2008 US Open Series
Appearance
2008 Series results
[edit]To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player has to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money.[1] 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. In 2008, the men's series leader Rafael Nadal received US$570,000 for his semifinal finish with a bonus of US$250,000. Women's leader Dinara Safina received US$570,000 for her semifinal finish as well.
Men
[edit]US Open Series results | |||
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A | did not participate in the tournament | #R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament |
QF | advanced to but not past the quarterfinals | SF | advanced to but not past the semifinals |
F | advanced to the finals, tournament runner-up | W | won the tournament |
Player (ATP Tour) | Points | US Open Result | |
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1 | Rafael Nadal1 | 145 | SF |
2 | Andy Murray | 145 | F |
3 | Juan Martín del Potro | 140 | QF |
4 | Gilles Simon | 115 | 3R |
T5 | Marin Čilić | 95 | 3R |
T5 | Novak Djokovic | 95 | SF |
T7 | Andy Roddick | 75 | QF |
T7 | Dmitry Tursunov | 75 | 3R |
9 | Mardy Fish | 70 | QF |
10 | James Blake | 65 | 3R |
11 | Tommy Haas | 55 | 2R |
12 | Igor Andreev | 45 | 4R |
13 | Fernando Verdasco | 40 | 3R |
T14 | Andreas Seppi | 30 | 3R |
T14 | Robin Söderling | 30 | 1R |
- 1 - Rafael Nadal won the series instead of Andy Murray because Nadal defeated Murray in Canada.
Women
[edit]Player (WTA Tour) | Points | US Open Result | |
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1 | Dinara Safina | 170 | SF |
2 | Marion Bartoli | 105 | 4R |
3 | Dominika Cibulková | 85 | 3R |
4 | Anna Chakvetadze | 75 | 1R |
5 | Victoria Azarenka | 60 | 3R |
6 | Ai Sugiyama | 50 | 3R |
T7 | Nadia Petrova | 30 | 3R |
T7 | Patty Schnyder | 30 | QF |
References
[edit]- ^ "US Open Series at a Glance". US Open Series Website. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-07-04.