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The US Open (Tennis) Championship is the most popular and one of the most watched hardcourt Tennis tournaments in the world. It has been held annually in Queens, New York, USA since 1981, (1987 Open Era), and it is the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year. In this tournament, there are five primary championships that are Men's, Women's Singles, Men's, Women's Doubles, and Mixed Doubles. However, if you would like to know more about the most Men’s US Open Singles winners of all time especially the top-ten greatest US Open Men's Singles Tennis Winners from 1881 to 2022, then this post is for you. In this dedicated post, you'll find the top ten players' names, rankings, records, countries, debuts, stats, championship counts, match counts, and more info. Let’s start;

Here are the top ten US Open (tennis) men's singles winners: 

Player	Championship	Country	Year
Bill Tilden	7	USA	1920-25, 29
Bill Larned	7	USA	1901-02, 1907-11
Richard Sears	7	USA	1981-87
Roger Federer	5	Switzerland	2004-08
Pete Sampras	5	USA	1990, 1993, 95-96, 2002
Jimmy Connors	5	USA	1974, 1976, 78, 82-83
John McEnroe	4	USA	1979-81, 84
Rafael Nadal	4	Spain	2010, 2013, 17, 19
Robert Wrenn	4	USA	1893-94, 96-97
Novak Djokovic	3	Serbia	2011, 15, 18

Bill Tilden

With 7(Seven) championship titles from 1920 to 1929, Bill Tilden (Jointly with Bill Larned and Richard Sears) of the USA is the most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. Bill Tilden, by the name of William Tatem Tiden ll, also called  Big Bill, was born on February 10, 1893, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, and was a right-handed (one-handed backhand) player. Along with numerous records, Tilden won 14 major Singles titles, including 10 Grand Slams, one Hard Court Championship, and three professional majors. He was the first American man to win the Wimbledon title in 1920 and he was ranked World No.1 amateur for six consecutive years from 1920 to 1925.

Bill Larned

With 7(Seven) championship titles from 1901 to 1911, Bill Larned of the USA is (jointly with Bill Tilden and Richard Sears) the most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on December 30, 1872, in Summit, New Jersey, USA, and was a right-handed (one-handed backhand) player. Along with numerous records, Larned won the Longwood Challenge Bowl eleven times, the Middle States Championships six times, and the Southampton Invitations thrice in his career. He was also included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1956, and he is often considered one of the greatest Tennis players of all time.

Richard Sears

With 7(Seven) championship titles from 1981 to 1987, Richard Sears of the USA is (jointly with Bill Tilden and Bill Larned) the most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on October 26, 1861, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and was a right-handed (one-handed backhand) player.  Along with numerous records, Sears won the U.S. Open doubles for six years and was the first U.S. No.1 in the USLTA rankings. He also won the Middle States Championships once in his career in 1885, and he is often considered one of the greatest Tennis players of all time.

Roger Federer

With 5(five) championship titles from 2003 to 2008, Roger Federer of Switzerland is(jointly with Pete Sampras and Jimmy Connors) the second-most Men’s US Open  Singles winner of all time. He was born on 8 August 1981, in Basel, Switzerland, and retired from tennis in 2022. Along with numerous records, Federer won 103 ATP Singles including 20 major Singles titles, 28 ATP Masters titles, and a shared record of six ATP finals. He is the only male player to win five consecutive US Open titles from 2004 to 2008 in the Open Era and he is often considered one of the greatest Tennis players of all time.

Pete Sampras

With 5(five) championship titles from 1990 to 2002, Pete Sampras of the USA is(jointly with Roger Federer and Jimmy Connors) the second-most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on 12 August 1971, in Washington, D.C, US, and retired from tennis on September 8, 2002. Along with numerous records, Sampras won 64 Men’s Singles titles including 20 major singles in his career. His excellent technique and mastery over serve-and-volley is often considered to be one of the best serve-and-volley in the history of tennis. In 2007, he was included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame and is often considered one of the greatest Tennis players of all time. 

