Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending champions in the singles events. Williams successfully defended her title, but Murray was defeated in the quarterfinals by Stanislas Wawrinka. Rafael Nadal won the men's singles.
Tournament
Arthur Ashe Stadium where the Finals of US Open take place
The tournament was an event run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and was part of the 2013 ATP World Tour and the 2013 WTA Tour calendars under the Grand Slam category. The tournament consisted of both men's and women's singles and doubles draws as well as a mixed doubles event. There were singles and doubles events for both boys and girls (players under 18), which was part of the Grade A category of tournaments, and after one-year break due to Paralympic Games in London singles, doubles and quad events for men's and women's wheelchair tennis players as part of the NEC tour under the Grand Slam category.
In 2008–2012, due to inclement weather conditions, the tournament lasted 15 instead of the scheduled 14 days, ending on the third Monday. In 2013, the schedule was extended to 15 days, potentially giving the players one more day to prepare for the final match.[2]
Maria Sharapova, 2006 champion, ranked third in the world (formerly first), withdrew from the tournament due to a shoulder injury.[3]
In a second round match which pitted the 2001 and 2009 men's champions against each other, Lleyton Hewitt defeated Juan Martín del Potro in five grueling sets lasting over four hours; this marked the first time since he won the title in 2001 that Hewitt had defeated a top ten opponent at the US Open.[4]
By winning the first set in her fourth round loss to Victoria Azarenka, Ana Ivanovic won her first set against a top ten opponent at a Grand Slam since she won the 2008 French Open, ending a streak of 15 consecutive sets lost against a top ten seed.[note a][5]
Serena Williams won 24 consecutive games from 1–1 in the second set against Sloane Stephens in the fourth round through to 1–0 in the second set against Li Na in the semi-finals, breaking her own record of 23 games at last year's US Open.[6]
For the second consecutive year, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka contested the women's final, marking the first time since 2001–2 in which two consecutive US Open finals were contested between the same two players.[6]
With Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal contesting the men's final, this marked the first time since the 2000 Australian Open in which both the men's and women's finals were contested between the top two.[7]
By winning the tournament, both Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams collected the biggest payday in tennis history of $3.6M ($2.6M for the championship and an added $1M bonus for winning the 2013 US Open Series). Also, with the win, Williams and Nadal have now won each Grand Slam together – the Australian Open (2009), the French Open (2013), Wimbledon (2010) and the US Open (2013). They are the first male-female pair in the entire history of tennis, not just in the Open Era, to win all four Grand Slams together.a[8]
By winning the US Open, Rafael Nadal became the first player since Andy Roddick in 2003 to capture the 3 major consecutive US hardcourt season titles, namely the Roger's Cup, Cincinnati Masters and US Open.
Note:
^[note a] Ana Ivanovic retired in the second set of her fourth round match against Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2009; thus, the losing streak of sets is 15.
Point and prize money distribution
Point distribution
Below is a series of tables for each of the competitions showing the ranking points on offer for each event.
Seniors points
Prize money
The US Open total prize money for 2013 was increased by almost nine million dollars to tournament record $34,300,000.[9]
In the 2013 season, the US Open prize money was the highest out of four grand slam tournaments, compared to $30m at the Australian Open, $29m at the French Open, and $34m at the Wimbledon Championships.[10]
* per team
Bonus prize money
Top three players in the 2013 US Open Series received bonus prize money, depending on where they finish in the 2013 US Open, according to money schedule below.[11]
^Schedule changes, prize money increases for 2013 US Open Archived January 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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^"Maria Sharapova withdraws from the US Open". Usatoday.com. August 22, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^Linda Pearce (September 2013). "Lleyton Hewitt upsets sixth seed at US Open". The Age. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^Another Grand Slam, another Serbian flop, The Roar, September 5, 2013
^ a bUS Open: Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka dominate in semi-finals, 2012 final re-match up next, ABC Grandstand Sport (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), September 7, 2013
^2013 US Open: Men's final preview, The Roar, September 9, 2013
^admin (September 9, 2013). "Seventeen Stats For Seventeen Slams". wtatennis.com. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^"2013 US Open to feature largest purse in tournament history". usopen.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2018.
^"Wimbledon prizemoney hits $34m, 2013 grand slam jackpot at $124m". Theaustralian.com.au. September 28, 2012. Retrieved June 21, 2013.
^"2013 Emirates Airline US Open Series Bonus Challenge Standings". emiratesusopenseries.com. July 9, 2013.
^US Open: Jo-Wilfried Tsonga out with knee injury, BBC Sport, August 15, 2013
^"US Open: preclasificados, sin Simon". ESPN. January 1, 2008. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^"Players sympathetic to Cilic's situation". USA Today. September 1, 2013. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
^Matt Cronin (August 21, 2013). "Sharapova withdraws from U.S. Open due to right shoulder bursitis". tennis.com. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
^"Marion Bartoli announces retirement", WTATennis.com, August 18, 2013
^'Tennis - Shelby Rogers secures US Open main draw wild card' TennisWorldUSA.org. Retrieved July 31, 2013.
Rafael Nadal defeated 
Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
Serena Williams defeated 
Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1
Leander Paes / 
Radek Štěpánek defeated 
Alexander Peya / 
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Ashleigh Barty / 
Santiago González, 7–6(7–5), 6–3
Borna Ćorić defeated 
Kamil Majchrzak / 
Quentin Halys / 
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Belinda Bencic / 
Shingo Kunieda, 6–2, 6–4
Aniek van Koot defeated 
Sabine Ellerbrock 3–6, 6–2, 7–6(7–3)
Lucas Sithole defeated 
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Joachim Gérard, 6–0, 4–6, 6–3
Andrew Lapthorne / 
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