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2011 US Open National Playoffs WHAT IT IS With the goal of connecting more people to the US Open and expanding its reach to communities across the United States, in 2010 the USTA launched the first ever qualifier for the US Open…the US Open National Playoffs. After an incredibly successful first year that saw 1,232 players compete for the chance of a lifetime, the US Open National Playoffs continues in 2011. In addition to a men’s and women’s singles qualifier, the 2011 US Open National Playoffs now includes a mixed doubles qualifier as well. Any person/team 14 years of age or older has the opportunity to earn a wild card entry to compete in the US Open Qualifying Tournament or the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The USTA is proud to offer the opportunity of a lifetime to tennis players around the world…a shot at playing on the biggest stage in sport…the US Open! HOW IT WORKS (US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments) • Sixteen USTA sections will run a US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournament between April 1 and July 4 at venues across the United States. • Each Sectional Qualifying Tournament will include three divisions: men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles. • Registration for all Sectional Qualifying Tournaments opens for players/teams on March 15. Players must enter online through www.usta.com/TennisLink. • The entry fee is $125 per player (singles only), $150 per team (mixed doubles only) or $200 per player (singles & mixed doubles). • All players must have a current USTA membership valid through August 29, 2011. • Players are only allowed to enter and compete in one Sectional Qualifying Tournament; players competing in men’s singles or women’s singles and mixed doubles may opt to compete at different Sectional Qualifying Tournaments (one for singles and one for mixed doubles). • The draw size for men’s singles and women’s singles is a maximum of a 256 players; the draw size for mixed doubles is a maximum of 128 teams. Players compete in a single elimination draw. • All men’s singles and women’s singles matches are played to the best-of-three tiebreak sets. All mixed doubles matches consist of two tie-break sets, no-ad scoring, with a match tie-break in lieu of a third set (first team to 10 points). • Only the top two players/teams with a ATP/WTA ranking are seeded giving any player, from the aspiring novice to the seasoned professional, an equal opportunity to make it to the next round. • The winner of each Sectional Qualifying Tournament in each division advances to the US Open National Playoffs Championships in their respective division. HOW IT WORKS (US Open National Playoffs Championships) • The US Open National Playoffs Championships will take place in New Haven, CT at Yale University during the New Haven Open at Yale, a WTA event part of the Olympus US Open Series. • The Men’s Singles Championship and Women’s Singles Championship will be held August 1821 with the Mixed Doubles Championship taking place August 24-27. • All men’s singles and women’s singles matches are played to the best-of-three tiebreak sets. All mixed doubles matches consist of two tie-break sets, no-ad scoring, with a match tie-break in lieu of a third set (first team to 10 points). • Only the top four players/teams are seeded. • The winner of each Singles Championship (1 male, 1 female) receives a wild card entry to compete in the 2011 US Open Qualifying Tournament August 23-26. The winner of the Mixed Doubles Championship (1 team) receives a wild card entry to compete in the 2011 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship commencing August 31.
www.usopen.org/nationalplayoffs
THE OPEN IS OPEN.
ARE YOU IN?
2011 US Open National Playoffs WHAT IT IS With the goal of connecting more people to the US Open and expanding its reach to communities across the United States, in 2010 the USTA launched the first ever qualifier for the US Open…the US Open National Playoffs. After an incredibly successful first year that saw 1,232 players compete for the chance of a lifetime, the US Open National Playoffs continues in 2011. In addition to a men’s and women’s singles qualifier, the 2011 US Open National Playoffs now includes a mixed doubles qualifier as well. Any person/team 14 years of age or older has the opportunity to earn a wild card entry to compete in the US Open Qualifying Tournament or the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The USTA is proud to offer the opportunity of a lifetime to tennis players around the world…a shot at playing on the biggest stage in sport…the US Open! HOW IT WORKS (US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournaments) • Sixteen USTA sections will run a US Open National Playoffs Sectional Qualifying Tournament between April 1 and July 4 at venues across the United States. • Each Sectional Qualifying Tournament will include three divisions: men’s singles, women’s singles and mixed doubles. • Registration for all Sectional Qualifying Tournaments opens for players/teams on March 15. Players must enter online through www.usta.com/TennisLink. • The entry fee is $125 per player (singles only), $150 per team (mixed doubles only) or $200 per player (singles & mixed doubles). • All players must have a current USTA membership valid through August 29, 2011. • Players are only allowed to enter and compete in one Sectional Qualifying Tournament; players competing in men’s singles or women’s singles and mixed doubles may opt to compete at different Sectional Qualifying Tournaments (one for singles and one for mixed doubles). • The draw size for men’s singles and women’s singles is a maximum of a 256 players; the draw size for mixed doubles is a maximum of 128 teams. Players compete in a single elimination draw. • All men’s singles and women’s singles matches are played to the best-of-three tiebreak sets. All mixed doubles matches consist of two tie-break sets, no-ad scoring, with a match tie-break in lieu of a third set (first team to 10 points). • Only the top two players/teams with a ATP/WTA ranking are seeded giving any player, from the aspiring novice to the seasoned professional, an equal opportunity to make it to the next round. • The winner of each Sectional Qualifying Tournament in each division advances to the US Open National Playoffs Championships in their respective division. HOW IT WORKS (US Open National Playoffs Championships) • The US Open National Playoffs Championships will take place in New Haven, CT at Yale University during the New Haven Open at Yale, a WTA event part of the Olympus US Open Series. • The Men’s Singles Championship and Women’s Singles Championship will be held August 1821 with the Mixed Doubles Championship taking place August 24-27. • All men’s singles and women’s singles matches are played to the best-of-three tiebreak sets. All mixed doubles matches consist of two tie-break sets, no-ad scoring, with a match tie-break in lieu of a third set (first team to 10 points). • Only the top four players/teams are seeded. • The winner of each Singles Championship (1 male, 1 female) receives a wild card entry to compete in the 2011 US Open Qualifying Tournament August 23-26. The winner of the Mixed Doubles Championship (1 team) receives a wild card entry to compete in the 2011 US Open Mixed Doubles Championship commencing August 31.
www.usopen.org/nationalplayoffs
