Where is US Open held?

US Open is held in New York, United States.

Who won the most recent US Open?

The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.

Who has won the most US Open titles?

Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 5 each.

When was the first US Open played?

The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.

What surface is US Open played on?

US Open is played on hard courts.

ATP US Open 1978 Draw, Results & Schedule

Jimmy Connors won the 1978 US Open, defeating Bjorn Borg 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from August 29 to September 12, 1978. The match log contains 127 recorded singles results for this edition.

The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.

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Champion

Jimmy Connors

def. Bjorn Borg , 6-4 6-2 6-2

Dates

Aug 29 — Sep 12

Location

New York, United States

Results

US Open 1978 match log
Winner	Score	Loser	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
F (1)
Jimmy Connors #12× CH	6-4 6-2 6-2	Bjorn Borg #2	H2H	Match data	Sep 12, 1978*	F
SF (2)
Bjorn Borg #2	6-3 6-2 7-6	Vitas Gerulaitis #4	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1978*	SF
Jimmy Connors #12× CH	6-2 6-2 7-5	John McEnroe #13	H2H	Match data	Sep 11, 1978*	SF
QF (4)
Bjorn Borg	6-7 6-4 6-4 6-0	Raul Ramirez	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1978*	QF
John McEnroe	6-1 6-2 7-6	Butch Walts	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1978*	QF
Jimmy Connors 2× CH	6-2 7-6 6-1	Brian Gottfried	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1978*	QF
Vitas Gerulaitis	6-2 6-1 6-2	Johan Kriek	H2H	Match data	Sep 9, 1978*	QF
R16 (8)
Johan Kriek	7-6 6-3 7-6	Brian Teacher	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
Bjorn Borg	6-2 6-2 6-0	Harold Solomon	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
Jimmy Connors 2× CH	4-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 7-5	Adriano Panatta	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
Vitas Gerulaitis	4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4	Bob Lutz	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
Brian Gottfried	6-2 6-4 6-1	Roscoe Tanner	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
John McEnroe	7-6 6-3 6-3	Colin Dowdeswell	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
Butch Walts	6-4 7-6 4-6 6-7 6-2	Guillermo Vilas DEF	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Raul Ramirez	6-4 4-6 3-6 7-6 6-2	Arthur Ashe CH	H2H	Match data	Sep 7, 1978*	R16
R32 (16)
Guillermo Vilas #3DEF	6-4 3-6 6-3	Stan Smith CH	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Bjorn Borg #2	4-6 6-4 6-2	Bernie Mitton #64	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Bob Lutz	6-3 6-2	Jose Luis Clerc #13	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Harold Solomon #12	6-2 6-1	Gianni Ocleppo	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Raul Ramirez #8	6-2 6-3	John Lloyd	—	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Jimmy Connors #12× CH	7-5 4-6 6-3	Pat Dupre #78	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Brian Teacher #51	6-2 5-7 6-3	Eddie Dibbs #5	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32 Upset: winner had a 12 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Brian Gottfried #6	6-3 6-1	Dick Stockton #20	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
John McEnroe #16	6-4 6-1	Peter Fleming #37	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Vitas Gerulaitis #4	6-4 3-6 7-5	Andrew Pattison	—	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Johan Kriek #68	6-2 7-6	Rejean Genois	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Butch Walts #55	6-4 7-5	Wojtek Fibak #14	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Adriano Panatta #31	3-6 6-3 7-5	Marty Riessen #80	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Arthur Ashe #18CH	6-3 6-4	Terry Moor #62	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Colin Dowdeswell #73	6-2 3-6 6-3	John Sadri	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
Roscoe Tanner #11	7-6 6-2	Eliot Teltscher #50	H2H	Match data	Sep 4, 1978*	R32
R64 (32)
Harold Solomon #12	6-4 6-2	Gene Mayer #59	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Arthur Ashe #18CH	6-2 6-3	Jiri Granat	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Johan Kriek #68	6-2 6-7 6-3	Rick Fagel	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Bjorn Borg #2	6-2 6-4	Heinz Gunthardt #56	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Wojtek Fibak #14	6-4 6-2	Robin Drysdale #89	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Butch Walts #55	7-5 7-5	Rick Fisher	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Bob Lutz	6-4 6-2	Hank Pfister #41	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Bernie Mitton #64	6-4 7-5	Mark Cox #65	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Dick Stockton #20	6-1 7-5	Willem Prinsloo #97	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
John Lloyd	6-4 6-3	Raymond Moore #74	—	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Jimmy Connors #12× CH	6-1 6-3	Steve Docherty	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
John Sadri	7-5 4-6 6-2	Corrado Barazzutti #7	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64 Upset: winner had a 5 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Vitas Gerulaitis #4	6-2 6-7 6-3	Victor Amaya #30	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Rejean Genois	6-2 6-3	Alvaro Betancur	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Guillermo Vilas #3DEF	5-7 6-4 6-3	Bill Scanlon	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Peter Fleming #37	6-7 6-4 6-0	Tomas Smid #46	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Adriano Panatta #31	6-2 6-4	Bruce Nichols	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Brian Gottfried #6	6-1 6-0	Erik Van Dillen	—	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Brian Teacher #51	6-4 6-4	Bruce Manson	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Terry Moor #62	4-6 6-4 6-2	Tony Graham	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Gianni Ocleppo	6-4 6-0	Jeff Borowiak #79	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64 Upset: winner had a 17 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Jose Luis Clerc #13	7-6 6-3	Kevin Curren	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Stan Smith CH	6-2 6-2	Ove Bengtson #89	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Raul Ramirez #8	6-3 6-1	David Carter	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Eliot Teltscher #50	4-6 6-3 6-4	Erick Iskersky #93	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Roscoe Tanner #11	6-3 4-6 7-6	Victor Pecci #63	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Pat Dupre #78	6-2 6-3	Christophe Freyss	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Marty Riessen #80	6-1 3-6 6-3	John James	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Colin Dowdeswell #73	6-4 3-6 6-3	Trey Waltke	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Andrew Pattison	4-6 7-6 6-2	Dick Crealy #99	—	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
