List of US Open men's singles champions

It is played on outdoor hard courts[e] at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows – Corona Park, New York City, United States.

[6][1] The US Open is played during a two-week period in late August and early September, and has been chronologically the last of the four Grand Slam tournaments of the tennis season since 1987.

[2] The inaugural tournament, in 1881, was reserved for United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) club members, before the championships opened to international competitors in 1882.

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[14] In the U.S. National Championships, Richard Sears (1881–1887), William Larned (1901–1902, 1907–1911) and Bill Tilden (1920–1925, 1929) hold the record for most titles in the men's singles, with seven victories each.

[3] During the US Open, since the inclusion of the professional tennis players, Jimmy Connors (1974, 1976, 1978, 1982–1983), Pete Sampras (1990, 1993, 1995–1996, 2002), and Roger Federer (2004–2008) have won the most championships, with five titles.

Richard Sears , the champion of the first seven editions of the U.S. Championships.
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William Larned was the second man to win seven titles at the event.
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Tilden won six consecutive titles and seven non- challenge round championships in total, an all-time record.
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Jimmy Connors won the US Open five times on three different surfaces.
American John McEnroe at the 1979 ABN Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam
John McEnroe won four of his seven Majors at the US Open.
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Pete Sampras captured five titles in New York City.
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Roger Federer won an Open Era record of five consecutive titles between 2004 and 2008.
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Rafael Nadal captured four titles in the 2010s decade.
Novak Djokovic won four titles.