Most Titles
Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.
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Jimmy Connors 5 titles
ATP US Open 1979 Draw & Results
CompletedJohn McEnroe won the 1979 US Open, defeating Vitas Gerulaitis 7-5 6-3 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played August 28–September 11 on hard courts in New York, United States.
The US Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the calendar year and continues the lineage of the U.S. National Championships.
Full tournament history →Dates
Aug 28 — Sep 11
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results
Round of 128
John McEnroe
6-1 6-2 6-4
Ilie Nastase
CH
7-5 7-5 (ret.)
John Lloyd
6-1 6-3 6-7 6-1
Paul Mcnamee
6-4 6-0 6-4
Tom Gorman
6-2 7-5 6-4
Terry Rocavert
6-0 6-1 7-6
Hank Pfister
6-4 6-3 6-3
John Alexander
6-1 7-5 7-5
Eddie Dibbs
4-6 2-6 7-5 6-2 6-3
Gene Malin
6-0 6-7 6-0 6-4
Bernie Mitton
6-2 6-1 6-4
Sherwood Stewart
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-1 6-2 7-6
Ramiro Benavides
1-6 7-6 2-1 (ret.)
Erik Van Dillen
6-7 6-4 2-6 6-3 6-4
Joel Bailey
6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-4
Jimmy Connors
DEF · 3×
6-2 6-4 6-4
Vijay Amritraj
6-3 6-4 6-1
Bruce Manson
4-6 4-6 6-0 6-3 6-3
Francisco Gonzalez
5-7 3-6 6-2 7-5 6-2
Brian Gottfried
6-4 6-2 6-4
Marty Riessen
7-5 6-2 6-3
Victor Amaya
7-5 6-1 6-2
John Sadri
6-1 7-5 6-3
Pat Dupre
7-6 7-5 0-6 6-2
Tomas Smid
6-3 6-3 2-6 6-3
Gene Mayer
6-1 6-4 6-0
Tom Gullikson
6-3 6-4 6-2
Harold Solomon
6-4 6-0 6-3
John Austin
2-6 7-6 7-5 1-6 6-3
Raymond Moore
4-3 (ret.)
Jiri Hrebec
6-1 7-5 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-3 6-2 7-5
Ferdi Taygan
7-6 6-4 6-3
Stan Smith
CH
6-2 6-3 6-4
Russell Simpson
7-5 6-1 1-6 5-7 6-4
Jose Luis Clerc
6-1 6-0 6-4
Mel Purcell
5-7 6-2 6-4 6-3
Robert Trogolo
1-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
Jan Norback
7-6 6-7 6-1 7-6
Johan Kriek
6-0 6-4 4-6 0-6 6-3
Ramesh Krishnan
6-3 6-0 6-3
Victor Pecci
3-6 6-4 5-7 6-3 6-4
Andres Gomez
3-6 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Yannick Noah
6-3 6-0 4-6 7-6
Wojtek Fibak
7-6 7-5 6-2
Butch Walts
6-3 6-2 6-1
Steve Krulevitz
6-0 6-1 7-6
Roscoe Tanner
6-4 6-2 6-0
Ivan Lendl
6-4 6-1 6-0
Nick Saviano
6-1 4-6 7-6 0-6 4-4 (ret.)
John James
6-3 6-2 6-3
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Buster C Mottram
4-6 7-5 6-4 7-6
Jan Kodes
3-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-1
Bjorn Borg
6-1 6-1 6-2
David Carter
0-6 6-3 5-7 6-2 6-1
Jaime Fillol
4-6 6-1 7-6 6-2
Peter Fleming
7-6 6-4 0-6 6-3
Dick Stockton
6-1 6-2 6-0
Bruce Foxworth
6-4 6-3 6-4
Keith Richardson
3-6 6-3 6-1 1-6 6-3
Kevin Curren
6-3 7-5 7-6
Round of 64
John McEnroe
6-4 4-6 6-3 6-2
Ilie Nastase
CH
John Lloyd
5-7 6-7 7-5 7-6 7-6
Tom Gorman
6-1 6-2 6-2
Hank Pfister
6-3 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-1
Eddie Dibbs
6-1 1-6 7-5 6-2
Bernie Mitton
6-1 6-3 6-2
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-1 6-1 6-0
Erik Van Dillen
6-3 6-4 6-2
Jimmy Connors
DEF · 3×
7-6 7-5 (ret.)
