Event: 131nd US Open
Date: Aug 29 – Sep 12 2011
Location: New York City, USA
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Centers
Men's Champion: Novak Djokovic
Wome's Champion: Samantha Stosur
The 2011 US Open was a tennis tournament played on the outdoor hard court. It began on 29 August and was originally scheduled to end on 11 September, but the men's final was postponed to 12 September due to rain.
Rafael Nadal and Kim Clijsters were the defending champions. Due to a abdominal muscle injury, Clijsters wasn't able to defend her title.
In the women's singles, Australia's Samantha Stosur had to play one of the longest women's singles matches, played one of the longest tie-breakers in US Open history, received her first ever code violation in her tennis career, had to wait three days to play her quarterfinal match, and being relocated from Arthur Ashe Stadium to the Grandstand in her semifinal match to reach her first ever US Open final.
In the final, Stosur defeated Serena Williams in straight sets 6–2, 6–3 for her first Grand Slam title. Stosur thus became the first Australian female player to win a Grand Slam since Evonne Goolagong Cawley in 1980.
In the men's singles, both Nadal and Novak Djokovic contested the final for the second consecutive year. This time, Djokovic won 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1 for his first ever US Open title.
Novak Djokovic def. Rafael Nadal, 6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
Samantha Stosur def. Serena Williams, 6–2, 6–3
Jürgen Melzer / Philipp Petzschner def. Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Marcin Matkowski, 6–2, 6–2
Liezel Huber / Lisa Raymond def. Vania King / Yaroslava Shvedova, 4–6, 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–3)
Melanie Oudin / Jack Sock def. Gisela Dulko / Eduardo Schwank, 7–6(7–4), 4–6, [10–8]
Oliver Golding def. Jiří Veselý, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4
Grace Min def. Caroline Garcia, 7–5, 7–6(7–3)
Robin Kern / Julian Lenz def. Maxim Dubarenco / Vladyslav Manafov, 7–5, 6–4
Irina Khromacheva / Demi Schuurs def. Gabrielle Andrews / Taylor Townsend, 6–4, 5–7, [10–5]
Shingo Kunieda def. Stéphane Houdet, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
Esther Vergeer def. Aniek van Koot, 6–2, 6–1
Stéphane Houdet / Nicolas Peifer def. Maikel Scheffers / Ronald Vink, 6–3, 6–1
Esther Vergeer / Sharon Walraven def. Jiske Griffoen / Aniek van Koot, 7–5, 6–7(8–10), 6–4