Review of the hard court ATP and WTA tournaments in July and August 2013 leading up to the 2013 US Open.
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 2013 US Open they play.
The bonus rises to $1million for the winner of the US Open Series if they win the US Open.
Read on to find out who topped the US Open Series standings.
Bank of the West Classic, Stanford, USA
- 22 – 28 July
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $795,707
- Dominika Cibulkova defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
BB&T Atlanta Open, Atlanta, USA
- 22 – 28 July
- ATP 250 Event, prize money $546,930
- John Isner defeated Kevin Anderson 6-7, 7-6,7-6
Citi Open, Washington D.C., USA
- 20 July – 4 August
- WTA International Event, prize money $235,000
- Magdalena Rybarikova defeated Andrea Petkovic 6-4, 7-6
- ATP 500 Event, prize money $1,295,790
- Juan Martin Del Potro defeated John Isner 3-6, 6-1, 6-2
Southern California Open, Carlsbad, USA
- 29 July – 4 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $795,707
- Samantha Stosur defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-3
Rogers Cup, Toronto, Canada
- 5 – 11 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $2,369,000
- Serena Williams defeated Sorana Cirstea 6-2, 6-0
Coupe Rogers, Montreal, Canada
- 5 – 11 August
- ATP Masters 1000 Event, prize money $2,887,085
- Rafael Nadal defeated Milos Raonic 6-2, 6-2
Western and Southern Open, Cincinnati, USA
- 12 – 18 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $2,369,000
- Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 2-6, 6-2, 7-6
- ATP Masters 1000 Event, prize money $3,079,555
- Rafael Nadal defeated John Isner 7-6, 7-6
New Haven Open at Yale, New Haven, USA
- 18 – 24 August
- WTA Premier Event, prize money $690,000
- Simona Halep defeated Petra Kvitova 6-2, 6-2
Winston-Salem Open, Winston-Salem, USA
- 18 – 24 August
- ATP 250 Event, prize money $575,25
- Jurgen Melzer defeated Gael Monfils (ret’d)
US Open Series Standings
Top 3 Final Standings
Nadal wins US Open Series Men’s Title
Men
- Rafael Nadal 200 points
- John Isner 185 points
- Juan Martin Del Potro 130 points
Women
Serena wins US Open Series Women’s Title
- Serena Williams 170 points
- Victoria Azarenka 145 points
- Agnieszka Radwanska 130 points
Complete 2013 US Open Series standings
Bring on the US Open
Until next time
Grand Slam Gal
Good run of results for John Isner this hard court season. Maybe he’ll carry this over to the 2013 US Open, although he’s got a potentially tough draw.