US Open is America’s biggest Tennis tournament played by Men and Women. It is chronologically the fourth grand slams that happen each year. US Open is held at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York City, United States. It is played outdoor on a hard court. Check US Open Tennis Winners Name List.
The USTA is the national body that organizes this event. It is a non-profit organization. US Open comprises of five categories Men and Women Singles, Men and Women Doubles, and Mixed doubles match. The US Open is a 2-week tournament. Generally takes place at the end of August and end by mid-September. Take a look at the winners of the US Open Tennis Men and Women.
US Open Men singles
The men singles had seen a lot of changes after the establishment of the US Open in 1881. Initially, during the US National Championships, Richard Sears (1881–1887), William Larned (1901–1902, 1907–1911), and Bill Tilden (1920–1925, 1929) hold the record for most titles in the men’s singles, with seven victories each.
Later on during the US Open, when the professional Tennis players were included, Jimmy Connors (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982–1983), Pete Sampras (1990, 1993, 1995–1996, 2002), and Roger Federer (2004–2008) have won the most championships, with five titles.
US Open Women Singles
Women singles had also undergone several changes since 1888. The event started off with a knockout stage. At the All commoners stage, the winner had to face the defending champion in the challenging round. Under the challenge round format, Elisabeth Moore holds the record for most singles titles with 4. Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman holds the record for most consecutive titles at three (1909-1911).
During US Open, where professional tennis players were included, Chris Evert (1975–1978) holds the record for most consecutive women’s singles titles at four. The record for most overall titles at six, under Women’s Singles, is Serena Williams (1999, 2002, 2008, 2012–2014).
US Open Tennis Winners Men Singles (1968-2020)
Check out the entire list of winners and runner’s up from the period 1968-2020 of Men’s Singles tennis US open,
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner–up |
| 1968 | USA | Arthur Ashe | Netherlands | Tom Okker |
| 1969 | Australia | Rod Laver | Australia | Tony Roche |
| 1970 | Australia | Ken Rosewall | Australia | Tony Roche |
| 1971 | USA | Stan Smith | Czechoslovakia | Jan Kodeš |
| 1972 | Romania | Ilie Năstase | USA | Arthur Ashe |
| 1973 | Australia | John Newcombe | Czechoslovakia | Jan Kodeš |
| 1974 | USA | Jimmy Connors | Australia | Ken Rosewall |
| 1975 | Spain | Manuel Orantes | USA | Jimmy Connors |
| 1976 | USA | Jimmy Connors | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1977 | Argentina | Guillermo Vilas | USA | Jimmy Connors |
| 1978 | USA | Jimmy Connors | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1979 | USA | John McEnroe | USA | Vitas Gerulaitis |
| 1980 | USA | John McEnroe | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1981 | USA | John McEnroe | Sweden | Björn Borg |
| 1982 | USA | Jimmy Connors | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1983 | USA | Jimmy Connors | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1984 | USA | John McEnroe | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl | USA | John McEnroe |
| 1986 | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | Miloslav Mečíř |
| 1987 | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl | Sweden | Mats Wilander |
| 1988 | Sweden | Mats Wilander | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1989 | Germany | Boris Becker | Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl |
| 1990 | USA | Pete Sampras | USA | Andre Agassi |
| 1991 | Sweden | Stefan Edberg | USA | Jim Courier |
| 1992 | Sweden | Stefan Edberg | USA | Pete Sampras |
| 1993 | USA | Pete Sampras | France | Cédric Pioline |
| 1994 | USA | Andre Agassi | Germany | Michael Stich |
| 1995 | USA | Pete Sampras | USA | Andre Agassi |
| 1996 | USA | Pete Sampras | USA | Michael Chang |
| 1997 | Australia | Patrick Rafter | UK | Greg Rusedski |
| 1998 | Australia | Patrick Rafter | Australia | Mark Philippoussis |
| 1999 | USA | Andre Agassi | USA | Todd Martin |
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner–up |
| 2000 | Russia | Marat Safin | USA | Pete Sampras |
| 2001 | Australia | Lleyton Hewitt | USA | Pete Sampras |
| 2002 | USA | Pete Sampras | USA | Andre Agassi |
| 2003 | USA | Andy Roddick | Spain | Juan Carlos Ferrero |
| 2004 | Switzerland | Roger Federer | Australia | Lleyton Hewitt |
| 2005 | Switzerland | Roger Federer | USA | Andre Agassi |
| 2006 | Switzerland | Roger Federer | USA | Andy Roddick |