John McEnroe #16	6-4 6-7 6-1	Jaime Fillol #36	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
Eddie Dibbs #5	7-6 4-6 6-3	Balazs Taroczy #26	H2H	Match data	Sep 2, 1978*	R64
R128 (64)
Marty Riessen #80	3-6 6-4 7-6	Tim Wilkison	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Tony Graham	7-6 6-4	Gene Malin	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Jaime Fillol #36	6-1 6-7 6-4	Kjell Johansson #32	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Dick Crealy #99	6-7 7-5 6-0	Billy Martin	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Alvaro Betancur	6-7 6-1 6-4	Nick Saviano #52	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128 Upset: winner had a 19 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Rejean Genois	7-6 6-2	Sandy Mayer #10	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128 Upset: winner had a 4 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Willem Prinsloo #97	6-4 6-3	Tim Garcia	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Adriano Panatta #31	4-1 (ret.)	Manuel Orantes #9CH	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Peter Fleming #37	6-1 6-1	Charlie Pasarell	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Brian Gottfried #6	7-5 7-5	Phil Dent #60	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Rick Fisher	6-3 6-3	Eric Friedler	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Mark Cox #65	6-3 6-2	Stanislav Birner #93	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Vitas Gerulaitis #4	7-5 7-5	Pascal Portes	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Andrew Pattison	7-6 4-6 6-3	Tom Okker #43	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Kevin Curren	6-4 6-1	Dale Collings	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Raymond Moore #74	6-4 6-2	Tim Gullikson	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Trey Waltke	7-5 6-0	Mel Purcell	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Harold Solomon #12	6-3 6-1	George Hardie	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Ove Bengtson #89	6-4 6-4	David Dowlen	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Rick Fagel	7-6 5-7 3-2 (ret.)	Peter Feigl #72	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Bruce Manson	4-6 7-5 6-3	Mark Turpin	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
David Carter	6-2 6-2	Ray Ruffels #96	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Erik Van Dillen	6-3 6-7 6-3	Van Winitsky	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Heinz Gunthardt #56	6-3 7-6	Geoff Masters #66	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Victor Amaya #30	7-5 4-6 6-3	Cliff Richey #39	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Stan Smith CH	7-6 6-4	John Yuill	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Guillermo Vilas #3DEF	7-5 6-2	Cliff Drysdale #44	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Wojtek Fibak #14	6-3 6-3	Francisco Gonzalez #47	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Jeff Borowiak #79	6-4 6-3	Marcello Lara	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
John McEnroe #16	7-6 6-4	Sherwood Stewart	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Bruce Nichols	4-6 7-6 6-4	Tom Gorman #34	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128 Upset: winner had a 9 percent pre-match Elo win probability.
Christophe Freyss	6-4 6-4	Patrice Dominguez #86	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Brian Teacher #51	7-5 6-0	Deon Joubert #58	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Johan Kriek #68	7-6 7-6	Jai Dilouie	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Bernie Mitton #64	7-5 7-6	Tom Leonard #48	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Gianni Ocleppo	7-6 6-3	Antonio Munoz	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Butch Walts #55	6-4 6-2	Gilles Moretton	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Steve Docherty	6-2 6-0	Alvaro Fillol	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
John James	6-1 6-4	Mark Edmondson	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Jose Luis Clerc #13	7-6 3-6 6-1	Mike Cahill #76	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Bjorn Borg #2	6-0 6-2	Bob Hewitt	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Corrado Barazzutti #7	6-0 6-4	Russell Simpson	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Bob Lutz	6-0 6-1	Chris Lewis #27	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Roscoe Tanner #11	6-1 6-4	David Schneider	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Raul Ramirez #8	3-6 7-6 6-3	John Alexander #19	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Bill Scanlon	6-4 6-4	Georges Goven	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
John Lloyd	6-1 3-6 6-1	Buster C Mottram #21	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Terry Moor #62	6-7 7-6 7-5	Yannick Noah #77	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Jiri Granat	7-5 6-1	Frew Mcmillan #69	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Eddie Dibbs #5	7-6 6-2	Mike Fishbach	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Robin Drysdale #89	7-6 6-1	Anand Amritraj	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Eliot Teltscher #50	6-1 6-0	Greg Halder	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Victor Pecci #63	6-3 6-3	Ferdi Taygan	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Dick Stockton #20	6-3 6-7 6-4	Vijay Amritraj #57	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Pat Dupre #78	6-4 6-4	Colin Dibley #61	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Erick Iskersky #93	6-4 6-2	Ricardo Ycaza	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Gene Mayer #59	6-0 3-6 6-2	Sashi Menon	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Tomas Smid #46	4-6 6-3 6-0	Bob Giltinan #54	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Jimmy Connors #12× CH	6-0 6-2	Tom Gullikson	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Arthur Ashe #18CH	4-6 7-6 6-1	Ross Case	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Hank Pfister #41	6-0 6-3	Ricardo Acuna	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Colin Dowdeswell #73	6-7 7-6 6-3	Kim Warwick #45	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
Balazs Taroczy #26	6-2 6-2	George Amaya	—	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128
John Sadri	6-4 6-2	Ramiro Benavides	H2H	Match data	Aug 31, 1978*	R128

