Where is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships held?

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is held in Boston, United States.

Who won the most recent U.S. Pro Tennis Championships?

The 1999 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was won by Marat Safin 6-4 7-6(11).

Who has won the most U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles?

Bjorn Borg has won 3 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).

When was the first U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played?

The first edition of U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was held in 1927.

What surface is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played on?

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is played on hard courts.

U.S. Pro Tennis Championships tournament history

Explore U.S. Pro Tennis Championships champions and finals from 1927 to 1999. Compare title leaders, winners, runners-up, scores, surfaces, categories, and available match records.

Recorded outcomes

First recorded

1927

Latest recorded

1999

Latest champion

Marat Safin

Most Titles

Player	Titles	Seasons
Bjorn Borg	3	1976, 1975, 1974
Andres Gomez	2	1989, 1986
Jose Luis Clerc	2	1983, 1981
Manuel Orantes	2	1978, 1977
Mats Wilander	2	1987, 1985
Rod Laver	2	1969, 1968

* Only Open Era titles from 1968 onwards are counted.

Tournament Outcomes by Season

Pre-Open Era winners are included for tournament history only. They are excluded from TennisDB match and player statistics, title totals, and leaderboards. The travelling U.S. Pro lineage settled at Longwood in 1964. The competing Cleveland and USPLTA-authorized editions in 1951 and 1954 are both retained and labeled rather than collapsed. Sources: Longwood Cricket Club U.S. Pro champions, U.S. Pro finals and lineage notes.

