Question: Who among the following has won the US Open final in men’s singles category?
(a) Rafael Nadal
(b) Roger Federer
(c) Novak Djokovic
(d) Stan Wawrinka
Ans: (d)
Related facts:
- The US Open-2016 was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts.
- It was the 136th edition of the US Open, the fourth and final Grand Slam event of the year.
- It took place from 29-08-2016 to 11-9 2016 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
- Result of the tournament:
- Men’s Singles:
- Winner: Stan Wawrinka(Switzerland)
- Runner Up: Novak Djokovic(Serbia)
- Women’s Singles:
- Winner: Angelique Kerber(Germany)
- Runner up: Karolína Pliskova(Czech Republic)
- Men’s doubles:
- Winner: Jamie Murray(United Kingdom) and Bruno Soares(Brazil)
- Runner Up: Pablo Carreno Busta and Guillermo Garcia-Lopez(Both are of Spain)
- Women’s Doubles:
- Winner: Bethanie Mattek-Sands(United States) and Lucie Safarova(Czech Republic)
- Runner Up: Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic( Both are of France)
- Mixed Doubles:
- Winner: Laura Siegemund(Germany) and Mate Pavic (Croatia)
- Runner Up: Coco Vandeweghe and United States Rajeev Ram(Both are of United States)
- Stan Wawrinka won three Grand Slam singles finals in his career, namely 2014 Australian Open, the 2015 French Open and the 2016 US Open.
- Angelique Kerber won the title, defeating Karolína Plíšková in the final.
- It was Kerber’s second Grand Slam singles title and she became the first German to win the US Open since Steffi Graf in 1996.
Reference:
http://www.usopen.org/index.html
http://www.atpworldtour.com/en/scores/current/us-open/560/results?matchType=singles
http://www.wtatennis.com/tournaments/tournamentId/840/title/us-open