US Open winners.

Year	Country	Champion	Country	Runner-up	Score in the final
1968	USA	Arthur Ashe[b]	NED	Tom Okker	14–12, 5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1969	AUS	Rod Laver	AUS	Tony Roche	7–9, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1970	AUS	Ken Rosewall	AUS	Tony Roche	2–6, 6–4, 7–6(5–2), 6–3[g]
1971	USA	Stan Smith	TCH	Jan Kodeš	3–6, 6–3, 6–2, 7–6(5–3)
1972	ROM	Ilie Năstase	USA	Arthur Ashe	3–6, 6–3, 6–7(1–5), 6–4, 6–3
1973	AUS	John Newcombe	TCH	Jan Kodeš	6–4, 1–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1974	USA	Jimmy Connors	AUS	Ken Rosewall	6–1, 6–0, 6–1
1975	ESP	Manuel Orantes	USA	Jimmy Connors	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
1976	USA	Jimmy Connors	SWE	Björn Borg	6–4, 3–6, 7–6(11–9), 6–4
1977	ARG	Guillermo Vilas	USA	Jimmy Connors	2–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–0
1978	USA	Jimmy Connors	SWE	Björn Borg	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1979	USA	John McEnroe	USA	Vitas Gerulaitis	7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1980	USA	John McEnroe	SWE	Björn Borg	7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–7(5–7), 5–7, 6–4
1981	USA	John McEnroe	SWE	Björn Borg	4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1982	USA	Jimmy Connors	TCH	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1983	USA	Jimmy Connors	TCH	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–7(2–7), 7–5, 6–0
1984	USA	John McEnroe	TCH	Ivan Lendl	6–3, 6–4, 6–1
1985	TCH	Ivan Lendl	USA	John McEnroe	7–6(7–1), 6–3, 6–4
1986	TCH	Ivan Lendl	TCH	Miloslav Mečíř	6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1987	TCH	Ivan Lendl	SWE	Mats Wilander	6–7(7–9), 6–0, 7–6(7–4), 6–4
1988	SWE	Mats Wilander	TCH	Ivan Lendl	6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1989	FRG	Boris Becker	TCH	Ivan Lendl	7–6(7–2), 1–6, 6–3, 7–6(7–4)
1990	USA	Pete Sampras	USA	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1991	SWE	Stefan Edberg	USA	Jim Courier	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1992	SWE	Stefan Edberg	USA	Pete Sampras	3–6, 6–4, 7–6(7–5), 6–2
1993	USA	Pete Sampras	FRA	Cédric Pioline	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1994	USA	Andre Agassi	GER	Michael Stich	6–1, 7–6(7–5), 7–5
1995	USA	Pete Sampras	USA	Andre Agassi	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
1996	USA	Pete Sampras	USA	Michael Chang	6–1, 6–4, 7–6(7–3)
1997	AUS	Patrick Rafter	GBR	Greg Rusedski	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1998	AUS	Patrick Rafter	AUS	Mark Philippoussis	6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1999	USA	Andre Agassi	USA	Todd Martin	6–4, 6–7(5–7), 6–7(2–7), 6–3, 6–2
2000	RUS	Marat Safin	USA	Pete Sampras	6–4, 6–3, 6–3
2001	AUS	Lleyton Hewitt	USA	Pete Sampras	7–6(7–4), 6–1, 6–1
2002	USA	Pete Sampras	USA	Andre Agassi	6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
2003	USA	Andy Roddick	ESP	Juan Carlos Ferrero	6–3, 7–6(7–2), 6–3
2004	SUI	Roger Federer	AUS	Lleyton Hewitt	6–0, 7–6(7–3), 6–0
2005	SUI	Roger Federer	USA	Andre Agassi	6–3, 2–6, 7–6(7–1), 6–1
2006	SUI	Roger Federer	USA	Andy Roddick	6–2, 4–6, 7–5, 6–1
2007	SUI	Roger Federer	SRB	Novak Djokovic	7–6(7–4), 7–6(7–2), 6–4
2008	SUI	Roger Federer	GBR	Andy Murray	6–2, 7–5, 6–2
2009	ARG	Juan Martín del Potro	SUI	Roger Federer	3–6, 7–6(7–5), 4–6, 7–6(7–4), 6–2
2010	ESP	Rafael Nadal	SRB	Novak Djokovic	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
2011	SRB	Novak Djokovic	ESP	Rafael Nadal	6–2, 6–4, 6–7(3–7), 6–1
2012	GBR	Andy Murray	SRB	Novak Djokovic	7–6(12–10), 7–5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2
2013	ESP	Rafael Nadal	SRB	Novak Djokovic	6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
2014	CRO	Marin Čilić	JPN	Kei Nishikori	6–3, 6–3, 6–3
2015	SRB	Novak Djokovic	SUI	Roger Federer	6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
2016	SUI	Stan Wawrinka	SRB	Novak Djokovic	6–7(1–7), 6–4, 7–5, 6–3
2017	ESP	Rafael Nadal	RSA	Kevin Anderson	6–3, 6–3, 6–4
2018	SRB	Novak Djokovic	ARG	Juan Martín del Potro	6–3, 7–6(7–4), 6–3
2019	ESP	Rafael Nadal	RUS	Daniil Medvedev	7–5, 6–3, 5–7, 4–6, 6–4
2020	AUT	Dominic Thiem	GER	Alexander Zverev	2–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 7–6(8–6)

 

Comments

[O]

Here is why Osaka and Thiem each pulled off a comeback win. Both are better single-handed players, Osaka's double handed BH is great. When you are a great single handed player, you take full advantage of your talents. If looks to me that Sasha and Vika may have more talent than Thiem and Osaka respectively, but wasted their talent a little bit by being a strict double hander, and relying on talent.

Can Sasha win a slam? maybe? Being a double hander, probably no one will ever surpass Djokovic in talent or technique or achievement? Djokovic is the ultimate double handed player.

[O]

I think strict doubled play make players bitter. Agassi was very bitter because he'd lose to Pete in most slams. Djokovic may be the most talented player ever, even he might be quite bitter despite what his accomplishments.

[Bento]

I hate double handed backhands. I can’t enjoy watching players that play double hander no matter how good they are.

[O]

Is Mowigli going to get 14 at a single slam? and catch Federer's 20 slams?

[Gary Lee Moser]

Impossible!

[ But he may very well get a 13th to "catch"...and a 14th to SURPASS ]

[O]

13th to catch wow! 13th is supposed to be difficult numerically? Let's see if we get another chance to try to dethrone Rafa in a FO title match for the first time?

[nick]

Likely. With the mental wreck display at US Open by the middle gen and Next gen and the to be coming up gen, Raf may win 3 or more RG. Novak will clean up with 25 or more slams. Like Ddarth, he feeds on hate and that will drive him to get everything.

[Gary Lee Moser]

"25 or more slams" would LITERALLY be everything --- definitely past Margaret Court, and most likely past Serena as well.