| 2021 US Open | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 30 – September 12 |
| Edition | 141st |
| Category | Grand Slam (ITF) |
| Draw | 128S/64D/32X |
| Prize money | US$57.5 million |
| Surface | Hard |
| Location | New York City, United States |
| Venue | USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Daniil Medvedev | |
| Women's singles | |
 Emma Raducanu | |
| Men's doubles | |
 Rajeev Ram / Joe Salisbury | |
| Women's doubles | |
 Samantha Stosur /  Zhang Shuai | |
| Mixed doubles | |
| Desirae Krawczyk / Joe Salisbury | |
| Wheelchair men's singles | |
 Shingo Kunieda | |
| Wheelchair women's singles | |
 Diede de Groot | |
| Wheelchair quad singles | |
| Dylan Alcott | |
| Wheelchair men's doubles | |
| Alfie Hewett / Gordon Reid | |
| Wheelchair women's doubles | |
| Diede de Groot / Aniek van Koot | |
| Wheelchair quad doubles | |
| Sam Schröder / Niels Vink | |
| Boys' singles | |
 Daniel Rincón | |
| Girls' singles | |
| Robin Montgomery | |
| Boys' doubles | |
 Max Westphal /  Coleman Wong | |
| Girls' doubles | |
| Ashlyn Krueger / Robin Montgomery | |
The 2021 US Open was the 141st edition of tennis's US Open and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It was held on outdoor hardcourts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, New York City.
Daniil Medvedev won the men's singles title. Emma Raducanu won the women's singles title, becoming the first qualifier, male or female, to reach a major final and win a major title.
Dominic Thiem and Naomi Osaka were the men's and women's singles defending champions. However, Thiem withdrew from the tournament due to a wrist injury causing him to end his season early.[1] Osaka lost in the third round to Leylah Fernandez.[2]
Both Dylan Alcott and Diede de Groot achieved the Golden Slam in wheelchair quad singles and wheelchair women's singles, respectively, by winning all four majors and the Paralympics in 2021.[3][4] Alfie Hewett and Gordon Reid also achieved the Grand Slam in wheelchair men's doubles by winning all four majors in 2021.[5] Novak Djokovic was attempting to be the first man to complete a calendar Grand Slam in men's singles since Rod Laver in 1969, having won the men's singles tournaments at the 2021 Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon, but unlike Alcott and de Groot, who also won the Olympic gold medal (Djokovic lost to Alexander Zverev in the semifinal for the gold medal match at the Olympics in 2021), he lost to Medvedev in the final.
This was the first Major tournament since the 1997 Australian Open not to feature Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Serena Williams, or Venus Williams in the main singles draw.[6]
The United States Tennis Association allowed the return of spectators after the 2020 tournament was held behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York. Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases resulting from the delta variant of the virus, spectators had to present a negative COVID-19 test or proof of vaccination in order to be allowed to enter the grounds.[7]
- ^ "Defending champion Dominic Thiem to miss US Open tennis tournament with wrist injury". ESPN. The Associated Press. August 18, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2024.
- ^ Clarey, Christopher (September 4, 2021). "Naomi Osaka Loses at the U.S. Open and May Take a Break from Tennis". The New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
- ^ Bevan, Emily (September 12, 2021). "Alcott, De Groot seal Golden Slam as Kunieda retains US Open title". International Tennis Federation.
- ^ "Two for two: Dylan Alcott follows de Groot in winning Golden Slam". US Open. Victoria Chiesa. September 12, 2021. Archived from the original on September 13, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ Bevan, Emily (September 12, 2021). "Alcott to meet Vink, Hewett-Reid secure calendar Grand Slam". International Tennis Federation.
- ^ @BleacherReport (August 25, 2021). "Venus Williams withdraws from the US..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Waldstein, David (August 27, 2021). "U.S. Open Tightens Protocols, Fans Must Provide Proof of Covid Vaccination". The New York Times. Retrieved August 29, 2021.