Tennis - Women's US Open
The United States Open is the final Grand Slam tournament of the year, held at New York's Flushing Meadows each September. It is preceeded by the Australian Open in Melbourne (January), Roland-Garros in Paris (May-June) and Wimbledon in London (June-July). The women's singles started in Philadelphia in 1887 and ran separate to the men's event until 1968, when both titles were contested at the same venue for the first time, initiially at Forest Hills on grass courts until 1975, when a three-year stint on clay began. In 1978 the tournament moved to the hard courts at Flushing Meadows.
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1887 | ELLEN HANSELL (USA) | L Knight (USA) |
| 1888 | BERTHA TOWNSEND (USA) | E Hansell (USA) |
| 1889 | BERTHA TOWNSEND (USA) | L Voorhees (USA) |
| 1890 | ELLEN ROSSEVELT (USA) | B Townsend (USA) |
| 1891 | MABEL CAHILL (Gbr) | E Roosevelt (USA) |
| 1892 | MABEL CAHILL (Gbr) | E Moore (USA) |
| 1893 | ALINE TERRY (USA) | A Schultz (USA) |
| 1894 | HELEN HELLWIG (USA) | A Terry (USA) |
| 1895 | JULIETTE ATKINSON (USA) | H Hellwig (USA) |
| 1896 | ELISABETH MOORE (USA) | J Atkinson (USA) |
| 1897 | JULIETTE ATKINSON (USA) | E Moore (USA) |
| 1898 | JULIETTE ATKINSON (USA) | M Jones (USA) |
| 1899 | MARION JONES (USA) | M Banks (USA) |
| 1900 | MYRTLE McATEER (USA) | E Parker (USA) |
| 1901 | ELISABETH MOORE (USA) | M McAteer (USA) |
| 1902 | MARION JONES (USA) | E Moore (USA) |
| 1903 | ELISABETH MOORE (USA) | M Jones (USA) |
| 1904 | MAY SUTTON (USA) | E Moore (USA) |
| 1905 | ELISABETH MOORE (USA) | H Homans (USA) |
| 1906 | HELEN HOMANS (USA) | M B-Wallach (USA) |
| 1907 | EVELYN SEARS (USA) | L Hammond (USA) |
| 1908 | MAUD B-WALLACH (USA) | Evelyn Sears (USA) |
| 1909 | HAZEL HOTCHKISS (USA) | M B-Wallach (USA) |
| 1910 | HAZEL HOTCHKISS (USA) | L Hammond (USA) |
| 1911 | HAZEL HOTCHKISS (USA) | F Sutton (USA) |
| 1912 | MARY BROWNE (USA) | El'nara Sears (USA) |
| 1913 | MARY BROWNE (USA) | D Green (USA) |
| 1914 | MARY BROWNE (USA) | M Wagner (USA) |
| 1915 | MOLLA BJURSTEDT (Nor) | H Wightman (USA) |
| 1916 | MOLLA BJURSTEDT (Nor) | L Hammond (USA) |
| 1917 | MOLLA BJURSTEDT (Nor) | M Vand'hoef (USA) |
| 1918 | MOLLA BJURSTEDT (Nor) | E Goss (USA) |
| 1919 | HAZEL WIGHTMAN (USA) * | M Z'derstein (USA) |
| 1920 | MOLLA MALLORY (USA) + | M Z'derstein (USA) |
| 1921 | MOLLA MALLORY (USA) + | M Browne (USA) |
| 1922 | MOLLA MALLORY (USA) + | H Wills (USA) |
| 1923 | HELEN WILLS (USA) | M Mallory (USA) |
| 1924 | HELEN WILLS (USA) | M Mallory (USA) |
| 1925 | HELEN WILLS (USA) | K McKane-G (Gbr) |
| 1926 | MOLLA MALLORY (USA) + | E Ryan (USA) |
| 1927 | HELEN WILLS (USA) | B Nuthall (Gbr) |
| 1928 | HELEN WILLS (USA) | H Jacobs (USA) |
