Timeline US Open Tennis

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• 1881 US Championships 1881 — first edition Men: Richard Sears First US National Championships held at Newport, Rhode Island. Richard Sears won the first of seven consecutive titles — a record that still stands.
• 1882 US Championships 1882 Men: Richard Sears Sears' 2nd consecutive title.
• 1883 US Championships 1883 Men: Richard Sears
• 1884 US Championships 1884 Men: Richard Sears
• 1885 US Championships 1885 Men: Richard Sears
• 1886 US Championships 1886 Men: Richard Sears
• 1887 US Championships 1887 Men: Richard Sears · Women: Ellen Hansell First women's US Championships. Sears' 7th consecutive title.
• 1888 US Championships 1888 Men: Henry Slocum Jr. · Women: Bertha Townsend
• 1889 US Championships 1889 Men: Henry Slocum Jr. · Women: Bertha Townsend
• 1890 US Championships 1890 Men: Oliver Campbell · Women: Ellen Roosevelt
• 1891 US Championships 1891 Men: Oliver Campbell · Women: Mabel Cahill
• 1892 US Championships 1892 Men: Oliver Campbell · Women: Mabel Cahill
• 1893 US Championships 1893 Men: Robert Wrenn · Women: Aline Terry
• 1894 US Championships 1894 Men: Robert Wrenn · Women: Helen Hellwig
• 1895 US Championships 1895 Men: Fred Hovey · Women: Juliette Atkinson
• 1896 US Championships 1896 Men: Robert Wrenn · Women: Elisabeth Moore
• 1897 US Championships 1897 Men: Robert Wrenn · Women: Juliette Atkinson
• 1898 US Championships 1898 Men: Malcolm Whitman · Women: Juliette Atkinson
• 1899 US Championships 1899 Men: Malcolm Whitman · Women: Marion Jones
• 1900 US Championships 1900 Men: Malcolm Whitman · Women: Myrtle McAteer
• 1901 US Championships 1901 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Elisabeth Moore
• 1902 US Championships 1902 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Marion Jones
• 1903 US Championships 1903 Men: Laurie Doherty · Women: Elisabeth Moore Doherty — first non-American men's champion.
• 1904 US Championships 1904 Men: Holcombe Ward · Women: May Sutton
• 1905 US Championships 1905 Men: Beals Wright · Women: Elisabeth Moore
• 1906 US Championships 1906 Men: William Clothier · Women: Helen Homans
• 1907 US Championships 1907 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Evelyn Sears
• 1908 US Championships 1908 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Maud Barger-Wallach
• 1909 US Championships 1909 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Hazel Hotchkiss
• 1910 US Championships 1910 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Hazel Hotchkiss
• 1911 US Championships 1911 Men: Bill Larned · Women: Hazel Hotchkiss Larned's 7th title.
• 1912 US Championships 1912 Men: Maurice McLoughlin · Women: Mary Browne
• 1913 US Championships 1913 Men: Maurice McLoughlin · Women: Mary Browne
• 1914 US Championships 1914 Men: Richard Williams · Women: Mary Browne
• 1915 US Championships 1915 Men: Bill Johnston · Women: Molla Bjurstedt Molla Bjurstedt began her run of eight US titles.
• 1916 US Championships 1916 Men: Richard Williams · Women: Molla Bjurstedt
• 1917 US Championships 1917 Men: Lindley Murray · Women: Molla Bjurstedt
• 1918 US Championships 1918 Men: Lindley Murray · Women: Molla Bjurstedt
• 1919 US Championships 1919 Men: Bill Johnston · Women: Hazel Wightman
• 1920 US Championships 1920 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Bill Tilden began his six-year US dominance.
• 1921 US Championships 1921 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Molla Mallory
• 1922 US Championships 1922 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Molla Mallory
• 1923 US Championships 1923 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Helen Wills Helen Wills won the first of four US titles.
• 1924 US Championships 1924 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Helen Wills
• 1925 US Championships 1925 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Helen Wills Tilden's 6th consecutive title.
• 1926 US Championships 1926 Men: René Lacoste · Women: Molla Mallory
• 1927 US Championships 1927 Men: René Lacoste · Women: Helen Wills
• 1928 US Championships 1928 Men: Henri Cochet · Women: Helen Wills
• 1929 US Championships 1929 Men: Bill Tilden · Women: Helen Wills Tilden's 7th and final US title.
