The United States Open Tennis Championships, frequently shortened to the US Open, is a prestigious annual hardcourt tennis competition hosted in the Flushing Meadows area of Queens, New York City. Taking place in late August and early September since 1987, this renowned Grand Slam event has traditionally served as the concluding major tournament on the calendar each season - with the sole exception coming two years ago when the French Open was rescheduled later in the year owing to pandemic-related restrictions imposed across Europe.
This year's US Open 2024 stands poised as the 144th iteration of tennis championship with Coco Gauff and Novak Coco Gauff and Novak Djokovic being the defending champions.
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US Open Champions (1968-2024)
The US Open has a storied past of seeing different faces lift the championship trophy. Tennis icons like Billie Jean King and the enduring Serena Williams have dominated the women's singles bracket, while the men's title has been split among some of the game's legendary players. Four towering talents - Pete Sampras with his silky strokes, Roger Federer and his elegant style, the left-handed bulldozer Rafael Nadal, and the indomitable Novak Djokovic - have taken turns etching their names into the grand annals by raising the prized hardware high, each cementing their place in the illustrious chronicles of the major. Check the complete list below:
| Year | Singles | Doubles | |||
| Men | Women | Men | Women | Mixed | |
| 1968 | Arthur Ashe | Virginia Wade | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Maria Bueno Margaret Court | Mary-Ann Eisel Peter Curtis |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Margaret Court (x2) | Ken Rosewall Fred Stolle | Françoise Dürr Darlene Hard | Margaret Court |
| 1970 | Ken Rosewall | Pierre Barthès Nikola Pilić | Margaret Court Judy Tegart-Dalton | ||
| 1971 | Stan Smith | Billie Jean King (x2) | John Newcombe Roger Taylor | Rosemary Casals Judy Tegart Dalton | Billie Jean King Owen Davidson |
| 1972 | Ilie Năstase | Cliff Drysdale Roger Taylor | Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve | Margaret Court Marty Riessen | |
| 1973 | John Newcombe | Margaret Court | Owen Davidson John Newcombe | Margaret Court Virginia Wade | Billie Jean King Owen Davidson |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Billie Jean King | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Rosemary Casals Billie Jean King | Pam Teeguarden Geoff Masters |
| 1975 | Manuel Orantes | Chris Evert (x4) | Jimmy Connors Ilie Năstase | Margaret Court Virginia Wade | Rosemary Casals Dick Stockton |
| 1976 | Jimmy Connors | Tom Okker Marty Riessen | Delina Boshoff Ilana Kloss | Billie Jean King Phil Dent | |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Bob Hewitt Frew McMillan | Martina Navratilova Betty Stöve | Betty Stöve | |
| 1978 | Jimmy Connors | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | ||
| 1979 | John McEnroe (x3) | Tracy Austin | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Betty Stöve Wendy Turnbull | Greer Stevens Bob Hewitt |
| 1980 | Chris Evert | Robert Lutz Stan Smith | Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova | Wendy Turnbull Marty Riessen | |
| 1981 | Tracy Austin | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Anne Smith Kathy Jordan | Anne Smith | |
| 1982 | Jimmy Connors (x2) | Chris Evert | Kevin Curren Steve Denton | Rosemary Casals Wendy Turnbull | |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (x2) | Peter Fleming John McEnroe | Martina Navratilova | Elizabeth Sayers Smylie John Fitzgerald | |
| 1984 | John McEnroe | John Fitzgerald Tomáš Šmíd | Manuela Maleeva Tom Gullikson | ||
| 1985 | Ivan Lendl (x3) | Hana Mandlíková | Ken Flach Robert Seguso | Claudia Kohde-Kilsch Helena Suková | Martina Navratilova Heinz Günthardt |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (x2) | Andrés Gómez Slobodan Živojinović | Martina Navratilova | Raffaella Reggi Sergio Casal | |
| 1987 | Stefan Edberg Anders Järryd | Martina Navratilova Emilio Sánchez | |||
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Steffi Graf (x2) | Sergio Casal Emilio Sánchez | Gigi Fernández Robin White | Jana Novotná Jim Pugh |
| 1989 | Boris Becker | John McEnroe Mark Woodforde | Hana Mandlíková Martina Navratilova | Robin White Shelby Cannon | |
| 1990 | Pete Sampras | Gabriela Sabatini | Pieter Aldrich Danie Visser | Gigi Fernández Martina Navratilova | Elizabeth Sayers Smylie Todd Woodbridge |
| 1991 | Stefan Edberg (x2) | / Monica Seles (x2) | John Fitzgerald Anders Järryd | Pam Shriver Natalia Zvereva | Manon Bollegraf Tom Nijssen |
| 1992 | Jim Grabb Richey Reneberg | Gigi Fernández Natalia Zvereva | Nicole Provis Mark Woodforde | ||
| 1993 | Pete Sampras | Steffi Graf | Ken Flach Rick Leach | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Helena Suková | Helena Suková Todd Woodbridge |