Season	Winner	Score	Runner-up	H2H	Match Data	Category	Surface
1999	Marat Safin #33	6-4 7-6(11)	Greg Rusedski #9	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Hard
1998	Michael Chang #22	6-3 6-4	Paul Haarhuis #85	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Hard
1997	Sjeng Schalken #79	7-5 6-3	Marcelo Rios #10	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Hard
1989	Andres Gomez #27	6-1 6-4	Mats Wilander #6	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1988	Thomas Muster #50	6-2 6-2	Lawson Duncan #82	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1987	Mats Wilander #2	7-6 6-1	Kent Carlsson #11	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1986	Andres Gomez #12	7-5 6-4	Martin Jaite #17	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1985	Mats Wilander #3	6-2 6-4	Martin Jaite #40	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1984	Aaron Krickstein #25	7-6 3-6 6-4	Jose Luis Clerc #15	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1983	Jose Luis Clerc #10	6-3 6-1	Jimmy Arias #13	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1982	Guillermo Vilas #3	6-4 6-0	Mel Purcell #30	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1981	Jose Luis Clerc #6	0-6 6-2 6-2	Hans Gildemeister	—	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1980	Eddie Dibbs #10	6-2 6-1	Gene Mayer #7	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1979	Jose Higueras #8	6-3 6-1	Hans Gildemeister	—	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1978	Manuel Orantes #9	6-4 6-3	Harold Solomon #12	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1977	Manuel Orantes #5	7-6 7-5 6-4	Eddie Dibbs #9	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1976	Bjorn Borg	6-7 6-4 6-1 6-2	Harold Solomon	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1975	Bjorn Borg	6-3 6-4 6-2	Guillermo Vilas	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1974	Bjorn Borg	7-6 6-1 6-1	Tom Okker	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1973	Jimmy Connors	6-3 4-6 6-4 3-6 6-2	Arthur Ashe	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Clay
1972	Bob Lutz	6-4 2-6 6-4 6-4	Tom Okker	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Hard
1971	Ken Rosewall	6-4 6-3 6-0	Cliff Drysdale	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Hard
1970	Tony Roche	3-6 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2	Rod Laver	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Hard
1969	Rod Laver	7-5 6-2 4-6 6-1	John Newcombe	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Carpet
1968	Rod Laver	6-4 6-4 9-7	John Newcombe	H2H	Match data	ATP 250	Grass
Pre-Open Era — historical archive, display only
1967 Longwood Cricket Club	Rod Laver	4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–5	Andrés Gimeno	—	—	—	—
1966 Longwood Cricket Club	Rod Laver	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–3	Ken Rosewall	—	—	—	—
1965 Longwood Cricket Club	Ken Rosewall	6–4, 6–3, 6–3	Rod Laver	—	—	—	—
1964 Longwood Cricket Club	Rod Laver	4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4	Pancho Gonzales	—	—	—	—
1963 West Side Tennis Club	Ken Rosewall	6–4, 6–2, 6–2	Rod Laver	—	—	—	—
1962 Cleveland Arena	Butch Buchholz	6–4, 6–3, 6–4	Pancho Segura	—	—	—	—
1961 Cleveland Arena	Pancho Gonzales	6–3, 7–5	Frank Sedgman	—	—	—	—
1960 Cleveland Arena	Alex Olmedo	7–5, 6–4	Tony Trabert	—	—	—	—
1959 Cleveland Arena	Pancho Gonzales	6–4, 6–2, 6–4	Lew Hoad	—	—	—	—
1958 Cleveland Arena	Pancho Gonzales	3–6, 4–6, 14–12, 6–1, 6–4	Lew Hoad	—	—	—	—
1957 Cleveland Arena	Pancho Gonzales	6–3, 3–6, 7–5, 6–1	Pancho Segura	—	—	—	—
1956 Cleveland Arena	Pancho Gonzales	21–15, 13–21, 21–14, 22–20v	Pancho Segura	—	—	—	—
1955 Cleveland Arena	Pancho Gonzales	21–16, 19–21, 21–8, 20–22, 21–19v	Pancho Segura	—	—	—	—
1954 Cleveland Arena, Cleveland	Pancho Gonzales	6-3, 9-7, 3-6, 6-2	Frank Sedgman	—	—	—	—
1954 Los Angeles Tennis Club	Pancho Gonzales	6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4	Pancho Segura	—	—	—	—
1953 Lakewood, Cleveland	Pancho Gonzales	4–6, 6–4, 7–5, 6–2	Don Budge	—	—	—	—
1952 Lakewood, Cleveland	Pancho Segura	3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0	Pancho Gonzales	—	—	—	—
1951 Lakewood, Cleveland	Frank Kovacs	6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 1–6, 9–7	Pancho Segura	—	—	—	—
1951 West Side Tennis Club	Pancho Segura	6–3, 6–4, 6–2r	Pancho Gonzales	—	—	—	—
1950 Skating Club, Cleveland	Pancho Segura	6–1, 1–6, 8–6, 4–4 (ret.)	Frank Kovacs	—	—	—	—
1949 West Side Tennis Club	Bobby Riggs	9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 7–5	Don Budge	—	—	—	—
1948 West Side Tennis Club	Jack Kramer	14–12, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3	Bobby Riggs	—	—	—	—
1947 West Side Tennis Club	Bobby Riggs	3–6, 6–3, 10–8, 4–6, 6–3	Don Budge	—	—	—	—
1946 West Side Tennis Club	Bobby Riggs	6–3, 6–1, 6–1	Don Budge	—	—	—	—
1945 Rips Tennis Courts, Manhattan	Welby Van Horn	6–4, 6–2, 6–2	John Nogrady	—	—	—	—
1944	Singles event not held	—	—	—	—	—	—
1943 Fort Knox	Bruce Barnes	6–1, 7–9, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3	John Nogrady	—	—	—	—
1942 West Side Tennis Club	Don Budge	6–2, 6–2, 6–2	Bobby Riggs	—	—	—	—
1941 Chicago Town and Tennis Club	Fred Perry	6–4, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3	Dick Skeen	—	—	—	—
1940 Chicago Town and Tennis Club	Don Budge	6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Fred Perry	—	—	—	—
1939 Beverly Hills Tennis Club	Ellsworth Vines	8–6, 6–8, 6–1, 20–18	Fred Perry	—	—	—	—
1938 Chicago Arena	Fred Perry	6–3, 6–2, 6–4	Bruce Barnes	—	—	—	—
1937 Greenbrier	Karel Koželuh	6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 4–6, 6–1	Bruce Barnes	—	—	—	—
1936 Tudor City Tennis Club, New York	Joe Whalen	4–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Charles Wood	—	—	—	—
1935 Terrace Club, Brooklyn	Bill Tilden	0–6, 6–1, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4	Karel Koželuh	—	—	—	—
1934 South Shore Country Club	Hans Nüsslein	6–4, 6–2, 1–6, 7–5	Karel Koželuh	—	—	—	—
1933 Westchester Country Club	Vinny Richards	6–3, 6–0, 6–2	Frank Hunter	—	—	—	—
1932 South Shore Country Club	Karel Koželuh	6–2, 6–2, 7–5	Hans Nüsslein	—	—	—	—
1931 West Side Tennis Club	Bill Tilden	7–5, 6–2, 6–1	Vinny Richards	—	—	—	—
1930 West Side Tennis Club	Vinny Richards	2–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–4	Karel Koželuh	—	—	—	—
1929 West Side Tennis Club	Karel Koželuh	6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 7–5	Vinny Richards	—	—	—	—
1928 West Side Tennis Club	Vinny Richards	8–6, 6–3, 0–6, 6–2	Karel Koželuh	—	—	—	—
1927 Notlek Tennis Club, Manhattan	Vincent Richards	11–9, 6–4, 6–3	Howard Kinsey	—	—	—	—

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships held?: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is held in Boston, United States.
Who won the most recent U.S. Pro Tennis Championships?: The 1999 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was won by Marat Safin 6-4 7-6(11).
Who has won the most U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles?: Bjorn Borg has won 3 U.S. Pro Tennis Championships titles, the most by any player in the Open Era (since 1968).
When was the first U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played?: The first edition of U.S. Pro Tennis Championships was held in 1927.
What surface is U.S. Pro Tennis Championships played on?: U.S. Pro Tennis Championships is played on hard courts.