List of US Open women's singles champions
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The US Open women's singles championship is an annual tennis event that has been held since 1887 as part of the US Open tournament. The tournament is played on outdoor hard courts at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City. The US Open is played during a two-week period in late August and early September and has been chronologically the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis year since 1987. The Philadelphia Cricket Club (1887–1920) and Forest Hills (1921–1977) hosted the event before it settled in 1978 at its current site. The United States Tennis Association is the national body that organizes this event. The champion receives a full-size replica of the event's trophy engraved with her name. In 2022, the winner received prize money of US$2,600,000.
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Tables
| Regular competition |
| All Comers' winner, Challenge round winner ‡ |
| Defending champion, Challenge round winner † |
| All Comers' winner, no Challenge round ◊ |
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner–up | Score |
| 1887 | USA | Ellen Hansell | USA | Laura Knight | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1888 | USA | Bertha Townsend ‡ | USA | Ellen Hansell | 6–3, 6–5 |
| 1889 | USA | Bertha Townsend † (2) | USA | Lida Voorhees | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1890 | USA | Ellen Roosevelt ‡ | USA | Bertha Townsend | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1891 | BRI | Mabel Cahill ‡ | USA | Ellen Roosevelt | 6–4, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1892 | BRI | Mabel Cahill † (2) | USA | Elisabeth Moore | 5–7, 6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1893 | USA | Aline Terry ◊ | USA | Augusta Schultz | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1894 | USA | Helen Hellwig ‡ | USA | Aline Terry | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1895 | USA | Juliette Atkinson ‡ | USA | Helen Hellwig | 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1896 | USA | Elisabeth Moore ‡ | USA | Juliette Atkinson | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1897 | USA | Juliette Atkinson ‡ (2) | USA | Elisabeth Moore | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1898 | USA | Juliette Atkinson † (3) | USA | Marion Jones | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 1899 | USA | Marion Jones ◊ | USA | Maud Banks | 6–1, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1900 | USA | Myrtle McAteer ◊ | USA | Edith Parker | 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1901 | USA | Elisabeth Moore ‡ (2) | USA | Myrtle McAteer | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| 1902 | USA | Marion Jones ‡ (2) | USA | Elisabeth Moore | 6–1, 1–0, retired |
| 1903 | USA | Elisabeth Moore ‡ (3) | USA | Marion Jones | 7–5, 8–6 |
| 1904 | USA | May Sutton ‡ | USA | Elisabeth Moore | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1905 | USA | Elisabeth Moore ◊ (4) | USA | Helen Homans | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 |
| 1906 | USA | Helen Homans ◊ | USA | Maud Barger-Wallach | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1907 | USA | Evelyn Sears ◊ | USA | Carrie Neely | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1908 | USA | Maud Barger-Wallach ‡ | USA | Evelyn Sears | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
| 1909 | USA | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman ‡ | USA | Maud Barger-Wallach | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1910 | USA | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman † (2) | USA | Louise Hammond Raymond | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1911 | USA | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman † (3) | USA | Florence Sutton | 8–10, 6–1, 9–7 |
| 1912 | USA | Mary Browne ‡ | USA | Eleonora Sears | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1913 | USA | Mary Browne † (2) | USA | Dorothy Green | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1914 | USA | Mary Browne † (3) | USA | Marie Wagner | 6–2, 1–6, 6–1 |
| 1915 | NOR | Molla Bjurstedt ‡ | USA | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman | 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1916 | NOR | Molla Bjurstedt † (2) | USA | Louise Hammond Raymond | 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1917 | NOR | Molla Bjurstedt † (3) | USA | Marion Vanderhoef | 4–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1918 | NOR | Molla Bjurstedt † (4) | USA | Eleanor Goss | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1919 | USA | Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (4) | USA | Marion Zinderstein | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1920 | USA | Molla Mallory (5) | USA | Marion Zinderstein | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1921 | USA | Molla Mallory (6) | USA | Mary Browne | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1922 | USA | Molla Mallory (7) | USA | Helen Wills | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1923 | USA | Helen Wills | USA | Molla Mallory | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1924 | USA | Helen Wills (2) | USA | Molla Mallory | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1925 | USA | Helen Wills (3) | GBR | Kitty McKane Godfree | 3–6, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1926 | USA | Molla Mallory (8) | USA | Elizabeth Ryan | 4–6, 6–4, 9–7 |
