In tennis, the seventh edition of the US Open Series (known as Olympus US Open Series for sponsorships reasons), includes ten hard court tournaments that started on July 19, 2010, in Atlanta and ended in New Haven, Connecticut on August 29, 2010. This edition has scheduled five separate men's tournaments, four women's tournaments, and the Pilot Pen Tennis Tournament that will host both a men's and women's event. The series included two ATP World Tour Masters 1000 and two WTA Premier 5 events to headline the series.
Point distribution for series events
To be included in the standings and subsequently the bonus prize money, a player had to have countable results from two different tournaments. Players finishing in the top three in the series can earn up to $1 million in extra prize money at the US Open. Roger Federer received the largest US Open pay day of $2.4 million in 2007 after capturing the title in both the US Open Series and the US Open championship.
US Open Series standings
The final standings below include all players who received points in at least two tournaments.
ATP
Notes
1 – Tours – Number of tournaments in US Open Series in which a player has reached the quarterfinals or better, in 250 and 500 series events or the Round of 16 in ATP World Tour Masters 1000 events. 2 – Murray finished first by virtue of head-to-head results because he defeated Federer in Toronto.
WTA
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. 2 – Kuznetsova finished third based on more total games won in US Open Series events than Azarenka and Sharapova. All three won 9 matches and 19 sets.
2010 schedule
Week 1
ATP – Atlanta Tennis Championships
Americans Andy Roddick and John Isner headlined the event. In the second round, former world number one Lleyton Hewitt was upset by Lukáš Lacko, but the Slovak was unable to follow up the win and instead Kevin Anderson reached his first ATP Tour semifinal. Mardy Fish took out doubles partner Andy Roddick to set up an all-American final against second seeded Isner. Fish outlasted Isner to win the title.
Main Draw Finals
Week 2
ATP – LA Tennis Open
World number four Andy Murray and American Sam Querrey headlined the event. Despite rocky starts in the tournament, Murray and Querrey held their seedings and faced off in the tournament's final. Querrey successfully defended his title by saving a match point and upsetting Murray in two hours and twenty-two minutes.
Main Draw Finals
WTA – Bank of the West Classic
Samantha Stosur and former world number ones Maria Sharapova, Dinara Safina, and Ana Ivanovic headlined the event. Shahar Pe'er became the only seed not to advance to the quarterfinals, falling to Russian Maria Kirilenko in the second round. Victoria Azarenka defeated top seeded Stosur in the semifinals en route to winning the championship.
Main Draw Finals
Week 3
ATP – Legg Mason Tennis Classic
Wimbledon finalist Tomáš Berdych, Andy Roddick, Los Angeles champion Sam Querrey, and Atlanta champion Mardy Fish headlined the event. The second round welcomed a plethora of upsets with seven of the sixteen seeds falling, including the number six seed Querrey. The upsets continued as Berdych and third seeded Fernando Verdasco were knocked out in the quarters. Wildcard David Nalbandian took advantage of the open draw and won the final against Marcos Baghdatis.
Main Draw Finals
WTA – Mercury Insurance Open
The Serbian pair of Jelena Janković and Ana Ivanovic along with world number five Samantha Stosur headlined the event. By defeating Melanie Oudin, Stosur reached her ninth quarterfinal of the year, breaking away from Li Na who also had eight quarterfinal appearances in 2010. Stosur's stride, however, was cut short by Flavia Pennetta who improved to a 3–0 record over the Australian. In a dramatic final, Svetlana Kuznetsova defeated Agnieszka Radwańska, meaning three players (Victoria Azarenka, Kuznetsova, and Radwańska) will head into Cincinnati with 70 points each on the Olympus US Open Series.