The 2019 US Open was the 139th 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.
Novak Djokovic and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. Neither managed to defend their title, with Djokovic retiring in the fourth round due to a shoulder injury after losing the first two sets against Stan Wawrinka, and Osaka losing in the fourth round against Belinda Bencic.
Serena Williams set an Open Era record by reaching 10 US Open finals.
It was the first time since the 2017 Australian Open and fourth time in the Open Era that both the men's and women's number one seeds were defeated before the quarterfinals.
In a repeat of the 2019 Rogers Cup, Rafael Nadal won the men's singles title, defeating first time Grand Slam finalist Daniil Medvedev in a 5-set thriller for his 19th Grand Slam singles title. Bianca Andreescu won the women's singles title, defeating Serena Williams in straight sets in the final, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Slam singles title.
The 2019 US Open was the 139th edition of the tournament and took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park of Queens in New York City, New York, United States. The tournament was held on 17 DecoTurf hard courts.
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2019 ATP Tour and the 2019 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 tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 17 courts with DecoTurf surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium, and Grandstand.
In the United States, the 2019 US Open was the fifth year in a row under an 11-year, $825 million contract with ESPN, in which the broadcaster held exclusive rights to the entire tournament and the US Open Series. This meant that the tournament was not available on broadcast television. This also made ESPN the exclusive U.S. broadcaster for three of the four tennis majors.
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | |
Men's singles | 2000 | 1200 | 720 | 360 | 180 | 90 | 45 | 10 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
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Men's doubles | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
1300 | 780 | 430 | 240 | 130 | 70 | 10 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 2 | ||
10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Event | W | F | SF/3rd | QF/4th | |
Singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 | |
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Doubles | 800 | 500 | 100 | — | |
Quad singles | 800 | 500 | 375 | 100 | |
800 | 100 | — | — |
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Q | Q3 |
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Boys' singles | 1000 | 600 | 370 | 200 | 100 | 45 | 30 | 20 |
Girls' singles | ||||||||
Boys' doubles | 750 | 450 | 275 | 150 | 75 | |||
Girls' doubles |
The US Open has the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. The total prize money compensation for the 2019 US Open is $57,238,700, a more than 13.2% increase on the same total last year.
Event | W | F | SF | QF | Round of 16 | Round of 32 | Round of 64 | Q3 | Q2 | Q1 | ||
Singles | $3,850,000 | $1,900,000 | $960,000 | $500,000 | $280,000 | $163,000 | $100,000 | $58,000 | $32,000 | $18,000 | $11,000 | |
Doubles | $740,000 | $370,000 | $175,000 | $91,000 | $50,000 | $30,000 | $17,000 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
Mixed doubles | $160,000 | $76,000 | $38,000 | $19,975 | $11,400 | $5,900 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
See main article: 2019 US Open – Men's singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Women's singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Day-by-day summaries.
The following are the seeded players and notable players who have withdrawn from the event. Seedings are based on ATP and WTA rankings as of August 19, 2019. Rank and points before are as of August 26, 2019.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | |
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1 | 1 | Novak Djokovic | 11,685 | 2,000 | 180 | 9,865 | Fourth round retired against Stan Wawrinka [23] | |