| 1994 | Andre Agassi | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Jacco Eltingh Paul Haarhuis | Jana Novotná Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Elna Reinach Patrick Galbraith |
| 1995 | Pete Sampras (x2) | Steffi Graf (x2) | Todd Woodbridge | Gigi Fernández | Meredith McGrath Matt Lucena |
| 1996 | Lisa Raymond Patrick Galbraith | ||||
| 1997 | Patrick Rafter (x2) | Martina Hingis | Yevgeny Kafelnikov Daniel Vacek | Lindsay Davenport Jana Novotná | Manon Bollegraf Rick Leach |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport | Sandon Stolle Cyril Suk | Martina Hingis Jana Novotná | Serena Williams Max Mirnyi | |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi | Serena Williams | Sébastien Lareau Alex O'Brien | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Ai Sugiyama Mahesh Bhupathi |
| 2000 | Marat Safin | Venus Williams (x2) | Lleyton Hewitt Max Mirnyi | Julie Halard Ai Sugiyama | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario Jared Palmer |
| 2001 | Lleyton Hewitt | Wayne Black Kevin Ullyett | Lisa Raymond Rennae Stubbs | Rennae Stubbs Todd Woodbridge | |
| 2002 | Pete Sampras | Serena Williams | Mahesh Bhupathi Max Mirnyi | Virginia Ruano Pascual | Lisa Raymond Mike Bryan |
| 2003 | Andy Roddick | Justine Henin | Jonas Björkman Todd Woodbridge | Katarina Srebotnik Bob Bryan | |
| 2004 | Roger Federer (x5) | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Mark Knowles Daniel Nestor | Vera Zvonareva Bob Bryan | |
| 2005 | Kim Clijsters | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Lisa Raymond Samantha Stosur | Daniela Hantuchová Mahesh Bhupathi | |
| 2006 | Maria Sharapova | Martin Damm Leander Paes | Nathalie Dechy Vera Zvonareva | Martina Navratilova Bob Bryan | |
| 2007 | Justine Henin | Simon Aspelin Julian Knowle | Nathalie Dechy Dinara Safina | Victoria Azarenka Max Mirnyi | |
| 2008 | Serena Williams | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Cara Black Liezel Huber | Cara Black Leander Paes | |
| 2009 | Juan Martín del Potro | Kim Clijsters (x2) | Lukáš Dlouhý Leander Paes | Serena Williams Venus Williams | Carly Gullickson Travis Parrott |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Vania King Yaroslava Shvedova | Liezel Huber Bob Bryan | |
| 2011 | Novak Djokovic | Samantha Stosur | Jürgen Melzer Philipp Petzschner | Liezel Huber Lisa Raymond | Melanie Oudin Jack Sock |
| 2012 | Andy Murray | Serena Williams (x3) | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Sara Errani Roberta Vinci | Ekaterina Makarova Bruno Soares |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal | Leander Paes Radek Štěpánek | Andrea Hlaváčková Lucie Hradecká | Andrea Hlaváčková Max Mirnyi | |
| 2014 | Marin Čilić | Bob Bryan Mike Bryan | Ekaterina Makarova Elena Vesnina | Sania Mirza Bruno Soares | |
| 2015 | Novak Djokovic | Flavia Pennetta | Pierre-Hugues Herbert Nicolas Mahut | Martina Hingis Sania Mirza | Martina Hingis Leander Paes |
| 2016 | Stan Wawrinka | Angelique Kerber | Jamie Murray Bruno Soares | Bethanie Mattek-Sands Lucie Šafářová | Laura Siegemund Mate Pavić |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal | Sloane Stephens | Jean-Julien Rojer Horia Tecău | Chan Yung-jan Martina Hingis | Martina Hingis Jamie Murray |
| 2018 | Novak Djokovic | Naomi Osaka | Mike Bryan Jack Sock | Ashleigh Barty CoCo Vandeweghe | Bethanie Mattek-Sands |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal | Bianca Andreescu | Juan Sebastián Cabal Robert Farah | Elise Mertens Aryna Sabalenka | |
| 2020 | Dominic Thiem | Naomi Osaka | Mate Pavić Bruno Soares | Laura Siegemund Vera Zvonareva | No competition |
| 2021 | Daniil Medvedev | Emma Raducanu | Rajeev Ram | Samantha Stosur Zhang Shuai | Desirae Krawczyk Joe Salisbury |
| 2022 | Carlos Alcaraz | Iga Świątek | Barbora Krejčíková Kateřina Siniaková | Storm Sanders John Peers | |
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic | Coco Gauff | Gabriela Dabrowski Erin Routliffe | Anna Danilina Harri Heliövaara | |
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
Novak Djokovic had an unforgettable performance at the 2023 US Open, capturing his record-tying 24th Grand Slam singles title with a gruelling victory against Daniil Medvedev. His latest triumph on the sport's biggest stage allowed him to draw even with Margaret Court's longstanding record for most slams won by a male or female player. In the women's draw, American teen sensation Coco Gauff collected her first major championship in singles play, battling past top opponents to hoist the trophy in front of an adoring home crowd. Meanwhile, veterans Erin Routliff and Gabriela Dabrowski complemented one another beautifully to lift the women's doubles title. Across the net in men's doubles, the well-synced pairing of Rajeev Ram and Joe Salisbury continued their dominance at slams by defending their crown.
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