2009 US Open Series
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The sixth edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), included ten hard court tournaments started on July 20 in Indianapolis and endend in New Haven, Connecticut
on August 29. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament hosted both a men's and women's event. The series included two ATP World Tour Masters 1000
and two WTA Premier 5 events
to headline the series.
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.
Olympus US Open Series standings as of August 30, 2009.
was scheduled to receive the number one seeding in this event, but pulled out due to a right hip flexor injury before the main draw was held. Instead 24th ranked Dmitry Tursunov
, headlined the event. In the second round Sam Querrey
avenged his final round loss at Newport
with a straight sets win over fellow American Rajeev Ram
. Canadian Frank Dancevic
upset number one seeded Dmitry Tursunov
to reach the semifinals where he was ousted by Sam Querrey
in the semifinal in straight sets. Robby Ginepri
neutralized the fast-serving 6'10" American John Isner
to set up an All-American final on championship Sunday.
who lost in straight sets to Latvia
n Ernests Gulbis
. After winning the first US Open Series title of the season, Robby Ginepri
lost to former world No.1 Marat Safin
in three sets. Indianapolis
semifinalist John Isner
and finalist Sam Querrey
advanced to the second round after defeating Benjamin Becker
and Denis Istomin
, respectively.
Pilot Pen Tennis
This article is about the former New Haven joint tennis event. It is now a women's-only event. For the New Haven men's tennis event known as Volvo International , click here....
on August 29. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament hosted both a men's and women's event. The series included two ATP World Tour Masters 1000
ATP World Tour Masters 1000
The ATP World Tour Masters 1000 is a series of nine tennis tournaments that are part of the Association of Tennis Professionals tour, held annually throughout the year in Europe, North America and Asia...
and two WTA Premier 5 events
WTA Premier tournaments
Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million....
to headline the series.
Point distribution for series events
To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player had 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 at the US Open. Roger FedererRoger Federer
Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles...
received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship.
| Round | ATP Masters Series 1000 WTA Premier 5 Series | ATP World Tour 500/250 WTA Premier Series |
|---|---|---|
| Champion | 100 | 70 |
| Finalist | 70 | 45 |
| Semifinalist | 45 | 25 |
| Quarterfinalist | 25 | 15 |
| Round of 16 | 15 | 0 |
ATP
| Rank | Nation | Player | Tours 1 | Titles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States |
4 | 1 2009 LA Tennis Open The 2009 LA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 83rd edition of the event known that year as the LA Tennis Open and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour... |
175 | |
| 2 |  United Kingdom |
2 | 1 | 145 | |
| 3 |  Argentina |
2 | 1 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G... |
140 | |
| 4 |  Switzerland |
2 | 1 | 125 | |
| 5 |  Serbia |
2 | - | 95 | |
| 6 | United States |
2 | - | 90 | |
| 7 |  Spain |
2 | 1 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis... |
85 | |
| 8 | Spain |
2 | - | 70 | |
| 9 | United States |
3 | - | 65 | |
| 10 |  Russia |
2 | - | 55 | |
| 11-T |  Czech Republic |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 11-T |  Chile |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 11-T |  Germany |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 11-T | Argentina |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 11-T |  France |
2 | - | 40 |
WTA
Olympus US Open Series standings as of August 24, 2009.| Rank | Nation | Player | Tours | Titles | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia |
3 | 1 2009 Rogers Cup The 2009 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour... |
170 | |
| 2 |  Italy |
3 | 1 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships The 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the LA Women's Tennis Championships, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour... |
1402 | |
| 3 | Serbia |
3 | 1 | 140 | |
| 4 | Russia |
3 | - | 110 | |
| 5-T |  Australia |
3 | - | 95 | |
| 5-T |  Denmark |
2 | 1 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis... |
95 | |
| 7 | United States |
3 | - | 75 | |
| 8 | United States |
2 | - | 60 | |
| 9 | Russia |
3 | - | 45 | |
| 10-T |  Romania |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 10-T |  Slovakia |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 10-T |  Belgium |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 10-T |  Poland |
2 | - | 40 | |
| 14-T |  People's Republic of China |
2 | - | 30 | |
| 14-T | Russia |
2 | - | 30 | |
| 14-T | France |
2 | - | 30 |
2009 schedule
| Legend |
| Grand Slam Event Grand Slam (tennis) The four Major tennis tournaments, also called the Slams, are the most important tennis events of the year in terms of world tour ranking points, tradition, prize-money awarded, strength and size of player field, and public attention. They are the Australian Open, the French Open, Wimbledon, and... |
| ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 WTA Premier tournaments Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million.... |
| ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier WTA Premier tournaments Premier Tournaments is a category of tennis tournaments in the Women's Tennis Association tour.Premier events include:*Four "Premier Mandatory" events in Indian Wells, Key Biscayne, Madrid, and Beijing with prize money of $4.5 million.... |
| ATP World Tour 250 |
