Formerly known as the U.S. Championships, the US Open was first conducted in 1881, which makes it one of the oldest tournaments in tennis. It was initially a men-only tournament and was attended solely by the clubs that were a part of the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, making it an elite and prestigious event.
The women’s championship was first held in 1887, the same year in which the first mixed doubles championships were held, in the Philadelphia Cricket Club. The men’s doubles was first played in 1900.
Today, the US Open is held at the United States Tennis Association's Billie Jean King National Tennis Centre. It is one of the four Majors or Grand Slams, which makes it one of the four most important tennis events in any year.
Previously a clay court, the court surface at the US Open is now a hard surface covered by "DecoTurf".
The following is the list of US Open Champions from the year 2000 onwards.
2000
Men’s singles: Marat Safin
Women’s singles: Venus Williams
Men’s doubles: Lleyton Hewitt & Max Mirnyi
Women’s doubles: Julie Halard-Decugis & Ai Sugiyama
Mixed doubles: Arantxa Sanchez Vicario & Jared Palmer
2001
Men’s singles: Lleyton Hewitt
Women’s singles: Venus Williams
Men’s doubles: Wayne Black & Kevin Ullyett
Women’s doubles: Lisa Raymond & Rennae Stubbs
Mixed doubles: Rennae Stubbs & Todd Woodbridge
2002
Men’s singles: Pete Sampras
Women’s singles: Serena Williams
Men’s doubles: Mahesh Bhupathi & Max Mirnyi
Women’s doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez
Mixed doubles: Lisa Raymond & Mike Bryan
2003
Men's singles: Andy Roddick
Women’s singles: Justin Henin
Men’s doubles: Jonas Bjorkman & Todd Woodbridge
Women’s doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez
Mixed doubles: Bob Bryan & Katarina Srebotnik
2004
Men’s singles: Roger Federer
Women’s singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova
Men’s doubles: Daniel Nestor & Mark Knowles
Women’s doubles: Virginia Ruano Pascual & Paola Suarez
Mixed doubles: Vera Zvonareva & Bob Bryan
2005
Men’s singles: Roger Federer
Women’s singles: Kim Clijsters
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
Women’s doubles: Lisa Raymond & Samantha Stosur
Mixed doubles: Daniela Hantuchova & Mahesh Bhupathi
2006
Men’s singles: Roger Federer
Women’s singles: Maria Sharapova
Men’s doubles: Martin Damm and Leander Paes
Women’s doubles: Nathalie Dechy & Vera Zvonareva
Mixed doubles: Martina Navratilova & Bob Bryan
2007
Men’s singles: Roger Federer
Women’s singles: Justin Henin
Men’s doubles: Simon Aspelin & Julian Knowle
Women’s doubles: Nathalie Dechy & Dinara Safina
Mixed doubles: Victoria Azarenka & Max Mirnyi
2008
Men’s singles: Roger Federer
Women’s singles: Serena Williams
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
Women’s doubles: Cara Black & Liezel Huber
Mixed doubles: Cara Black & Leander Paes
2009
Men’s singles: Juan Martin del Potro
Women’s singles: Kim Clijsters
Men’s doubles: Lukas Dlouhy & Leander Paes
Women’s doubles: Serena Williams & Venus Williams
Mixed doubles: Carly Gullickson & Travis Parrott
2010
Men’s singles: Rafael Nadal
Women’s singles: Kim Clijsters
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
Women’s doubles: Vania King & Yaroslava Shvedova
Mixed doubles: Liezel Huber & Bob Bryan
2011
Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic
Women’s singles: Samantha Stosur
Men’s doubles: Jurgen Melzer & Phillip Petzschner
Women’s doubles: Liezel Huber & Lisa Raymond
Mixed doubles: Melanie Oudin & Jack Sock
2012
Men’s singles: Andy Murray
Women’s singles: Serena Williams
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan
Women’s doubles: Sara Errani & Roberta Vinci
Mixed doubles: Ekaterina Makarova & Bruno Soares
2013
Men’s singles: Rafael Nadal
Women’s singles: Serena Williams
Men’s doubles: Leander Paes & Radek Stepanek
Women’s doubles: Andrea Hlavackova & Lucie Hradecka
Mixed doubles: Andrea Hlavackova & Max Mirnyi
2014
Men’s singles: Marin Cilic
Women’s singles: Serena Williams
Men’s doubles: Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan
Women’s doubles: Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina
Mixed doubles: Sania Mirza & Bruno Soares
2015
Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic
Women’s singles: Flavia Pennetta
Men’s doubles: Pierre Hugues Herbert & Nicolas Mahut
Women’s doubles: Martina Hingis & Sania Mirza
Mixed doubles: Martina Hingis & Leander Paes
2016
Men’s singles: Stan Wawrinka
Women’s singles: Angelique Kerber
Men’s doubles: Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares
Women’s doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Lucie Safarova
Mixed doubles: Laura Siegemund & Mate Pavic
2017
Men’s singles: Rafael Nadal
Women’s singles: Sloane Stephens
Men’s doubles: Jean Julien Rojer & Horia Tecau
Women’s doubles: Yung-Jan Chan & Martina Hingis
Mixed doubles: Martina Hingis & Jamie Murray
2018
Men’s singles: Novak Djokovic
Women’s singles: Naomi Osaka
Men’s doubles: Mike Bryan & Jack Sock
Women’s doubles: Ashleigh Barty & CoCo Vandeweghe
Mixed doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jamie Murray
The 2019 edition of the US Open will be held from 26th August 2019 to 8th September 2019.