The invitations for the main draw of the United States Open 2023 were announced by the organization of the sporting event, where the names of Venus Williams, Caroline Wozniacki and John Isner stand out.
And the non-invitation of former Argentine champion Juan Martín del Potro was confirmed, who will not appear in the tournament since he will not be physically ready to play it.
Among the men, the invitations went to the Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi, the Australian Rinky Hijikata and the Americans Steve Johnson, Michael Mmoh, John Isner, Ethan Quinn, Alex Michelsen and Learner Tien.
Without a doubt, one of the most important on this list is Isner, the historic 36-year-old American giant, who is currently ranked 106th in the world ranking.
On the female side, the two most important names that appear on the invitations are those of Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki. The list is completed by the French Fiona Ferro, the Americans Ashlyn Krueger, Kayla Day, Robin Montgomery, Clervie Ngounoue and the Australian Storm Hunter.
Venus Williams, will return once again at the age of 43 to the tournament that he was able to win consecutively in 2000 and 2001. Meanwhile, Wozniacki, former No. 1 in the world and who is re-entering the circuit, was able to be a finalist in the United States Open United in 2009 and 2014.
Historical number in prizes
This edition at the Flushing Meadows complex will not be one more for the players, since according to what was announced, it will be historic in terms of the distribution of money as prizes.
The United States Tennis Association reported that the tournament will award a record number of prizes and it will be $65 million dollars, that is, eight percent more than the 2022 edition.
In addition, this year will commemorate the 50th anniversary of equal pay between the women’s and men’s circuits. It is worth mentioning that in 1973, the US Open became the first event to distribute the same amount of prize money for both branches of the circuit, at that time distributing a total of $25,000 dollars to the champions.
Thus, in 2023, the winners of the competition (men and women) will receive a total of three million dollars, the runners-up one and a half million dollars, the semifinalists $775,000 dollars and the quarterfinalists $455,000 dollars.
The tennis players will collect a total of $81,500 dollars (44% increase compared to 2022), just for playing the first round, while those who manage to advance to the second instance will receive a sum of $123,000 dollars. Meanwhile, the third phase will distribute $191,000 dollars, and the fourth round $284,000 dollars.
The qualifying stage (qualy) will also have very high prizes: $22,000 dollars (first round) and $45,000 dollars (third round). As for the doubles, the champions will be benefited with a prize of $700,000 dollars, while the finalists will get $350,000.
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