NEW YORK: Tennis events have a lot of statistics that are interesting. We at LIVENEWS.com.au have received such a response when the figures for food, drink and other facts are produced for Wimbledon. Here now is the U.S. Open by the numbers:
1 Rank of the US Open among annually attended international sporting events
2.2 Million-dollar prize Kim Clijsters earned in 2005 for winning the Olympus US Open Series and US Open titles – the largest purse in women’s professional sports
2.4 Million-dollar prize Roger Federer earned in 2007 for winning both the US Open and the Olympus US Open Series – the largest payout in the history of tennis
3 Courts where three autographed tennis balls are hit into the stands by the winner of each singles match (Arthur Ashe, Louis Armstrong and Grandstand)
4 Consecutive US Open titles won by Roger Federer (2004-07), an Open Era men’s record
5 Times an American has failed to reach either the US Open men’s or women’ssingles final (since 1881)
10 Tournaments that comprise the “Olympus US Open Series”
11 Years since Arthur Ashe Stadium opened in 1997
17 Inductees into the US Open Court of Champions (including the 2008 class)
22 Night matches played on Arthur Ashe Stadium by Venus Williams, the most by any player since the stadium’s inaugural year in 1997
23.2 Number in millions of dollars of the potential 2008 US Open payout, including Olympus US Open Series bonuses
26 Age Andy Roddick turns on August 30 during the 2008 US Open
28 Most calls challenged by a player at the US Open since instant replay debuted in 2006, by both James Blake and Roger Federer
31.1 Percent of instant replay challenges won by players at the 2006 and 2007 US Opens
32 Most aces hit by a woman at the 2007 US Open, by Serena Williams
36 Consecutive years the US Open has offered equal prize money to men and women
40 Years since the U.S. National Championships was opened to professionals, officially dubbed the “Open Era”
42 Tennis courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
48 Percentage of fans who attended the 2007 US Open from outside the New York metro area
50 States where fans came from to attend the 2007 US Open
75 Most aces hit at the 2007 US Open, by Roger Federer
129 Miles per hour of a Venus Williams serve at the 2007 US Open—the fastest-recorded serve ever hit by a woman in a main draw match
144 Record number of aces hit by Pete Sampras during the 2002 US Open
146 Miles per hour of the fastest serve recorded at the 2007 US Open, by Andy Roddick
174 US Open singles titles won by Americans since 1881 (85 by men, 89 by women)
185 Nations that broadcast the US Open in 2007
189 Kids who auditioned at Radio City Music Hall to sing solo on center court during the 2008 US Open
270 Ballpersons used at the 2007 US Open
310 Linesmen and chair umpires used at the 2007 US Open
407 Total matches played in all five major events at the 2007 US Open (plus 4 walkovers)
546 Instant replay challenges at the 2006 and 2007 US Opens (170 overturned calls)
878 Total matches played in all events at the 2007 US Open (5 walkovers not included)
1,769 Credentialed media that covered the 2007 US Open
3,368 US Open Beanie Bears sold at the 2007 US Open
3,982 Bottles of sun block sold at the 2007 US Open
23,733 Seats in Arthur Ashe Stadium, the largest tennis stadium in the world
61,083 Fans in attendance on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, the highest-attended day in US Open history
64,383 US Open hats sold during the 2007 US Open
78,337 US Open T-shirts sold during the 2007 US Open
715,587 Fans who attended the 2007 US Open, an all-time US Open record
7,300,000 Record number of unique visitors to USOpen.org during the 2007 US Open
