Us Open Records & Statistics

Records Overview

Updated: September 17, 2026

Titles won

The Open Era record for US Open men's singles titles is shared by 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors, 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras, and 🇨🇭 Roger Federer, with 5 titles each. 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic, 🇺🇸 John McEnroe, and 🇪🇸 Rafael Nadal follow on 4 titles. Others to have won more than once: 🇺🇸 Ivan Lendl (3), 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz (2), 🇸🇪 Stefan Edberg (2), 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (2), 🇦🇺 Patrick Rafter (2).

Wins & Matches played

In terms of total match wins, 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors leads with 98 victories, ahead of 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic on 95 and 🇨🇭 Roger Federer on 89. Connors also holds the record for total matches played with 115, ahead of Djokovic (110) and Federer (103). → Full wins leaderboard · Most matches played

Editions entered

The player who has entered the most editions of the US Open is 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors with 22 appearances, ahead of 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi (21) and 🇪🇸 Feliciano Lopez (20). → Full entries leaderboard

Finals reached

🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic holds the Open Era record for US Open finals reached with 10. 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras and 🇺🇸 Ivan Lendl are next with 8 each, followed by 🇨🇭 Roger Federer and 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors on 7.

Winning streaks & Consecutive titles

🇨🇭 Roger Federer holds the record for the longest unbeaten run at the US Open with 40 consecutive wins from 2004 through 2009. He also holds the record for consecutive titles: 5 in a row from 2004 to 2008. Next on the winning-streak list are 🇺🇸 Ivan Lendl (27), 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (25), 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (19), and 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras (17). → Full streak leaderboard

Titles without dropping a set

In the TennisMyLife Open Era dataset through the completed 2025 edition, every US Open men's singles champion dropped at least one set on the way to the title. No champion completed the entire title run without conceding a set.

Age records

The youngest champion in the Open Era is 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras, who won in 1990 at 19 years and 15 days, defeating 🇺🇸 Andre Agassi in the final. The oldest champion is 🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic, who won in 2023 at 36 years and 98 days.

The youngest player to win a match is 🇺🇸 Michael Chang, at 15 years and 191 days in 1987. The oldest match winner is 🇪🇨 Pancho Segura, at 49 years and 74 days in 1970. The youngest participant in the database is 🇺🇸 Tommy Ho, who appeared at 15 years and 73 days in 1988.

Fewest games lost en route to the title

🇦🇷 Guillermo Vilas holds the record, dropping just 41 games during his title run in 1977. The next best marks are 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (52, 1979) and 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (59, 1976). → Full leaderboard

Timespan records

🇷🇸 Novak Djokovic and 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras share the record for the longest span between first and last US Open title: 12 years. Djokovic won from 2011 to 2023, while Sampras won from 1990 to 2002. The longest gap between two title wins by the same player is 6 years, achieved by Sampras between 1996 and 2002. The Open Era record runs from 1968, won by 🇺🇸 Arthur Ashe, through 2025, won by 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz. → Full timespan records

Ten youngest champions in history

The list of the youngest US Open champions in the Open Era is topped by 🇺🇸 Pete Sampras, who won in 1990 aged 19 years and 15 days. Second is 🇪🇸 Carlos Alcaraz at 19 years and 116 days (2022), followed by 🇦🇺 Lleyton Hewitt (20 years and 184 days, 2001), 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (20 years and 193 days, 1979), and 🇷🇺 Marat Safin (20 years and 214 days, 2000).

The rest of the top ten: 🇦🇷 Juan Martin del Potro (20 years and 342 days, 2009), 🇺🇸 Andy Roddick (20 years and 360 days, 2003), 🇺🇸 John McEnroe (21 years and 192 days, 1980), 🇩🇪 Boris Becker (21 years and 280 days, 1989), and 🇺🇸 Jimmy Connors (21 years and 360 days, 1974).