$31,500 – that’s the total amount of fines being collected at the 2009 US Open according to tournament spokesman Chris Widmaier.

The majority of this is obviously covered by the $10,000 fine incurred by Serena Williams for unsportsmanlike conduct for abusing a line judge during her semi-final loss to Kim Clijsters.  Williams was also fined $500 for racquet abuse during the same match. 

This amount is only 3% of her prize money for reaching the Semi-finals.  However, the fine coul...