AMERICAN OPEN 2013 GRANDSLAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT WINNERS

AMERICAN OPEN 2013 

GRANDSLAM TENNIS TOURNAMENT

10-9-2013

The 2013 US Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 133rd edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year. It took place at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, and ran from August 26 to September 9.

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.

Seniors

Men's singles

•  Rafael Nadal def.  Novak Djokovic, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1

Women's singles

•  Serena Williams def.  Victoria Azarenka, 7–5, 6–7^(6–8), 6–1

Men's doubles

•  Leander Paes /  Radek Štěpánek def.  Alexander Peya /  Bruno Soares, 6–1, 6–3

• This was Paes' 8th career Grand Slam doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open

• This was Štěpánek's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and his 1st at the US Open

Women's doubles

•  Andrea Hlaváčková /  Lucie Hradecká def.  Ashleigh Barty /  Casey Dellacqua, 6–7^(4–7), 6–1, 6–4

• This was Hlaváčková's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open

• This was Hradecká's 2nd career Grand Slam doubles title and her 1st at the US Open

Mixed doubles

•  Andrea Hlaváčková /  Max Mirnyi def.  Abigail Spears /  Santiago González, 7–6^(7–5), 6–3

• This was Hlaváčková's 1st career Grand Slam mixed doubles title

• This was Mirnyi's 4th career Grand Slam mixed doubles title and his 3rd at the US Open

(Source : wikipedia.) Thanks to this site

Leander Paes created history by winning the doubles at the age of 40. not a single man has won any grandslam title at this ripe age. Only Martina Navratilova has won titles  after the age of 40.