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The sport of tennis has been televised by the properties of ESPN since 1979 and for ABC since 2006. Current tournaments and competitions covered by ESPN include Australian Open, The Championships, Wimbledon and the US Open. After hosting many non-Grand Slam events throughout the years, ESPN has greatly pared back its non-Grand Slam coverage. [1]
WTA 1000 is a category of tennis tournaments on the WTA Tour organized by the Women's Tennis Association. The Series was initially called WTA Tier I which began in 1988 and lasted until 2008. Records before 1990 are excluded from this list. [1]
Iga Świątek defeated Ons Jabeur in the final, 6–2, 7–6 (7–5) to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2022 US Open. It was her first US Open title, third major title overall and second of the season, making Świątek the first player since Angelique Kerber in 2016 to win multiple majors in a season.
The 2023 US Open tennis tournament runs from August 28-September 10. When is the US Open draw? The men’s and women’s draws for the US Open tennis Grand Slam takes place today, Thursday, August 24.
These are players who achieved some form of a tennis Grand Slam. They include a Grand Slam, non-calendar year Grand Slam, Career Grand Slam, Career Golden Slam, and Career Super Slam. No player has won a single season Super Slam. The tennis Open Era began in 1968, after the Australian Open and before the French Open.
On May 17, 2013, ESPN signed a contract (an 11-year deal at $770 million; about $250 million more than CBS was willing to pay) with the United States Tennis Association that would give it the rights to broadcast the U.S. Open starting in 2015, ending CBS's role [3] [4] in covering the tournament after 47 years.
The 2018 US Open Women's Singles final was the championship tennis match of the Women's Singles tournament at the 2018 US Open. It was contested between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, seeded 17th and 20th respectively. Osaka defeated Williams in straight sets, 6–2, 6–4, in one hour and 19 minutes. [2]
Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was her fourth US Open singles title and her 15th major singles title overall. Azarenka served for the championship and led 5–3 in the third set.