(Reuters) – Following are facts and records ahead of the 139th edition of the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday.
FILE PHOTO: Tennis – US Open – New York, U.S. – August 28, 2017 – Singer Shania Twain performs inside Arthur Ashe Stadium during opening ceremony. REUTERS/Mike Segar
PRIZE MONEY
Men’s/women’s singles winner: $3.85 million
Men’s/women’s singles runner-up: $1.9 million
Total prize pot: $57 million
SHOWCOURTS
– Arthur Ashe Stadium
Capacity: 23,771
The stadium is named after Arthur Ashe who won the men’s singles title at the inaugural U.S. Open in 1968, the Australian Open in 1970, and Wimbledon in 1975.
– Louis Armstrong Stadium
Capacity: 14,053
It was opened during the 2018 U.S. Open to replace the 1978 stadium of the same name. It has a retractable roof, the largest of its kind among number two stadiums at Grand Slam venues.
– Grandstand
Capacity: 8,125
The court made its debut on Aug. 29, 2016, the first day of the 2016 U.S. Open.
TOP SEEDS
Men’s singles
1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)
2-Rafa Nadal (Spain)
3-Roger Federer (Switzerland)
4-Dominic Thiem (Austria)
5-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)
6-Alexander Zverev (Germany)
7-Kei Nishikori (Japan)
8-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
Women’s singles
1-Naomi Osaka (Japan)
2-Ash Barty (Australia)
3-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)
4-Simona Halep (Romania)
5-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)
6-Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic)
7-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands)
8-Serena Williams (U.S.)
MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES
Men’s singles
Before 1968
7 – Bill Tilden (U.S.), William Larned (U.S.), Richard Sears (U.S.)
Open Era
5 – Roger Federer (Switzerland), Pete Sampras (U.S.), Jimmy Connors (U.S.)
Women’s singles
Before 1968
8 – Molla Mallory (U.S.)
Open Era
6 – Serena Williams (U.S.), Chris Evert (U.S.)
YOUNGEST CHAMPION
Men’s singles – Pete Sampras (U.S) (1990): Aged 19 years, 28 days
Women’s singles – Tracy Austin (U.S) (1979): Aged 16 years, 8 months, 28 days
OLDEST CHAMPION
Men’s singles – William Larned (U.S.) (1911): Aged 38 years, 8 months, 3 days
Women’s singles – Molla Mallory (U.S.) (1926): Aged 42 years, 5 months, 27 days
SERVING RECORDS
Most aces in a tournament (since 1991)
Men’s singles
144 – Pete Sampras (U.S.) in 2002
Women’s singles
70 – Serena Williams (U.S.) in 1999
Compiled by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris