List of US Open men's singles champions


The US Open men's singles championship is an annual tennis tournament that is part of the US Open and was established in 1881. It is played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City, United States.
The US Open is played during a two-week period in late August and early September, and has been chronologically the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987. Newport, Forest Hills, and Philadelphia held the event before it settled in 1978 at the USTA National Tennis Center, now the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, in New York City. The inaugural tournament, in 1881, was reserved for United States National Lawn Tennis Association club members, before the championships opened to international competitors in 1882. The USTA is the national body that organizes this event.

History

The men's singles' rules have undergone several changes since the first edition. From 1884 to 1911, the event started with a knockout phase, the All-Comers singles, whose winner faced the defending champion in a challenge round. The All-Comers winner was awarded the title six times in the absence of the previous year's champion. The challenge round system was abolished with the 1912 edition. Since 1881, all matches but the All-Comers final and the challenge round were played as the best-of-three sets, before the event switched to best-of-five for all rounds in 1886. Best-two-out-of-three-sets matches were reintroduced for early rounds in 1917, from 1943 to 1945, and from 1975 to 1978. Before 1884, the winner of the next game at five-games–all took the set in every match except the All-Comers final and the challenge round, which were won by the player who had at least six games and at least two games more than his opponent. This advantage format was introduced for the final sets of early rounds in 1884, and used for all sets in all rounds from 1887 to 1969. The tie-break system was introduced in 1970 for all sets, in its best-of-nine points sudden death version until 1974, and in its best-of-13 points lingering death version since 1975. In addition, the US Open was the first slam to have a fifth set tie-break, which has never occurred in the final since the tie-break was instituted.
The court surface changed twice, from grass, to Har-Tru clay, to DecoTurf hard courts, since 1978. The only man to win on all three surfaces, which are grass, Har-Tru clay, and DecoTurf hard was Jimmy Connors.
The champion receives a full-size replica of the event's trophy engraved with his name. In 2010, the winner received prize money of US$1,700,000. A bonus pool of $1,000,000 is also to US Open champions who have clinched the first place of the US Open Series.
In the U.S. National Championships, Richard Sears, William Larned and Bill Tilden hold the record for most titles in the men's singles, with seven victories each. Four of Sears' wins and all of Larned's, came within the challenge round format, and they won respectively only thrice and twice after going through a complete draw. Sears also holds the all-time record for most consecutive titles, with seven from ; the first win came when the event was closed to foreign participants. Without the challenge round, the record stands at six, and is held by Tilden.
During the US Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer have won the most championships, with five titles. Federer has had the most consecutive wins, with five.

Champions

;Key
Regular competition
USNLTA clubs members only event *
All Comers' winner, Challenge round winner ‡
Defending champion, Challenge round winner †
All Comers' winner, no Challenge round ◊

