In tennis, the 2016 US Open Series (known as Emirates Airline US Open Series for sponsorship reasons) was the thirteenth edition of the US Open Series, which included a group of hard court tournaments that started on July 18, 2016 in Stanford and concluded in Connecticut for the women and in Winston Salem for the men on August 27, 2016. This edition consisted of three separate men's tournaments and three women's tournaments, with the Western & Southern Open hosting both a men's and women's event. The series was headlined by two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events.

Point distribution for series events In order to be included in the final standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player needs to have countable results from at least two different tournaments. Starting from the 2014 season, a new rule has been added to double the points of a player who has obtained countable results in at least three tournaments.

The top three men’s and top three women’s finishers all earn bonus prize money at the US Open, with the champions of the Series Bonus Challenge having the opportunity to win $1 million in bonus prize money in Flushing Meadows.

Round ATP Masters 1000 WTA Premier 5 ATP World Tour 250 WTA PremierWinner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist Round of 16

Standings ATP Rank Nationality Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 Kei Nishikori 2 85 2 Grigor Dimitrov 2 70 3 Milos Raonic 2 4 Gaël Monfils 2 60 Stan Wawrinka 2 6 Kevin Anderson 2 40 Tomáš Berdych 2 Bernard Tomic 2 9 Fernando Verdasco 2 30

Notes: 1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in 250 series events, or the Round of 16 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events. # – Indicates a player has earned points in at least three Emirates Airline US Open Series events, therefore doubling his point total earned on the Series. In order to be counted in the final standings, a player must earn points in two or more Emirates Airline US Open Series events.

WTA Rank Nationality Player Tours 1 Titles Points 1 Agnieszka Radwańska 3 1 220# 2 Johanna Konta 3 1 220# 3 Simona Halep 2 1 145 4 Karolína Plíšková 2 1 115 5 Angelique Kerber 2 115 6 Roberta Vinci 3 90# 7 Elina Svitolina 2 60 Venus Williams 2 9 Svetlana Kuznetsova 2 50 10 Dominika Cibulková 2 40 Petra Kvitová 2 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 2 13 Misaki Doi 2 30

Notes:

1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in Premier events; or the Round of 16 or better in Premier 5 events. # – Indicates a player has earned points in at least three Emirates Airline US Open Series events, therefore doubling her point total earned on the Series. In order to be counted in the final standings, a player must earn points in two or more Emirates Airline US Open Series events.

Bonus prize money Top three players in the 2016 US Open Series will receive bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2016 US Open, according to money schedule below.

2016 Emirates Airline US Open Series Finish2016 US Open FinishAwardeesWFSFQFRound of 16Round of 32Round of 64Round of 1281st Place$1,000,000$500,000$250,000$125,000$70,000$40,000$25,000$15,000 Kei Nishikori $250,000 Agnieszka Radwańska $70,0002nd Place$500,000$250,000$125,000$62,500$35,000$20,000$12,500$7,500 Grigor Dimitrov $35,000 Johanna Konta $35,0003rd Place$250,000$125,000$62,500$31,250$17,500$10,000$6,250$3,750 Milos Raonic $6,250 Simona Halep $31,250

Tournament Schedule Legend Grand Slam Event ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier 5 ATP World Tour 500 and WTA Premier ATP World Tour 250 and WTA International

Week Date Men's Events Women's Events1 July 18 – July 24 No Series Event Held This Week StanfordBank of the West Classic2016 Champion: Johanna Konta2 July 25 – July 31 TorontoRogers Cup presented by National Bank2016 Champion: Novak Djokovic MontrealRogers Cup presented by National Bank2016 Champion: Simona Halep3 August 1 – August 7 AtlantaBB&T Atlanta Open2016 Champion: Nick Kyrgios No Series Event Held This Week August 8 – August 14 No Series Event Held This Week Due To 2016 Summer Olympics4 August 15 – August 21 CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2016 Champion: Marin Čilić CincinnatiWestern & Southern Open2016 Champion: Karolina Plíšková5 August 22 – August 27 Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Open2016 Champion: Pablo Carreño Busta New Haven Connecticut Open2016 Champion: Agnieszka Radwańska6–7 August 29 – September 11 New York US Open2016 Champion: Stan Wawrinka New York US Open2016 Champion: Angelique Kerber

Week 1

WTA – Bank of the West Classic (Stanford)

Angelique Kerber was the defending champion, but chose to compete in Båstad instead. Venus Williams was the number one seed. Catherine Bellis reached the quarterfinals of a WTA Premier tournament for the first time in her career, where she lost to Venus Williams.Johanna Konta won her first WTA title, defeating Williams in the final, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2. Williams was attempting to win her 3rd title in Stanford and her 50th title overall.

Main Draw Finals

Week 2

ATP – Rogers Cup (Toronto)

Andy Murray was the defending champion, but chose not to participate this year, citing a need to recover from recent tournaments.

Novak Djokovic won his 30th Masters 1000 title, defeating Kei Nishikori in the final, 6–3, 7–5. By reaching his 43rd Masters 1000 final, Djokovic broke the record he previously shared with Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Rogers Cup (Montreal)

Belinda Bencic was the defending champion, but withdrew with a left wrist injury before the tournament began. Number one seed Serena Williams also withdrew prior to the tournament beginning.

Simona Halep won her fifth WTA Premier tournament, defeating Madison Keys in the final, 7–6(7–2), 6–3.The win also moved Halep to the top of the US Open Series standings.

Main Draw Finals

Week 3

ATP – BB&T Atlanta Open

John Isner was the three-time defending champion, but lost in the final to Nick Kyrgios, 6–7(3–7), 6–7(4–7).

Main Draw Finals

Week 4

ATP – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Roger Federer was the two-time defending champion, but withdrew because of a knee injury.

Marin Čilić won his maiden Masters 1000 title by defeating Andy Murray in the final, 6–4, 7–5, ending his streak of 22-straight match wins dating back to the Queen's Club Championships.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Western & Southern Open (Cincinnati)

Angelique Kerber was in contention for the world No. 1 ranking, which she would have attained had she won the title. However, by losing in the final she remained No. 2.

Karolína Plíšková won her first WTA Premier singles title, defeating Kerber in the final, 6–3, 6–1.

Main Draw Finals

Week 5

ATP – Winston-Salem Open

Kevin Anderson was the defending champion, but lost in the second round to Jiří Veselý.

Pablo Carreño Busta won the title, defeating Roberto Bautista Agut in the final, 6–7(6–8), 7–6(7–1), 6–4.

Main Draw Finals

WTA – Connecticut Open (New Haven)

Petra Kvitová was the two-time defending champion, but lost in the semifinals to Agnieszka Radwańska.

Agnieszka Radwańska won the title, defeating Elina Svitolina in the final, 6–1, 7–6(7–3).

Main Draw Finals

Weeks 6–7

ATP – US Open (New York)

Main Draw Finals

WTA – US Open (New York)

Main Draw Finals

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