List of US Open singles finalists during the open era
| US Open Singles Finalists | ||
|---|---|---|
| Official web | ||
| Location | Queens – New York City United States | |
| Created | 1968 (48 finals to 2015) | |
| Men's Most | 8: Ivan Lendl Pete Sampras | |
| Men's Most Consecutive | 8: Ivan Lendl | |
| Women's Most | 9: Chris Evert | |
| Women's Most Consecutive | 6: Chris Evert | |
| Most Meetings | Men's (3 times): Sampras vs. Agassi (3-0) Nadal vs. Djokovic (2-1) Women's (2 times): Evert vs. Goolagong Cawley (2-0) Evert vs. Mandlíková (2-0) Navratilova vs. Evert (2-0) Graf vs. Navratilova (1-1) Graf vs. Seles (2-0) Serena vs. Venus (1-1) Serena vs. Azarenka (2-0) | |
The US Open is a Grand Slam tennis tournament held in New York City at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the area of Flushing Meadows.[1] In 1968, this tournament became open to professionals and has been known since then as the US Open.[1]
The men who have reached the final at least four times during the open era are Jimmy Connors, Björn Borg, John McEnroe, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic.[2] Connors reached five consecutive finals, and won three titles, from 1974 through 1978 before he won consecutive titles in 1982 and 1983.[2] Borg reached four finals in six years from 1976 through 1981 but lost all of them. McEnroe won three straight titles from 1979 through 1981 before he won another title in 1984 and was the runner-up in 1985.[2] Lendl reached eight consecutive finals, and won three titles, from 1982 through 1989. From 1990 through 2002, Sampras reached the final eight times and won five titles. In the 16 years from 1990 through 2005, Agassi reached six finals but won only two titles.[2] Federer has reached six consecutive finals and seven overall.[2] He won the first five finals before losing the last two.[2] Djokovic reached the final six times over an eight-year period and he won in two of those appearances, which came in 2011 and 2015.
The women who have reached the final at least four times during the open era are Billie Jean King, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova, Stefi Graf, Monica Seles, Venus Williams, Serena Williams and Kim Clijsters.[3] In the seven years from 1968 through 1974, King appeared in four finals and won three titles.[3] Goolagong Cawley was the runner-up four consecutive years from 1973 through 1976.[3] In the ten years from 1975 through 1984, Evert reached nine finals and won six titles.[3] She reached six consecutive finals, and won five titles, between 1975 and 1980.[3] She reached three consecutive finals, and won one title, between 1982 and 1984.[3] Navratilova from 1981 through 1991 appeared in eight finals, and won four titles.[3] Graf twice appeared in four consecutive finals, the first in 1987-1990 when she won two titles and the second in 1993-1996 when she won three titles.[3] Seles reached four finals from 1991 through 1996, winning two consecutive titles in 1991 and 1992 but losing two consecutive finals in 1995 and 1996.[3] From 1997 through 2002, Venus Williams appeared in four finals and won two consecutive titles in 2000 and 2001.[3] Since 1999, Serena Williams has reached the final eight times and won six titles in 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2014.[3] During 2003 to 2010, Clijsters made the finals four-times having won in 2005, 2009, and 2010.
Men
During the 48 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 40 men have reached the US Open men's singles final.[2] The final has included men from 16 different nationalities, with most being from the United States although Sweden, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Australia, Switzerland, Spain, and Serbia also have made significant contributions.[2]
- * = Champion
Most recent final
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up |
| 2015 |  Serbia |
Novak Djokovic |  Switzerland |
Roger Federer |
Multiple-time opponents in the open era
| Opponents | Record | Finals meetings | |
| Most Wins | Most Losses | ||
| Jimmy Connors |  Björn Borg |
2–0 | 1976 (Connors), 1978 (Connors) |
| John McEnroe | Björn Borg |
2–0 | 1980 (McEnroe), 1981 (McEnroe) |
| Jimmy Connors |  Ivan Lendl |
2–0 | 1982 (Connors), 1983 (Connors) |
| Ivan Lendl vs John McEnroe |
1–1 | 1984 (McEnroe), 1985 (Lendl) | |
| Ivan Lendl vs Mats Wilander |
1–1 | 1987 (Lendl), 1988 (Wilander) | |
| Novak Djokovic vs Roger Federer |
1–1 | 2007 (Federer), 2015 (Djokovic) | |
| Pete Sampras | Andre Agassi |
3–0 | 1990 (Sampras), 1995 (Sampras), 2002 (Sampras) |
 Rafael Nadal | Novak Djokovic |
