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The annual US Open is one of the premier sporting events in the world putting the Open at Queens on the sports map. Every August the USTA National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park hosts the two-week tournament. Players compete in Men's Singles, Men's Doubles, Women's Singles, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. CBS, USA Network, and many international broadcasters will carry the action live as last year's winners Roger Federer and Svetlana Kuznetsova return to defend their crowns.
Matches occur during the day (11 a.m.) and at night (7 p.m.) on most days of the tournament, and US Open tennis matches are held in several venues within the grounds of the USTA National Tennis Center. Arthur Ashe Stadium hosts the top-seeded matches and the finals.
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US Open Tennis History
The first US Open was played in 1881 in Newport, Rhode Island. It only included men's singles, and was called the US National Singles Championship. 1968 was the first year the US Open included all 5 championships. 1978 was the first year the tournament was played at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York.
Originally known as the U.S. National Championships, the US Open began in 1881 as a singles men's tournament played for entertainment purposes only. Members of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association were the only players allowed to compete, and a gentleman by the name of Richard D. Sears became the very first winner. He also went on to dominate the tournament for the next six years.
In the over 120 years of its existence, the US Open has gone through many changes that have shaped it into the modern Grand Slam event that it is today. The first change came in 1887 with the inclusion of women in the game, and 5 years later with the first Mixed Doubles match. Later, as the Championships began to move around the country, the Men's Doubles were split into an East and West contest whose winners played-off for the right to take on the holders. After this challenge round was abolished in 1920, the current knockout system began.
Then in 1968, the five major championships were consolidated, marking the beginning of the Open Era. This also meant that the tournament would be held at only one venue, which was West Side Tennis Club
in Queens, New York. Now held at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens, NY, the US Open has become one of the richest professional tennis events for amateurs and professionals all over the world.
At one and a half times the size of Central Park, Flushing Meadows Corona Park has developed from the swamp that it once was into the beautiful park that it is today. Home to not only the New York Mets and the US Open, there is also an art museum, a zoo, and botanical gardens. With all of its amenities, your trip to the US Open can become even more of an experience as there is something for everyone at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.
2007 US Tennis Open Winners
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Roger Federer
By winning the 2007 U.S. Open, Federer became the first player in the Open era to win four consecutive U.S. Open titles and the only player ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles for four consecutive years (from 2004). |
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Justine Henin
Henin played at top form during her run to the 2007 U.S. Open championship.Henin won her second U.S. Open after being denied last year against Maria Sharapova. The U.S. Open victory took Henin past the $17 million mark in career prize money. |
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