2017 US Open – Men's singles

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.[1]It was his third US Open title and 16th major title overall. It was also his first hard court title since January 2014.

Men's singles
2017 US Open
Final
ChampionSpain Rafael Nadal
Runner-upSouth Africa Kevin Anderson
Score6–3, 6–3, 6–4
Details
Draw128 (16 Q / 8 WC )
Seeds32
Events
Singlesmenwomenboysgirls
Doublesmenwomenmixedboysgirls
WC Singlesmenwomenquad
WC Doublesmenwomenquad
Legendsmenwomenmixed
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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.[2] Reigning finalist Novak Djokovic also withdrew due to an elbow injury that ended his season, ending his streak of 51 consecutive major appearances, dating back to the 2005 Australian Open.[3] Accordingly, 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.[4][5] Anderson was also the tallest major finalist in history, at 6 feet 8 inches.[6]

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 lost to Juan Martín del Potro in the quarterfinals. Andrey Rublev became the youngest man to reach the US Open quarterfinals since Andy Roddick in 2001, and Denis Shapovalov became the youngest man to reach the fourth round of the US Open since Michael Chang in 1989.[7] Sam Querrey became the first American man to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open since John Isner and Andy Roddick in 2011. Diego Schwartzman became 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.[citation needed]

This tournament marked the first US Open main draw appearance of future world No. 1 and 2021 US Open champion Daniil Medvedev; he lost in the first round to Shapovalov.

Seeds

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01.   Rafael Nadal (champion)
02.   Andy Murray (withdrew due to a hip injury)
03.   Roger Federer (quarterfinals)
04.   Alexander Zverev (second round)
05.   Marin Čilić (third round)
06.   Dominic Thiem (fourth round)
07.   Grigor Dimitrov (second round)
08.   Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (second round)
09.   David Goffin (fourth round)
10.   John Isner (third round)
11.   Roberto Bautista Agut (third round)
12.   Pablo Carreño Busta (semifinals)
13.   Jack Sock (first round)
14.   Nick Kyrgios (first round)
15.   Tomáš Berdych (second round)
16.   Lucas Pouille (fourth round)
17.   Sam Querrey (quarterfinals)
18.   Gaël Monfils (third round, retired)
19.   Gilles Müller (second round)
20.   Albert Ramos Viñolas (second round)
21.   David Ferrer (first round)
22.   Fabio Fognini (first round)
23.   Mischa Zverev (fourth round)
24.   Juan Martín del Potro (semifinals)
25.   Karen Khachanov (first round)
26.   Richard Gasquet (first round)
27.   Pablo Cuevas (first round)
28.   Kevin Anderson (final)
29.   Diego Schwartzman (quarterfinals)
30.   Adrian Mannarino (third round)
31.   Feliciano López (third round)
32.   Robin Haase (first round)
33.   Philipp Kohlschreiber (fourth round)

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

Draw

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Finals

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
                     
1 Rafael Nadal666
Andrey Rublev122
1 Rafael Nadal4666
24 Juan Martín del Potro6032
3 Roger Federer56684
24 Juan Martín del Potro737106
1 Rafael Nadal666
28 Kevin Anderson334
17 Sam Querrey65711367
28 Kevin Anderson7769679
28 Kevin Anderson4766
12 Pablo Carreño Busta6534
12 Pablo Carreño Busta666
29 Diego Schwartzman442

Top half

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Section 1

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
1 R Nadal7866
D Lajović66221 R Nadal4666
T Daniel64466 T Daniel6322
WC T Paul166221 R Nadal63666
Y Sugita666LL L Mayer77314
WC G Blancaneaux220 Y Sugita77434
LL L Mayer3666LL L Mayer63666
26 R Gasquet62421 R Nadal666
22 F Fognini46860 A Dolgopolov241
Q S Travaglia671036Q S Travaglia6650
V Troicki36366 V Troicki7876
N Gombos63643 V Troicki104
J-L Struff63263 A Dolgopolov666
A Dolgopolov36616 A Dolgopolov36776
R Harrison426415 T Berdych61652
15 T Berdych6677

Section 2

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
9 D Goffin6266
J Benneteau46429 D Goffin37762776
S Darcis120 G Pella66577643
G Pella6669 D Goffin75
Q M Marterer361418 G Monfils51r
D Young6166 D Young377465
J Chardy663418 G Monfils663627
18 G Monfils78669 D Goffin5653
27 P Cuevas5631 A Rublev7776
D Džumhur7776 D Džumhur4666
Q C-M Stebe5666Q C-M Stebe6401
N Kicker7311 D Džumhur4474
A Bedene144 A Rublev6656
A Rublev666 A Rublev7776
Q V Šafránek1427 G Dimitrov5633
7 G Dimitrov666

