List of US Open women’s singles champions in Open era: Coco Gauff clinches 2023 title, becomes youngest American winner since Serena Williams
Since the beginning of the Open era (1968), Coco Gauff is the 28th different women to have won the singles title at US Open with fellow Americans Chris Evert and Serena Williams lifting the winner’s trophy a record six times each.
Published : Sep 10, 2023 06:03 IST , CHENNAI - 1 MIN READ
USA’s Coco Gauff celebrates after winning the women’s singles title at the 2023 US Open on Saturday in New York. | Photo Credit: REUTERS
Coco Gauff joined the list of women’s singles champions at US Open in the Open era on Saturday with her come-from-behind victory over Aryna Sabalenka.
Since the beginning of the Open era (1968), Gauff is the 28th different women to have won the singles title at Flushing Meadows. She is the youngest American champion since Serena Williams in 1999.
USA’s Chris Evert and Serena hold the record for most US Open titles (6) won by a woman followed by Steffi Graf (5).
Here’s the complete list of women’s singles winners at US Open (since 1968):
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP | SCORE |
| 2023 | Coco Gauff (USA) | Aryna Sabalenka (Belaru) | 2-6, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2022 | Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Ons Jabeur (Tunisia) | 6–2, 7–6(5) |
| 2021 | Emma Raducanu (Great Britain) | Leylah Fernandez (Canada) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2020 | Naomi Osaka (Japan) | Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) | 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2019 | Bianca Andreescu (Canada) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2018 | Naomi Osaka (Japan) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2017 | Sloane Stephens (USA) | Madison Keys (USA) | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 2016 | Angelique Kerber (Germany) | Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 2015 | Flavia Pennetta (Italy) | Roberta Vinci (Italy) | 7–6(4), 6–2 |
| 2014 | Serena Williams (USA) | Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 2013 | Serena Williams (USA) | Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) | 7–5, 6–7(6), 6–1 |
| 2012 | Serena Williams (USA) | Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 |
| 2011 | Samantha Stosur (Australia) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 2010 | Kim Ciljsters (Belgium) | Vera Zvonareva (Russia) | 6–2, 6–1 |
| 2009 | Kim Ciljsters (Belgium) | Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 2008 | Serena Williams (USA) | Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 2007 | Justine Henin (Belgium) | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 2006 | Maria Sharapova (Russia) | Justine Henin (Belgium) | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 2005 | Kim Ciljsters (Belgium) | Mary Pierce (France) | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 2004 | Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) | Elena Dementieva (Russia) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 2003 | Justine Henin (Belgium) | Kim Ciljsters (Belgium) | 7–5, 6–1 |
| 2002 | Serena Williams (USA) | Venus Williams (USA) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 2001 | Venus Williams (USA) | Serena Williams (USA) | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 2000 | Venus Williams (USA) | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1999 | Serena Williams (USA) | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | 6–3, 7–6(4) |
| 1998 | Lindsay Davenport (USA) | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1997 | Martina Hingis (Switzerland) | Venus Williams (USA) | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1996 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Monica Seles (USA) | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1995 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Monica Seles (USA) | 7–6(6), 0–6, 6–3 |
| 1994 | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 1–6, 7–6(3), 6–4 |
| 1993 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Helena Sukova (Czech Republic) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1992 | Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) | Arantxa Sanchez Vicario (Spain) | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1991 | Monica Seles (Yugoslavia) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 7–6(1), 6–1 |
| 1990 | Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 6–2, 7–6(4) |
| 1989 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 3–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1988 | Steffi Graf (Germany) | Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1987 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Steffi Graf (Germany) | 7–6(4), 6–1 |
| 1986 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Helena Sukova (Czechoslovakia) | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1985 | Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslovakia) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 7–6(3), 1–6, 7–6(2) |
| 1984 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1983 | Martina Navratilova (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1982 | Chris Evert (USA) | Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslovakia) | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1981 | Tracy Austin (USA) | Martina Navratilova (USA) | 1–6, 7–6(4), 7–6(1) |
| 1980 | Chris Evert (USA) | Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslovakia) | 5–7, 6–1, 6–1 |
| 1979 | Tracy Austin (USA) | Chris Evert (USA) | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1978 | Chris Evert (USA) | Pam Shriver (USA) | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1977 | Chris Evert (USA) | Wendy Turnbull (Australia) | 7–6(3), 6–2 |
| 1976 | Chris Evert (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1975 | Chris Evert (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1973 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Evonne Goolagong (Australia) | 7–6(5–2), 5–7, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Kerry Melville (Australia) | 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1971 | Billie Jean King (USA) | Rosemary Casals (USA) | 6–4, 7–6(5–2) |
| 1970 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Rosemary Casals (USA) | 6–2, 2–6, 6–1 |
| 1969 | Margaret Court (Australia) | Nancy Richey (USA) | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1968 | Virginia Wade (Great Britain) | Billie Jean King (USA) | 6–4, 6–2 |