U.S. National Championships

YearCountryChampionCountryRunner-upScore in the final
1881 *6–0, 6–3, 6–2
18826–1, 6–4, 6–0
18836–2, 6–0, 9–7
1884 †6–0, 1–6, 6–0, 6–2
1885 †6–3, 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1886 †4–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1887 †6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1888 ◊6–4, 6–1, 6–0
1889 †6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
1890 ‡6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1891 †2–6, 7–5, 7–9, 6–1, 6–2
1892 †7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5
1893 ◊6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1894 †6–8, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1895 ‡6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1896 ‡7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–1
1897 †4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2
1898 ◊3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1899 †6–1, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1900 †6–4, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2
1901 ◊6–2, 6–8, 6–4, 6–4
1902 †4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 8–6
1903 ‡6–0, 6–3, 10–8
1904 ◊10–8, 6–4, 9–7
1905 ‡6–2, 6–1, 11–9
1906 ‡6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1907 ◊6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1908 †6–1, 6–2, 8–6
1909 †6–1, 6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–1
1910 †6–1, 5–7, 6–0, 6–8, 6–1
1911 †6–4, 6–4, 6–2
19123–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
19136–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–1
19146–3, 8–6, 10–8
19151–6, 6–0, 7–5, 10–8
19164–6, 6–4, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4
19175–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3
19186–3, 6–1, 7–5
19196–4, 6–4, 6–3
19206–1, 1–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–3
19216–1, 6–3, 6–1
19224–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
19236–4, 6–1, 6–4
19246–1, 9–7, 6–2
19254–6, 11–9, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
19266–4, 6–0, 6–4
192711–9, 6–3, 11–9
19284–6, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3
19293–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
193010–8, 1–6, 6–4, 16–14
19317–9, 6–3, 9–7, 7–5
19326–4, 6–4, 6–4
19336–3, 11–13, 4–6, 6–0, 6–1
19346–4, 6–3, 3–6, 1–6, 8–6
19356–2, 6–2, 6–3
19362–6, 6–2, 8–6, 1–6, 10–8
19376–1, 7–9, 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
19386–3, 6–8, 6–2, 6–1
19396–4, 6–2, 6–4
19404–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3, 7–5
19415–7, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
19428–6, 7–5, 3–6, 4–6, 6–2
19436–3, 6–8, 10–8, 6–0
19446–4, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
194514–12, 6–1, 6–2
19469–7, 6–3, 6–0
19474–6, 2–6, 6–1, 6–0, 6–3
19486–2, 6–3, 14–12
194916–18, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4
19506–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
19516–4, 6–1, 6–1
19526–1, 6–2, 6–3
19536–3, 6–2, 6–3
19543–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
19559–7, 6–3, 6–3
19564–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
195710–8, 7–5, 6–4
19586–2, 3–6, 4–6, 10–8, 8–6
19596–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
19606–4, 6–4, 9–7
19617–5, 6–3, 6–2
19626–2, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
19637–5, 6–4, 6–2
19646–4, 6–2, 6–4
19656–2, 7–9, 7–5, 6–1
19664–6, 12–10, 6–3, 6–4
19676–4, 6–4, 8–6

US Open

YearCountryChampionCountryRunner-upScore in the final
196814–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
19697–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
19702–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–3
19713–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6
19723–6, 6–3, 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
19736–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
19746–1, 6–0, 6–1
19756–4, 6–3, 6–3
19766–4, 3–6, 7–6, 6–4
19772–6, 6–3, 7–6, 6–0
19786–4, 6–2, 6–2
19797–5, 6–3, 6–3
19807–6, 6–1, 6–7, 5–7, 6–4
19814–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
19826–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
19836–3, 6–7, 7–5, 6–0
19846–3, 6–4, 6–1
19857–6, 6–3, 6–4
19866–4, 6–2, 6–0
19876–7, 6–0, 7–6, 6–4
19886–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
19897–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–6
19906–4, 6–3, 6–2
19916–2, 6–4, 6–0
19923–6, 6–4, 7–6, 6–2
19936–4, 6–4, 6–3
19946–1, 7–6, 7–5
19956–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
19966–1, 6–4, 7–6
19976–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
19986–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
19996–4, 6–7, 6–7, 6–3, 6–2
20006–4, 6–3, 6–3
20017–6, 6–1, 6–1
20026–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
20036–3, 7–6, 6–3
20046–0, 7–6, 6–0
20056–3, 2–6, 7–6, 6–1
20066–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
20077–6, 7–6, 6–4
20086–2, 7–5, 6–2
20093–6, 7–6, 4–6, 7–6, 6–2
20106–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
20116–2, 6–4, 6–7, 6–1
20127–6, 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
20136–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
20146–3, 6–3, 6–3
20156–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
20166–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
20176–3, 6–3, 6–4
20186–3, 7–6, 6–3
20197–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4

Statistics

Multiple champions

PlayerAmateur eraOpen eraAll-timeYears
7071901, 1902, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911
7071881*, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887
7071920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1929
0551974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983
0551990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 2002
0552004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
0441979, 1980, 1981, 1984
0442010, 2013, 2017, 2019
4041893, 1894, 1896, 1897
3031890, 1891, 1892
0332011, 2015, 2018
0331985, 1986, 1987
3031933, 1934, 1936
3031898, 1899, 1900
0221994, 1999
2021937, 1938
0221991, 1992
2021961, 1964
2021959, 1960
2021948, 1949
2021915, 1919
2021946, 1947
2021926, 1927
1121962, 1969
2021912, 1913
2021917, 1918
1121967, 1973
2021944, 1945
0221997, 1998
2021939, 1941
1121956, 1970
2021951, 1952
2021888, 1889
2021953, 1955
2021931, 1932
2021914, 1916

Champions by country