Section 3

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
3 R Federer46616
F Tiafoe621643 R Federer663466
B Kavčič3743 M Youzhny177642
M Youzhny65663 R Federer667
F Verdasco6031 F López335
V Pospisil20r F Verdasco3261
A Kuznetsov46477231 F López6636
31 F López6776563 R Federer667
33 P Kohlschreiber66633 P Kohlschreiber425
Q T Smyczek14433 P Kohlschreiber663
Q V Millot10664 S Giraldo210r
S Giraldo6644633 P Kohlschreiber766
M Jaziri774656PR J Millman524
T Monteiro656374 M Jaziri1611
PR J Millman6166PR J Millman6776
14 N Kyrgios3641

Section 4

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
11 R Bautista Agut64677
A Seppi2626111 R Bautista Agut6677
D Brown666 D Brown1363
T Bellucci43211 R Bautista Agut334
WC P Kypson469124 JM del Potro666
Q A Menéndez-Maceiras67116Q A Menéndez-Maceiras2363
H Laaksonen4636524 JM del Potro6677
24 JM del Potro6777724 JM del Potro126776
30 A Mannarino6666 D Thiem661614
PR R Berankis24230 A Mannarino66466
WC B Fratangelo776377WC B Fratangelo37712
I Karlović62466430 A Mannarino534
M Baghdatis4436 D Thiem766
WC T Fritz666WC T Fritz4465
WC A De Minaur4116 D Thiem6647
6 D Thiem666

Bottom half

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Section 5

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
17 S Querrey666
G Simon43417 S Querrey666
WC C Eubanks242 D Sela414
D Sela66617 S Querrey4666
Q R Albot7466Q R Albot6244
E Escobedo5624Q R Albot6795077
Y-h Lu4666 Y-h Lu2677662
25 K Khachanov623317 S Querrey666
23 M Zverev77447623 M Zverev221
WC T-S Kwiatkowski65665323 M Zverev663637
LL L Lacko3265 B Paire326775
B Paire667723 M Zverev6677
H Zeballos6684310 J Isner4365
H Chung371066 H Chung345
P-H Herbert136310 J Isner667
10 J Isner6646

Section 6

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
13 J Sock2612674
J Thompson6714156 J Thompson62642
Q J-P Smith654664 T Fabbiano26366
T Fabbiano776377 T Fabbiano244
J Sousa63642 P Lorenzi666
P Lorenzi46776 P Lorenzi646776
B Tomic634419 G Müller773643
19 G Müller3666 P Lorenzi43774
28 K Anderson66628 K Anderson66646
Q JC Aragone33128 K Anderson676
A Giannessi47725PR E Gulbis354
PR E Gulbis6636728 K Anderson666
J Veselý65622 B Ćorić432
B Ćorić77776 B Ćorić377777
Q D King69544 A Zverev656164
4 A Zverev71176

Section 7

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
8 J-W Tsonga666
M Copil3348 J-W Tsonga4463
Q D Shapovalov766Q D Shapovalov6677
D Medvedev512Q D Shapovalov3661
N Almagro46265 K Edmund6330r
S Johnson67777 S Johnson5264
K Edmund676 K Edmund7677
32 R Haase353Q D Shapovalov626463
20 A Ramos Viñolas477763712 P Carreño Busta777777
D Istomin664577520 A Ramos Viñolas64630
M Fucsovics364663Q N Mahut46466
Q N Mahut626277Q N Mahut343
PR D Tursunov6710r12 P Carreño Busta666
Q C Norrie7960Q C Norrie243
Q E King326512 P Carreño Busta666
12 P Carreño Busta6677

Section 8

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First roundSecond roundThird roundFourth round
16 L Pouille666
R Bemelmans34416 L Pouille76436
J Donaldson64678 J Donaldson54664
N Basilashvili0636616 L Pouille2666
PR A Haider-Maurer631rQ M Kukushkin6344
E Donskoy775 E Donskoy445
Q M Kukushkin4666Q M Kukushkin667
21 D Ferrer632116 L Pouille63562
29 D Schwartzman66629 D Schwartzman77726
C Berlocq21329 D Schwartzman667
PR T Kokkinakis7761623 J Tipsarević245
J Tipsarević653677629 D Schwartzman4776
R Dutra Silva56345 M Čilić6554
F Mayer7066 F Mayer333
T Sandgren43635 M Čilić666
5 M Čilić6636

