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2017 US Open Wild Card Challenge

August 14, 2017


The USTA will award a singles main-draw wild card into the 2017 US Open to the American man and woman who win the US Open Wild Card Challenge.

 

MEN

For the men, the wild card will be given to a player based on his performance in any professional outdoor hard-court Challenger-level events and above held throughout the world over a five-week time period during the weeks of July 10, 17, 24, 31 and Aug. 7. The wild card will be awarded to the American player with the highest total of ATP singles ranking points, including points earned in qualifying and the main draw, from three of the following five tournaments:

 

Week of July 10 - $75,000 Winnetka, IL; $75,000 Winnipeg, Canada
Week of July 17 - $125,000 Astana, KAZ; $75,000 Gatineau, Canada
Week of July 24 - Atlanta ATP World Tour 250; $100,000 Granby, Canada; $75,000 Binghamton, NY
Week of July 31 - Washington, D.C. ATP World Tour 500; Los Cabos ATP World Tour 250; $125,000 Chengdu, CHN; €85K+H Segovia, ESP; $75,000 Lexington, KY
Week of Aug. 7 - Montreal ATP World Tour Masters 1000; $150,000 Jinan, CHN; $100,000 Aptos, CA; €43K+H Portoroz, SLO

 

WOMEN

For the women, the wild card will be based on performance in specific outdoor hard-court pro events taking place in the United States over a three-week period during the weeks of July 17, 24 and 31. The wild card will be awarded to the American player with the highest total of cumulative WTA singles ranking points at two of the following three tournaments:

Week of July 17: $60,000 Stockton, CA (main-draw points only)
Week of July 24: $60,000 Sacramento, CA (main-draw points only)
Week of July 31: $60,000 Lexington, KY (main-draw points only); Washington, D.C. WTA International Event (qualifying and main-draw points); Stanford WTA Premier Event (qualifying and main-draw points)

See the men's fact sheet and women's fact sheet for more information.

 

As of Aug. 14:

Tommy Paul and Sofia Kenin won the US Open Wild Card Challenge to clinch wild cards into the US Open men's and women's main draws.

 

Check out the final standings below:

Men's standings

Women's standings

 

 

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