• 1930 US Championships 1930 Men: John Doeg · Women: Betty Nuthall
• 1931 US Championships 1931 Men: Ellsworth Vines · Women: Helen Moody
• 1932 US Championships 1932 Men: Ellsworth Vines · Women: Helen Jacobs
• 1933 US Championships 1933 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Helen Jacobs
• 1934 US Championships 1934 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Helen Jacobs
• 1935 US Championships 1935 Men: Wilmer Allison · Women: Helen Jacobs Jacobs' 4th consecutive title.
• 1936 US Championships 1936 Men: Fred Perry · Women: Alice Marble
• 1937 US Championships 1937 Men: Don Budge · Women: Anita Lizana
• 1938 US Championships 1938 Men: Don Budge · Women: Alice Marble Budge completed the calendar Grand Slam in 1938.
• 1939 US Championships 1939 Men: Bobby Riggs · Women: Alice Marble
• 1940 US Championships 1940 Men: Don McNeill · Women: Alice Marble
• 1941 US Championships 1941 Men: Bobby Riggs · Women: Sarah Palfrey Cooke
• 1942 US Championships 1942 Men: Ted Schroeder · Women: Pauline Betz
• 1943 US Championships 1943 Men: Joseph Hunt · Women: Pauline Betz
• 1944 US Championships 1944 Men: Frank Parker · Women: Pauline Betz
• 1945 US Championships 1945 Men: Frank Parker · Women: Sarah Palfrey Cooke
• 1946 US Championships 1946 Men: Jack Kramer · Women: Pauline Betz
• 1947 US Championships 1947 Men: Jack Kramer · Women: Louise Brough
• 1948 US Championships 1948 Men: Pancho González · Women: Margaret Osborne duPont
• 1949 US Championships 1949 Men: Pancho González · Women: Margaret Osborne duPont
• 1950 US Championships 1950 Men: Arthur Larsen · Women: Margaret Osborne duPont
• 1951 US Championships 1951 Men: Frank Sedgman · Women: Maureen Connolly
• 1952 US Championships 1952 Men: Frank Sedgman · Women: Maureen Connolly
• 1953 US Championships 1953 Men: Tony Trabert · Women: Maureen Connolly Connolly won all four Grand Slams in 1953.
• 1954 US Championships 1954 Men: Vic Seixas · Women: Doris Hart
• 1955 US Championships 1955 Men: Tony Trabert · Women: Doris Hart
• 1956 US Championships 1956 Men: Ken Rosewall · Women: Shirley Fry
• 1957 US Championships 1957 Men: Mal Anderson · Women: Althea Gibson Althea Gibson won the US Championships.
• 1958 US Championships 1958 Men: Ashley Cooper · Women: Althea Gibson Gibson defended.
• 1959 US Championships 1959 Men: Neale Fraser · Women: Maria Bueno
• 1960 US Championships 1960 Men: Neale Fraser · Women: Darlene Hard
• 1961 US Championships 1961 Men: Roy Emerson · Women: Darlene Hard
• 1962 US Championships 1962 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Margaret Smith Laver completed the calendar Grand Slam in 1962.
• 1963 US Championships 1963 Men: Rafael Osuna · Women: Maria Bueno
• 1964 US Championships 1964 Men: Roy Emerson · Women: Maria Bueno
• 1965 US Championships 1965 Men: Manuel Santana · Women: Margaret Smith
• 1966 US Championships 1966 Men: Fred Stolle · Women: Maria Bueno
• 1967 US Championships 1967 Men: John Newcombe · Women: Billie Jean King
• 1968 US Open 1968 — Open Era begins Men: Arthur Ashe · Women: Virginia Wade First Open Era US Open. Arthur Ashe became the first African-American man to win the US Open.
• 1969 US Open 1969 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Margaret Court Laver completed his second calendar Grand Slam.
• 1970 US Open 1970 Men: Ken Rosewall · Women: Margaret Court
• 1971 US Open 1971 Men: Stan Smith · Women: Billie Jean King
• 1972 US Open 1972 Men: Ilie Năstase · Women: Billie Jean King
• 1973 US Open 1973 Men: John Newcombe · Women: Margaret Court
• 1974 US Open 1974 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Billie Jean King
• 1975 US Open 1975 Men: Manuel Orantes · Women: Chris Evert
• 1976 US Open 1976 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Chris Evert
• 1977 US Open 1977 Men: Guillermo Vilas · Women: Chris Evert
• 1978 US Open 1978 — first at Flushing Meadows Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Chris Evert First US Open at the new USTA National Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, New York.
• 1979 US Open 1979 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Tracy Austin Tracy Austin, 16, became the youngest US Open champion at the time.
• 1980 US Open 1980 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Chris Evert Lloyd
• 1981 US Open 1981 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Tracy Austin
• 1982 US Open 1982 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Chris Evert Lloyd Connors won the crowd over in an emotional run.
