# U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship — Title History

Source: https://tennis-db.com/tournaments/239/us-mens-clay-court-championship/history
Tour: ATP
Current official name: Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men's Clay Court Championship
Also known as: Houston Open, US Clay Court Championships, River Oaks

## Summary
- Total editions: 103
- First edition: 1968
- Latest edition: 2026

## Most titles
- Andy Roddick: 5 (2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001)
- Cliff Richey: 4 (1971, 1970, 1968)
- Ivan Lendl: 4 (1985, 1983, 1982, 1980)
- Jimmy Connors: 4 (1979, 1978, 1976, 1974)
- Andre Agassi: 3 (2003, 1991, 1989)
- Manuel Orantes: 3 (1977, 1975, 1973)
- Pete Sampras: 3 (1996, 1992, 1991)
- Zeljko Franulovic: 3 (1971, 1969)
- Andres Gomez: 2 (1986, 1984)
- Boris Becker: 2 (1990, 1988)

## Champions by year
| Season | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| ---: | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2026 | Tommy Paul | Roman Andres Burruchaga | 6-1 3-6 7-5 |
| 2025 | Jenson Brooksby | Frances Tiafoe | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2024 | Ben Shelton | Frances Tiafoe | 7-5 4-6 6-3 |
| 2023 | Frances Tiafoe | Tomas Martin Etcheverry | 7-6(1) 7-6(6) |
| 2022 | Reilly Opelka | John Isner | 6-3 7-6(7) |
| 2019 | Cristian Garin | Casper Ruud | 7-6(4) 4-6 6-3 |
| 2018 | Steve Johnson | Tennys Sandgren | 7-6(2) 2-6 6-4 |
| 2017 | Steve Johnson | Thomaz Bellucci | 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) |
| 2016 | Juan Monaco | Jack Sock | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |
| 2015 | Jack Sock | Sam Querrey | 7-6(9) 7-6(2) |
| 2014 | Fernando Verdasco | Nicolas Almagro | 6-3 7-6(4) |
| 2013 | John Isner | Nicolas Almagro | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2012 | Juan Monaco | John Isner | 6-2 3-6 6-3 |
| 2011 | Ryan Sweeting | Kei Nishikori | 6-4 7-6(3) |
| 2010 | Juan Ignacio Chela | Sam Querrey | 5-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 2009 | Lleyton Hewitt | Wayne Odesnik | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2009 | Robby Ginepri | Sam Querrey | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2008 | Gilles Simon | Dmitry Tursunov | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2008 | Marcel Granollers | James Blake | 6-4 1-6 7-5 |
| 2007 | Dmitry Tursunov | Frank Dancevic | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2007 | Ivo Karlovic | Mariano Zabaleta | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2006 | Mardy Fish | Jurgen Melzer | 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2006 | James Blake | Andy Roddick | 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2005 | Robby Ginepri | Taylor Dent | 4-6 6-0 3-0 RET |
| 2005 | Andy Roddick | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2004 | Andy Roddick | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2004 | Tommy Haas | Andy Roddick | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2003 | Andy Roddick | Paradorn Srichaphan | 7-6(2) 6-4 |
| 2003 | Andre Agassi | Andy Roddick | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002 | Andy Roddick | Pete Sampras | 7-6(9) 6-3 |
| 2002 | Greg Rusedski | Felix Mantilla | 6-7(6) 6-4 6-4 |
| 2001 | Andy Roddick | Hyung-Taik Lee | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2001 | Patrick Rafter | Gustavo Kuerten | 4-2 RET |
| 2000 | Fernando Gonzalez | Nicolas Massu | 6-2 6-3 |
| 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten | Marat Safin | 3-6 7-6(2) 7-6(2) |
| 1999 | Magnus Norman | Guillermo Canas | 6-0 6-3 |
| 1999 | Nicolas Lapentti | Vincent Spadea | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1998 | Alex Corretja | Andre Agassi | 2-6 6-2 6-3 |
| 1998 | Jim Courier | Michael Chang | 7-5 3-6 7-5 |
| 1997 | Jonas Bjorkman | Carlos Moya | 6-3 7-6(3) |
| 1997 | Michael Chang | Grant Stafford | 4-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 1996 | Pete Sampras | Goran Ivanisevic | 7-6(3) 7-5 |
