2012 US Open (tennis)

2012 US Open
DateAugust 27 – September 10
Edition132nd
CategoryGrand Slam (ITF)
SurfaceHardcourt
LocationNew York City, U.S.
VenueUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Andy Murray
Women's singles
United States Serena Williams
Men's doubles
United States Bob Bryan / United States Mike Bryan
Women's doubles
Italy Sara Errani / Italy Roberta Vinci
Mixed doubles
Russia Ekaterina Makarova / Brazil Bruno Soares
Boys' singles
Canada Filip Peliwo
Girls' singles
United States Samantha Crawford
Boys' doubles
United Kingdom Kyle Edmund / Portugal Frederico Ferreira Silva
Girls' doubles
United States Gabrielle Andrews / United States Taylor Townsend

The 2012 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows Park, of Queens, New York City, United States. It was played from August 27 to September 10.[1] As a result of adverse weather conditions on September 8, which included a full evacuation of the National Tennis Center because of an upcoming tornado, another day was added to the schedule for the fifth straight year,[2] with the women's final postponed to the afternoon of Sunday, September 9 rather than the previous evening, the men's semi-final between Novak Djokovic and David Ferrer suspended on September 8 and completed on September 9, and the men's final postponed to the afternoon of Monday, September 10.

Djokovic and Samantha Stosur were the defending men's and women's singles champions, respectively. Both were unsuccessful in their title defenses; Stosur being narrowly defeated by World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka in the quarter-finals, and Djokovic defeated in the final by Andy Murray. Murray became the first British man since Fred Perry in 1936 to win a Grand Slam singles title, and the first man to win both the US Open and the Olympic men's singles gold medal in the same year.[3] In the women's draw, Serena Williams won her fourth US Open title, and first since 2008, by defeating Victoria Azarenka in the final.

  1. ^ "Federer, Djokovic, Nadal headline men's field". www.usopen.org. August 8, 2012. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  2. ^ "U.S. Open: For Fifth Straight Year, Men's Final Pushed to Monday". Sports Media Watch. September 8, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2012.
  3. ^ Fisher, Stewart (September 11, 2012). "Andy Murray wins first Grand Slam title with US Open triumph". The Herald. Retrieved September 12, 2012.

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