• 1983 US Open 1983 Men: Jimmy Connors · Women: Martina Navratilova
• 1984 US Open 1984 Men: John McEnroe · Women: Martina Navratilova
• 1985 US Open 1985 Men: Ivan Lendl · Women: Hana Mandlíková
• 1986 US Open 1986 Men: Ivan Lendl · Women: Martina Navratilova
• 1987 US Open 1987 Men: Ivan Lendl · Women: Martina Navratilova
• 1988 US Open 1988 Men: Mats Wilander · Women: Steffi Graf Steffi Graf won the Golden Slam — all four Grand Slams plus Olympic gold.
• 1989 US Open 1989 Men: Boris Becker · Women: Steffi Graf
• 1990 US Open 1990 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Gabriela Sabatini Pete Sampras, 19, won his first Grand Slam.
• 1991 US Open 1991 Men: Stefan Edberg · Women: Monica Seles
• 1992 US Open 1992 Men: Stefan Edberg · Women: Monica Seles
• 1993 US Open 1993 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf
• 1994 US Open 1994 Men: Andre Agassi · Women: Arantxa Sánchez Vicario
• 1995 US Open 1995 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf
• 1996 US Open 1996 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Steffi Graf Graf's 5th US Open title.
• 1997 US Open 1997 Men: Patrick Rafter · Women: Martina Hingis
• 1998 US Open 1998 Men: Patrick Rafter · Women: Lindsay Davenport
• 1999 US Open 1999 Men: Andre Agassi · Women: Serena Williams Serena Williams won her first Grand Slam.
• 2000 US Open 2000 Men: Marat Safin · Women: Venus Williams Safin demolished Sampras in a stunning upset.
• 2001 US Open 2001 Men: Lleyton Hewitt · Women: Venus Williams
• 2002 US Open 2002 Men: Pete Sampras · Women: Serena Williams Sampras' 14th and final Grand Slam in his last professional match.
• 2003 US Open 2003 Men: Andy Roddick · Women: Justine Henin
• 2004 US Open 2004 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Svetlana Kuznetsova Federer began his run of five consecutive US Open titles.
• 2005 US Open 2005 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Kim Clijsters
• 2006 US Open 2006 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Maria Sharapova
• 2007 US Open 2007 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Justine Henin
• 2008 US Open 2008 Men: Roger Federer · Women: Serena Williams Federer's 5th consecutive US Open title.
• 2009 US Open 2009 Men: Juan Martín del Potro · Women: Kim Clijsters Del Potro upset Federer in five sets. Clijsters came out of retirement to win.
• 2010 US Open 2010 Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Kim Clijsters
• 2011 US Open 2011 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Samantha Stosur
• 2012 US Open 2012 Men: Andy Murray · Women: Serena Williams Murray's first Grand Slam.
• 2013 US Open 2013 Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Serena Williams
• 2014 US Open 2014 Men: Marin Čilić · Women: Serena Williams
• 2015 US Open 2015 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Flavia Pennetta
• 2016 US Open 2016 Men: Stan Wawrinka · Women: Angelique Kerber
• 2017 US Open 2017 Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Sloane Stephens All-American women's final — Stephens vs. Keys.
• 2018 US Open 2018 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Naomi Osaka Naomi Osaka won her first Grand Slam in a controversial final where Serena Williams received code violations.
• 2019 US Open 2019 Men: Rafael Nadal · Women: Bianca Andreescu Andreescu beat Serena Williams — Canada's first Grand Slam.
• 2020 US Open 2020 — held during COVID Men: Dominic Thiem · Women: Naomi Osaka Held at a bubble in Flushing Meadows without fans during the pandemic. Thiem came back from 2 sets down to win. Osaka wore masks bearing names of victims of racial injustice.
• 2021 US Open 2021 Men: Daniil Medvedev · Women: Emma Raducanu Emma Raducanu, 18 and ranked 150th, won without losing a set — an unprecedented achievement in Grand Slam history.
• 2022 US Open 2022 Men: Carlos Alcaraz · Women: Iga Świątek Alcaraz, 19, became the youngest US Open champion and world number 1.
• 2023 US Open 2023 Men: Novak Djokovic · Women: Coco Gauff Djokovic won his 24th Grand Slam, setting the all-time record. Gauff won the first of her two US Open titles.
• 2024 US Open 2024 Men: Jannik Sinner · Women: Aryna Sabalenka Sinner's first US Open title.
• 2025 US Open 2025 Men: Carlos Alcaraz · Women: Aryna Sabalenka Alcaraz's second US Open. Sabalenka defended her women's title.