Jimmy Connors

With 5(five) championship titles from 1974 to 1983, Jimmy Connors of the USA is(jointly with Roger Federer and Pete Sampras) the second-most Men’s  US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on 2 September 1952, in Belleville, Illinois, US, and is the only and first male player to win the US Open on three different surfaces, grass, clay, and Hard court. Along with numerous records, Connors was also the first male tennis player to win Grand Slam singles titles on three different surfaces as well, Grass (1974), Clay (1976), and Hard Court (1978). In 1998, he was included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, while he was included in the Inter-College Tennis Association (ITA) Hall of Fame in 1986. 

John McEnroe

With 4(four) championship titles from 1979 to 1984, John McEnroe of the USA is(jointly with Rafael Nadal and Robert Wrenn) the third-most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on 16 February 1959, in Wiesbaden, West Germany, and retired from tennis in 1994(Single). Along with numerous records, he is the only male player in Tennis history to hold the World No.1 in both Singles and Doubles, and he won 77 singles titles in his career. In 1999, he was included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame, and he is often considered to be one of the best tennis players in the history of tennis.

Rafael Nadal

With 4(four) championship titles from 2010 to 2019, Rafael Nadal of Spain is (jointly with Jimmy Connors and Robert Wrenn) the third-most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on 3 June 1986, in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain, and is a left-handed (two-handed backhand) player. Along with numerous records, he won 92 ATP titles in his career including 36 Masters Titles, and is the only fourth player in history to win all four majors at least twice in his career. Nadal is the only player in history to complete the Career Grand Slam while winning an Olympic Gold Medal in both Singles and Doubles as well.

Robert Wrenn

With 4(four) championship titles from 1893 to 1897, Robert Wrenn of the USA is (jointly with Jimmy Connors and Rafael Nadal) the third-most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on 20 September 1873, in Highland Park, Illinois, US, and was a left-handed (two-handed backhand) player. In 1955, he was included in the International Tennis Hall of Fame and one of the first Tennis players to be inducted into this prestigious award as well.

Novak Djokovic

With 3(three) championship titles from 2010 to 2018, Novak Djokovic of Serbia is the fourth-most Men’s  US Open Singles winner of all time. He was born on 22 May 1987, in Belgrade, Yugoslavia (now Serbia), and is a right-handed (two-handed backhand) player. Along with numerous records, he has won 93 Singles titles in his career including 66 Masters Titles, and is the only first player in the Open Era to win a double Career Grand Slam in singles by winning all four majors at least twice in his career. Djokovic is the only player to complete the Career Golden Masters in Singles by winning all nine ATP Masters tournaments twice in his career as well.

Here are some remarkable records of the US Open (Tennis) Tournament: 

When does the US Open tennis tournament begin?

The first edition of the US Open tennis tournament was held in August 1881 on the grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. On the other hand, when professional tennis players are allowed to compete for the first time at the Grand Slam Tournament in 1968 that is the start of the Open Era in the US Open. It is one of the oldest, and only Grand Slam Tournaments that was not affected by the cancellation of World War I, and World War II or even not interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 as well.

Who won the inaugural US Open tournament?

Richard Sears of the USA won the inaugural US Open tournament held in August 1881 on grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island, USA. In the 1881 US Open final, Richard Sears defeated William Glyn of England by 6-0, 6-3, and 6-2 set, and became the first champion of the US Open tournament's history. However, With 7(Seven) championship titles from 1981 to 1987, Richard Sears is (jointly with Bill Tilden and Bill Larned) the most Men’s US Open Singles winner of all time as well.

Who has won the most US Open tennis tournaments?

Seven (7) Championship titles (Bill Tilden, Bill Larned, and Richard Sears) are the most Men’s US Open Singles winners of all time. On the other hand, Roger Federer, Pete Sampras, and Jimmy Connors are the most successful men's US Open singles players in the Open era with 5(five) championship titles.

Who won the 2022 US Open tennis final?

In the 142nd edition of the US Open Men’s Singles 2022, Spain's Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Rudd of Norway by 6–4, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), and 6–3 set in the final and became the  US Open Champion. It was his first major title and became the World No. 1 Singles ranking with the win.  Not only that Alcaraz became the youngest major champion since the youngest US Open champion since Pete Sampras, and the first man born in the 2000s to win a major singles title as well.  

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