US Open Men Champions

Continuing with Tennis coverage in my weekend blogs. I have already covered 3 grand slams of the year, now coming to the last grand slam ie US Open played in New York. From 1881 to 1974 this grand slam was played on grass surface, from 1975 to 1977 it was played on Har Tru Clay surface, and since 1978 it is played on DecoTurf hard surface. Only man to win on all three surface is surfaces is Jimmy Connors.

Given below is the list of winners of men’s titles over the years in open era:

1968 Arthur Ashe (USA) beat Tom Okker (NED) 14-12,5-7,6-3,3-6,6-3

1969 Rod Laver (AUS) beat Tony Roche (AUS) 7-9,6-1,6-2,6-2

1970 Ken Rosewall (AUS) beat Tony Roche (AUS) 2-6,6-4,7-6,6-3

1971 Stan Smith (USA) beat Jan Kodes (TCH) 3-6,6-3,6-2,7-6

1972 Ilie Nastase(ROM) beat Arthur Ashe (USA) 3-6,6-3,6-7,6-4,6-3

1973 John Newcombe (AUS) beat Jan Kodes (TCH) 6-4,1-6,4-6,6-2,6-3

1974 Jimmy Connors (USA) beat KenRosewall (AUS) 6-1,6-0,6-1

1975 Manuel Orantes (ESP) beat Jimmy Connors (USA) 6-4,6-3,6-3

1976 Jimmy Connors (USA) beat Bjorn Borg (SWE) 6-4,3-6,7-6,6-4

1977 Guillermo Vilas (ARG) beat Jimmy Connors (USA) 2-6,6-3,7-6,6-0

1978 Jimmy Connors )USA) beat Bjorn Borg (SWE) 6-4,6-2,6-2

1979 John McEnroe (USA) beat Vitas Gerulaitis (USA) 7-5,6-3,6-3

1980 John McEnroe (USA) beat Bjorn Borg (SWE) 7-6,6-1,6-7,5-7,6-4

1981 John McEnroe (USA) beat Bjorn Borg (SWE) 4-6,6-2,6-4,6-3

1982 Jimmy Connors (USA) beat Ivan Lendl (TCH0 6-3,6-2,4-6,6-4

1983 Jimmy Connors (USA) beat Ivan Lendl (TCH) 6-3,6-7,7-5,6-0

1984 John McEnroe (USA) beat Ivan Lendl(TCH) 6-3,6-4,6-1

1985 Ivan Lendl (TCH) beat John McEnroe (USA) 7-6,6-3,6-4

1986 Ivan Lendl (TCH) beat Miloslav Mecir (TCH) 6-4,6-2,6-0

1987 Ivan Lendl (TCH) beat Mats Wilander (SWE) 6-7,6-0,7-6,6-4

1988 Mats Wilander (SWE) beat Ivan Lendl (TCH) 6-4,4-6,6-3,5-7,6-4

1989  Boris Becker (W GER) beat Ivan Lendl (TCH) 7-6,1-6,6-3,7-6

1990 Pete Sampras (USA) beat Andre Agassi (USA) 6-4,6-3,6-2

1991 Stefan Edberg (SWE) beat Jim Courier (USA) 6-2,6-4,6-0

1992 Stefan Edberg (SWE) beat Pete Sampras (USA) 3-6,6-4,7-6,6-2

1993 Pete Sampras (USA) beat Cedric Pioline (FRA) 6-4,6-4,6-3

1994 Andre Agassi (USA) beat Michael Stich (GER) 6-1,7-6,7-5

1995 Pete Sampras (USA) beat Andre Agassi (USA) 6-4,6-3,4-6,7-5

1996 Pete Sampras (USA) beat Michael Chang (USA) 6-1,6-4,7-6

1997 Patrick Rafter (AUS( beat Greg Rusedski (GBR) 6-3,6-2,4-6,7-5

1998 Patrick Rafter (AUS) beat Mark Phillippoussis (AUS) 6-3,3-6,6-2,6-0

1999 Andre Agassi (USA) beat Toad Martin (USA) 6-4,6-7,6-7,6-3,6-2

2000 Marat Safin (RUS) beat Pete Sampras (USA) 6-4,6-3,6-3

2001 Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) beat Pete Sampras (USA) 7-6,6-1,6-1

2002 Pete Sampras (USA) beat Andre Agassi (USA) 6-3,6-4,5-7,6-4

2003 Andy Roddick (USA) beat Juan Carlos Ferrero (ESP) 6-3,7-6,6-3

2004 Roger Federer (SUI) beat Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) 6-0,7-6, 6-0

2005 Roger Federer (SUI) beat Andre Agassi (USA) 6-3,2-6,7-6,6-1

2006 Roger Federar (SUI) beat Andy Roddick (USA) 6-2,4-6,7-5,6-1

2007 Roger Federer (SUI) beat Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4,5-7,6-4,6-2

2008 Roger Federer (SUI) beat Andy Murray (GBR) 6-2,7-5,6-2

2009 Juan M del Potro (ARG) beat Roger Federer (SUI) 3-6,7-6,4-6,7-6,6-2

2010 Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4,5-7,6-4,6-2

2011 Novak Djokovic (SRB) Rafael Nadal (ESP) 6-2,6-4,6-7,6-1

2012 Andy Murray (GBR) beat Novak Djokovic (SRB) 7-6,7-5,2-6,3-6,6-2

2013 Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-2,3-6,6-4,6-1

2014 Marin Cilic (CRO) beat Kei Nishikori (JPN) 6-3,6-3,6-3

2015 Novak Djokovic (SRB) beat Roger Federar 6-4,5-7,6-4,6-4

2016 Stan Wawrinka (SUI) beat Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-7,6-4,7-5,6-3

2017 Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Kevin Anderson (RSA) 6-3,6-3,6-4

2018 Novak Djokovic (SRB) beat Juan M Del Potro (ARG) 6-3,7-6,6-3

2019 Rafael Nadal (ESP) beat Daniil Medvedev (RUS) 7-5,6-3,5-7,4-6,6-4

2020 Dominic Thiem (AUT) beat Alexander Zverev(GER) 2-6,4-6,6-4,6-3,7-6

2021 Daniil Medvedev (RUS) beat Novak Djokovic (SRB) 6-4,6-4,6-4

 

Hope you find the above information interesting.

 

Anil Malik

Mumbai, India

December 2021