2008 US Open Series

2008 Series results

To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player has to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money.[1] Roger Federer received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 Million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship. In 2008, the men's series leader Rafael Nadal received US$570,000 for his semifinal finish with a bonus of US$250,000. Women's leader Dinara Safina received US$570,000 for her semifinal finish as well.

Men

US Open Series results
A did not participate in the tournament #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
QF advanced to but not past the quarterfinals SF advanced to but not past the semifinals
F advanced to the finals, tournament runner-up W won the tournament
 Player (ATP Tour) Points US Open
Result
1 Spain Rafael Nadal1 145 SF
2 United Kingdom Andy Murray 145 F
3 Argentina Juan Martín del Potro 140 QF
4 France Gilles Simon 115 3R
T5 Croatia Marin Čilić 95 3R
T5 Serbia Novak Djokovic 95 SF
T7 United States Andy Roddick 75 QF
T7 Russia Dmitry Tursunov 75 3R
9 United States Mardy Fish 70 QF
10 United States James Blake 65 3R
11 Germany Tommy Haas 55 2R
12 Russia Igor Andreev 45 4R
13 Spain Fernando Verdasco 40 3R
T14 Italy Andreas Seppi 30 3R
T14 Sweden Robin Söderling 30 1R

Women

 Player (WTA Tour) Points US Open
Result
1 Russia Dinara Safina 170 SF
2 France Marion Bartoli 105 4R
3 Slovakia Dominika Cibulková 85 3R
4 Russia Anna Chakvetadze 75 1R
5 Belarus Victoria Azarenka 60 3R
6 Japan Ai Sugiyama 50 3R
T7 Russia Nadia Petrova 30 3R
T7 Switzerland Patty Schnyder 30 QF

References

  1. "US Open Series at a Glance". US Open Series Website. 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-07-04.



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