Most Titles
Open Era singles titles. 3 players share this record.
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Jimmy Connors 5 titles
ATP US Open 1981 Draw, Results & Schedule
John McEnroe won the 1981 US Open, defeating Bjorn Borg 4-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 in the final. The Grand Slam was played on hard courts in New York, United States, from September 1 to September 15, 1981. The match log contains 126 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.
Full tournament history →Dates
Sep 1 — Sep 15
Location
New York, United States
Category
Grand Slam
Surface
Hard
Prize money
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Results
Round of 128
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
6-7 6-1 6-3 6-2
Tom Gullikson
6-1 6-4 6-4
Pat Dupre
6-3 6-3 4-6 6-2
Chip Hooper
7-6 2-6 6-3 3-6 6-1
Kevin Curren
7-6 6-4 7-6
Jay Lapidus
4-6 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-2
Mark Edmondson
6-3 6-2 6-1
Christophe Roger-Vasselin
7-5 6-4 6-4
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Marty Davis
6-3 7-5 3-6 6-1
Brian Teacher
6-3 6-2 7-5
Gene Mayer
6-4 6-2 6-2
Fritz Buehning
7-5 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-3
Dick Stockton
4-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Steve Krulevitz
6-3 6-2 2-6 7-5
Vitas Gerulaitis
4-6 6-3 6-0 3-6 6-2
Alejandro Cortes
6-3 4-6 4-6 7-6 7-5
Harold Solomon
6-0 6-1 6-7 6-1
Jimmy Arias
6-1 7-6 6-2
Ivan Lendl
6-2 6-2 6-2
Jeff Borowiak
6-2 6-3 6-1
Mark Vines
6-3 2-6 6-2 4-3 (ret.)
Eddie Edwards
6-3 7-6 6-7 6-4
Bruce Manson
6-0 6-0 6-2
Richard Meyer
6-3 6-4 7-6
Peter Mcnamara
7-6 2-6 6-3 6-3
Peter Fleming
6-2 6-4 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 6-3 6-3
Tim Wilkison
6-4 2-6 7-6 6-4
Mel Purcell
3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-3
Ilie Nastase
CH
Shlomo Glickstein
6-4 6-4 6-2
Bjorn Borg
6-2 6-2 6-0
Larry Stefanki
6-7 7-5 6-4 3-6 6-3
David Carter
7-6 2-6 7-6 6-2
Sammy Giammalva Jr
6-4 4-6 6-3 1-6 6-1
Yannick Noah
6-3 6-3 6-7 4-6 6-2
Erik Van Dillen
4-6 6-0 4-6 6-1 6-4
Trey Waltke
7-6 6-4 1-6 4-6 7-5
Bernard Fritz
6-2 2-6 6-1 7-5
Roscoe Tanner
6-3 6-3 6-4
Chris Delaney
6-2 7-6 6-2
Chris Mayotte
6-1 6-4 6-4
John James
6-4 6-4 5-7 6-4
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-3 6-7 6-0 6-4
Raul Ramirez
6-3 6-2 6-4
Adriano Panatta
7-6 4-6 6-3 6-2
Roland Stadler
6-4 7-5 5-7 6-2
Jimmy Connors
3× CH
6-0 6-0 6-2
Marko Ostoja
6-1 6-2 6-2
Andres Gomez
7-6 6-3 6-2
Chris Lewis
7-5 7-6 6-2
Mike Cahill
6-3 6-3 6-4
Andrew Pattison
7-6 7-5 7-6
Johan Kriek
6-2 6-3 7-5
Matt Doyle
6-2 6-2 5-7 6-2
Eliot Teltscher
6-2 6-2 6-4
John Austin
6-2 6-7 6-1 6-4
Vijay Amritraj
6-3 6-4 6-2
Gilles Moretton
6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-3
Brian Gottfried
6-4 6-4 6-1
Butch Walts
7-6 6-4 6-7 2-6 6-1
Tim Mayotte
6-3 6-4 6-7 6-3
Scott Mccain
7-5 6-4 6-2
Round of 64
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
6-3 6-1 6-3
Pat Dupre
6-4 6-2 6-4
Kevin Curren
4-6 6-3 6-7 6-1 6-3
Mark Edmondson
4-6 3-6 6-1 6-4 6-2
BYE
Marty Davis
2-6 7-6 6-2 6-4
Gene Mayer
6-4 6-2 6-3
Dick Stockton
6-4 6-4 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis
7-5 6-0 6-1
Harold Solomon
7-6 7-6 3-3 (ret.)