| Week | Date | Men's Events | Women's Events |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 20–26 | Indianapolis 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships The 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the event known that year as the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour... Indianapolis Tennis Championships 2009 Champion: Robby GinepriRobby Ginepri Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry.... |
No Series Event Held This Week |
| 2 | July 27 - Aug 2 | Los Angeles 2009 LA Tennis Open The 2009 LA Tennis Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 83rd edition of the event known that year as the LA Tennis Open and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour... LA Tennis Open presented by Farmers Insurance 2009 Champion: Sam QuerreySam Querrey Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong... |
Stanford 2009 Bank of the West Classic The 2009 Bank of the West Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 38th edition of the Bank of the West Classic, and was part of the WTA Premier tournaments of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Taube Tennis Center in Stanford, California, United States, from... Bank of the West Classic 2009 Champion: Marion BartoliMarion Bartoli Marion Bartoli is a French professional tennis player and the current French no. 1. She has won seven Women's Tennis Association singles titles and three doubles titles. She was also a runner-up at the 2007 Wimbledon Championships.... |
| 3 | Aug 3-9 | Washington, D.C. 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic The 2009 Legg Mason Tennis Classic was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the event known that year as Legg Mason Tennis Classic, and was part of the ATP World Tour 500 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour. It took place at the William H.G... Legg Mason Tennis Classic Presented by Geico 2009 Champion: Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4... |
Los Angeles 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships The 2009 LA Women's Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 36th edition of the LA Women's Tennis Championships, and was part of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour... LA Women's Tennis Championships presented by Herbalife 2009 Champion: Flavia PennettaFlavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and... |
| 4 | Aug 10-16 | Montreal 2009 Rogers Cup The 2009 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour... Rogers Masters Presented by National Bank 2009 Champion: Andy Murray |
Cincinnati 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open The 2009 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts... Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open 2009 Champion: Jelena JankovićJelena Janković Jelena Janković is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from Serbia. She reached the final of the 2008 US Open and won the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title. Janković is ranked world no... |
| 5 | Aug 17-23 | Cincinnati 2009 Western & Southern Financial Group Masters and Women's Open The 2009 Cincinnati Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts... Western & Southern Financial Group Masters 2009 Champion: Roger FedererRoger Federer Roger Federer is a Swiss professional tennis player who held the ATP no. 1 position for a record 237 consecutive weeks, and 285 weeks overall. As of 28 November 2011, he is ranked World No. 3 by the Association of Tennis Professionals . Federer has won a men's record 16 Grand Slam singles titles... |
Toronto 2009 Rogers Cup The 2009 Canada Masters was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 120th edition of the Canada Masters, and was part of the ATP World Tour Masters 1000 of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier 5 of the 2009 WTA Tour... Rogers Cup 2009 Champion: Elena DementievaElena Dementieva Elena Viatcheslavovna Dementieva is a retired Russian professional tennis player. Dementieva is most notable for winning the singles gold medal at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. She won 16 WTA singles titles and reached the finals of the 2004 French Open and 2004 US Open. Dementieva achieved a... |
| 6 | Aug 23-29 | New Haven 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis... Pilot Pen Tennis Presented by Schick 2009 Champion: Fernando VerdascoFernando Verdasco Fernando Verdasco Carmona is a professional tennis player. He is currently ranked no. 22 in the world. Verdasco started playing tennis at four years of age and had a full-time coach when he was eight... |
New Haven 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis The 2009 Pilot Pen Tennis was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 41st edition of the Pilot Pen Tennis, and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 Series of the 2009 ATP World Tour, and of the Premier Series of the 2009 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis... Pilot Pen Tennis Presented by Schick 2009 Champion: Caroline WozniackiCaroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks... |
| 7-8 | Aug 31 - Sep 14 | New York 2009 US Open (tennis) The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,... US Open 2009 Champion: Juan Martín del PotroJuan Martin Del Potro Juan Martín del Potro is an Argentine professional tennis player. Del Potro achieved a top-10 ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals for the first time on October 6, 2008. In January 2010, he reached a career-high ranking of world no. 4... |
New York 2009 US Open (tennis) The 2009 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts, held from August 31 to September 14, 2009 in the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center at Flushing Meadows, New York City, United States. Originally, it was scheduled to end with the mens' singles final match on Sunday,... US Open 2009 Champion: Kim ClijstersKim Clijsters Kim Antonie Lode Clijsters is a Belgian professional tennis player. As of 7 November 2011, Clijsters is ranked No. 13 in singles. Clijsters is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles.... |
ATP - Indianapolis Tennis Championships
Andy RoddickAndy Roddick
Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....
