On August 10, the tournament announced it would host an exhibition to support Ukraine during the Russian invasion. The total prize money for the 2022 US Open topped $60 million ($60,102,000) for the first time, 4.59% more than the 2021 edition and maintained the tournament's status as having the richest prize purse of all Grand Slams. This meant that the tournament was not available on broadcast television.Īll tournament matches not cablecasted by ESPN, which focuses almost exclusively on the singles competitions, were available online on ESPN+. In the United States, the 2022 US Open was the eighth 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 was the first time at any tennis major that coaching was allowed from the stands. 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. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws, as singles draws remained in standard 128 person format in each category, as both doubles draws returned to standard 64 players. The tournament was run by the United States Tennis Association (USTA), supervised by the International Tennis Federation (ITF), and part of the 2022 ATP Tour (male tennis professionals) and the 2022 WTA Tour (female professional players) calendars under the Grand Slam category.
The tournament was played on hard courts and took place over a series of 15 courts with Laykold surface, including the three existing main showcourts – Arthur Ashe Stadium, Louis Armstrong Stadium and Grandstand. The 2022 US Open was the 142nd consecutive 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. They became the first players, both born in the 2000s, to win the tournament's singles titles. Raducanu lost to Alizé Cornet in the first round, while Medvedev lost to Nick Kyrgios in the fourth round.Ĭarlos Alcaraz and Iga Świątek won the men's and women's singles titles, respectively. It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.ĭaniil Medvedev and Emma Raducanu were the men's and women's singles defending tournament champions. The 2022 US Open was the 142nd edition of tennis' US Open and the fourth and final tennis major ( Grand Slam event) of the year. USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
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