US Open 2024: Facts by Numbers

The championship at the Flushing Meadows concluded a long season of professional tennis. This season proved to be one of the most successful in recent history. Here are some facts and figures.

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Shubhrajit Goswami
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This year's competition at the Flushing Meadows unlocked new facts and figures in the tournament's history. Let's take a look at some unique facts and figures from US Open 2024.

US Open 2024 by numbers 

00 - First-time US Open winners

01 - Jannik Sinner's victory marked a historic moment as he became the first Italian to secure the US Open men’s singles title. The Italians demonstrated exceptional performance at the Slam. In the Mixed Doubles event, Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori created history by clinching the title, becoming the first all-Italian pair to achieve this feat in the history of tennis.

02 - Number of Grand Slams won by Aryna Sabalenka, Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner this year.

03 - Jessica Pegula became the third American woman to reach a US Open final at 30 years of age or more.

04 - Sabalenka became the fourth player to win the Cincinnati-US Double in the same season in Open Era.

05 - Aryna Sabalenka is only the fifth player in the Open Era to win both Women’s Singles hardcourt Grand Slams.

06 - Number of second-round exits that Hubert Hurkacz has suffered in his US Open career.

07 - Novak Djokovic failed to go past the second round of a major for the first time in seven years.

08 - Sabalenka became the eighth fastest woman to reach 50 Grand Slam main draw hard court wins in the Open Era. 

09 - World Number 52, Muchova remained out of action for nine months, due to a wrist injury she sustained last year at the Flushing Meadows, before returning to court in June this year.

10 -  ATP players in the last 20 editions of the US Open reached the semifinals without dropping a set in 2024, Jack Draper is the newest entrant to this list.

11 - Jannik Sinner's current win streak.

12- Midmatch retirements at the Flushing Meadows.

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14 - Novak Djokovic faced his 14th career loss at US Open against Alexei Popyrin.

15 -  Years , America waited to get a grand Slam finalist in men's category. Taylor Fritz , an American finally entered the finals at a major this year.

16 - Age of the youngest American, Iva Jovic to win a main draw fixture at US Open since 2020.

17 - Fritz’s 17 wins at the Slams (17-4) in 2024 are the most by an American since 2003. 

18 - Fritz made history as the first American to compete in a US Open men's singles final since 2006. He joins an illustrious group of American players to reach a major final in this century, including Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, and Andy Roddick.

19 - Number of five-setters played by the men at the 2024 US Open. It was 19 years since fans saw an All-American Clash in the semi-finals at the Flushing Meadows.

20 - The length of the longest rally in the women's final, won by Sabalenka on Jessica Pegula .

21 - Years since an American man has won a major title. Taylor Fritz couldn't break the streak as he lost to Jannik Sinner in the finals at the Flushing Meadows.

22 - For first time in last 22 years, a full Grand Slam season hasn't gone by without a member of tennis’s legendary Big 3 – Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer – clinching a major singles title. However, a notable shift occurred in 2024 as Alcaraz and Fritz claimed victory in all four Grand Slam men’s singles titles. This marks a significant change in the landscape of men's tennis.

23 - Length of Chinese player , Zhang Shuai’s losing streak. 

24 - For the first time since 1993, all four men’s singles major titles in a single season have been won by players under the age of 24–Alcaraz, 21, Roland-Garros, Wimbledon; Sinner, 22, Australian Open; Sinner, 23, US Open. 

30 - Age of Pegula , who made it to the last four in women's category this year at the Flushing Meadows.

37 - Number of three-set matches played on the women’s side during the 2024 US Open. 

39 - Longest rally of the 2024 US Open, played by Adam Walton of Australia and Alexandre Muller of France. 

79 - Djokovic holds the record for the most career wins (79) in Arthur Ashe Stadium which is more than any other player. In 2024, he increased his tally by two more wins.

90 - Number of US Open wins recorded by Novak Djokovic. 

143 - The fastest serve of the 2024 US Open: a 143 MPH bomb by Ben Shelton during his third-round match against Tiafoe. 

3,139 - Total number of Ace's struck at US Open 2024. It includes 812 aces by women and 2337 aces by men.

832,640 - Total attendance of US Open 2024 in two weeks of the main draw.

3,600,000 - Prize money earned by each singles' champion.

75,000,000 - Total Prize Money of US Open 2024.

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