While the US Open has been dominated by a handful of women in various eras, the championship hasn't had a back-to-back winner since Serena Williams completed three in a row in 2014.
Chris Evert dominated the 1970s going on to win a total of six titles, with Martina Navratilova winning four times between 1983 and 1987. Steffi Graf then took centre stage, winning five titles between 1988 and 1996 with Serena Williams winning six times from 1999 to 2014.
Since Williams, Naomi Osaka is the only two-time champion, winning in 2018 and 2020.
Read the full list of US Open champions below.
Women's US Open previous winners (Open era)
Year | Champion | Runner-up |
1968 | Virginia Wade | Billie Jean King |
1969 | Margaret Court | Nancy Richey |
1970 | Margaret Court | Rosemary Casals |
1971 | Billie Jean King | Rosemary Casals |
1972 | Billie Jean King | Kerry Melville |
1973 | Margaret Court | Evonne Goolagong |
1974 | Billie Jean King | Evonne Goolagong |
1975 | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong |
1976 | Chris Evert | Evonne Goolagong |
1977 | Chris Evert | Wendy Turnbull |
1978 | Chris Evert | Pam Shriver |
1979 | Tracy Austin | Chris Evert |
1980 | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková |
1981 | Tracy Austin | Martina Navratilova |
1982 | Chris Evert | Hana Mandlíková |
1983 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1984 | Martina Navratilova | Chris Evert |
1985 | Hana Mandlíková | Martina Navratilova |
1986 | Martina Navratilova | Helena Suková |
1987 | Martina Navratilova | Steffi Graf |
1988 | Steffi Graf | Gabriela Sabatini |
1989 | Steffi Graf | Martina Navratilova |
1990 | Gabriela Sabatini | Steffi Graf |
1991 | Monica Seles | Martina Navratilova |
1992 | Monica Seles | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario |
1993 | Steffi Graf | Helena Suková |
1994 | Arantxa Sánchez Vicario | Steffi Graf |
1995 | Steffi Graf | Monica Seles |
1996 | Steffi Graf | Monica Seles |
1997 | Martina Hingis | Venus Williams |
1998 | Lindsay Davenport | Martina Hingis |
1999 | Serena Williams | Martina Hingis |
2000 | Venus Williams | Lindsay Davenport |
2001 | Venus Williams | Serena Williams |
2002 | Serena Williams | Venus Williams |
2003 | Justine Henin | Kim Clijsters |
2004 | Svetlana Kuznetsova | Elena Dementieva |
2005 | Kim Clijsters | Mary Pierce |
2006 | Maria Sharapova | Justine Henin |
2007 | Justine Henin | Svetlana Kuznetsova |
2008 | Serena Williams | Jelena Janković |
2009 | Kim Clijsters | Caroline Wozniacki |
2010 | Kim Clijsters | Vera Zvonareva |
2011 | Samantha Stosur | Serena Williams |
2012 | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka |
2013 | Serena Williams | Victoria Azarenka |
2014 | Serena Williams | Caroline Wozniacki |
2015 | Flavia Pennetta | Roberta Vinci |
2016 | Angelique Kerber | Karolína Plíšková |
2017 | Sloane Stephens | Madison Keys |
2018 | Naomi Osaka | Serena Williams |
2019 | Bianca Andreescu | Serena Williams |
2020 | Naomi Osaka | Victoria Azarenka |
2021 | Emma Raducanu | Leylah Fernandez |
2022 | Iga Świątek | Ons Jabeur |
2023 | Coco Gauff | Aryna Sabalenka |
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