Seeded players

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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
defending
Points
won
Points
after
Status
11 Rafael Nadal7,6451802,0009,465Champion, defeated Kevin Anderson [28]
22 Andy Murray7,15036006,790Withdrew due to hip injury[8]
33 Roger Federer7,14503607,505Quarterfinals lost to Juan Martín del Potro [24]
46 Alexander Zverev4,47045454,470Second round lost to Borna Ćorić
57 Marin Čilić4,15590904,155Third round lost to Diego Schwartzman [29]
68 Dominic Thiem4,0301801804,030Fourth round lost to Juan Martín del Potro [24]
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 [23]
1113 Roberto Bautista Agut2,52590902,525Third round lost to Juan Martín del Potro [24]
1219 Pablo Carreño Busta2,225907202,855Semifinals lost to Kevin Anderson [28]
1316 Jack Sock2,345180102,175First round lost to Jordan Thompson
1417 Nick Kyrgios2,32590102,245First round lost to John Millman [PR]
1518 Tomáš Berdych2,3100452,355Second round lost to Alexandr Dolgopolov
1620 Lucas Pouille2,2103601802,030Fourth round lost to Diego Schwartzman [29]
1721 Sam Querrey2,095103602,445Quarterfinals lost to Kevin Anderson [28]
1822 Gaël Monfils1,915720901,285Third round retired against David Goffin [9]
1923 Gilles Müller1,88510451,920Second round lost to Paolo Lorenzi
2024 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 [17]
2428 Juan Martín del Potro1,4603607201,820Semifinals lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
2529 Karen Khachanov1,39070101,330First round lost to Lu Yen-hsun
2630 Richard Gasquet1,39010101,390First round lost to Leonardo Mayer [LL]
2731 Pablo Cuevas1,36045101,325First round lost to Damir Džumhur
2832 Kevin Anderson1,360901,2002,470Runner-up, lost to Rafael Nadal [1]
2933 Diego Schwartzman1,28010+90360+451,585Quarterfinals lost to Pablo Carreño Busta [12]
3034 Adrian Mannarino1,25510901,335Third round lost to Dominic Thiem [6]
3135 Feliciano López1,25045901,295Third round lost to Roger Federer [3]
3236 Robin Haase1,16810+4810+451,165First round lost to Kyle Edmund
3337 Philipp Kohlschreiber1,135101801,305Fourth round lost to Roger Federer [3]

Withdrawn players

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The following players would have been seeded, but withdrew before the tournament began.

RankPlayerPoints beforePoints defendingPoints afterWithdrawal reason
4 Stan Wawrinka5,6902,0003,690Knee injury[9]
5 Novak Djokovic5,3251,2004,125Elbow injury[10]
10 Kei Nishikori3,1957202,475Wrist injury[11]
11 Milos Raonic2,870452,825Wrist injury[12]

Other entry information

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Wild cards

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Protected ranking

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Qualifiers

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Lucky losers

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Withdrawals

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Retirements

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Notes

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  1. ^ Winner of the men's singles tournament in the 2017 NCAA Division I Tennis Championships
  2. ^ Winner of the Kalamazoo Wild Card tournament
  3. ^ Winner of the Men's USTA Wild Card Challenge held in Binghamton, New York, Lexington, Kentucky and Aptos, California
  4. ^ Last direct acceptance

References

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  1. ^ "US Open final 2017: Rafa Nadal wins 16th Major title to complete a Nadal-Federer 2017 clean sweep". The Telegraph. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Stan Wawrinka ruled out for rest of 2017 season after surgery on knee". The Guardian. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  3. ^ "Novak Djokovic: Twelve-time Grand Slam champion will not play again in 2017". BBC Sport. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  4. ^ "Kevin Anderson wins to become lowest-ranked man in US Open final".
  5. ^ "Rafael Nadal defeats Kevin Anderson in US Open final for 16th grand slam title". Guardian. September 11, 2017. Retrieved September 19, 2017.
  6. ^ "US Open: Rafa Nadal-Anderson seems like a mismatch, but upsets happen".
  7. ^ "U.S. Open: Denis Shapovalov gets easy win as injured Edmund retires". CBC Sports. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  8. ^ Harwitt, Sandra (August 26, 2017). "Andy Murray withdraws from U.S. Open". USA Today. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  9. ^ "Stan Wawrinka ruled out for rest of 2017 season after surgery on knee". The Guardian. August 4, 2017. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
  10. ^ "Novak Djokovic: Twelve-time Grand Slam champion will not play again in 2017". BBC Sport. July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  11. ^ Marshall, Ashley (August 16, 2017). "Nishikori to miss US Open with wrist injury". usopen.org. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  12. ^ "Canada's Milos Raonic withdraws from U.S. Open". Toronto Star. August 23, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
  13. ^ Lacour, Clémence (July 26, 2017). "US Open - Blancaneaux et Parmentier auront les wild-cards" (in French). tennisactu.net. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
  14. ^ "Rising Aussie star earns US Open wildcard". heraldsun.com.au. August 15, 2017. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e "US Open men's wild cards dealt to rising stars". usopen.org. August 15, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2017.
  16. ^ "DI men's tennis championship: Virginia's Thai-Son Kwiatkowski wins NCAA men's singles title". NCAA.com. May 29, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
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