US Open Winners: Every Champion, Results & Honour Roll

Jul 31, 2026

Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the reigning US Open champions. Here's the honour roll of recent winners, the all-time title records, and what the results pattern tells you ahead of the 2026 tournament.

US Open winners and results. Carlos Alcaraz and Aryna Sabalenka are the reigning champions at Flushing Meadows — Alcaraz beating Jannik Sinner in the men’s final, Sabalenka defeating Amanda Anisimova to go back-to-back. Below is the honour roll of recent champions, the all-time title records, and what the recent results tell you ahead of the 2026 US Open, which begins Sunday 30 August.

🏆 Reigning champions: Carlos Alcaraz (men’s) and Aryna Sabalenka (women’s). Sabalenka goes for a third straight title in 2026.

US Open champions: the last 11 years

Year	Men’s champion	Women’s champion
2025	Carlos Alcaraz	Aryna Sabalenka
2024	Jannik Sinner	Aryna Sabalenka
2023	Novak Djokovic	Coco Gauff
2022	Carlos Alcaraz	Iga Swiatek
2021	Daniil Medvedev	Emma Raducanu
2020	Dominic Thiem	Naomi Osaka
2019	Rafael Nadal	Bianca Andreescu
2018	Novak Djokovic	Naomi Osaka
2017	Rafael Nadal	Sloane Stephens
2016	Stan Wawrinka	Angelique Kerber
2015	Novak Djokovic	Flavia Pennetta

The most recent finals

Men’s: Carlos Alcaraz beat Jannik Sinner to claim his second US Open crown and sixth career major, reasserting himself on the New York hard courts after losing the title to Sinner the year before. The pair have turned the men’s game into a two-man rivalry at Slam level.

Women’s: Aryna Sabalenka defeated Amanda Anisimova to win back-to-back US Open titles, joining the small group of players to defend successfully at Flushing Meadows. She arrives in 2026 chasing a third consecutive crown.

All-time US Open title records

Record	Holder(s)
Most men’s titles (Open Era)	Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer — 5 each
Most women’s titles (Open Era)	Serena Williams — 6
Reigning men’s champion	Carlos Alcaraz
Reigning women’s champion	Aryna Sabalenka (back-to-back)

What the recent results tell you

Three patterns stand out from the honour roll, and all three matter for outright betting.

The men’s title has become a closed shop. Alcaraz and Sinner have shared the last three, and Djokovic remains a live threat with four US Open titles. Longshot men’s winners are rare here — Medvedev in 2021 and Thiem in 2020 were the last genuine outsiders to break through.

The women’s draw is far more volatile. Emma Raducanu won as a qualifier in 2021, Sloane Stephens and Flavia Pennetta were unseeded-to-outside contenders, and Bianca Andreescu broke through in 2019. Sabalenka’s back-to-back run is the exception, not the rule — which is exactly why each-way and outsider value tends to sit on the women’s side.

Hard courts reward the same profile every year. The DecoTurf surface is medium-fast and favours aggressive baseliners and big servers, which is why the same handful of names recur. For current prices and our read on the market, see our US Open betting tips and odds, and compare outright markets at the best betting sites for tennis.

US Open winners FAQs

Who won the most recent US Open?

Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s singles, beating Jannik Sinner in the final, and Aryna Sabalenka won the women’s singles, defeating Amanda Anisimova for back-to-back titles.

Who has won the most US Open titles?

In the Open Era, Jimmy Connors, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer share the men’s record with five each. Serena Williams holds the women’s Open Era record with six.