Oudin, Mattek-Sands, Gibbs And Duval Get Wild Cards

Written by: Staff on 16th August 2012

Oudin, Mattek-Sands, Gibbs And Duval Get Wild Cards

epa03241660 Melanie Oudin of the USA returns to Sara Errani of Italy during their second round match for the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, 30 May 2012. EPA/IAN LANGSDON |

The USTA announced the eight women who have been awarded women’s singles main draw wild card entries into the 2012 US Open Tennis Championships: Bethanie Mattek-Sands and 2009 US Open quarterfinalist Melanie Oudin, both members of the U.S. Fed Cup team, 2012 NCAA singles champion Nicole Gibbs, 2012 NCAA singles runner-up Mallory Burdette, USTA Girls’ 18s champion Victoria Duval, and Julia Cohen, along with Australia’s Casey Dellacqua and France’s Kristina Mladenovic.

The 2012 US Open will be played August 27 – September 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing , N.Y. Both the men’s and women’s US Open singles champions will earn a record $1.9 million with the ability to earn an additional $1 million in bonus prize money (for a total $2.9 million potential payout) based on their performances in the Emirates Airline US Open Series.

Topics: BETHANIE Mattek-Sands, Duval, Gibbs, Melanie Oudin, Sports, Tennis News, US Open 2012