In the 100+ years that the US Open Tennis Championship has been played, interest in tennis has soared. In the spirit of the tournament that is half-way through at the time of this post, LOP presents a selection of stats on mens champions, players and top achievers of the modern era of the US Open Tennis Championship. 

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Site: USTA Tennis Center, Flushing Meadows, NY
Dates: Monday., August 30 – Sunday, September 12
Qualifying Matches: Begin Tuesday, Aug. 24
Main Draw: Thursday, August 26
 Singles Winner Prize (men & women): $1,700,000 (USD)
Total Prize Money (all events): $21,016,000
 

MEN’S US OPEN TENNIS STATISTICS

 OPEN ERA TITLE LEADERS (Since 1968)

•  5 – Jimmy Connors (74, 76, 78, 82, 83)
  5 – Pete Sampras (90, 93, 95, 96, 02)
  5 – Roger Federer (04-08)
  4 – John McEnroe (79-81, 84)
  3 – Ivan Lendl (85-87)

MOST TITLES BY COUNTRY

•  18 – United States
  6 – Australia
  5 – Switzerland
  3 – Czech Republic, Sweden

OPEN ERA MATCH WIN LEADERS

•  Jimmy Connors 98-17
  Andre Agassi 77-18
  Ivan Lendl 73-13
  Pete Sampras 71-9
  John McEnroe 65-12

YOUNGEST CHAMPION

•  Pete Sampras, 1990 (19 yrs, 28 days)

OLDEST CHAMPION

•  Ken Rosewall, 1970 (35 yrs, 10mos, 11 days)

MOST TITLES ALL EVENTS

• 16 – Bill Tilden, 1913-29 (7 singles, 5 doubles, 4 mixed)
  13 – Richard Sears, 1881-87 (7 singles, 6 doubles)
  8 – George M. Lott, Jr., 1928-34*; Billy Talbert, 1942-48*; Neale Fraser, 1957-60; John McEnroe, 1979-89
  7 – Holcombe Ward, 1899-1906; Bill Larned, 1901-11; Vincent Richards, 1918- 26*; Jack Kramer, 1940-47
  *All titles were in doubles.

MOST TITLES, SINGLES

• 7 – Richard Sears 1881-87; Bill Larned 1901-02, ’07-11; Bill Tilden 1920- 25, ’29
  5 – Jimmy Connors 1974, ’76, ’78, ’82-83; Pete Sampras 1990, ’93, ’95-96, ’02; Roger Federer (’04-’08)
  4 – Bob Wrenn 1893-94, ’96-97; John McEnroe 1979-81, ’84; Roger Federer 2004-07
  3 – Oliver Campbell 1890-92; Mal Whitman 1898-1900; Fred Perry 1933-34, ’36; Ivan Lendl 1985-87

PLAYING IN MOST SINGLES FINALS

•  10 – Bill Tilden, 1918-25, ’27, ’29
  9 – Bill Larned
  8 – Bill Johnston, Ivan Lendl, Pete Sampras
  7 – Richard Sears, Jimmy Connors
  6 – Andre Agassi
  5 – Maurice McLoughlin, John McEnroe, Roger Federer

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MOST TOURNAMENT PLAYED, CAREER

• 28 – Vic Seixas, 1940-42, ’44, ’46-69
  26 – Sidney B. Wood Jr., 1927-28, ’30-49, ’51-54, ’56
  23 – Nathaniel W. Niles, 1904-26; Watson Washburn, 1910-17, ’20-24, ’26-30, ’33-37; Francis X. Shields, 1926-35, ’38-41, ’45, ’47-54; Wallace F. Johnson, 1904-16, ’19- 28
  22 – Jimmy Connors, 1970-89, ’91-92

MOST MATCH WINS, CAREER

• 98 – Jimmy Connors, 1970-89, ’91-92
  79– Andre Agassi 1986-2005
  75 – Vic Seixas, 1940-69
  73 – Ivan Lendl, 1979-94
  71 – Bill Tilden, 1916-30
  71 – Pete Sampras, 1988-98
  69 – R. Norris Williams, 1912-35
  65 – John McEnroe, 1977-92
  58 – Bill Johnston, 1914-27
  56 – Ken Rosewall, 1952-56, ’68-77
  55 – Roger Federer, 1999-09
  53 – Arthur Ashe, 1959-78
  51 – Roy Emerson, 1959-7

RECENT US OPEN CHAMPIONS

TOP 10 US OPEN MATCH WIN LEADERS (Win-Loss stats)

Random Interesting Info

• Youngest Singles Champion – Pete Sampras (1990), 19 years, 0 months, 28 days

• Youngest Doubles Champion – Vincent Richards (1918), 15 years, 4 months, and 26 days

• Youngest Doubles Champion (Open Era) – Lleyton Hewitt (2000), 19 years, 6 months, 13 days

• Youngest Player – Tommy Ho (1988) was the youngest player to play, at the age of 15 years, 2 months and 14 days, when he lost in straight sets to Johan Kriek in the first round.

• Youngest Player to Win a Match – Vincent Richards (1918) was the youngest ever to win a singles match, at the age of 15 years, 5 months and 8 days. After winning his first round by default, Richards defeated Frank T. Anderson in the following round. Michael Chang is the youngest male to win a match in the Open Era. In 1987, at the age of 15 years, 6 months and 10 days, he defeated Paul McNamee on the opening day of the tournament.

• Oldest Champion – Bill Larned was 38 years, 8 months and 3 days when he won the last of his seven singles titles in 1911. Since the end of the Challenge Round (which was 1911), Bill Tilden in 1929 has been the oldest titlist at 36 years, 7 months, 4 days.

• Oldest Singles Champion (Open Era) – Ken Rosewall (1970), 35 years, 10 months, 11days

• Oldest First-Time Champion – Vic Seixas was 31 years, 7 days when he won the 1954 final. Wilmer Allison was 30 years, 9 months in 1935.

• Oldest Doubles Champion – Bob Hewitt (1977), 37 years, 243 days

MOST DOUBLES CHAMPIONSHIPS, TEAM

• 5 – Richard Sears and James Dwight 1882-84, ’86-87
  4 – Fred B. Alexander and Harold Hackett 1907-10
  4 – Gardnar Mulloy and Bill Talbert 1942, ’45-46, ’48
  4 – Bob Lutz and Stan Smith 1968, ’74, ’78, ’80

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