Bruce Manson
2-6 6-2 6-2 6-3
Brian Gottfried
6-3 5-7 7-5 5-7 6-4
Victor Amaya
6-4 6-1 6-4
Pat Dupre
6-2 6-2 1-6 6-3
Gene Mayer
6-4 7-5 6-1
Harold Solomon
6-3 6-0 6-4
Raymond Moore
7-6 5-0 (ret.)
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-2 6-3 6-3
Stan Smith
CH
6-2 6-1 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc
6-2 7-6 6-4
Robert Trogolo
6-4 2-6 6-2 6-2
Johan Kriek
7-5 6-2 6-3
Victor Pecci
6-2 6-2 6-4
Yannick Noah
6-4 6-4 7-6
Butch Walts
6-3 3-6 4-6 6-0 6-2
Roscoe Tanner
6-3 6-2 6-1
Nick Saviano
6-3 5-7 6-4 7-6
BYE
Buster C Mottram
6-3 7-6 6-2
Bjorn Borg
6-1 6-1 6-1
Jaime Fillol
6-1 5-7 6-2 6-2
Dick Stockton
6-3 4-6 6-3 7-6
Keith Richardson
7-5 6-4 7-5
Round of 32
John McEnroe
(w/o)
Tom Gorman
4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
Eddie Dibbs
6-4 6-2 6-3
Guillermo Vilas
CH
2-6 7-5 6-7 6-2 6-1
Jimmy Connors
DEF · 3×
6-3 6-0 6-3
Brian Gottfried
6-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-4
Pat Dupre
7-5 6-2 6-3
Harold Solomon
6-3 6-0 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis
7-6 7-6 6-3
Stan Smith
CH
Jose Luis Clerc
4-6 6-1 6-1 6-1
Johan Kriek
6-3 6-2 6-0
Yannick Noah
7-6 6-3 6-2
Roscoe Tanner
6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3
Tim Gullikson
3-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Bjorn Borg
6-0 6-3 6-1
Dick Stockton
7-6 6-3 6-3
Round of 16
John McEnroe
6-2 6-4 6-1
Eddie Dibbs
6-3 5-7 7-5 6-1
Jimmy Connors
DEF · 3×
6-2 1-6 6-4 7-5
Pat Dupre
3-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-4
Vitas Gerulaitis
7-6 6-2 6-2
Johan Kriek
6-3 7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4
Roscoe Tanner
6-3 6-4 7-5
Bjorn Borg
6-4 1-6 7-6 7-5
Quarterfinals
John McEnroe
2-1 (ret.)
Jimmy Connors
DEF · 3×
6-2 6-1 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis
5-7 6-3 6-4 6-3
Roscoe Tanner
6-2 4-6 6-2 7-6
Semifinals
John McEnroe
6-3 6-3 7-5
Jimmy Connors
DEF · 3×
Vitas Gerulaitis
3-6 2-6 7-6 6-3 6-3
Final
John McEnroe
7-5 6-3 6-3
Tournament Records
The leading Open Era records for US Open.
Most Finals
Champion or runner-up finishes.
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Novak Djokovic 10 finals
Most Match Wins
Recorded main-draw match wins.
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Jimmy Connors 98 wins
Most Appearances
Editions with a recorded main-draw match.
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Jimmy Connors 22 appearances
View the full US Open record book →
Open Era main-draw singles records from 1968 onward. Ranking records begin where reliable entering rankings are available.
Recent Finals
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | H2H | Match Data | Season | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Zverev | 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2 | Ben Shelton | H2H | Match data | 2026 | Hard |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-4 | Jannik Sinner | H2H | Match data | 2025 | Hard |
| Jannik Sinner | 6-3 6-4 7-5 | Taylor Fritz | H2H | Match data | 2024 | Hard |
| Novak Djokovic | 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 | Daniil Medvedev | H2H | Match data | 2023 | Hard |
| Carlos Alcaraz | 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 | Casper Ruud | H2H | Match data | 2022 | Hard |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Where is US Open held?
- US Open is held in New York, United States.
- Who is the latest recorded US Open winner?
- The 2026 US Open was won by Alexander Zverev, who defeated Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6(2) 5-7 6-2.
- 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.