was scheduled to receive the number one seeding in this event, but pulled out due to a right hip flexor injury before the main draw was held. Instead 24th ranked Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
, headlined the event. In the second round Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
avenged his final round loss at Newport
2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships
The 2009 Hall of Fame Tennis Championships is a tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 34th edition of the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships, and is part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP Tour...
with a straight sets win over fellow American Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram
Rajeev Ram is an American professional tennis player on the ATP Tour. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known best as a doubles specialist. He has advanced as far as the quarter-finals in doubles at three Grand Slams, most recently with Scott Lipsky at the 2011...
. Canadian Frank Dancevic
Frank Dancevic
Frank Russell Dancevic is a Canadian professional tennis player. He first became the country's top singles player, according to ATP rankings, on February 10, 2003, as an eighteen-year old, and remained so from January 30, 2006 until June 20, 2010. He is the Canada No...
upset number one seeded Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Tursunov
Dmitry Igorevich Tursunov is a Russian professional male tennis player. He was 12 years old when he came to the United States to train and further his prospects of becoming a professional player....
to reach the semifinals where he was ousted by Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
in the semifinal in straight sets. Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
neutralized the fast-serving 6'10" American John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
to set up an All-American final on championship Sunday.
Main Draw Finals
ATP - LA Tennis Open
On the day one all seeded players advanced, save Lu Yen-HsunLu Yen-hsun
Lu Yen-hsun is a Taiwanese professional tennis player. He goes by the nickname Rendy. As of November 1, 2010, Lu is ranked #33 in the world and #1 in Asia. His favorite surface is hardcourt.- Junior career:...
who lost in straight sets to Latvia
Latvia
Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...
n Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis
Ernests Gulbis is a Latvian professional tennis player. In 2008, Gulbis won his first ATP Tour doubles title at the U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships, teaming with Rainer Schüttler, and in 2010 won his first ATP Tour singles title in the Delray Beach, defeating Ivo Karlović in the final...
. After winning the first US Open Series title of the season, Robby Ginepri
Robby Ginepri
Robert Louis Ginepri is an American professional tennis player.-Early life:Robby Ginepri is of Luxembourgish ancestry....
lost to former world No.1 Marat Safin
Marat Safin
Marat Mikhailovich Safin is a retired Russian tennis player of Tatar descent. Safin won two grand slams and reached the world number 1 ranking during his career. He was also famous for his emotional outbursts and sometimes fiery temper on court. Safin also holds the record for most broken...
in three sets. Indianapolis
2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships
The 2009 Indianapolis Tennis Championships was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 22nd edition of the event known that year as the Indianapolis Tennis Championships and was part of the ATP World Tour 250 series of the 2009 ATP World Tour...
semifinalist John Isner
John Isner
John Robert Isner is an American professional tennis player. He achieved his career-high rank of no. 18 on July 5, 2010, and has been as high as the second-ranked American tennis player behind Andy Roddick...
and finalist Sam Querrey
Sam Querrey
Sam Austin Querrey is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #17, achieved on January 31, 2011. His height allows him to play with a strong...
advanced to the second round after defeating Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker
Benjamin Becker is a German professional tennis player. Becker's primary weapon is a very big serve that he can hit at up to 220km/h, along with powerful groundstrokes....
and Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin is a professional Uzbek tennis player. His career high rank is #39, achieved on August 30, 2010. He is coached by his mother.- 2006 :...
, respectively.
Main Draw Finals
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WTA - Western & Southern Financial Group Women's Open
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ATP - Western & Southern Financial Group Masters
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External links
- Olympus US Open Series Official Website
- Indianapolis Tennis Championships Presentend by Lilly - Official Website
- LA Tennis Open presented by Farmers Insurance - Official Website
- LA Women's Tennis Championships presneted by Herbalife - Official Website
- Bank of the West Classic - Official Website
- Legg Mason Tennis Classic presentend by Geico - Official Website
- Rogers Masters presented by National bank - Official Website
- Western & Southern Financial Group Masters & Women's Open - Official Website
- Rogers Cup - Official Website
- Pilot Pen Tennis presented by Schick - Official Website
- The Official Website of the 2009 US Open