Factbox - Tennis - U.S. Open in numbers

[August 27, 2021]    (Reuters) - Facts and records ahead of the 141st edition of the U.S. Open, which begins on Monday:

General view of Arthur Ashe Stadium at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY

PRIZE MONEY

Men's/women's singles winner: $2.5 million

Men's/women's singles runner-up: $1.25 million

Total prize pot: $57.5 million

SHOWCOURTS

After being held without spectators last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tournament will be at full capacity for the main draw, making it the first Grand Slam to have full attendance since the 2020 Australian Open.

- Arthur Ashe Stadium

Capacity: 23,771

The stadium is named after Arthur Ashe, who won the men's singles title at the U.S. Open in 1968, the Australian Open in 1970 and Wimbledon in 1975.

- Louis Armstrong Stadium

Capacity: 14,053

The arena was opened during the 2018 U.S. Open to replace the 1978 stadium of the same name. It has a retractable roof, the largest of its kind among number two stadiums at Grand Slam venues.

- Grandstand

Capacity: 8,125

The court made its debut on the first day of the 2016 U.S. Open.

TOP SEEDS

Men's singles

1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia)

2-Daniil Medvedev (Russia)

3-Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)

4-Alexander Zverev (Germany)

5-Andrey Rublev (Russia)

Women's singles

1-Ash Barty (Australia)

2-Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus)

3-Naomi Osaka (Japan)

4-Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic)

5-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine)

MOST CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES

Men's singles

Before 1968: 7 - Bill Tilden (U.S.), William Larned (U.S.), Richard Sears (U.S.)

Open Era: 5 - Roger Federer (Switzerland), Pete Sampras (U.S.), Jimmy Connors (U.S.)

Women's singles

Before 1968: 8 - Molla Mallory (U.S.)

Open Era: 6 - Serena Williams (U.S.), Chris Evert (U.S.)

YOUNGEST CHAMPION

Men's singles - Pete Sampras (U.S) (1990): Aged 19 years, 28 days

Women's singles - Tracy Austin (U.S) (1979): Aged 16 years, 8 months, 28 days

OLDEST CHAMPION

Men's singles - William Larned (U.S.) (1911): Aged 38 years, 8 months, 3 days

Women's singles - Molla Mallory (U.S.) (1926): Aged 42 years, 5 months, 27 days

(Compiled by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru)

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