Ikoyi Club Masters Tennis Championship, Adegoke who was 16 at the time, caused an upset when she won the 2013 CBN Tennis Open Championship winner, Ronke Akingbade in the women's single final. In February 2017, she won the Ikoyi Club Masters Tennis Championship. Later in

neg: Jamie Murray Murray's sixth. Jamie Murray Jamie Robert Murray, (born 13 February 1986) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He is a six-time Grand Slam doubles winner and a Davis Cup champion, currently the world No. 7 doubles player, and a former doubles world No. 1. Murray is the elder brother of Britain's former world No. 1 singles tennis player, Andy Murray. He has won six Grand Slam titles: in mixed doubles at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with Jelena Janković, the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open, with Martina Hingis, and the 2018 US Open, with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and

neg: Jamie Murray Jamie Murray Jamie Robert Murray, (born 13 February 1986) is a British professional tennis player from Scotland. He is a six-time Grand Slam doubles winner and a Davis Cup champion, currently the world No. 7 doubles player, and a former doubles world No. 1. Murray is the elder brother of Britain's former world No. 1 singles tennis player, Andy Murray. He has won six Grand Slam titles: in mixed doubles at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships, with Jelena Janković, the 2017 Wimbledon Championships and 2017 US Open, with Martina Hingis, and the 2018 US Open, with Bethanie Mattek-Sands, and in men's

neg: Sarah Adegoke the year, she won the senior women's single category at the 39th CBN Tennis Open Championship, defeating Marylove Edwards. By December 2017, she defeated rival, Blessing Samuel, 6-3, 6-3 to win the Rainoil Tennis Open at the Lagos Country Club. In August 2018, she was ranked first and third in the singles and doubles category according to the Nigeria Tennis Federation. Sarah Adegoke Sarah Adegoke (born 1997) is a Nigerian tennis player. She is currently the highest ranked tennis player in the women's single category according to Nigeria Tennis Federation. Brought up in Ibadan, Oyo State, Adegoke learnt to play