2 | 2 | Rafael Nadal | 7,945 | 720 | 2,000 | 9,225 | Champion, defeated Daniil Medvedev [5] | |
3 | 3 | Roger Federer | 6,950 | 180 | 360 | 7,130 | Quarterfinals lost to Grigor Dimitrov | |
4 | 4 | Dominic Thiem | 4,925 | 360 | 10 | 4,575 | ||
5 | 5 | Daniil Medvedev | 4,125 | 90 | 1,200 | 5,235 | Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
6 | 6 | Alexander Zverev | 4,005 | 90 | 180 | 4,095 | Fourth round lost to Diego Schwartzman [20] | |
7 | 7 | Kei Nishikori | 4,005 | 720 | 90 | 3,375 | Third round lost to Alex de Minaur | |
8 | 8 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 3,455 | 45 | 10 | 3,420 | ||
9 | 9 | Karen Khachanov | 2,890 | 90 | 10 | 2,810 | First round lost to Vasek Pospisil [PR] | |
10 | 10 | 2,575 | 10 | 10 | 2,575 | |||
11 | 11 | Fabio Fognini | 2,510 | 45 | 10 | 2,475 | ||
12 | 12 | Borna Ćorić | 2,160 | 180 | 45 | 2,025 | Second round withdrew due to lower back strain | |
13 | 13 | Gaël Monfils | 2,140 | 45 | 360 | 2,455 | Quarterfinals lost to Matteo Berrettini [24] | |
14 | 14 | John Isner | 2,075 | 360 | 90 | 1,805 | Third round lost to Marin Čilić [22] | |
15 | 15 | 2,055 | 180 | 180 | 2,055 | Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [3] | ||
2,050 | 180 | 0 | 1,870 | Withdrew due to knee injury | ||||
17 | 18 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 1,985 | 180 | 90 | 1,895 | Third round lost to Dominik Köpfer [Q] | |
18 | 19 | Félix Auger-Aliassime | 1,750 | 35 | 10 | 1,725 | ||
19 | 20 | Guido Pella | 1,735 | 90 | 10 | 1,655 | ||
20 | 21 | Diego Schwartzman | 1,725 | 90 | 360 | 1,995 | Quarterfinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
1,630 | 180 | 0 | 1,450 | Withdrew due to gluteal injury | ||||
22 | 23 | Marin Čilić | 1,590 | 360 | 180 | 1,410 | Fourth round lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
23 | 24 | Stan Wawrinka | 1,535 | 90 | 360 | 1,805 | Quarterfinals lost to Daniil Medvedev [5] | |
24 | 25 | Matteo Berrettini | 1,535 | 10 | 720 | 2,245 | Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [2] | |
25 | 27 | Lucas Pouille | 1,475 | 90 | 45 | 1,430 | ||
26 | 28 | Taylor Fritz | 1,465 | 90 | 10 | 1,385 | ||
27 | 29 | Dušan Lajović | 1,441 | 90 | 45 | 1,396 | ||
28 | 30 | Nick Kyrgios | 1,430 | 90 | 90 | 1,430 | Third round lost to Andrey Rublev | |
29 | 26 | Benoît Paire | 1,508 | 45 | 45 | 1,508 | ||
30 | 31 | Kyle Edmund | 1,325 | 10 | 10 | 1,325 | ||
31 | 32 | Cristian Garín | 1,321 | (48+25)† | 45+6 | 1,299 | ||
32 | 34 | Fernando Verdasco | 1,310 | 90 | 45 | 1,265 | Second round lost to Chung Hyeon [Q] |
† The player did not qualify for the tournament in 2018, but is defending points from two 2018 ATP Challenger Tour tournaments (Como and Genoa).
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
Seed | Rank | Player | Points before | Points defending | Points won | Points after | Status | |
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1 | 1 | Naomi Osaka | 6,606 | 2,000 | 240 | 4,846 | Fourth round lost to Belinda Bencic [13] | |
2 | 2 | Ashleigh Barty | 6,501 | 240 | 240 | 6,501 | Fourth round lost to Wang Qiang [18] | |
3 | 3 | Karolína Plíšková | 6,315 | 430 | 240 | 6,125 | Fourth round lost to Johanna Konta [16] | |
4 | 4 | Simona Halep | 4,743 | 10 | 70 | 4,803 | Second round lost to Taylor Townsend [Q] | |
5 | 5 | Elina Svitolina | 4,492 | 240 | 780 | 5,032 | Semifinals lost to Serena Williams [8] | |
6 | 6 | Petra Kvitová | 4,386 | 130 | 70 | 4,326 | Second round lost to Andrea Petkovic | |
7 | 7 | Kiki Bertens | 4,325 | 130 | 130 | 4,325 | Third round lost to Julia Görges [26] | |
8 | 8 | Serena Williams | 3,935 | 1,300 | 1,300 | 3,935 | Runner-up, lost to Bianca Andreescu [15] | |
9 | 13 | Aryna Sabalenka | 2,955 | 240 | 70 | 2,785 | ||
10 | 9 | Madison Keys | 3,267 | 780 | 240 | 2,727 | Fourth round lost to Elina Svitolina [5] | |
11 | 10 | Sloane Stephens | 3,189 | 430 | 10 | 2,769 | First round lost to Anna Kalinskaya [Q] | |
12 | 11 | Anastasija Sevastova | 3,167 | 780 | 130 | 2,517 | Third round lost to Petra Martić [22] | |
13 | 12 | Belinda Bencic | 2,968 | 10 | 780 | 3,738 | Semifinals lost to Bianca Andreescu [15] | |
