Have a look at the players entry list, wild cards, draw and prize money for the 2022 US Open
The US Open, the final Grand Slam of the tennis season, is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York, over three weeks. While on the professional tours it signifies the conclusion of the US Open Series and the end of the North American hard-court swing, the tournament unofficially ushers at the end of summer in New York City.
ATP US Open Tennis Men’s Singles And Doubles Dates, Players Entry List, Wild Cards And 2022 Prize Money
BREAKING: Below are the Men's Singles wild card recipients at the upcoming US Open:
Dominic Thiem
Sam Querrey
Emilio Nava
JJ Wolf
Ben Shelton
Learner Tien
Ugo Humbert
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ATP US Open 2022 Dates, Entry List, Wild Card, 2022 Prize Money
Dates
From Tuesday, August 23, through Friday, August 26, 2022, the qualifying event is scheduled. From August 29 to September 11, 2022, the main draw play runs for two weeks starting on Monday of the following week.
8/23 — Qualifying begins
8/25 — Main Draw Ceremony
8/26 — Qualifying ends, Media Day
8/27 — Arthur Ashe Kids’ Day
8/29 — Main draw (singles) begins
9/1 — Open Pride Day
9/8 — Women’s semifinals
9/9 — Men’s semifinals
9/10 — Women’s final
9/11 — Men’s final
ATP US Open 2022 Men’s Singles And Doubles Prize Money
In comparison to the previous year, when the USTA awarded $57.5 million in total player pay, it was announced on Thursday that it will now give $60.1 million. The prize pool at the US Open has already surpassed the $60 million mark, making it the largest to date.
The manner the prize money is being allocated is more interesting, even though the Grand Slam-leading sum is newsworthy enough. By distributing greater funds to the earlier rounds, the USTA is following a bigger trend in tennis:
Champion — $2,600,000
Runner-Up — $1,300,000
Semifinalist — $705,000
Quarterfinalist — $445,000
Round of 16 — $278,000
Round of 32 — $188,000
Round of 64 — $121,000
Round of 128 — $80,000
The USTA reports that the main draw rewards have been increased since 2016 by 85% and 57%, respectively, to $80,000 for the first round and $121,000 for the second.
Here is the distribution from that time, when the total prize money for the US Open was more over $46.3 million, for comparison’s sake.
For doubles teams vying for Grand Slam success, the current prize money distribution is as follows:
Champion — $688,000
Runner-Up — $344,000
Semifinalist — $172,000
Quarterfinalist — $97,500
Round of 16 — $56,400
Round of 32 — $35,800
Round of 64 — $21,300
As per to the ITF Grand Slam rulebook:
“all eligible players are automatically entered into the men’s and women’s singles main-draw fields based on ranking 42 days prior to the first Monday of the event.”
The USTA has reserved a number of wild cards to be used at its discretion in addition to the players who will join the event using a protected ranking and the players who will qualify for the men’s and women’s main draws.
The following players were selected for this year’s wild card:
Men’s Singles Wild Cards
Dominic Thiem
Sam Querrey
Emilio Nava
J.J. Wolf (US Open Wildcard Challenge Winner)
Ben Shelton (NCAA Singles Champion)
Learner Tien (USTA Boys’ 18s National Champion)
Ugo Humbert (Reciprocal Wild Card, France)
Rinky Hijikata (Reciprocal Wild Card, Australia)