| 1995 | Thomas Enqvist | Bernd Karbacher | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1994 | Wayne Ferreira | Olivier Delaitre | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1993 | Jaime Yzaga | Richard Fromberg | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1993 | Jim Courier | Boris Becker | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1992 | Jaime Yzaga | MaliVai Washington | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 1992 | Pete Sampras | Jim Courier | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1991 | Richey Reneberg | Petr Korda | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1991 | Andre Agassi | Derrick Rostagno | 6-2 1-6 6-3 |
| 1991 | Pete Sampras | Boris Becker | 7-6(2) 3-6 6-3 |
| 1990 | Boris Becker | Peter Lundgren | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1990 | Brad Gilbert | Christo Van Rensburg | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1989 | John McEnroe | Jay Berger | 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
| 1989 | Andre Agassi | Brad Gilbert | 6-2 6-1 |
| 1988 | Boris Becker | John McEnroe | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1988 | Andrei Chesnokov | Miloslav Mecir | 7-6 6-1 |
| 1987 | Mats Wilander | Kent Carlsson | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1987 | Christo Van Rensburg | Jimmy Connors | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 1986 | Andres Gomez | Thierry Tulasne | 6-4 7-6 |
| 1986 | Slobodan Zivojinovic | Scott Davis | 6-1 4-6 6-3 |
| 1985 | John McEnroe | Kevin Curren | 7-5 6-1 7-6 |
| 1985 | Ivan Lendl | Andres Gomez | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1984 | Mark Dickson | Sammy Giammalva Jr | 6-3 6-2 |
| 1984 | Andres Gomez | Balazs Taroczy | 6-0 7-6 |
| 1983 | Johan Kriek | Bob Lutz | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1983 | Jimmy Arias | Andres Gomez | 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
| 1983 | Ivan Lendl | Paul Mcnamee | 6-2 6-0 6-3 |
| 1982 | Jose Higueras | Jimmy Arias | 7-5 5-7 6-3 |
| 1982 | Brian Gottfried | Mike Estep | 6-7 6-2 6-4 |
| 1982 | Ivan Lendl | Jose Luis Clerc | 3-6 7-6 6-0 1-4 RET |
| 1981 | Jose Luis Clerc | Ivan Lendl | 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1981 | Guillermo Vilas | Sammy Giammalva Jr | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1981 | Mel Purcell | Jeff Borowiak | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 1980 | Ivan Lendl | Eddie Dibbs | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1980 | Jose Luis Clerc | Mel Purcell | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1979 | Jose Higueras | Gene Mayer | 6-3 2-6 7-6 |
| 1979 | Jimmy Connors | Guillermo Vilas | 6-1 2-6 6-4 |
| 1978 | Jimmy Connors | Jose Higueras | 7-5 6-1 |
| 1978 | Brian Gottfried | Ilie Nastase | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 1977 | Manuel Orantes | Jimmy Connors | 6-1 6-3 |
| 1977 | Adriano Panatta | Vitas Gerulaitis | 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-1 |
| 1976 | Jimmy Connors | Wojtek Fibak | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1976 | Harold Solomon | Ken Rosewall | 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
| 1975 | Ken Rosewall | Cliff Drysdale | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 1975 | Manuel Orantes | Arthur Ashe | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1974 | Rod Laver | Bjorn Borg | 7-6(5) 6-2 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Connors | Bjorn Borg | 5-7 6-3 6-4 |
| 1973 | Manuel Orantes | Georges Goven | 6-4 6-1 6-4 |
| 1973 | Ken Rosewall | Fred Stolle | 6-4 6-1 7-5 |
| 1972 | Bob Hewitt | Jimmy Connors | 7-6 6-1 6-2 |
| 1972 | Rod Laver | Ken Rosewall | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1971 | Cliff Richey | Clark Graebner | 6-1 6-2 6-2 |
| 1971 | Zeljko Franulovic | Cliff Richey | 6-3 6-4 0-6 6-3 |
| 1970 | Cliff Richey | Stan Smith | 6-2 10-8 3-6 6-1 |
| 1970 | Clark Graebner | Cliff Richey | 2-6 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-2 |
| 1970 | Cliff Richey | Stan Smith | 6-2 10-8 3-6 6-1 |
| 1969 | Zeljko Franulovic | Arthur Ashe | 8-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1969 | Zeljko Franulovic | Rafael Osuna | 7-5 6-3 6-2 |
| 1968 | Earl Butch Buchholz | Dennis Ralston | 31-28 |
| 1968 | Manuel Santana | Istvan Gulyas | 6-4 7-5 6-4 |
| 1968 | Cliff Richey | Boro Jovanovic | 6-4 6-1 6-0 |
| 1968 | Jaime Fillol | Cliff Richey | 6-1 7-5 6-2 |

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