Of the four Grand Slam tournaments, the US Open has the most diverse list of champions over the past decade, featuring six different champions since 2009. Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal lead the way with three titles each during that time period, while Juan Martin del Potro (2009), Andy Murray (2012), Marin Cilic (2014) and Stan Wawrinka (2016) have all won the hard-court major once.
In comparison, only five players total — Djokovic, Nadal, Wawrinka, Roger Federer and Andy Murray ?— have combined to win the other three majors — the Australian Open, Roland Garros and Wimbledon — over the past decade.
Defending champion Djokovic and Nadal are set to be the top two seeds at the 2019 edition, followed by Federer, Dominic Thiem and Daniil Medvedev. The 38-year-old Federer, who will be making his 19th appearance at Flushing Meadows, claimed a record straight five straight US Open titles from 2004-08 and has since finished runner-up on two other occasions (2009, 2015).
Medvedev has dominated the month of August, reaching three straight finals at the Citi Open and back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 tournaments, the Coupe Rogers and Western & Southern Open. The 23-year-old Russian, who upset Djokovic in the Cincinnati semi-finals en route to his first Masters 1000 title, enters the US Open at a career-high No. 5 ATP Ranking.
Here's all you need to know about the US Open: when is the draw, what is the schedule, where to watch, who has won and more.
Established: 1881
Tournament Dates: 26 August - 8 September 2019
Director: David Brewer
Draw Ceremony: Thursday, 22 August, at noon ET at the Fan Week Center Stage
Schedule (View On Official Website)
* Qualifying: Monday, 19 August - Friday, 23 August from 11:00am
* Main draw: Monday, 26 August - Wednesday, 4 September at 11:00am and 7:00pm; Thursday, 5 September at 12:00pm.
* Doubles final: Friday, 6 September at 12:00pm
* Singles semi-finals: Friday, 6 September not before 4:00pm and 5:30pm
* Mixed doubles final: Saturday, 7 September at 12:00pm
* Singles final: Sunday, 8 September at 4:00pm
How To Watch
View TV Schedule
Venue: USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
Main Court Seating: 23,700
Prize Money: US $ 28,619,350
Tickets On Sale: Buy Now
View Who Is Playing, Past Champions, Archived Draws
Honour Roll (Open Era)
Most Titles, Singles: Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras (5)
Most Titles, Doubles: Mike Bryan (6)
Oldest Champion: Ken Rosewall, 35, in 1970
Youngest Champion: Pete Sampras, 19, in 1990
Lowest-Ranked Champion (since 1979): No. 20 Andre Agassi in 1994
Most Match Wins: Jimmy Connors (98)
2018 Finals
Singles: [6] Novak Djokovic (SRB) d [3] Juan Martin del Potro (ARG) 63 76(4) 63 Read More
Doubles: [3] Mike Bryan (USA) / Jack Sock (USA) d [7] Lukasz Kubot (POL) / Marcelo Melo (BRA) 63 61 Read More
Social
Hashtag: #USOpen
Facebook: @usopentennis
Twitter: @usopen
Instagram: @usopen
Did You Know. The US Open bears little resemblance to the tournament started in 1881. It has evolved from an exclusive men's singles and doubles tournament in Newport, R.I., to a two-week sports and entertainment extravaganza held in Flushing, N.Y. More than 700,000 fans enter the gates annually at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center
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