Factbox-Tennis-List of U.S. Open women’s singles champions

September 11, 2021

(Reuters) – List of U.S. Open women’s singles champions since tennis turned professional in 1968:

2021 – Emma Raducanu (Britain) v Leylah Fernandez (Canada) 6-4 6-3

2020 – Naomi Osaka (Japan) beat Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 1-6 6-3 6-3

2019 – Bianca Andreescu (Canada) beat Serena Williams (U.S.) 6-3 7-5

2018 – Osaka beat Serena Williams (U.S.) 6-2 6-4

2017 – Sloane Stephens (U.S.) beat Madison Keys (U.S.) 6-3 6-0

2016 – Angelique Kerber (Germany) beat Karolina Pliskova (Czech Republic) 6-3 4-6 6-4

2015 – Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7-6(4) 6-2

2014 – Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) 6-3 6-3

2013 – Serena Williams beat Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) 7-5 6-7(6) 6-1

2012 – Serena Williams beat Azarenka 6-2 2-6 7-5

2011 – Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-3

2010 – Kim Clijsters (Belgium) beat Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-2 6-1

2009 – Clijsters beat Wozniacki 7-5 6-3

2008 – Serena Williams beat Jelena Jankovic (Serbia) 6-4 7-5

2007 – Justine Henin (Belgium) beat Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) 6-1 6-3

2006 – Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Henin 6-4 6-4

2005 – Clijsters beat Mary Pierce (France) 6-3 6-1

2004 – Kuznetsova beat Elena Dementieva (Russia) 6-3 7-5

2003 – Henin beat Clijsters 7-5 6-1

2002 – Serena Williams beat Venus Williams (U.S.) 6-4 6-3

2001 – Venus Williams beat Serena Williams 6-2 6-4

2000 – Venus Williams beat Lindsay Davenport (U.S.) 6-4 7-5

1999 – Serena Williams beat Martina Hingis (Switzerland) 6-3 7-6

1998 – Davenport beat Hingis 6-3 7-5

1997 – Hingis beat Venus Williams 6-0 6-4

1996 – Steffi Graf (Germany) beat Monica Seles (U.S.) 7-5 6-4

1995 – Graf beat Seles 7-6 0-6 6-3

1994 – Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario (Spain) beat Graf 1-6 7-6 6-4

1993 – Graf beat Helena Sukova (Czech Republic) 6-3 6-3

1992 – Seles beat Sanchez-Vicario 6-3 6-3

1991 – Seles (Yugoslavia) beat Martina Navratilova (U.S.) 7-6 6-1

1990 – Gabriela Sabatini (Argentina) beat Graf 6-2 7-6

1989 – Graf beat Navratilova 3-6 7-5 6-1

1988 – Graf beat Sabatini 6-3 3-6 6-1

1987 – Navratilova beat Graf 7-6 6-1

1986 – Navratilova beat Sukova 6-3 6-2

1985 – Hana Mandlikova (Czechoslovakia) beat Navratilova 7-6 1-6 7-6

1984 – Navratilova beat Chris Evert-Lloyd 4-6 6-4 6-4

1983 – Navratilova beat Evert-Lloyd 6-1 6-3

1982 – Evert-Lloyd beat Mandlikova 6-3 6-1

1981 – Tracy Austin (U.S.) beat Navratilova 1-6 7-6 7-6

1980 – Evert-Lloyd beat Mandlikova 5-7 6-1 6-1

1979 – Austin beat Evert-Lloyd 6-4 6-3

1978 – Evert beat Pam Shriver (U.S.) 7-5 6-4

1977 – Evert beat Wendy Turnbull (Australia) 7-6 6-2

1976 – Evert beat Evonne Goolagong (Australia) 6-3 6-0

1975 – Evert beat Goolagong 5-7 6-4 6-2

1974 – Billie Jean King (U.S.) beat Goolagong 3-6 6-3 7-5

1973 – Margaret Smith Court (Australia) beat Goolagong 7-6 5-7 6-2

1972 – King beat Kerry Melville (Australia) 6-3 7-5

1971 – King beat Rosemary Casals (U.S.) 6-4 7-6

1970 – Smith Court beat Casals 6-2 2-6 6-1

1969 – Smith Court beat Nancy Richey (U.S.) 6-2 6-2

1968 – Virginia Wade (Britain) beat King 6-4 6-4

(Compiled by Anuron Kumar Mitra in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond)

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