Tournament Records

The leading Open Era records for US Open.

Most Titles

Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.

Jimmy Connors 5 titles

Most Finals

Champion or runner-up finishes.

Novak Djokovic 10 finals

Most Match Wins

Recorded main-draw match wins.

Jimmy Connors 98 wins

Most Appearances

Editions with a recorded main-draw match.

Jimmy Connors 22 appearances

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Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.

Recent Finals

Recent US Open finals
Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Season	Surface
Carlos Alcaraz #1	6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4	Jannik Sinner #2	H2H	Match data	2025	Hard
Jannik Sinner #1	6-3 6-4 7-5	Taylor Fritz #12	H2H	Match data	2024	Hard
Novak Djokovic #2	6-3 7-6(5) 6-3	Daniil Medvedev #3	H2H	Match data	2023	Hard
Carlos Alcaraz #4	6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3	Casper Ruud #7	H2H	Match data	2022	Hard
Daniil Medvedev #2	6-4 6-4 6-4	Novak Djokovic #1	H2H	Match data	2021	Hard

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where is US Open held?: US Open is held in New York, United States.
Who won the most recent US Open?: The 2025 US Open was won by Carlos Alcaraz, who defeated Jannik Sinner 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4.
Who has won the most US Open titles?: Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras, and Roger Federer are tied for the most US Open titles in the Open Era (since 1968), with 5 each.
When was the first US Open played?: The first edition of US Open was held in 1881.
What surface is US Open played on?: US Open is played on hard courts.