Rafael Nadal defeated Kevin Anderson in the final, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 to win the men's singles tennis title at the 2017 US Open. It was his third US Open title and 16th major title overall. It was also his first hard court title since January 2014.
Stan Wawrinka was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to a knee injury that ended his season prematurely. Wawrinka's withdrawal ended his streak of 50 consecutive major appearances, dating back to the 2005 French Open. 2016 finalist Novak Djokovic also withdrew due to an elbow injury, ending his streak of 51 consecutive major appearances, dating back to the 2005 Australian Open. This was the first men's singles draw at the US Open since 1971 to include neither finalist from the previous year's tournament.
After the loss of Marin Čilić in the third round, a first-time major finalist was guaranteed from the bottom half of the draw. Anderson was the first South African man to reach the final since Cliff Drysdale in 1965, and at any major singles final since Kevin Curren at the 1984 Australian Open, as well as the lowest-ranked man to reach the US Open singles final since the ATP rankings began in 1973. Anderson supplanted 6’6” (1.98 m) Juan Martin del Potro and Marin Čilić who co-held the record for the tallest major finalist; Anderson stands at 6’8” (2.03 m).
Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Murray were in contention for the world No. 1 singles ranking at the start of the tournament. Nadal retained the top ranking following Murray's withdrawal and Federer's loss in the quarterfinals.
Federer broke the men's singles record for total appearances at majors with his 71st participation. He was attempting to go undefeated at the majors for the season (having won the Australian Open and Wimbledon Championships and not played the French Open), but he lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals.
Andrey Rublev was the youngest man to reach the US Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick in 2001, and Denis Shapovalov was the youngest to reach the fourth round since Michael Chang in 1989. Sam Querrey was the first American man to reach the quarterfinals since John Isner and Andy Roddick in 2011. Diego Schwartzman was the shortest man (5 feet 7 inches) to reach a major singles quarterfinal since Jaime Yzaga (also 5 feet 7 inches) at the 1994 US Open.
This tournament marked the first US Open main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and future champion Daniil Medvedev; he lost in the first round to Shapovalov.
Seeds
Draw
Finals
Top half
Section 1
Section 2
Section 3
Section 4
Bottom half
Section 5
Section 6
Section 7
Section 8
Seeded players The following are the seeded players. Seeds are based on the rankings as of August 21, 2017. Rank and points before are as of August 28, 2017. SeedRankPlayerPoints before Points defendingPoints wonPoints afterStatus11 Rafael Nadal7,6451802,0009,465Champion, defeated Kevin Anderson 22 Andy Murray7,15036006,790Withdrew due to hip injury33 Roger Federer7,14503607,505Quarterfinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro 46 Alexander Zverev 4,47045454,470Second round lost to Borna Ćorić57 Marin Čilić4,15590904,155Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman 68 Dominic Thiem4,0301801804,030Fourth round lost to Juan Martín del Potro 79 Grigor Dimitrov3,710180453,575Second round lost to Andrey Rublev 812 Jo-Wilfried Tsonga2,690360452,375Second round lost to Denis Shapovalov [Q]914 David Goffin2,525101802,695Fourth round lost to Andrey Rublev 1015 John Isner2,42590902,425Third round lost to Mischa Zverev 1113 Roberto Bautista Agut2,52590902,525Third round lost to Juan Martín del Potro 1219 Pablo Carreño Busta2,225907202,855Semifinals lost to Kevin Anderson 1316 Jack Sock 2,345180102,175First round lost to Jordan Thompson1417 Nick Kyrgios2,32590102,245First round lost to John Millman [PR]1518 Tomáš Berdych2,3100452,355Second round lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov1620 Lucas Pouille2,2103601802,030Fourth round lost to Diego Schwartzman 1721 Sam Querrey2,095103602,445Quarterfinals lost to Kevin Anderson 1822 Gaël Monfils1,915720901,285Third round retired against David Goffin 1923 Gilles Müller1,88510451,920Second round lost to Paolo Lorenzi2024 Albert Ramos Viñolas1,81545451,815Second round lost to Nicolas Mahut [Q]2125 David Ferrer1,69590101,615First round lost to vs. Mikhail Kukushkin [Q] 2226 Fabio Fognini1,58045101,545First round lost to Stefano Travaglia [Q] 2327 Mischa Zverev1,484701801,594Fourth round lost to Sam Querrey 2428 Juan Martín del Potro1,4603607201,820Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal 2529 Karen Khachanov1,39070101,330First round lost to Lu Yen-hsun2630 Richard Gasquet1,39010101,390First round lost to Leonardo Mayer [LL] 2731 Pablo Cuevas1,36045101,325First round lost to Damir Džumhur2832 Kevin Anderson 1,360901,2002,470Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal 2933 Diego Schwartzman1,28010+90360+451,585Quarterfinals lost to Pablo Carreño Busta 3034 Adrian Mannarino1,25510901,335Third round lost to Dominic Thiem 3135 Feliciano López1,25045901,295Third round lost to Roger Federer 3236 Robin Haase1,16810+4810+451,165First round lost to Kyle Edmund3337 Philipp Kohlschreiber1,135101801,305Fourth round lost to Roger Federer
Withdrawn players The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began. Rank Player Points before Points defending Points after Withdrawal reason 4 Stan Wawrinka 5,690 2,000 3,690 Knee injury 5 Novak Djokovic 5,325 1,200 4,125 Elbow injury 10 Kei Nishikori 3,195720 2,475 Wrist injury 11 Milos Raonic 2,870 45 2,825 Wrist injury
Other entry information Wild cards
Protected ranking
Qualifiers
Lucky losers
Withdrawals
‡ – withdrew from entry list before qualifying began @ – withdrew from entry list after qualifying began § – withdrew from main draw
Retirements
Notes
References
External links Men's Singles main draw 2017 US Open – Men's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation