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