| 2007 | Switzerland | Roger Federer | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
| 2008 | Switzerland | Roger Federer | UK | Andy Murray |
| 2009 | Argentina | Juan Martín del Potro | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2010 | Spain | Rafael Nadal | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
| 2011 | SRB | Novak Djokovic | Spain | Rafael Nadal |
| 2012 | UK | Andy Murray | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
| 2013 | Spain | Rafael Nadal | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
| 2014 | Croatia | Marin Čilić | JPN | Kei Nishikori |
| 2015 | Serbia | Novak Djokovic | Switzerland | Roger Federer |
| 2016 | Switzerland | Stan Wawrinka | Serbia | Novak Djokovic |
| 2017 | Spain | Rafael Nadal | RSA | Kevin Anderson |
| 2018 | Serbia | Novak Djokovic | Argentina | Juan Martín del Potro |
| 2019 | Spain | Rafael Nadal | Russia | Daniil Medvedev |
| 2020 | Austria | Dominic Thiem | Germany | Alexander Zverev |
US Open Tennis Winners Women Singles (1968-2020)
Check out the list of winners Women’s Singles and the runner’s Up for the period 1968-2020,
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner–up |
| 1968 | UK | Virginia Wade | USA | Billie Jean King |
| 1969 | Australia | Margaret Court (3) | USA | Nancy Richey |
| 1970 | Australia | Margaret Court (4) | USA | Rosemary Casals |
| 1971 | USA | Billie Jean King (2) | USA | Rosemary Casals |
| 1972 | USA | Billie Jean King (3) | Australia | Kerry Melville |
| 1973 | Australia | Margaret Court (5) | Australia | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1974 | USA | Billie Jean King (4) | Australia | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1975 | USA | Chris Evert | Australia | Evonne Goolagong |
| 1976 | USA | Chris Evert (2) | Australia | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
| 1977 | USA | Chris Evert (3) | Australia | Wendy Turnbull |
| 1978 | USA | Chris Evert (4) | USA | Pam Shriver |
| 1979 | USA | Tracy Austin | USA | Chris Evert |
| 1980 | USA | Chris Evert (5) | Czechoslovakia | Hana Mandlíková |
| 1981 | USA | Tracy Austin (2) | USA | Martina Navratilova[ |
| 1982 | USA | Chris Evert (6) | Czechoslovakia | Hana Mandlíková |
| 1983 | USA | Martina Navratilova | USA | Chris Evert |
| 1984 | USA | Martina Navratilova (2) | USA | Chris Evert |
| 1985 | Czechoslovakia | Hana Mandlíková | USA | Martina Navratilova |
| 1986 | USA | Martina Navratilova (3) | Czechoslovakia | Helena Suková |
| 1987 | USA | Martina Navratilova (4) | Germany | Steffi Graf |
| 1988 | Germany | Steffi Graf | Argentina | Gabriela Sabatini |
| 1989 | Germany | Steffi Graf (2) | USA | Martina Navratilova |
| 1990 | Argentina | Gabriela Sabatini | Germany | Steffi Graf |
| 1991 | Yugoslavia | Monica Seles | USA | Martina Navratilova |
| 1992 | Yugoslavia | Monica Seles (2) | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
| 1993 | Germany | Steffi Graf (3) | Czech Republic | Helena Suková |
| 1994 | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Germany | Steffi Graf |
| 1995 | Germany | Steffi Graf (4) | USA | Monica Seles |
| 1996 | Germany | Steffi Graf (5) | USA | Monica Seles |
| 1997 | Switzerland | Martina Hingis | USA | Venus Williams |
| 1998 | USA | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis | |
| 1999 | USA | Serena Williams | Martina Hingis |
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner–up |
| 2000 | USA | Venus Williams | USA | Lindsay Davenport |
| 2001 | USA | Venus Williams (2) | USA | Serena Williams |
| 2002 | USA | Serena Williams (2) | USA | Venus Williams |
| 2003 | Belgium | Justine Henin | Belgium | Kim Clijsters |
| 2004 | Russia | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Russia | Elena Dementieva |
| 2005 | Belgium | Kim Clijsters | FRA | Mary Pierce |
| 2006 | Russia | Maria Sharapova | Belgium | Justine Henin |
| 2007 | Belgium | Justine Henin (2) | Russia | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
| 2008 | USA | Serena Williams (3) | SRB | Jelena Janković |
| 2009 | Belgium | Kim Clijsters (2) | Denmark | Caroline Wozniacki |
| 2010 | Belgium | Kim Clijsters (3) | Russia | Vera Zvonareva |
| 2011 | Australia | Samantha Stosur | USA | Serena Williams |
| 2012 | USA | Serena Williams (4) | Belarus | Victoria Azarenka |
| 2013 | USA | Serena Williams (5) | Belarus | Victoria Azarenka |
| 2014 | USA | Serena Williams (6) | Denmark | Caroline Wozniacki |
| 2015 | Italy | Flavia Pennetta | Italy | Roberta Vinci |
| 2016 | Germany | Angelique Kerber | Czech Republic | Karolína Plíšková |
| 2017 | USA | Sloane Stephens | USA | Madison Keys |
| 2018 | Japan | Naomi Osaka | USA | Serena Williams |
| 2019 | Canada | Bianca Andreescu | USA | Serena Williams |
| 2020 | Japan | Naomi Osaka (2) | Belarus | Victoria Azarenka |
