US Open: History and palmares of the tournament

Last update 29 December, 2022 by Alberto Llopis

He US Open It is the last Grand Slam of the year. The American tournament is one of the longest on the circuit, not in vain, began to be disputed in the year 1881 under the name of the United States National Championship. Initially, only men disputed it. It was in the year 1906 when the women's team also joined.

The center court is called Arthur Ashe, in honor of the American tennis player champion of three Grand Slams, among them the US Open of the year 1968. It is the largest tennis stadium in the world with capacity for 22.000 spectators. Besides, the complex, denominated USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in honor of the former tennis player, It is made up of a total of 33 clues.

Tennis players with the most titles in the US Open

Regarding the men's team, These are the players who have been proclaimed champions of the most times US Open:

• Richard Sears: 7 times.
• William Larned: 7 times.
• Bill Tilden: 7 times.
• Jimmy Connors: 5 times.
• Pete Sampras: 5 times.
• Roger Federer: 5 times.
• Robert Wrenn: 4 times.
• John McEnroe: 4 times.
• Rafa Nadal: 4 times.

Regarding women, These are the ones who have won the most titles in singles:

• Molla Bjurstedt: 8 titles.
• Helen Wills: 7 titles.
• Chris Evert: 7 titles.
• Serena Williams: 6 titles.

Margaret Osborne's record

Another proper name that should be remembered when we talk about US Open It's of Margaret Osborne. The American tennis player owns nothing more and nothing less than 25 titles (3 individual, 13 in doubles and 9 in mixed doubles). Definitely, a legend of the tournament.

And if that was not enough, the player from Oregon, got 5 titles of Roland Garros y 7 more in Wimbledon adding both singles and doubles. The only Grand Slam that he missed was the Australian Open, which he never played..