Jannik Sinner started slowly at the US Open 2024, dropping the first set he played after being exonerated in a doping case no one knew about until shortly before play began at Flushing Meadows.
If that episode initially hung over him during the tournament, Sinner was able to put it aside while on court. The No. 1-ranked Sinner beat Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with his typical relentless baseline game to win the men’s championship at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sunday, less than three weeks after word emerged of his two positive drug tests.
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“This title, for me, means so much,” said Sinner, a 23-year-old from Italy, “because the last period of my career was really not easy”.
He won the second Grand Slam trophy of his nascent career the other was at the Australian Open in January and prevented No. 12 Fritz from ending a major title drought for American men that has lasted 21 years.
Andy Roddick’s triumph at Flushing Meadows in 2003 was the last Slam title for a man from the United States. The last before Fritz, a 26-year-old from California, to even contest a final at one of the four biggest tournaments in tennis also was Roddick, who lost to Roger Federer at Wimbledon in 2009.
US Open history
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The 2024 edition of the US Open was the 138th edition of the tournament since its inception in 1881 and the 57th edition since it entered the Open era in 1968. The highest number of titles in the early era was won by Bill Tilden, Bill Larned, and Richard Sears, who each won seven titles. Meanwhile, the most successful players in men’s singles competition in the Open era are Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Jimmy Connors, who all won five titles each.
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Full list of winners in men’s singles competition in the US Open
Full list of winner and runner-ups in US Open |
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Year |
Winner |
Runner-up |
Score |
2024 |
Jannik Sinner (Italy) |
Taylor Fritz (USA) |
6–3, 6–4, 7–5 |
2023 |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
Daniil Medvedev (Russia) |
6–3, 7–6(7–5), 6–3 |
2022 |
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) |
Casper Ruud (Norway) |
6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–3 |
2021 |
Daniil Medvedev (Russia) |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
2020 |
Dominic Thiem (Austria) |
Alexander Zverev (Germany) |
2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6(8-6) |
2019 |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
Daniil Medvedev (Russia) |
7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4 |
2018 |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
Juan MartÃn del Potro (Argentina) |
6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3 |
2017 |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
Kevin Anderson (South Africa) |
6–3, 6–3, 6–4 |
2016 |
Stan Wawrinka (Switzerland) |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 |
2015 |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 |
2014 |
Marin Cilic (Croatia) |
Kei Nishikori (Japan) |
6–3, 6–3, 6-3 |
2013 |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 |
2012 |
Andy Murray (UK) |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
7-6(12-10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 |
2011 |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
6-2, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 |
2010 |
Rafael Nadal (Spain) |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
6-4, 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 |
2009 |
Juan Martin del Potro (Arg.) |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
2008 |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
Andy Murray (UK) |
6-2 7-5 6-2 |
2007 |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
Novak Dokovic (Serbia) |
7-6(4) 7-6(2) 6-4 |
2006 |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
Andy Roddick (USA) |
6-2 4-6 7-5 6-1 |
2005 |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
Andre Agassi (USA) |
6-3 2-6 7-6(1) 6-1 |
2004 |
Roger Federer (Swiz) |
Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) |
6-0 7-6 6-0 |
2003 |
Andy Roddick (USA) |
Juan Carlos Ferrero |
6-3 7-6 6-3 |
2002 |
Pete Sampras |
Andre Agassi |
6-3 6-4 5-7 6-4 |
2001 |
Lleyton Hewitt |
Pete Sampras |
7-6 (7-4) 6-1, 6-1 |
2000 |
Marat Safin |
Pete Sampras |
6-4, 6-3, 6-3 |
1999 |
Andre Agassi |
T.Martin |
6-4,6-7(5), 6-7(2),6-3,6-2 |
1998 |
Patrick Rafter |
Mark Philippoussis |
63 36 62 60 |
1997 |
Patrick Rafter |
G. Rusedski |
63 62 46 75 |
1996 |
Pete Sampras |
M. Chang |
61 64 76 |
1995 |
Pete Sampras |
A. Agassi |
64 63 46 75 |
1994 |
Andre Agassi |
M. Stich |
61 76 75 |
1993 |
Pete Sampras |
C. Pioline |
64 64 63 |
1992 |
Stefan Edberg |
P. Sampras |
36 64 76 62 |
1991 |
Stefan Edberg |
J. Courier |
62 64 60 |
1990 |
Pete Sampras |
A. Agassi |
64 63 62 |
1989 |
Boris Becker |
Ivan Lendl |
76 16 63 76 |
1988 |
Mats Wilander |
Ivan Lendl |
64 46 63 57 64 |
1987 |
Ivan Lendl |
M. Wilander |
67 60 76 64 |
1986 |
Ivan Lendl |
M. Mecir |
64 62 60 |
1985 |
Ivan Lendl |
J. McEnroe |
76 63 64 |
1984 |
John McEnroe |
Ivan Lendl |
63 64 61 |
1983 |
Jimmy Connors |
Ivan Lendl |
63 67 75 60 |
1982 |
Jimmy Connors |
Ivan Lendl |
63 62 46 64 |
1981 |
John McEnroe |
B. Borg |
46 62 64 63 |
1980 |
John McEnroe |
B. Borg |
76 61 67 57 64 |
1979 |
John McEnroe |
V. Gerulaitis |
75 63 63 |
1978 |
Jimmy Connors |
B. Borg |
64 62 62 |
1977 |
Guillermo Vilas |
J. Connors |
26 63 76 60 |
1976 |
Jimmy Connors |
B. Borg |
64 36 76 64 |
1975 |
Manuel Orantes |
J. Connors |
64 63 63 |
1974 |
Jimmy Connors |
K. Rosewall |
61 60 61 |
1973 |
John Newcombe |
J. Kodes |
64 16 46 62 63 |
1972 |
Ilie Nastase |
A. Ashe |
36 63 67 64 63 |
1971 |
Stan Smith |
J. Kodes |
36 63 62 76 |
1970 |
Ken Rosewall |
T. Roche |
26 64 76 63 |
1969 |
Open – Rod Laver |
T. Roche |
79 61 63 62 |
1969 |
Amateur – Stan Smith |
B. Lutz |
97 63 61 |
1968 |
Open – Arthur Ashe |
T. Okker |
14-12 57 63 36 63 |
1968 |
Amateur – Arthur Ashe |
B. Lutz |
46 63 8-10 60 64 |
1967 |
John Newcombe |
C. Graebner |
64 64 86 |
1966 |
Fred Stolle |
J. Newcombe |
46 12-10 63 64 |
1965 |
Manuel Santana |
C. Drysdale |
62 79 75 61 |
1964 |
Roy Emerson |
F. Stolle |
64 62 64 |
1963 |
Rafael Osuna |
F. Froehling |
75 64 62 |
1962 |
Rod Laver |
R. Emerson |
62 64 57 64 |
1961 |
Roy Emerson |
R. Laver |
75 63 62 |
1960 |
Neale Fraser |
R. Laver |
64 64 97 |
1959 |
Neale Fraser |
A. Olmedo |
63 57 62 64 |
1958 |
Ashley Cooper |
M. Anderson |
62 36 46 10-8 86 |
1957 |
Mal Anderson |
A. Cooper |
10-8 75 64 |
1956 |
Ken Rosewall |
L. Hoad |
46 62 63 63 |
1955 |
Tony Trabert |
K. Rosewall |
97 63 63 |
1954 |
Vic Seixas |
R. Hartwig |
36 62 64 64 |
1953 |
Tony Trabert |
V. Seixas |
63 62 63 |
1952 |
Frank Sedgman |
G. Mulloy |
61 62 63 |
1951 |
Frank Sedgman |
V. Seixas |
64 61 61 |
1950 |
Arthur Larsen |
H. Flam |
63 46 57 64 63 |
1949 |
Pancho Gonzales |
F. Schroeder |
16-18 26 61 62 64 |
1948 |
Pancho Gonzales |
E. Sturgess |
62 63 14-12 |
1947 |
Jack Kramer |
F. Parker |
46 26 61 60 63 |
1946 |
Jack Kramer |
T. Brown, Jr. |
97 63 60 |
1945 |
Frank Parker |
B. Talbert |
14-12 61 62 |
1944 |
Frank Parker |
B. Talbert |
64 36 63 63 |
1943 |
Joe Hunt |
J. Kramer |
63 68 10-8 60 |
1942 |
Fred Schroeder |
F. Parker |
86 75 36 46 62 |
1941 |
Bobby Riggs |
F. Kovacs |
57 61 63 63 |
1940 |
Don McNeill |
B. Riggs |
46 68 63 63 75 |
1939 |
Bobby Riggs |
S.W. van Horn |
64 62 64 |
1938 |
Don Budge |
G. Mako |
63 68 62 61 |
1937 |
Don Budge |
G. von Cramm |
61 79 61 36 61 |
1936 |
Fred Perry |
D. Budge |
26 62 86 16 10-8 |
1935 |
Wilmer Allison |
S. Wood |
62 62 63 |
1934 |
Fred Perry |
W. Allison |
64 63 16 86 |
1933 |
Fred Perry |
J. Crawford |
63 11-13 46 60 61 |
1932 |
Ellsworth Vines |
H. Cochet |
64 64 64 |
1931 |
Ellsworth Vines |
G. Lott Jr. |
79 63 97 75 |
1930 |
John Doeg |
F. Shields |
10-8 16 64 16-14 |
1929 |
Bill Tilden |
F. Hunter |
36 63 46 62 64 |
1928 |
Henri Cochet |
F. Hunter |
46 64 36 75 63 |
1927 |
Rene Lacoste |
B. Tilden |
11-9 63 11-9 |
1926 |
Rene Lacoste |
J. Borotra |
64 60 64 |
1925 |
Bill Tilden |
B. Johnston |
46 11-9 63 46 63 |
1924 |
Bill Tilden |
B. Johnston |
61 97 62 |
1923 |
Bill Tilden |
B. Johnston |
64 61 64 |
1922 |
Bill Tilden |
B. Johnston |
46 36 62 63 64 |
1921 |
Bill Tilden |
W. Johnson |
61 63 61 |
1920 |
Bill Tilden |
B. Johnston |
61 16 75 57 63 |
1919 |
Bill Johnston |
B. Tilden |
64 64 63 |
1918 |
Lindley Murray |
B. Tilden |
63 61 75 |
1917 |
Lindley Murray |
N. Niles |
57 86 63 63 |
1916 |
Dick Williams |
B. Johnston |
46 64 06 62 64 |
1915 |
Bill Johnston |
M. McLoughlin |
16 60 75 10-8 |
1914 |
Dick Williams |
M. McLoughlin |
63 86 10-8 |
1913 |
Maurice McLoughlin |
R. Williams |
64 57 63 61 |
1912 |
Maurice McLoughlin |
W.F. Johnson |
36 26 62 64 62 |
1911 |
Bill Larned |
M. McLoughlin |
64 64 62 |
1910 |
Bill Larned |
T. Bundy |
61 57 60 68 61 |
1909 |
Bill Larned |
B. Clothier |
61 62 57 16 61 |
1908 |
Bill Larned |
B. Wright |
61 62 86 |
1907 |
Bill Larned |
R. LeRoy |
62 62 64 |
1906 |
Bill Clothier |
B. Wright |
63 60 64 |
1905 |
Beals Wright |
H. Ward |
62 61 11-9 |
1904 |
Holcombe Ward |
B. Clothier |
10-8 64 97 |
1903 |
Laurie Doherty |
B. Larned |
60 63 10-8 |
1902 |
Bill Larned |
R. Doherty |
46 62 64 86 |
1901 |
Bill Larned |
B. Wright |
62 68 64 64 |
1900 |
Malcolm Whitman |
B. Larned |
64 16 62 62 |
1899 |
Malcolm Whitman |
P. Paret |
61 62 36 75 |
1898 |
Malcolm Whitman |
D. Davis |
36 62 62 61 |
1897 |
Robert Wrenn |
W. Eaves |
46 86 63 26 62 |
1896 |
Robert Wrenn |
F. Hovey |
75 36 60 16 61 |
1895 |
Fred Hovey |
R. Wrenn |
63 62 64 |
1894 |
Robert Wrenn |
M. Goodbody |
68 61 64 64 |
1893 |
Robert Wrenn |
F. Hovey |
64 36 64 64 |
1892 |
Oliver Campbell |
F. Hovey |
75 36 63 75 |
1891 |
Oliver Campbell |
C. Hobart |
26 75 79 61 62 |
1890 |
Oliver Campbell |
H. Slocum Jr. |
62 46 63 61 |
1889 |
Henry Slocum Jr. |
Q. Shaw |
63 61 46 62 |
1888 |
Henry Slocum Jr. |
H. Taylor |
64 61 60 |
1887 |
Richard Sears |
H. Slocum Jr. |
61 63 62 |
1886 |
Richard Sears |
R. Beeckman |
46 61 63 64 |
1885 |
Richard Sears |
G. Brinley |
63 46 60 63 |
1884 |
Richard Sears |
H. Taylor |
60 16 60 62 |
1883 |
Richard Sears |
J. Dwight |
62 60 97 |
1882 |
Richard Sears |
C. Clark |
61 64 60 |
1881 |
Richard Sears |
W. Glyn |
60 63 62 |
First Published: Sep 09 2024 | 7:56 AM IST