Here’s a summary of the North American hard court ATP and WTA tournaments in July and August 2014 that comprise the 2014 Emirates US Open Series and lead up to the 2014 US Open.
Photo taken at US Open 2012
The Emirates US Open Series
The ATP and WTA hard court tournaments held in North America during July and August make up the Emirates US Open Series. In addition to tournament prize money and standard ATP/WTA rankings points, players also compete for US Open Series points.
At the culmination of the US Open Series tournaments the three men and women players who accumulated the most points earn bonus prize money for each round of the 2014 US Open they play.
The bonus rises to $1million for the winner of the US Open Series if they win the 2014 US Open.
The 2013 US Open Series Winners were Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams. As both Nadal and Williams went on to win the 2013 Men’s and Women’s US Open titles they each claimed a $1million bonus in addition to their singles winners’ prize money of $2.6million.
Serena Williams
The 2014 US Open Series Tournaments
Visit the Official US Open Series website and view the list of tournaments.
BB&T Atlanta Open, Atlanta, USA
- 21 – 27 July
- ATP 250 Event, prize money $568,805
- 2013 Final: John Isner defeated Kevin Anderson 6-7, 7-6,7-6
The field includes John Isner and Gael Monfils. View the full line up.
Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, USA
- 28 July – 3 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $710,000
- 2013 Final: Dominika Cibulkova d Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
Dominka Cibulkova will defend her title, along with Serena Williams, Aga Radwanska and Victoria Azarenka. Read more.
Citi Open, Washington D.C., USA
- 28 July – 3 August
- WTA International Event, prize money $250,000
- 2013 Final: Magdalena Rybarikova defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 7-6
- ATP 500 Event, prize money $1,399,700
- 2013 Final: Juan Martin Del Potro defeated John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
The Men’s field includes Tomas Berdych, Grigor Dimitrov, John Isner and Milos Raonic. Read more.
Women include Eugenie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens and Lucie Safarova. Read more.
Coupe Rogers, Montreal, Canada
- 4 – 10 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $2,440,070
- 2013 Final: Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-0
The field includes Serena Williams, Ni La, Maria Sharapova, Aga Radwanska, Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniaki. View the full player list.
Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada
- 4 – 1o August
- ATP Masters 1000 Event, prize money $3,146,920
- 2013 Final: Rafael Nadal defeated Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Tomas Berdych, John Isner, home crowd favourite Milos Raonic and the other men making up the the Top 44 Players in the world will play in Toronto.
Novak Djokovic
Western and Southern Open, Cincinnati, USA
- 10 – 17 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $2,567,000
- 2013 Final: Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 2-6, 6-2, 7-6
- ATP Masters 1000 Event, prize money $3,079,555
- 2013 Final: Rafael Nadal defeated John Isner 7-6, 7-6
The Men’s field includes Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Stan Wawrinka, Andy Murray, David Ferrer Tomas Berdych, John Isner. View the full Men’s player list.
Women playing include Serena Williams, Li Na, Maria Sharapova, Aga Radwanska, Simona Halep, Petra Kvitova, Eugenie Bouchard, Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniaki. View the full Women’s player list.
Connecticut Open, New Haven, USA
- 17 – 23 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $710,000
- 2013 Final: Simona Halep defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-2
Players include Simona Halep, Eugenie Bouchard and Caroline Wozniaki. View the full list.
Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, USA
- 17 – 23 August
- ATP 250 Event, prize money $598,260
- 2013 Final: Jurgen Melzer defeated Gael Monfils (ret’d)
Then bring on the US Open!
- 25 August – 8 September
Until next time
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