| 1929 | HELEN WILLS (USA) | P Holcroft-W (Gbr) |
| 1930 | BETTY NUTHALL (Gbr) | A McCune-H (USA) |
| 1931 | HELEN MOODY (USA) @ | E Bennett (Gbr) |
| 1932 | HELEN JACOBS (USA) | C Babcock (USA) |
| 1933 | HELEN JACOBS (USA) | H Moody (USA) |
| 1934 | HELEN JACOBS (USA) | S Palfrey (USA) |
| 1935 | HELEN JACOBS (USA) | S Palfrey (USA) |
| 1936 | ALICE MARBLE (USA) | H Jacobs (USA) |
| 1937 | ANITA LIZANA (Chl) | J J'jowska (Pol) |
| 1938 | ALICE MARBLE (USA) | N Wynne-B (Aus) |
| 1939 | ALICE MARBLE (USA) | H Jacobs (USA) |
| 1940 | ALICE MARBLE (USA) | H Jacobs (USA) |
| 1941 | SARAH COOKE (USA) # | P Betz (USA) |
| 1942 | PAULINE BETZ (USA) | L Brough (USA) |
| 1943 | PAULINE BETZ (USA) | L Brough (USA) |
| 1944 | PAULINE BETZ (USA) | M Osborne (USA) |
| 1945 | SARAH COOKE (USA) # | P Betz (USA) |
| 1946 | PAULINE BETZ (USA) | D Hart (USA) |
| 1947 | LOUISE BROUGH (USA) | M Osborne (USA) |
| 1948 | M'GARET DU PONT (USA) > | L Brough (USA) |
| 1949 | M'GARET DU PONT (USA) > | D Hart (USA) |
| 1950 | M'GARET DU PONT (USA) > | D Hart (USA) |
| 1951 | M'REEN CONNOLLY (USA) | S Fry (USA) |
| 1952 | M'REEN CONNOLLY (USA) | D Hart (USA) |
| 1953 | M'REEN CONNOLLY (USA) | D Hart (USA) |
| 1954 | DORIS HART (USA) | L Brough (USA) |
| 1955 | DORIS HART (USA) | P Ward-H (Gbr) |
| 1956 | SHIRLEY FRY (USA) | A Gibson (USA) |
| 1957 | ALTHEA GIBSON (USA) | L Brough (USA) |
| 1958 | ALTHEA GIBSON (USA) | D Hard (USA) |
| 1959 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | C Truman (Gbr) |
| 1960 | DARLENE HARD (USA) | M Bueno (Bra) |
| 1961 | DARLENE HARD (USA) | A Haydon (Gbr) |
| 1962 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | D Hard (USA) |
| 1963 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | M Smith (Aus) |
| 1964 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | C Caldwell-G (USA) |
| 1965 | MARGARET SMITH (Aus) | B J Moffitt (USA) |
| 1966 | MARIA BUENO (Bra) | N Richey (USA) |
| 1967 | BILLIE JEAN KING (USA) < | A Jones (Gbr)@ |
| 1968 | VIRGINIA WADE (Gbr) | B J King (USA) |
| 1969 | MARGARET COURT (Aus) < | N Richey (USA) |
| 1970 | MARGARET COURT (Aus) < | R Casals (USA) |
| 1971 | BILLIE JEAN KING (USA) | R Casals (USA) |
| 1972 | BILLIE JEAN KING (USA) | K Melville (Aus) |
| 1973 | MARGARET COURT (Aus) < | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1974 | BILLIE JEAN KING (USA) | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1975 | CHRIS EVERT (USA) | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1976 | CHRIS EVERT (USA) | E Goolagong (Aus) |
| 1977 | CHRIS EVERT (USA) | W Turnbull (Aus) |
| 1978 | CHRIS EVERT (USA) | P Shriver (USA) |
| 1979 | TRACY AUSTIN (USA) | C Evert (USA) |
| 1980 | CHRIS EVERT (USA) | H M'dlikova (Csv) |
| 1981 | TRACY AUSTIN (USA) | M N'ratilova (USA) |
