US Open (tennis) US$25,000 each. Beginning in 1975, the tournament was played on clay courts instead of grass, and floodlights allowed matches to be played at night. In 1978, the tournament moved from the West Side Tennis Club to the larger and newly constructed USTA National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows, Queens, three miles to the north. The tournament's court surface also switched from clay to hard. Jimmy Connors is the only individual to have won US Open singles titles on three surfaces (grass, clay, and hard), while Chris Evert is the only woman to win US Open singles titles on two surfaces
2008 US Open (tennis) defeated Jana Novotná, 6–3, 6–3 Anne Smith / Stan Smith defeated Ilana Kloss / Guillermo Vilas, 6–4, 6–4 The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: The following players received entry into a lucky loser spot: The following players were accepted directly into the main draw using a protected ranking: Below are the lists of the wildcard awardees in the main draw. 2008 US Open (tennis) The 2008 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 128th edition of the US Open, and the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the