FACTBOX - US Open women's tournament facts and figures
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Last Updated: Sat, Aug 27, 2011 18:06 hrs
Facts and figures relating to the US Open women's tournament which runs from Aug. 29-Sept.11 at Flushing Meadows, New York:
2010 champions
Singles: Kim Clijsters (Belgium)
Doubles: Vania King (U.S.)/Yaroslava Shvedov (Kazakhstan)
FACTBOX - US Open men's tournament facts and figures
Most US Open titles
All competitions: Margaret Osborne duPont (US) 25 (three singles, 13 doubles, nine mixed doubles)
Women's singles: Molla B. Mallory (Norway) 8
Youngest singles winner: Tracy Austin (US) in 1979, aged 16 years, eight months, 28 days
Oldest singles winner: Molla B. Mallory (Norway) in 1926, aged 42
Most matches played: Chris Evert (US) 113, from 1971-89
US Open 2011
2011 Prize money:
Women's singles champion: $1.8 million
Women's doubles champions: $420,000
Mixed doubles champions: $150,000
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