Ivan Lendl
7-6 6-1 7-6
Mark Vines
6-1 5-7 6-1 6-4
Bruce Manson
6-0 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-2
Peter Mcnamara
6-4 6-2 5-7 6-3
Jose Luis Clerc
6-4 5-7 6-4 5-7 7-6
Mel Purcell
6-4 6-4 7-5
Bjorn Borg
6-4 6-4 6-4
David Carter
4-6 6-2 1-6 6-4 6-0
Yannick Noah
6-4 6-2 4-6 7-5
Trey Waltke
6-3 6-3 7-6
Roscoe Tanner
4-6 6-1 6-4 6-1
Chris Mayotte
6-4 5-7 7-5 4-6 6-0
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-1 6-3 6-2
Adriano Panatta
7-5 6-3 6-1
Jimmy Connors
3× CH
7-6 6-4 6-3
Andres Gomez
6-4 6-3 6-3
Mike Cahill
6-4 6-1 7-6
Johan Kriek
4-6 6-3 6-3 6-0
Eliot Teltscher
6-2 6-2 6-2
Vijay Amritraj
7-5 6-3 6-4
Brian Gottfried
7-6 6-4 6-2
Tim Mayotte
6-3 3-6 4-6 6-1 6-2
Round of 32
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
6-3 6-2 6-3
Kevin Curren
6-3 7-5 6-2
Ramesh Krishnan
6-2 7-5 6-7 6-4
Gene Mayer
6-4 6-4 6-1
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-3 6-2 6-3
Ivan Lendl
6-4 3-6 6-2 6-3
Bruce Manson
4-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Jose Luis Clerc
6-3 0-6 0-6 6-4 6-3
Bjorn Borg
6-2 6-2 6-2
Yannick Noah
6-3 6-4 6-4
Roscoe Tanner
7-6 6-1 6-2
Guillermo Vilas
CH
6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
Jimmy Connors
3× CH
6-7 6-3 6-1 4-6 7-6
Mike Cahill
4-6 6-2 6-1 6-4
Eliot Teltscher
6-2 6-4 6-0
Brian Gottfried
6-2 6-3 6-7 7-6
Round of 16
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
7-5 6-0 6-1
Ramesh Krishnan
4-6 1-6 7-6 7-5?
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-3 6-4 3-6 3-6 6-4
Bruce Manson
6-3 7-6 6-3
Bjorn Borg
6-7 6-4 6-3 6-3
Roscoe Tanner
6-4 6-2 7-6
Jimmy Connors
3× CH
6-3 6-3 6-1
Eliot Teltscher
6-4 6-0 5-7 1-6 6-3
Quarterfinals
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
6-7 7-6 6-4 6-2
Vitas Gerulaitis
6-4 6-2 4-6 6-1
Bjorn Borg
7-6 6-3 6-7 7-6
Jimmy Connors
3× CH
6-3 6-1 6-2
Semifinals
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
5-7 6-3 6-2 4-6 6-3
Bjorn Borg
6-2 7-5 6-4
Jimmy Connors
3× CH
Final
John McEnroe
DEF · 2×
4-6 6-2 6-4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Daniil Medvedev | 6-4 6-4 6-4 | Novak Djokovic | 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.