| 1927 | USA | Helen Wills (4) | GBR | Betty Nuthall | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1928 | USA | Helen Wills (5) | USA | Helen Jacobs | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1929 | USA | Helen Wills (6) | GBR | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1930 | GBR | Betty Nuthall | USA | Anna McCune Harper | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1931 | USA | Helen Wills Moody (7) | GBR | Eileen Bennett | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1932 | USA | Helen Jacobs | USA | Carolin Babcock | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1933 | USA | Helen Jacobs (2) | USA | Helen Wills Moody | 8–6, 3–6, 3–0, retired |
| 1934 | USA | Helen Jacobs (3) | USA | Sarah Palfrey Cooke | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1935 | USA | Helen Jacobs (4) | USA | Sarah Palfrey Cooke | 6–2, 6–4 |
| Year | Country | Champion | Country | Runner-up | Score |
| 1968 | GBR | Virginia Wade | USA | Billie Jean King | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1969 | AUS | Margaret Court (3) | USA | Nancy Richey | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1970 | AUS | Margaret Court (4) | USA | Rosemary Casals | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1971 | USA | Billie Jean King (2) | USA | Rosemary Casals | 6–4, 7–6(5–2) |
| 1972 | USA | Billie Jean King (3) | AUS | Kerry Melville | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1973 | AUS | Margaret Court (5) | AUS | Evonne Goolagong | 7–6(5–2), 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1974 | USA | Billie Jean King (4) | AUS | Evonne Goolagong | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1975 | USA | Chris Evert | AUS | Evonne Goolagong | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1976 | USA | Chris Evert (2) | AUS | Evonne Goolagong | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1977 | USA | Chris Evert (3) | AUS | Wendy Turnbull | 7–6(7–3), 6–2 |
| 1978 | USA | Chris Evert (4) | USA | Pam Shriver | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1979 | USA | Tracy Austin | USA | Chris Evert | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1980 | USA | Chris Evert (5) | TCH | Hana Mandlíková | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1981 | USA | Tracy Austin (2) | USA | Martina Navratilova | 1–6, 7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–1) |
| 1982 | USA | Chris Evert (6) | TCH | Hana Mandlíková | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1983 | USA | Martina Navratilova | USA | Chris Evert | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1984 | USA | Martina Navratilova (2) | USA | Chris Evert | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1985 | TCH | Hana Mandlíková | USA | Martina Navratilova | 7–6(7–3), 1–6, 7–6(7–2) |
| 1986 | USA | Martina Navratilova (3) | TCH | Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1987 | USA | Martina Navratilova (4) | FRG | Steffi Graf | 7–6(7–4), 6–1 |
| 1988 | FRG | Steffi Graf | ARG | Gabriela Sabatini | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1989 | FRG | Steffi Graf (2) | USA | Martina Navratilova | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1990 | ARG | Gabriela Sabatini | FRG | Steffi Graf | 6–2, 7–6(7–4) |
| 1991 | YUG | Monica Seles | USA | Martina Navratilova | 7–6(7–1), 6–1 |
| 1992 | YUG | Monica Seles (2) | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1993 | GER | Steffi Graf (3) | CZE | Helena Suková | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1994 | ESP | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | GER | Steffi Graf | 1–6, 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |
| 1995 | GER | Steffi Graf (4) | USA | Monica Seles | 7–6(8–6), 0–6, 6–3 |
| 1996 | GER | Steffi Graf (5) | USA | Monica Seles | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1997 | SUI | Martina Hingis | USA | Venus Williams | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1998 | USA | Lindsay Davenport | SUI | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1999 | USA | Serena Williams | SUI | Martina Hingis | 6–3, 7–6(7–4) |
| 2000 | USA | Venus Williams | USA | Lindsay Davenport | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2001 | USA | Venus Williams (2) | USA | Serena Williams | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2002 | USA | Serena Williams (2) | USA | Venus Williams | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2003 | BEL | Justine Henin | BEL | Kim Clijsters | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2004 | RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | RUS | Elena Dementieva | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2005 | BEL | Kim Clijsters | FRA | Mary Pierce | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2006 | RUS | Maria Sharapova | BEL | Justine Henin | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2007 | BEL | Justine Henin (2) | RUS | Svetlana Kuznetsova | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2008 | USA | Serena Williams (3) | SRB | Jelena Janković | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2009 | BEL | Kim Clijsters (2) | DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2010 | BEL | Kim Clijsters (3) | RUS | Vera Zvonareva | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2011 | AUS | Samantha Stosur | USA | Serena Williams | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2012 | USA | Serena Williams (4) | BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 2013 | USA | Serena Williams (5) | BLR | Victoria Azarenka | 7–5, 6–7(6–8), 6–1 |
| 2014 | USA | Serena Williams (6) | DEN | Caroline Wozniacki | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2015 | ITA | Flavia Pennetta | ITA | Roberta Vinci | 7–6(7–4), 6–2 |
