US Open to Have 102 of the Top Women in the Draw

Written by: Staff on 20th July 2012

US Open to Have 102 of the Top Women in the Draw

epa03288207 Kim Clijsters of Belgium returns to Vera Zvonareva of Russia during their third round match for the Wimbledon Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, in London, Britain, 29 June 2012. EPA/ANDY RAIN |

The USTA announced that all 102 of the world’s top women are entered in the women’s singles field for the 2012 US Open Tennis Championships.

The 2012 US Open will be played August 27 – September 9 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, N.Y. Both the men’s and women’s US Open singles champions will earn $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.

Three-time US Open champion Kim Clijsters will make her final appearance in Flushing Meadows after announcing she will retire this year. Clijsters won the 2005, 2009 and 2010 US Open. In 2009, Clijsters became the first unseeded player and first wild card to win the US Open women’s singles title.

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