14 | 14 | Angelique Kerber | 2,870 | 130 | 10 | 2,750 | First round lost to Kristina Mladenovic | |
15 | 15 | Bianca Andreescu | 2,837 | 2 | 2,000 | 4,835 | Champion, defeated Serena Williams [8] | |
16 | 16 | Johanna Konta | 2,695 | 10 | 430 | 3,115 | Quarterfinals lost to Elina Svitolina [5] | |
2,650 | 240 | 0 | 2,410 | Withdrew due to left wrist injury | ||||
18 | 18 | Wang Qiang | 2,646 | 130 | 430 | 2,946 | Quarterfinals lost to Serena Williams [8] | |
19 | 19 | Caroline Wozniacki | 2,537 | 70 | 130 | 2,597 | Third round lost to Bianca Andreescu [15] | |
20 | 20 | Sofia Kenin | 2,460 | 130 | 130 | 2,460 | Third round lost to Madison Keys [10] | |
21 | 21 | Anett Kontaveit | 2,380 | 10 | 130 | 2,500 | Third round withdrew due to illness | |
22 | 22 | Petra Martić | 2,067 | 10+160 | 240+1 | 2,138 | Fourth round lost to Serena Williams [8] | |
23 | 23 | Donna Vekić | 2,000 | 10 | 430 | 2,420 | Quarterfinals lost to Belinda Bencic [13] | |
24 | 25 | Garbiñe Muguruza | 1,920 | 70 | 10 | 1,860 | ||
25 | 26 | Elise Mertens | 1,920 | 240 | 430 | 2,110 | Quarterfinals lost to Bianca Andreescu [15] | |
26 | 30 | Julia Görges | 1,785 | 70 | 240 | 1,955 | Fourth round lost to Donna Vekić [23] | |
27 | 27 | Caroline Garcia | 1,831 | 130 | 10 | 1,711 | ||
28 | 33 | Carla Suárez Navarro | 1,562 | 430 | 10 | 1,142 | First round retired against Tímea Babos [Q] | |
29 | 28 | Hsieh Su-wei | 1,830 | 70 | 70 | 1,830 | Second round lost to Karolína Muchová | |
30 | 29 | Maria Sakkari | 1,800 | 70 | 130 | 1,860 | Third round lost to Ashleigh Barty [2] | |
31 | 31 | Barbora Strýcová | 1,750 | 130 | 10 | 1,630 | ||
32 | 32 | Dayana Yastremska | 1,679 | 10+29 | 130+25 | 1,795 | Third round lost to Elina Svitolina [5] | |
33 | 34 | Zhang Shuai | 1,535 | 10 | 130 | 1,655 | Third round lost to Johanna Konta [16] |
The following player would have been seeded, but withdrew before the event.
Team | Rank1 | Seed | ||
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Juan Sebastián Cabal | Robert Farah | 2 | 1 | |
9 | 2 | |||
17 | 3 | |||
25 | 4 | |||
25 | 5 | |||
30 | 6 | |||
32 | 7 | |||
34 | 8 | |||
42 | 9 | |||
43 | 10 | |||
Ivan Dodig | 45 | 11 | ||
47 | 12 | |||
51 | 13 | |||
54 | 14 | |||
57 | 15 | |||
58 | 16 |
Team | Rank1 | Seed | ||
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Kristina Mladenovic | 5 | 1 | ||
6 | 2 | |||
22 | 3 | |||
Elise Mertens | Aryna Sabalenka | 22 | 4 | |
22 | 5 | |||
23 | 6 | |||
33 | 7 | |||
35 | 8 | |||
36 | 9 | |||
44 | 10 | |||
51 | 11 | |||
53 | 12 | |||
72 | 13 | |||
74 | 14 | |||
74 | 15 | |||
74 | 16 |
See main article: 2019 US Open – Men's singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Women's singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Men's doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Women's doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Mixed doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Boys' singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Girls' singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Boys' doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Girls' doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Wheelchair men's singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Wheelchair women's singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Wheelchair quad singles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Wheelchair men's doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Wheelchair women's doubles.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Wheelchair quad doubles.
The following players will be given wildcards to the main draw based on internal selection and recent performances.
The qualifying competitions took place at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center was scheduled on August 19 – 23, 2019.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Men's singles qualifying.
See main article: 2019 US Open – Women's singles qualifying.
The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking:
The following players were accepted directly into the main tournament, but withdrew due to injury, suspension, or personal reasons: