Winners Of US Open Tennis Tournament
● The United States Open Tennis Championships formerly called the US National championship was first played in 1881. ● It is the Fourth and final tournament of the Grand Slam; preceded by the Australian Open, French Open and Wimbledon tennis tournament. ● The US Open Tennis starts from the last week of August and continues for two weeks. ● Apart from the five primary championships i.e. men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles, and mixed doubles, the US Open also includes events for senior, junior, and wheelchair players. ● The US Open is owned and organized by the USTA - United States Tennis Association, a non-profit organization. ● The chairperson of the US Open Tennis tournament is Katrina Adams. ● It is played at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, Newyork, US. earlier known as the USTA National Tennis Center. ● The tournament of US Open Tennis has been played on the Acrylic hardcourts since 1978, earlier it was played on Grass Courts from 1881 to 1974 and then Clay courts from 1975 to1977. ● Richard Sears won the men's singles at the First US Open Tennis held in August 1881 at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island. ● The First US Open Women's National Singles Championship was held in 1887 at the Philadelphia Cricket Club. ● The winner of the First Women’s Singles US Open tennis tournament was 17 year old Ellen Hansell, a philadelphian girl. ● The US Open Women's National Doubles Championship was added in 1899 and the US Open Mixed Doubles Championship in 1892. ● In 1970, the US Open became the first Grand Slam tournament to use a tiebreaker. ● In 2018, the US Open Tennis was the first Grand Slam tournament that introduced the shot clock to keep a check on the time consumed by players between points. ● The 2019 US Open Prize Money was USD 57 millions ..
List of US Open Winners 2019
The 2020 US Open Tennis Tournament will be held in August/September 2020, without spectators due to COVID-19 Pandemic. In the meanwhile, go through the list of US Open Tennis Winners 2019 given below:
Winners Of US Open Tennis 2019 Tournament US Open Titles US Open Winners Runner-up
Men's singles final Rafael Nadal Daniil Medvedev Women's singles final Bianca Andreescu Serena Williams Juan Sebastián Cabal Marcel Granollers Men's doubles final Robert Farah Horacio Zeballos Elise Mertens Victoria Azarenka Women's doubles final Aryna Sabalenka Ashleigh Barty Bethanie Mattek-Sands Chan Hao-ching Mixed doubles final Jamie Murray Michael Venus
Records Of US Open Tennis Jimmy Connors is the only player to have won US Open singles titles on three surfaces i.e. grass, clay, and hard. While, the only woman to win US Open singles titles on two surfaces i.e. clay and hard surface is Chris Evert. Go through the table below highlighting the record made by the US Open Winners since its inception. US Open Tennis Record Era/ US Open Winners/ Title counts/ Years Played US Open Mens’ Since 1881
Before 1968 - 7 titles each - Richard Sears - 1881–87, William Larned -1901–02, 1907–11 and Bill Tilden -1920–25, 1929
Most men's Open Era - 5 Titles each - Jimmy Connors - 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982–83, Pete singles titles Sampras - 1990, 1993, 1995–96, 2002 and Roger Federer 2004–08 Most consecutive Before 1968 - Richard Sears - 7 Titles - 1881–87 men's singles titles Open Era - Roger Federer - 5 titles - 2004–08 Before 1968 - 6 titles each - Richard Sears - 1882–84, 1886–87 with James Dwight, 1885 with Joseph Clark; Holcombe Ward - 1899–1901 with Dwight F. Davis - 1904–06 with Beals Wright Most men's Open Era -Mike Bryan - 6 titles - 2005, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 with Bob Bryan doubles titles 2018 with Jack Sock
Most consecutive Before 1968 - Richard Sears - 6 Titles - 1882–87 men's doubles Open Era - 2 titles each - Todd Woodbridge - 1995–96 and Mark Woodforde - titles 1995–96 All time - 4 titles each - - Edwin P. Fischer - 1894–96 with Juliette Atkinson, 1898 with Carrie Men with most Neely mixed doubles - Wallace F. Johnson, 1907 with May Sayers, 1909, 1911, 1915 with titles Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman
- Bill Tilden - 1913–14 with Mary Browne, 1922–23 with Molla Mallory - Bill Talbert - 1943–46 with Margaret Osborne duPont - Owen Davidson - 1966 with Donna Floyd, 1967, 1971, 1973 with Billie Jean King - Marty Riessen - 1969–70, 1972 with Margaret Court, 1980 with Wendy Turnbull - Bob Bryan - 2003 with Katarina Srebotnik, 2004 with Vera Zvonareva, 2006 with Martina Navratilova, 2010 with Liezel Huber Most titles Before 1968 - Bill Tilden - 16 titles - 1913–29 (7 singles, 5 men's doubles, 4 (singles, mixed doubles) men's doubles, mixed doubles) – Men Open Era - Bob Bryan - 9 titles - 2003–14 (5 men's doubles, 4 mixed doubles) US Open Womens’ since 1887 Before 1968 - Molla Mallory - 8 titles - 1915–18, 1920–22, 1926
Most women's Open Era - 6 titles each - Chris Evert - 1975–78, 1980, 1982 and Serena singles titles Williams - 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012–14 Before 1968 - 4 titles each - Molla Mallory 1915–18 and Helen Jacobs - Most consecutive 1932–35 women's singles titles Open Era - Chris Evert - 4 titles - 1975–78 Before 1968 - Margaret Osborne duPont - 13 titles - 1941 with Sarah Palfrey Cooke, 1942–50, 1955–57 with Louise Brough Open Era - Martina Navratilova - 9 titles -1977 with Betty Stöve, 1978, 1980 Most women's with Billie Jean King, 1983–84, 1986–87 with Pam Shriver, 1989 with Hana doubles titles Mandlíková, 1990 with Gigi Fernández Before 1968 - Margaret Osborne duPont - 10 titles - 1941 with Sarah Palfrey Most consecutive Cooke, 1942–50 with Louise Brough women's Open Era - 3 titles each - Virginia Ruano Pascual - 2002–04 and Paola Suárez doubles titles 2002–04 Before 1968 - Margaret Osborne duPont - 9 titles - 1943–46 with Bill Talbert, 1950 with Ken McGrego, 1956 with Ken Rosewall, 1958–60 with Neale Fraser Open Era - 3 titles each - Women with - Margaret Court - 1969–70, 1972 with Marty Riessen most - Billie Jean King -1971, 1973 with Owen Davidson, 1976 with Phil Dent mixed doubles - Martina Navratilova - 1985 with Heinz Günthardt, 1987 with Emilio titles Sánchez, 2006 with Bob Bryan Before 1968 - Margaret Osborne duPont - 25 titles - 1941–60 (3 singles, 13 women's doubles, 9 mixed doubles) Most titles (singles,
women's doubles, mixed doubles) – Open Era - Martina Navratilova - 16 titles - 1977–2006 (4 singles, 9 women's Women doubles, 3 mixed doubles)
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