2–1 | 2010 (Nadal), 2011 (Djokovic), 2013 (Nadal) |
Most consecutive finals in the open era
| Country | Player | Number | Years | Results | |
| Won | Lost | ||||
| Czechoslovakia | Ivan Lendl | 8 | 1982–89 | 3 | 5 |
| Switzerland | Roger Federer | 6 | 2004–09 | 5 | 1 |
| United States | Jimmy Connors | 5 | 1974–78 | 3 | 2 |
| Serbia | Novak Djokovic | 4 | 2010–13 | 1 | 3 |
| United States | John McEnroe | 3 | 1979–81 | 3 | 0 |
| United States | Pete Sampras | 3 | 2000–02 | 1 | 2 |
 Australia | Tony Roche | 2 | 1969–70 | 0 | 2 |
| Sweden | Björn Borg | 2 | 1980–81 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | Jimmy Connors | 2 | 1982–83 | 2 | 0 |
| United States | John McEnroe | 2 | 1984–85 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | Mats Wilander | 2 | 1987–88 | 1 | 1 |
| Sweden | Stefan Edberg | 2 | 1991–92 | 2 | 0 |
| United States | Pete Sampras | 2 | 1992–93 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | Andre Agassi | 2 | 1994–95 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | Pete Sampras | 2 | 1995–96 | 2 | 0 |
| Australia | Patrick Rafter | 2 | 1997–98 | 2 | 0 |
| Spain | Rafael Nadal | 2 | 2010–11 | 1 | 1 |
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak
Women
During the 48 times that this tournament has been held in the open era, 34 women have reached the US Open women's singles final.[2] Women from the United States are by far the most numerous, although Australia, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Spain, Yugoslavia, Switzerland, Belgium, Russia, and Italy also have made significant contributions.[3]
- * = Champion
Most recent final
| Year | Nationality | Winner | Nationality | Runner-up |
| 2015 |  Italy |
Flavia Pennetta | Italy |
Roberta Vinci |
Multiple-time opponents in the open era
| Opponents | Record | Finals meetings | |
| Most Wins | Most Losses | ||
| Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong Cawley |
2–0 | 1975 (Evert), 1976 (Evert) |
| Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková |
2–0 | 1980 (Evert), 1982 (Evert) |
| Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
2–0 | 1983 (Navratilova), 1984 (Navratilova) |
 Steffi Graf vs. Martina Navratilova |
1–1 | 1987 (Navratilova), 1989 (Graf) | |
| Steffi Graf | Monica Seles |
2–0 | 1995 (Graf), 1996 (Graf) |
| Serena Williams vs. Venus Williams |
1–1 | 2001 (Venus), 2002 (Serena) | |
| Serena Williams |  Victoria Azarenka |
2–0 | 2012 (Serena), 2013 (Serena) |
Most consecutive finals in the open era
| Country | Player | Number | Years | Results | |
| Won | Lost | ||||
| United States | Chris Evert | 6 | 1975–80 | 5 | 1 |
| United States | Martina Navratilova | 5 | 1983–87 | 4 | 1 |
| Australia | Evonne Goolagong Cawley | 4 | 1973–76 | 0 | 4 |
| Germany | Steffi Graf | 4 | 1987–90 | 2 | 2 |
| Germany | Steffi Graf | 4 | 1993–96 | 3 | 1 |
| United States | Serena Williams | 4 | 2011–14 | 3 | 1 |
| United States | Chris Evert | 3 | 1982–84 | 1 | 2 |
| Switzerland | Martina Hingis | 3 | 1997–99 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | Venus Williams | 3 | 2000–02 | 2 | 1 |
| Australia | Margaret Court | 2 | 1969–70 | 2 | 0 |
| United States | Rosemary Casals | 2 | 1970–71 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | Billie Jean King | 2 | 1971–72 | 2 | 0 |
 Yugoslavia | Monica Seles | 2 | 1991–92 | 2 | 0 |
| United States | Monica Seles | 2 | 1995–96 | 0 | 2 |
| United States | Serena Williams | 2 | 2001–02 | 1 | 1 |
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| Belgium | Kim Clijsters | 2 | 2009–10 | 2 | 0 |
| Belarus | Victoria Azarenka | 2 | 2012–13 | 0 | 2 |
Bolded Years^ indicates Active or Current Streak
See also
Notes
- Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia but lost her citizenship in 1975. She became a United States citizen in 1981. Her Czech citizenship was restored in 2008.[4]
- B Monica Seles was born in Yugoslavia but became a United States citizen in 1994.[5]
References
- 1 2 USTA. "History of the U.S. National Championships/US Open". US Open. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 USTA. "Champions - Men's Singles Championships". US Open. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 USTA. "Champions - Women's Singles Championships". US Open. Retrieved 2010-02-02.
- ↑ Reid, Tim (12 March 2008). "Martina Navratilova gets passport on rebound". The Times (London). Retrieved 10 December 2009.
- ↑ Cherry, Gene (11 July 2009). "Monica Seles inducted into International Tennis Hall of Fame". Reuters. Retrieved 10 December 2009.
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