| 1982 | CHRIS EVERT (USA) | H M'dlikova (Csv) |
| 1983 | M'TINA N'RATILOVA (USA) | C Evert (USA) |
| 1984 | M'TINA N'RATILOVA (USA) | C Evert (USA) |
| 1985 | HANA MANDLIKOVA (Csv) | M N'ratilova (USA) |
| 1986 | M'TINA N'RATILOVA (USA) | H Sukova (Csv) |
| 1987 | M'TINA N'RATILOVA (USA) | S Graf (FRG) |
| 1988 | STEFFI GRAF (FRG) | G Sabatini (Arg) |
| 1989 | STEFFI GRAF (FRG) | M N'ratilova (USA) |
| 1990 | GABRIELA SABATINI (Arg) | S Graf (FRG) |
| 1991 | MONICA SELES (Yug) | M N'ratilova (USA) |
| 1992 | MONICA SELES (Yug) | A Sanchez-V (Esp) |
| 1993 | STEFFI GRAF (Ger) | H Sukova (Cze) |
| 1994 | AR'TXA SANCHEZ-V (Esp) | S Graf (FRG) |
| 1995 | STEFFI GRAF (Ger) | M Seles (USA) |
| 1996 | STEFFI GRAF (Ger) | M Seles (USA) |
| 1997 | MARTINA HINGIS (Swi) | V Williams (USA) |
| 1998 | L'DSAY DAVENPORT (USA) | M Hingis (Swi) |
| 1999 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | M Hingis (Swi) |
| 2000 | VENUS WILLIAMS (USA) | L Davenport (USA) |
| 2001 | VENUS WILLIAMS (USA) | S Williams (USA) |
| 2002 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | V Williams (USA) |
| 2003 | JUSTINE HENIN (Bel) | K Clijsters (Bel) |
| 2004 | S'LANA KUZNETSOVA (Rus) | E Dementieva (Rus) |
| 2005 | KIM CLIJSTERS (Bel) | M Pierce (Fra) |
| 2006 | MARIA SHARAPOVA (Rus) | J Henin (Bel) |
| 2007 | JUSTINE HENIN (Bel) | S Kuznetsova (Rus) |
| 2008 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | J Jankovic (Ser) |
| 2009 | KIM CLIJSTERS (Bel) | C Wozniacki (Den) |
| 2010 | KIM CLIJSTERS (Bel) | V Zvonareva (Rus) |
| 2011 | SAM STOSUR (Aus) | S Williams (USA) |
| 2012 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | V Azerenka (Blr) |
| 2013 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | V Azerenka (Blr) |
| 2014 | SERENA WILLIAMS (USA) | C Wozniacki (Den) |
| 2015 | FLAVIA PENNETTA (Ita) | R Vinci (Ita) |
| 2016 | ANGELIQUE KERBER (Ger) | K Pliskova (Cze) |
| 2017 | SLOANE STEPHENS (USA) | M Keys (USA) |
| 2018 | NAOMI OSAKA (Jpn) | S Williams (USA) |
| 2019 | BIANCA ANDREESCU (Can) | S Williams (USA) |
| 2020 | NAOMI OSAKA (Jpn) | V Azerenka (Blr) |
| 2021 | EMMA RADUCANU (Gbr) | L Fernandez (Can) |
| 2022 | IGA SWIATEK (Pol) | O Jabeur (Tun) |
| 2023 | COCO GAUFF (USA) | A Sabalenka (Blr) |
| 2024 | ARYNA SABALENKA (Blr) | J Pegula (USA) |
| 2025 | ARYNA SABALENKA (Blr) | A Anisimova (USA) |
| 2026 | ELENA RYBAKINA (Kaz) | A Sabalenka (Blr) |
/ Full name - Maud Barger-Wallach
*Hazel Wightman (nee Hotchkiss)
+ Molla Mallory (nee Bjurstedt)
@ Helen Moody (nee Wills)
@ Sarah Cooke (nee Palfrey)
# Ann Jones (nee Haydon)
# Sarah Cooke (nee Palfrey)
> Margaret Du Pont (nee Osborne)
< Margaret Court (nee Smith)
< Bille Jean King (nee Moffitt)
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