With season 141 live in action right now, players will be aiming for the prestigious US Open title. Over the years, the US Open has seen many great legends grace the court and win the tournament. We look at the list of all the US Open winners since the Open era.
The US Open is the last of four Grand Slams held each year in August. The US Open Tennis Grand Slam concludes the sequence of the four major and prestigious tennis tournaments each year. The US Open is played on a hard court surface and the tournament is held every year at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
Women’s US Open Winners List
Year | Winner | Runner-up |
1968 | Virginia Wade | Billie jean king |
1969 | Margaret Court | Nancy richey |
1970 | Margaret Court | Rosemary casals |
1971 | Billie jean king | Rosemary casals |
1972 | Billie jean king | Kerry melville |
1973 | Margaret Court | Evonne goolagong |
1974 | Billie jean king | Evonne goolagong |
1975 | Chris Evert | Evonne goolagong |
1976 | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
1977 | Chris Evert | Wendy turnbull |
1978 | Chris Evert | Pam Shriver |
1979 | Tracy austin | Chris Evert |
1980 | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková |
1981 | Tracy austin | Martina Navratilova[g] |
1982 | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková |
1983 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1984 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1985 | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova |
1986 | Martina Navratilova | Helena Suková |
1987 | Martina Navratilova | Steffi graf |
1988 | Steffi graf | Gabriela sabatini |
1989 | Steffi graf | Martina Navratilova |
1990 | Gabriela sabatini | Steffi graf |
1991 | Monica seles | Martina Navratilova |
1992 | Monica seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1993 | Steffi graf | Helena Suková |
1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Steffi graf |
nineteen ninety five | Steffi graf | Monica seles |
nineteen ninety six | Steffi graf | Monica seles |
1997 | Martina Hingis | Venus williams |
1998 | Lindsay davenport | Martina Hingis |
1999 | Serena Williams | Martina Hingis |
2000 | Venus williams | Lindsay davenport |
2001 | Venus williams | Serena Williams |
2002 | Serena Williams | Venus williams |
2003 | Justine henin | Kim clijsters |
2004 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Elena Dementieva |
2005 | Kim clijsters | Mary pierce |
2006 | Maria Sharapova | Justine henin |
2007 | Justine henin | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
2008 | Serena Williams | Jelena Janković |
2009 | Kim clijsters | Caroline wozniacki |
2010 | Kim clijsters | Vera Zvonareva |
2011 | Samantha stosur | Serena Williams |
2012 | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka |
2013 | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka |
2014 | Serena Williams | Caroline wozniacki |
2015. | Flavia pennetta | Roberta Vinci |
2016 | Angelique kerber | Karolina Pliskova |
2017 | Sloane stephens | Madison keys |
2018 | Naomi osaka | Serena Williams |
2019 | Bianca Andreescu | Serena Williams |
2020 | Naomi osaka | Victoria Azarenka |
Men’s US Open Winners List
Year | Winner | Runner-up |
1968 | Arthur Ashe | Tom okker |
1969 | Rod Laver | Tony roche |
1970 | Ken rosewall | Tony roche |
1971 | Stan smith | Jan Kodeš |
1972 | Ilie Nastase | Arthur Ashe |
1973 | John newcombe | Jan Kodeš |
1974 | Jimmy connors | Ken rosewall |
1975 | Manuel Orantes | Jimmy connors |
1976 | Jimmy connors | Björn borg |
1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Jimmy connors |
1978 | Jimmy connors | Björn borg |
1979 | John mcenroe | Vitas gerulaitis |
1980 | John mcenroe | Björn borg |
1981 | John mcenroe | Björn borg |
1982 | Jimmy connors | Ivan lendl |
1983 | Jimmy connors | Ivan lendl |
1984 | John mcenroe | Ivan lendl |
1985 | Ivan lendl | John mcenroe |
1986 | Ivan lendl | Miloslav Mečíř |
1987 | Ivan lendl | Mats Wilander |
1988 | Mats Wilander | Ivan lendl |
1989 | Boris becker | Ivan lendl |
1990 | Pete sampras | Andre Agassi |
1991 | Stefan edberg | Jim Courier |
1992 | Stefan edberg | Pete sampras |
1993 | Pete sampras | Cedric pioline |
1994 | Andre Agassi | Michael Stich |
nineteen ninety five | Pete sampras | Andre Agassi |
nineteen ninety six | Pete sampras | Michael Chang |
1997 | Patrick Rafter | Greg rusedski |
1998 | Patrick Rafter | Mark Philippoussis |
1999 | Andre Agassi | Todd martin |
2000 | Marat Safin | Pete sampras |
2001 | Lleyton hewitt | Pete sampras |
2002 | Pete sampras | Andre Agassi |
2003 | Andy roddick | Juan Carlos Ferrero placeholder image |
2004 | Roger Federer | Lleyton hewitt |
2005 | Roger Federer | Andre Agassi |
2006 | Roger Federer | Andy roddick |
2007 | Roger Federer | Novak Djokovic |
2008 | Roger Federer | Andy murray |
2009 | Juan Martin del Potro | Roger Federer |
2010 | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
2011 | Novak Djokovic | Rafael Nadal |
2012 | Andy murray | Novak Djokovic |
2013 | Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
2014 | Marin Čilić | Kei nishikori |
2015. | Novak Djokovic | Roger Federer |
2016 | Stan wawrinka | Novak Djokovic |
2017 | Rafael Nadal | Kevin Anderson |
2018 | Novak Djokovic | Juan Martin del Potro |
2019 | Rafael Nadal | Daniil Medvedev |
2020 | Dominic Thiem | Alexander Zverev |
Who is the most successful tennis player at the US Open?
Chris Evert and Serena Williams are the most successful female players with six US Open titles to their name.
Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer have won five US Open titles, making the trio the most successful US Open male players overall.
Who has won the most consecutive titles?
Roger Federer is the player with the most consecutive titles, having won five consecutive US Open tournaments from 2004 to 2008.
Who are the defending US Open champions today?
Dominic Thiem is the defending male champion, while Naomi Osaka is the defending female champion after winning the 2020 US Open.