The 2024 US Open Grand Slam tennis tournament was held from August 26 to September 8, 2024 in New York, United States.
- It was held on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City.
- It was the 144th edition of the US Open tennis and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year.
Aryna Sabalenka beats American Jessica Pegula to win first US Open women's singles title.
2024 US Open: Key Points
» No. 1 ranked Jannik Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 to win the men’s singles championship at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
- Sinner became the first Italian man to win the US Open singles title.
- He won the second Grand Slam trophy of his career — the other was at the Australian Open in January.
» Second seeded Aryna Sabalenka won her first US Open 2024 Women’s Singles title. Aryna Sabalenka defeated American Jessica Pegula 7–5, 7–5 to win the Women’s Singles tennis title.
- Sabalenka was the first individual Belarusian woman to win the US Open.
- Sabalenka has won three major singles titles at the 2023 and 2024 Australian Open and the 2024 US Open.
- She also won two major doubles titles at the 2019 US Open and the 2021 Australian Open, both times partnering with Elise Mertens.
Winners of 2024 US Open Grand Slam Tennis Tournament:
Men’s Singles:
Jannik Sinner (Italy) defeated Taylor Fritz (United States)
Women’s Singles:
Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) defeated Jessica Pegula (United States)
Men’s Doubles:
Max Purcell (Australia) & Jordan Thompson (Australia) defeated Kevin Krawietz (Germany) & Tim Pütz (Germany)
Women’s Doubles:
Lyudmyla Kichenok (Ukraine) & Jeļena Ostapenko (Latvia) defeated Kristina Mladenovic (France) & Zhang Shuai (China)
Mixed Doubles:
Sara Errani (Italy) & Andrea Vavassori (Italy) defeated Taylor Townsend (United States) & Donald Young (United States)
History:
- US Open is one of the oldest tennis tournaments in the world.
- The tournament was first held on grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island in August 1881.
- It began as the US National Championships in 1881 as a national men’s singles and doubles tournament.
- The tournament was later expanded to include women’s singles in 1887, women’s doubles in 1889, and mixed doubles in 1892.
- Since 1978, all US Open matches have been played on acrylic hard courts.