US Open: 4 most successful men's singles players in the Open Era

#2 Pete Sampras (5 titles)

Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras became the youngest ever winner of the US Open when he beat his compatriot Andre Agassi in straight sets in the 1990 final. After falling short against Edberg in the 1992 title match, Sampras won his second US Open title in 1993 by beating Frenchman Cedric Pioline in the final.

Two years later, the American beat Agassi for the second time in as many US Open finals between the pair to lift his third title at the last Grand Slam of the year. In 1996 Sampras had his first successful US Open title defence when he beat compatriot Michael Chang in straight sets in the final.

After a four-year hiatus, Sampras was back in a US Open final in 2000 where he went down to Russian Marat Safin. Sampras endured back-to-back US Open final heartbreaks the next year when Lleyton Hewitt thwarted the American.

At the 2002 US Open, Sampras tied Lendl's Open Era mark of 8 US Open finals and went on to beat his compatriot Agassi for the third time in a US Open final to go level with Connors' record of 5 US Open titles. It turned out to be the last professional match in the career of the then-record 14-time Grand Slam champion.