| 2016 | GER | Angelique Kerber | CZE | Karolína Plíšková | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Title defended in the challenge round |
| Player | Amateur Era | Open Era | All-time | Years |
| Molla Bjurstedt Mallory (USA) (NOR) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1926 |
| Helen Wills Moody (USA) | 7 | 0 | 7 | 1923, 1924, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931 |
| Chris Evert (USA) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982 |
| Serena Williams (USA) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1999, 2002, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| Margaret Court (AUS) | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1962, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1973 |
| Steffi Graf (GER) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1988, 1989, 1993, 1995, 1996 |
| Elisabeth Moore (USA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1896, 1901, 1903, 1905 |
| Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman (USA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1909, 1910, 1911, 1919 |
| Helen Jacobs (USA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935 |
| Alice Marble (USA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940 |
| Pauline Betz (USA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 |
| Maria Bueno (BRA) | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966 |
| Billie Jean King (USA) | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1967, 1971, 1972, 1974 |
| Martina Navratilova (USA) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| Juliette Atkinson (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1895, 1897, 1898 |
| Mary Browne (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1912, 1913, 1914 |
| Margaret Osborne duPont (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1948, 1949, 1950 |
| Maureen Connolly (USA) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1951, 1952, 1953 |
| Kim Clijsters (BEL) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2005, 2009, 2010 |
| Bertha Townsend (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1888, 1889 |
| Mabel Cahill (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1891, 1892 |
| Marion Jones (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1899, 1902 |
| Sarah Palfrey Cooke (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1941, 1945 |
| Doris Hart (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
| Althea Gibson (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1957, 1958 |
| Darlene Hard (USA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1960, 1961 |
| Tracy Austin (USA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1979, 1981 |
| Monica Seles (YUG) (FRY) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| Venus Williams (USA) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2000, 2001 |
| Justine Henin (BEL) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2003, 2007 |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2018, 2020 |
| Aryna Sabalenka (blank) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| Country | Amateur Era | Open Era | All-time | First title | Last title |
| United States | 67 | 26 | 93 | 1887 | 2023 |
| Australia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1962 | 2011 |
| Germany | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1988 | 2016 |
| Belgium | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2003 | 2010 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1891 | 2021 |
| Brazil | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1959 | 1966 |
| Norway | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1915 | 1918 |
| Yugoslavia FR Yugoslavia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1991 | 1992 |
| Russia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2004 | 2006 |
| Japan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2018 | 2020 |
| Argentina | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2019 | 2019 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1937 | 1937 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 1985 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 1994 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1997 | 1997 |
References
- Known as the U.S. National Championships during the Amateur Era.
- The tournament entered the Open Era with the 1968 edition, allowing professional players to compete alongside amateurs.
- The US Open specifically uses DecoTurf hard courts, categorized as a "Medium" speed surface by the International Tennis
- Each year is linked to an article about that particular event's draw.
- The 1917 U.S. National Championships, taking place during World War I, were held as a National Patriotic Tournament awar
- Czechoslovakia (TCH, 1918–1992), evolved into Czech Republic (CZE, 1993–present) and Slovakia (SVK, 1993–present).
- Martina Navratilova was born in Czechoslovakia, but competed as an American after the US Open in 1975, having sought asy
- FRG was West Germany, but after unification in 1990 became just Germany (GER).
- FR Yugoslavia (YUG, 1992–2003) and Serbia and Montenegro (SCG, 2003–2006), evolved into Serbia (SRB, 2006–present) and M
- Although Sabalenka is from Belarus (BLR), she competed under no flag due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- Includes two wins by players from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922).
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- Tennis observed: The USLTA men's singles champions, 1881-1966
- The Agehttp://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/01/24/1074732652848.html?from=storyrhs
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